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

N2XSEHRH vs N2XRHBH

Both designations are read in DIN VDE 0271/0276. The symbols they share mean the same; the rows marked below are where N2XSEHRH and N2XRHBH differ.

N2XSEHRH and N2XRHBH differ in: N2XSEHRH: SE = Copper Screen, Over Individual Core; N2XRHBH: B = Steel Tape Armour.

N2XSEHRH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
SECopper Screen, Over Individual Coreonly in N2XSEHRH
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both
RRound Steel Wirein both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both

N2XRHBH

NVDE Standardin both
2XCross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)in both
RRound Steel Wirein both
HLow Smoke Zero Halogen Compoundin both
BSteel Tape Armouronly in N2XRHBH
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.