XLPE/CWS/HDPE
XLPE/CWS/HDPE is a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable designation: XLPE = Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE); CWS = Copper Wire Screen (concentric copper wires); HDPE = High Density Polyethylene (HDPE).
2 coding systems recognise this code
Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
XLPE | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
CWS | Copper Wire Screen (concentric copper wires) |
HDPE | High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) |
How to read a Layer-list designation (CU/XLPE/SWA/PVC style, IEC and BS practice) cable code
NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
X | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
L | Light Load / Insulation (300 V; 300/500 V In The 2011 Catalogue) |
P | Non-Impregnated Paper Insulation (Implies A Lead Sheath) |
E | Ultra Fine-Wired, For Welding Cables |
C | Concentric Copper Conductor |
W | Polyethylene (PE) |
S | Welding Cable; In Wire Names Such As VSB: Flexible (Souple) |
H | Resistant To Humidity |
D | Fine-Wired, For Welding Cables |
P | Non-Impregnated Paper Insulation (Implies A Lead Sheath) |
E | Ultra Fine-Wired, For Welding Cables |
How to read a NBN (Belgian national cable names, ...B types) cable code
Fire behaviour (EU CPR)
PE sheath (HDPE).
Typically targeted, as declared by makers for this kind of construction in the examples this site checked (not the class of this cable):
FcaYMeKrvaslqwd, TKFFcaNA2XS(F)2Y, Waskönig+Walter
Listed as sources, alphabetically by maker. No maker pays to appear here.
A CPR class is declared by the maker in its Declaration of Performance and printed on the sheath (EN 50575 cl 7). This decoder does not assign one. What the CPR classes mean →
Sources: EN 13501-6 draft and FprEN 50575:2014 final draft (drafts, not the published texts); IEC 60332-3-24:2000+A1:2008; EN 13501-3 draft A2.
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