Cable designations compared · How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 cable code

N2XBHBH vs N2XB

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XBHBH and N2XB differ.

N2XBHBH and N2XB differ in: N2XBHBH: H = Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound; N2XBHBH: H = Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound.

N2XBHBH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
BSteel Tape Armourin both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundonly in N2XBHBH
BSteel Tape Armourin both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundonly in N2XBHBH

N2XB

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
BSteel Tape Armourin both

Read by the deterministic decoder of this site from its symbol tables. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.