How to read a cable code: guides per coding system

How to read a HAR cable code

A HAR designation (Europe (CENELEC)) 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 124 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

`H05VV-F`

H	Harmonized Standard
05	300/500 V
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
-F	Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5

Verified designation, from: www.rrkabel.com, tr.prysmian.com, www.letronic.de

`H03VVH2-F`

H	Harmonized Standard
03	300/300 V
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
H2	Flat Type Unseperable Cable
-F	Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5

Verified designation, from: www.rrkabel.com, tr.prysmian.com, www.letronic.de

`H05VVH2-F`

H	Harmonized Standard
05	300/500 V
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
H2	Flat Type Unseperable Cable
-F	Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5

Verified designation, from: www.rrkabel.com, www.letronic.de

`H07RN-F`

H	Harmonized Standard
07	450/750 V
R	Natural Or Synthetic Rubber (Today: Ethylene-Propylene Rubber Or Equivalent Elastomer, 60 °C)
N	Chloroprene Rubber
-F	Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5

Verified designation, from: products.lappgroup.com, www.zaehlerschrank24.de, www.reichelt.de

`YXC7V-R`

Y	Cable Resistant To Heavy Mechanical Load For Fixed Installation
X	Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)
C7	Copper Screen Of Tape, Round Or Profile-Wires Over Twisted Cores
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
-R	Multi-Wire, Round-Section, Class 2

Designation people searched for on this site.

Every symbol, by part of the cable

Coding system

H	Harmonized Standard
A	Authorized National Standard
FR-N	Harmonized Standard (According To French Norm)
J	IEC Standard
S	Special Standard (In The Style Of A Harmonised Design)
N	National Standard

Conductor

-A	Aluminium Conductor
-Z	Special Conductor Material Or Shape
-U	Single-Wire, Round-Section, Class 1
-R	Multi-Wire, Round-Section, Class 2
-M	Segmental Milliken Type Stranded Conductor
-W	Sector Shaped Solid Conductor
-S	Sector Shaped Stranded Conductor
-K	Fine-Wired For Fixed Installations-Class 5
-KT	Fine-Wired Tinned Copper-Class 5
-F	Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5
-H	Ultra Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 6
X	Without Green-Yellow Protective Conductor (Multiplication Sign)
G	With Green-Yellow Protective Conductor (Multiplication Sign)
H4	Multicore Flat Cable With One Plain Conductor
H8	Coiled Conductor

Insulation compound

S	Silicone Rubber
N	Chloroprene Rubber
V	Polyvynil Chloride (PVC)
V2	PVC, Resistant To Increased Temperature, 90°C
V3	PVC, For Low Temperature
V4	Cross Linked PVC
V5	Oil Resistant PVC
E	Polyethelene (PE)
E2	Polyethelene, High Density (HDPE)
X	Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE)
Z	Low Smoke Cross Linked Compound
Z1	Low Smoke Zero Halogen Compound
B	Ethylene-Propylene Rubber (EPR)
B2	Hard Grade Ethylene-Propylene Rubber (HEPR)
B3	Butyl Rubber (Isobutylene-Isoprene Rubber)
M	Mineral Insulation
N2	Chloroprene Rubber For Welding Cables
N4	Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene (CSM)
N5	Nitril-Rubber
N6	Florinated Rubber
N7	Pvc-Nitril-Rubber Compound
P	Cable With Impregnated Paper Insulation For Multicore Belted Cable
Q2	Polyethyleneterephthalate
Q4	Polyamide (PA)
Q6	Polyvinylidene Fluoride
R	Natural Or Synthetic Rubber (Today: Ethylene-Propylene Rubber Or Equivalent Elastomer, 60 °C)

Screen and braid

A	Concentric Aluminium Conductor
J	Glass Fibre Braiding
C	Concentric Copper Conductor
C4	Copper Screen As Braid
C7	Copper Screen Of Tape, Round Or Profile-Wires Over Twisted Cores
C8	Copper Screen, Over Individual Core
T	Textile Braiding Over Twisted Cores
T2	Flame Retardant Textile Braiding
T6	Textile Braiding Over Individual Cores
A6	Concentric Aluminium Conductor, Meander-Shaped
C6	Concentric Copper-Conductor, Meander-Shaped
C9	Divided Concentric Copper Conductor
A7	Aluminium Screen
A8	Aluminium Screen Of Individual Core
C5	Copper Screen Braiding Over Individual Core

Tapes and water blocking

(Q)	Longitudinal Water Resistant Tape
(Q)	Longitudinal & Radial Water Resistant Tape
J2	Glass Fibre Tape (Mica Tape)
N8	Special-Polychloroprene-Rubber, Water Resistant
T3	Layer Of Textile As Core Wrapping Or Tape
T4	Flame Retardant Composition Layer Of Textile As Core Wrapping Or Tape

Armour (wire and tape)

Z2	Round Steel Wire
Y2	Round Aluminium Galvanized Wire
Y3	Flat Aluminium Wire
Y5	Armouring Of Special Materials
Y6	Armouring Of Steel Wires And/Or Steel Tape And Copper Wires
Z3	Flat Galvanized Steel Wire
Z4	Steel Tape Armour
Z5	Braiding Of Galvanised Steel Wires
Z6	Supporting Braid Of Steel Wires
Z7	Armouring Of Sectional Steel Wires
D	Thin Steel Tapes, Over Twisted Cores, In Contact With Conductor
D2	Supporting Elements Of Textile Or Steel Wires Over Cable Core

Metal sheath

A2	Aluminium Sheath, Pressed Or Welded, Smooth
A3	Aluminium Sheath, Pressed Or Welded, Corrugated
A4	Aluminium Sheath Over Individual Core
A5	Aluminium Sheath Of Band
C2	Copper Sheath
C3	Copper Sheath, Corrugated
F	Steel Sheath
F3	Steel Sheath, Corrugated
L	Alloyed Lead Sheath For General Use
L2	Non-Alloyed Lead Sheath, Normal Pure Lead
L4	Alloyed Lead Sheath Over Individual Core
L5	Non-Alloyed Lead Sheath Over Individual Core
L6	Alloyed Lead Sheath, But Other Composition Than Above

Sheath compound

H5	Two Or More Single Core Stranded, Non-Sheathed Cable
H7	Cable With Two-Sheathed Extruded Insulation
K	Zinc Sheath

Other

H	Flat Type Seperable Cable
Y	Cable Resistant To Heavy Mechanical Load For Fixed Installation
1	100/100 V
1	600/1000 V
3	300/300 V
5	300/500 V
7	450/750 V
-Y	Tinsel Wire
-D	Fine-Wired, For Welding Cables
-E	Ultra Fine-Wired, For Welding Cables
E4	Polytetrafluorethylene (PTFE - Teflon)
E5	Perfluor (Ethylene Propylene - FEP - Teflon)
E6	Ethylene-Tetrafluorethylene (ETFE)
E7	Polypropylene (PP)
G	Ethylene Vinylacetate (EVA)
Q	Polyurethane (PUR)
Q3	Polystyrene (PS)
Q5	Polyimide
T5	Corrosion Protection
H2	Flat Type Unseperable Cable
H3	Building Cable, Flat Webbed
H6	Flat Cable For Lifts
D3	Stress-Relieving Elements (Support Wire)
D5	Centre Core (No Supporting Element), For Lift Cables
FM	Telecommunications Cores Integrated In Power Cables
D4	Self-Supporting Cables And Wires
D7	The Supporting Element Connected Externally
D8	The Supporting Element Connected Externally, Section Horizontal To Axis Of Cable Forming 8

Common questions

What does V mean in a HAR cable code?

V means Polyvynil Chloride (PVC).

What does H mean in a HAR cable code?

H means Harmonized Standard; or Flat Type Seperable Cable.

What does Y mean in a HAR cable code?

Y means Cable Resistant To Heavy Mechanical Load For Fixed Installation.

What does X mean in a HAR cable code?

X means Cross Linked Polyethelene (XLPE); or Without Green-Yellow Protective Conductor (Multiplication Sign).

What does R mean in a HAR cable code?

R means Natural Or Synthetic Rubber (Today: Ethylene-Propylene Rubber Or Equivalent Elastomer, 60 °C).

What does -F mean in a HAR cable code?

-F means Fine-Wired In Flexible Cables-Class 5.

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

All HAR symbols · Decode your own designation