How to read a cable code: guides per coding system
How to read a NEK 606 cable code
A NEK 606 designation (Norway) 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 94 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
BFIG
| B | Fire Resistant Tape + Insulation (Halogen-Free) |
| F | Bedding Or Taping (Halogen-Free) |
| I | Steel Tapes, 4 Off |
| G | Pe + Pa |
Designation people searched for on this site.
BFDU
| B | Fire Resistant Tape + Insulation (Halogen-Free) |
| F | Bedding Or Taping (Halogen-Free) |
| D | Oil Filled Cable Reinforcement (Longitudinal / Transverse) |
| U | Halogen-Free Thermoset Compound Ema Or Eva |
Designation people searched for on this site.
Every symbol, by part of the cable
Insulation compound
| B | Fire Resistant Tape + Insulation (Halogen-Free) |
| C | Polychloroprene (Neoprene - PCP), Or Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE) |
| C | Polychloroprene (Neoprene) Pcp, Or Chlorinated Polyethylene - Cpe |
| C | Polychloroprene (Neoprene) Pcp, Or Chlorinated Polyethylene - Cpe |
| D | Impregnated Paper Drip Free |
| E | Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP) |
| E | Polyethylene - Pe Polypropylene - Pp |
| E | Polyethylene - Pe Polypropylene - Pp |
| F | PE Or PP + Filling Compound |
| F | Semi-Conducting Pe |
| G | Polyamid (PA) |
| G | Pe + Pa |
| H | Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene (CSP) |
| H | Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene - Csp |
| H | Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene - Csp |
| I | Thermoplastic Compound (Halogen-Free) |
| I | Thermoplastic Compound (Halogen-Free) |
| I | Thermoplastic Compound (Halogen-Free) |
| K | Paper |
| M | Expanded PE Or PP + Filling Compound |
| N | Impregnated Paper |
| O | Impregnated Paper, Oilfilled Cable |
| P | Polyvinylchloride (PVC) |
| P | Polyvinylchloride - Pvc |
| P | Polyvinylchloride - Pvc |
| R | Ethylenepropylene Rubber (EPR) |
| R | Ethylenepropylene Rubber - Epr |
| R | Ethylenepropylene Rubber - Epr |
| S | Silicone Rubber |
| S | Silicone Rubber |
| T | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE) |
| T | Cross-Linked Polyethylene (Xlpe) |
| U | Halogen-Free Thermoset Compound Ema Or Eva |
| U | Halogen-Free Thermoset Compound Ema Or Eva |
| U | Halogen-Free Thermoset Compound Ema Or Eva |
| V | Other Halogen-Free Thermoset Materials |
| X | No Insulation |
Screen and braid
Tapes and water blocking
Armour (wire and tape)
| B | Steel Tapes, 2 Off |
| C | Galvanized Steel Wire Braid |
| F | Flat Steel Wire Armour |
| H | Steel Tape + Steel Wires |
| I | Steel Tapes, 4 Off |
| K | Steel Wire, Plastics Or Rubber Coated |
| Q | Steel Wires + Counter Steel Tape (Optional) |
| R | Steel Wires (Round) + Filling Compound |
| T | Pe + Aluminium Wire + Steel Tape |
| V | Double Wire Armour (Two Layers) |
| X | No Armour |
Sheath compound
Other
| A | Fibre, Tight Cladded |
| A | Aluminium (Optional With Corrosion Protection) |
| A | Strength Member Yarn |
| A | Yarn + Bitumen |
| B | Corrogated Aluminium (O.W.C.P.) |
| D | Aluminium + Plastics |
| D | Oil Filled Cable Reinforcement (Longitudinal / Transverse) |
| E | Oil Filled Cable Reinforcement (Transverse Only) |
| K | Lead |
| K | Lead |
| L | Air + Plastics (Coaxial Cable) |
| M | Polyester |
| M | Polyester |
| N | Polyurethane |
| N | Polyurethane |
| O | Lead + Plastics |
| Q | Fibre In Loose Tube |
| V | Fibre, Slotted Core |
| W | Other Materials |
| W | Other Materials |
| W | Catenary Wire |
| W | Other Materials |
| Z | Flour Plastics PTFE / FEP |
| Z | Flour Plastics |
| Z | Flour Plastics |
| VFD | Variable Frequency Drives |
| VSD | Variable Speed Drives |
Common questions
What does F mean in a NEK 606 cable code?
F means PE Or PP + Filling Compound; or Bedding Or Taping (Halogen-Free); or Flat Steel Wire Armour; or Semi-Conducting Pe.
What does H mean in a NEK 606 cable code?
H means Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene (CSP); or Chlorosulphonated Polyethylene - Csp; or Steel Tape + Steel Wires.
What does R mean in a NEK 606 cable code?
R means Ethylenepropylene Rubber (EPR); or Ethylenepropylene Rubber - Epr; or Steel Wires (Round) + Filling Compound.
What does C mean in a NEK 606 cable code?
C means Polychloroprene (Neoprene - PCP), Or Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE); or Polychloroprene (Neoprene) Pcp, Or Chlorinated Polyethylene - Cpe; or Galvanized Steel Wire Braid.
What does V mean in a NEK 606 cable code?
V means Fibre, Slotted Core; or Aluminium Screen; or Double Wire Armour (Two Layers); or Other Halogen-Free Thermoset Materials.
What does T mean in a NEK 606 cable code?
T means Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE); or Pe + Aluminium Wire + Steel Tape; or Cross-Linked Polyethylene (Xlpe).
Read by the deterministic decoder of this site from its symbol tables. Check the manufacturer's datasheet before you specify a cable.