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

N2XRHFY vs N2XRYR

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XRHFY and N2XRYR differ.

N2XRHFY and N2XRYR differ in: N2XRHFY: H = Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound; N2XRHFY: F = Flat Galvanized Steel Wire.

N2XRHFY

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

N2XRYR

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
RRound Steel Wirein both
YPolyvynil Chloride (PVC)in both
RRound Steel Wirein both

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