Automotive Cable
Code Designation
1. Type of wire (German abbreviations)
- FL = automotive wire
- FLZ = automotive ignition wire
2. Conductor Materials (excluding electrolytic copper)
- M = materials other than E-Cu or electrical resistance alloys
- W = resistance wires
3. Characteristics of insulation materials
- (no abbreviation) = Normal thickness
- R = reduced insulation thickness
- U = ultra thin insulation
- S = increased insulation
4. Insulation and Sheath Materials
Germany Standard
- Y = soft-PVC (polyvinyl chloride)
- YW = soft-PVC, heat-resistant, hot-pressure resistant
- 4Y = PA (polyamide)
- 6Y = FEP (tetrafluoroethylene hexafluoropropylene)
- 7Y = ETFE (ethylene tetrafluoroethylene)
- 11Y = TPE-U (thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer)
- 13Y = TPE-E (thermoplastic polyester elastomer)
- 2X = XLPE (polyethylene cross-linked)
- 4G = EVA (ethylene/vinyl acetate)
- 2G = SiR (Silicone rubber)
Japanese Standard
- A = automotive Low Tension Cable
- V = polyvinyl Chloride Insulation
- S = thin Wall Insulation
- SS = extreme Thin Wall Insulation
- XX = cross linked Insulation
- T = twisted
- E = polyethylene
EB = Electric Bond
HEB = Heavy Duty Electric Bond
HD = Heavy Duty
C = Compacted
American Standard
- TWP = Thin wall, thermoplastic insulation low-tension cable for accumulator.
- GPT = Thermoplastic insulation low-tension cable.
- TXL = Thin-wall low-tension cables for automobiles.
- GXL = Cross-linked polyolefin insulation low-tension cables for automobiles.
- SXL = Cross-linked polyolefin insulation special purpose low-tension cables for automobiles.
- HDT = Heavy duty, thermoplastic insulation low-tension cable for automobiles.
- SGT = Starter or ground, general-purpose thermoplastic insulated.
5. Shielding
- B = Screen (film, foil) shield
- C = Copper wire braiding
6. Special Designs
- F = Flat cable
- Z = Multi-core separable cable
7. Number of Cores and Cross Section
- Indication of number of cores and cross-section (mm²)
Examples:
1. Single-core cables
- FLY1X0.5
- FL = Automotive cable
- Y = PVC insulation
- 1X0.5 = Nominal cross-section 0.5mm²
2. Multi-core cables
- FLRYCY9X0.08
- FL = Automotive cable
- R = Reduced insulation thickness
- Y = PVC insulation
- C = Braiding of copper wires
- Y = PVC sheath
- 9X0.08 = 9 core, nominal cross-section 0.08mm²