Cable designations compared · How to read a DIN VDE 0271/0276 cable code
N2XRHBHSH vs N2XHBH
Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XRHBHSH and N2XHBH differ.
N2XRHBHSH and N2XHBH differ in: N2XRHBHSH: R = Round Steel Wire; N2XRHBHSH: S = Copper Screen Of Tape, Round Or Profile-Wires Over Twisted Cores.
N2XRHBHSH
| N | VDE Standard | in both |
| 2X | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) | in both |
| R | Round Steel Wire | only in N2XRHBHSH |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
| B | Steel Tape Armour | in both |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
| S | Copper Screen Of Tape, Round Or Profile-Wires Over Twisted Cores | only in N2XRHBHSH |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
N2XHBH
| N | VDE Standard | in both |
| 2X | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) | in both |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
| B | Steel Tape Armour | in both |
| H | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound | in both |
Read by the deterministic decoder of this site from its symbol tables. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.