How to read a cable code: guides per coding system
How to read a China cable code
A China designation (China) is a row of letter groups, and each group stands for one part of the cable: conductor, insulation, screen, armour, sheath, or the standard it follows. The decoder knows 130 symbols for this system. Below: real designations read step by step, then every symbol grouped by the part of the cable it describes.
Real designations, read step by step
kl hat
| K | Control Cable |
| L | Aluminium Conductor |
| H | Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) |
| A | Aluminium Foil With Polyethylene Sheath |
| T | Copper Conductor |
Designation people searched for on this site.
YJV22
| YJ | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) |
| V | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
| 2 | Steel Tape Armour |
| 2 | Pvc (Polyvynil Chloride) Outersheath |
Designation people searched for on this site.
YJV62
| YJ | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) |
| V | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
| 6 | Non-Magnetic Steel Tape |
| 2 | Pvc (Polyvynil Chloride) Outersheath |
Designation people searched for on this site.
Every symbol, by part of the cable
Conductor
| R | Flexible Cable |
| R | Flexible Cable |
| JX | Rare-Earth Stranded Conductor |
| BS | Parallel Conductor |
| BS1 | Parallel Conductor Square Construction |
| BS2 | Parallel Conductor Star Construction |
| BS3 | Parallel Conductor Two Core Construction |
| T | Copper Conductor |
| L | Aluminium Conductor |
| S | Stranded Conductor |
| 90 | Operating Temperature Of Cable Conductor 90 Degrees Celcius |
| 105 | Operating Temperature Of Cable Conductor 105 Degrees Celcius |
| J | Stranded Conductor |
| JF | Corrosion Proof Antiseptic Stranded Conductor |
Insulation compound
| CJ | Xlpe Insulated Shipboard Cable |
| H | Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) |
| WD | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cable |
| WL | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Cable |
| Z | Oil-Impregnated Paper Insulation |
| DD | Low Smoke Low Halogen Compound |
| DL | Low Smoke Low Halogen Compound |
| V | Polyvynil Chloride (PVC) |
| VD | Low Smoke Low Halogen Pvc |
| Y | Polyethelene (PE) |
| YJ | Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE) |
| E | Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound |
| F | Chloroprene Rubber |
| X | Natural Rubber |
| S | Silicone Rubber |
| YW | Foam-Skin Polyethylene |
| WDZ | Low Smoke Halogen Free Flame Retardant (Prefix) |
Screen and braid
| A | Aluminium Foil With Polyethylene Sheath |
| GP | High Performance (With Low Reduction Factor) Shielded Cable |
| -T | Concentric Copper Conductor |
| P | Copper Screen As Braid |
| P1 | Copper Screen As Braid |
| 8 | Copper Screen As Braid |
| P2 | Copper Tape Screen |
| PP2 | Brass Weave And Copper Tape Screen |
| (S) | Conducting Metallic Screen |
| P3 | Aluminium Foil With Plastic Sheath |
| VF | Butyronitrile Shield |
Tapes and water blocking
Armour (wire and tape)
Metal sheath
Sheath compound
| MZ | Rubber Sheathed Mine Drill Cable 300/500 V |
| U | Movable Mine Rubber Jacketed Flexible Cable 300/500 V |
| UC | Excavator Rubber Jacketed Flexible Cable |
| MC | Excavator Rubber Jacketed Flexible Cable (Large Cross Sections) |
| YQ | 300/300 V Rubber Jacketed Flexible Cable |
| YC | 450/750 V Rubber Jacketed Flexible Cable |
| YZ | 300/500 V Rubber Jacketed Flexible Cable |
| YH | Rubber Jacketed Welding Machine Cable |
| N | Nylon Jacket |
| 3 | Pe (Polyethylene) Outersheath |
| 4 | LSZH (Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compund) Outersheath |
| 6 | Non Cross Linked Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compund Outersheath |
| 0 | No Outersheath |
| 2 | Pvc (Polyvynil Chloride) Outersheath |
| 5 | Cross Linked Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compund Outersheath |
Other
| C | Shipboard or Marine Cable |
| C | Big Cross Sections |
| PT | Railway Signalling Cable |
| SPT | Railway Digital Signalling Cable |
| PJ | Railway Axle Counter Cable |
| H | Communication Cable |
| H | Cold Resistant |
| HE | Long Distance Communication Cable |
| LEU.BS | Balise Cable |
| B | Fixed Cable |
| B | Polypropylene (PP) |
| B | Flat Type |
| JK | Overhead Cable |
| K | Control Cable |
| A | Twin Cable |
| DJ | Compuer And Electrical Appliance Cable |
| M | Mining Cable |
| SC | S Type Thermocouple Cable |
| RC | R Type Thermocouple Cable |
| KCA | K Type Thermocouple Cable |
| KCB | K Type Thermocouple Cable |
| KX | K Type Thermocouple Cable |
| NC | N Type Thermocouple Cable |
| NX | N Type Thermocouple Cable |
| EX | E Type Thermocouple Cable |
| JX | J Type Thermocouple Cable |
| TX | T Type Thermocouple Cable |
| BP | Transducer Cable |
| UZ | Drill Cable |
| XC | Grounding Wire |
| FZ | Prefabricated Branch Cable |
| HD | Cold Resistant |
| FYS | Termite And Rodent Protection |
| FBY | Termite Protection |
| Z | Flame Retardant |
| Z | Small Cross Sections |
| ZA | Flame Retardant Category A |
| ZB | Flame Retardant Category B |
| ZC | Flame Retardant Category C |
| ZD | Flame Retardant Category D |
| ZR | Flame Retardant |
| ZRA | Flame Retardant Category A |
| ZRB | Flame Retardant Category B |
| ZRC | Flame Retardant Category C |
| ZRD | Flame Retardant Category D |
| F4 | Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE - Teflon) |
| F46 | Perfluor (Ethylene Propylene - FEP - Teflon) |
| F | Phase-Separated |
| W | Oil And Open Weather Resistant |
| /Q | Light Type |
| /J | Thickened |
| LG | Reinforced Steel Aluminium |
| (F) | Irradiated |
| LB | Aluminium Clad |
| CY | Oil-Filled |
| TH | Damp-Heat Tropical Use |
| TA | Dry-Heat Tropical Use |
Common questions
What does Y mean in a China cable code?
Y means Polyethelene (PE).
What does A mean in a China cable code?
A means Twin Cable; or Aluminium Foil With Polyethylene Sheath.
What does V mean in a China cable code?
V means Polyvynil Chloride (PVC).
What does N mean in a China cable code?
N means Fire Resistant (For Duration Stated Next To This Symbol If Present); or Nylon Jacket.
What does E mean in a China cable code?
E means Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound.
What does L mean in a China cable code?
L means Aluminium Conductor; or Aluminium Sheath.
Read by the deterministic decoder of this site from its symbol tables. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.