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

N2XRH vs N2XRHFY

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XRH and N2XRHFY differ.

N2XRH and N2XRHFY differ in: N2XRHFY: F = Flat Galvanized Steel Wire; N2XRHFY: Y = Polyvynil Chloride (PVC).

N2XRH

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

N2XRHFY

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
RRound Steel Wirein both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both
FFlat Galvanized Steel Wireonly in N2XRHFY
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)only in N2XRHFY

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