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

N2XSEFH vs N2XFHBH

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XSEFH and N2XFHBH differ.

N2XSEFH and N2XFHBH differ in: N2XSEFH: SE = Copper Screen, Over Individual Core; N2XFHBH: B = Steel Tape Armour.

N2XSEFH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
SECopper Screen, Over Individual Coreonly in N2XSEFH
FFlat Galvanized Steel Wirein both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both

N2XFHBH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
FFlat Galvanized Steel Wirein both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both
BSteel Tape Armouronly in N2XFHBH
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.