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

N2XFHBH vs N2XHBH

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XFHBH and N2XHBH differ.

N2XFHBH and N2XHBH differ in: N2XFHBH: F = Flat Galvanized Steel Wire.

N2XFHBH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
FFlat Galvanized Steel Wireonly in N2XFHBH
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both
BSteel Tape Armourin both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both

N2XHBH

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

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