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

N2XH vs N2XSEHRH

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XH and N2XSEHRH differ.

N2XH and N2XSEHRH differ in: N2XSEHRH: SE = Copper Screen, Over Individual Core; N2XSEHRH: R = Round Steel Wire.

N2XH

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

N2XSEHRH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
SECopper Screen, Over Individual Coreonly in N2XSEHRH
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both
RRound Steel Wireonly in N2XSEHRH
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.