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

N2XHBH vs N2XSEH

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XHBH and N2XSEH differ.

N2XHBH and N2XSEH differ in: N2XHBH: B = Steel Tape Armour; N2XSEH: SE = Copper Screen, Over Individual Core.

N2XHBH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both
BSteel Tape Armouronly in N2XHBH
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both

N2XSEH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
SECopper Screen, Over Individual Coreonly in N2XSEH
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.