| A |
| A- |
Outdoor cable |
| A |
Accepted national type |
| AB |
Outdoor cable with lightning protection |
| AD |
Outdoor cable with differential protection |
| AJ- |
Outdoor cable with induction protection |
| ASLH |
self-supporting aerial telecommunication cables for power lines |
| B |
| B |
Cable armour |
| B |
Braiding of textile yarn |
| b |
Cable armour |
| (1B..) |
One sheet steel strip... Thickness of the steel strip in mm |
| (2B..) |
Two sheets steel strip... Thickness of the steel strip in mm |
| BD |
Stranding |
| BLK |
bare, conductor without insolation |
| BZ |
Bronze-conductor |
| C |
| C |
Copper braid shield |
| C |
Cover is made of jute and mass |
| C |
Outer conductor of copper braid shield |
| Cu |
Copper |
| (-Cu) |
Total cross section of the copper shield (mm²) |
| D |
| D |
Copper braid shield |
| (D) |
Shield of copper wire braiding |
| DM |
Dieselhorst-Martin-Vierer |
| Dreier |
Drei Adern in Dreier-Verseilung |
| E |
| E |
Copper strand |
| E(e) |
Cases of mass with embedded plastic tape |
| e |
Single core |
| F |
| F |
Cable core filled with petrolatum |
| F |
Foil wrapping |
| F |
Flat cable |
| F |
Star quad cable for railway |
| F |
Star quad with phantom usage |
| (F..) |
Flat steel wire armouring... thickness in mm |
| OF |
filled cable core, solid fillings |
| FR |
Fire resistance, cable with improved fire performance |
| f |
Flexible cable core |
| ff |
Highly flexible cable core |
| G |
| G |
Insulation or sheath of rubber (NR) or (SBR) |
| G- |
Mining cable |
| GJ |
Mining cable with induction protection |
| GS |
Glas fiber braiding |
| 2G |
Insulation or sheath of silicone rubber |
| 3G |
Insulation or sheath of ethylene propylene (EPR) |
| 4G |
Insulation or sheath of ethylenevinylacetate (EVA) |
| 5G |
Insulation or sheath of chloroprene rubber (CR) |
| 6G |
Insulation or sheath of chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM), Hypalon |
| 7G |
Insulation or sheath of fluoroelastomers, Viton (FKM) |
| 8G |
Insulation or sheath of nitrile (NBR) |
| 9G |
PE-C rubber (CM) |
| 53G |
CM, chlorinated polyethylene |
| H |
| H |
Insulation or sheath of non-halogen material |
| H |
Harmonized standards |
| (H..) |
Maximum operating capacity (nF/km) |
| (HS) |
Layer of semi-conducting material |
| HX |
Cross-linked non-halogen polymer mixture |
| I |
| ..IMF |
Individual stranding(single core or twisted)with foil and drain wire |
| IMF |
Several stranding with foil and drain wire |
| J |
| -J |
Cable with a green-yellow conductor |
| -JZ |
Cable with a green-yellow conductor and printed numbers |
| K |
| K |
Copper tape applied longitudinally and welded |
| (K) |
Over inner sheath copper tape applied longitudinally with an overlap |
| L |
| LA |
Tinsel (Lahn threads (Cu) stranded around carrier-made fibers) |
| LD |
Corrugated aluminum sheath |
| Lg |
Layering |
| Li |
Stranded |
| (L)Y |
Mantle layers of aluminum tape and PVC sheath |
| (L)2Y |
Mantle layers of aluminum tape and PE sheath |
| 2L |
Double wire insulation paint |
| M |
| M |
Sheathed cable |
| M |
Lead sheath |
| Mz |
Lead sheath with additional hardening |
| (mS) |
Magnetic shield |
| N |
| N |
VDE-Norm |
| (N) |
on the basis of VDE-Norm |
| NC |
Non-corrosive, non-corrosive fumes |
| NF |
Natural colours |
| O |
| -O |
Cables without green-yellow protective conductor |
| -OZ |
Cables without green-yellow protective conductor with printed numbers |
| ö |
Oil-resistant |
| O2Y |
Foam PE |
| Q |
| Q |
Steel wire mesh |
| R |
| (R..) |
Round wire, diameter in mm |
| RAGL- |
Control wire for thermocouples |
| RD- |
RenoMatic cable |
| RE |
Computer cable |
| RG- |
Coaxial cable to MIL specification |
| re |
Round, solid |
| rm |
Round, stranded |
| RS- |
Switching converter cable |
| S |
| S |
Silk braiding |
| S |
Signal cable |
| (S..) |
Operating capacity, nominal value (nF/km) |
| -S |
Signal cable for Deutsche Bundesbahn |
| S- |
Switching cable |
| SL |
Sheath cable |
| 2S |
Silk braiding with 2 layers |
| St |
Star quad for phantom circuit |
| St I |
Star quad in telephone cables for long distances |
| ST III |
Star quad in local cables |
| (St) |
Static screen |
| Staku |
Steel-copper conductor |
| Staku-Li |
Steel-copper wire |
| T |
| ..t |
Termite protection |
| T |
Supporting element for aerial cable |
| T- |
Distribution cable |
| TF |
Carrier frequency pair or quad |
| TIC |
Triple in copper mesh wire |
| TiMF |
Triple in metal foil |
| U |
| U |
Braided textile yarn |
| V |
| VGD |
gold-plated |
| VN |
nickel-plated |
| VS |
silver-plated |
| VZK |
zinc-plated |
| VZN |
tin-plated |
| W |
| W |
Corrugated steel tape |
| W |
increased thermal resistance |
| W |
Corrugated sheath |
| X |
| X |
Cross-linked polyvinyl (X-PVC) or other materials |
| XPE |
Cross-linked polyethylene (X-PE) |
| 2X |
Cross-linked polyethylene |
| 7X |
Cross-linked ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (X-ETFE) |
| 10X |
Cross-linked polyvinylidene (X-PVDF) |
| Y |
| Y |
PVC, polyvinylchloride, thermal restistant up to 90 °C/105 °C |
| Yu |
PVC, polyvinylchloride, non-combustible, flame retardant |
| Yv |
PVC, polyvinylchloride, with reinforced jacket |
| YV |
Switch wire with tinned copper conductor |
| YW |
PVC, polyvinylchloride, thermal resistant up to 105 °C/125 °C |
| 2Y |
Polyethylene (PE) |
| 2Yv |
Polyethylene (PE) with reinforced jacket |
| 02Y |
Foam-PE, cell polyethylene |
| 02YS |
PE with skin layer, Foam-Skin |
| 2YHO |
Polyethylene isolation with cavity |
| 3Y |
Polystyrene isolation (PS), Styroflex |
| 4Y |
Isolation or sheath of polyamide (PA) |
| 5Y |
Isolation or jacket made of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Teflon® (DuPont) |
| 5YX |
Perfluoroalkoxy (PFA) |
| 6Y |
Fluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP), Teflon® (DuPont) |
| 7Y |
Isolation or sheath ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) |
| 8Y |
Isolation of polyimide (PI), Kapton® |
| 9Y |
Polypropylene (PP) |
| 10Y |
Polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) |
| 11Y |
Polyurethane (PUR) |
| 12Y |
TPE-E, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) based on polyether esters |
| 13Y |
TPE-EE, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) based on polyester esters |
| 31Y |
TPE-S, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) based on polystyrene |
| 41Y |
TPE-A, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) based on polyamide |
| 51Y |
Perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) |
| 71Y |
Monochlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE) |
| 91Y |
TPE-O, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) based on polyolefins |
| Z |
| -Z |
Alphanumeric printing |
| Z |
Twin cables |
| (Z) |
Tensile steel wire braid |
| (ZG) |
Strain relief element of glass yarn |
| (ZN) |
Strain relief by non-metallic elements |