The following materials may be used in a cable.
| Id | Material name |
|---|---|
| PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| PE | Polyethylene (unspecified) |
| sPVC | Shaped polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
| sPE | Shaped polyethylene (LDPE) |
| LDPE | Low density polyethylene |
| MDPE | Medium density polyethylene |
| HDPE | High density polyethylene |
| XLPE | Crosslinked polyethylene |
| XLPEf | Crosslinked polyethylene (filled) |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| PPLP | Polypropylene laminated paper |
| PUR | Polyurethane (foam) |
| PS | Polystrole/Polystrene |
| PA | Polyamide |
| TPEE | Thermoplastic polyether elastomer (13Y) |
| TPEO | Thermoplastic polyolefine elastomer |
| POC | Polyolefine copolymer |
| PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride Kynar/Dyflor |
| ETFE | Ethylene tetrafluorethylene (7Y) |
| EVA | Ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (4G) |
| FEP | Fluorine ethylene propylene (6Y) |
| PET | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| PFA | Perfluoralkoxypolymeric (51Y, Teflon) |
| PTFE | Polytetrafluorethylene (5Y) |
| HFFR | Halogen-Free Flame Retardant ethylene-copolymers blends |
| FRNC | Flame-Retardant Non-Corrosive polyethylene |
| NR | Natural rubber |
| SiR | Silicone rubber (2G) |
| IIR | Butyl rubber (isobutylene isoprene rubber) |
| RSP | Rubber (sandwich protection) |
| EPR | Ethylene-propylene rubber |
| EPDM | Ethylene propylene diene monomer (≈EPR) |
| CR | Polychloroprene (Neoprene) |
| CSM | Chlorosulfonated polyethylene |
| PIB | Polyisobutylene |
| STPe | Silyl Terminated Polyether |
| OilP | Oil impregnated paper |
| Mass | Mass impregnated paper |
| CJ | Compounded jute (Jute fibre reinforced polypropylene) |
| BIT | PVC/bitumen tapes |
| tape | Water-blocking tapes |
| FPE | Foamed polyethylene |
| fPOC | Fibrous polyolefin copolymer |
| fPP | Fibrous polypropylene |
| fPE | Fibrous polyethylene (PE) |
| fPVC | Fibrous polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
| PRod | Plastic rods (solid) |
| PTube | Plastic tubes (hollow) |
| OilD | Oil-ducts between cores |
| Jute | Jute |
| TY | Twisted yarns |
| CW | Cotton wool |
| Paper | Paper (for oil impregnated insulation) |
| Air | Air |
| Cu | Copper |
| Al | Aluminium |
| Pb | Lead |
| Brz | Conducting Bronze (alloy CuMgCdZn) |
| CuSn | Phosphor Bronze (alloy 7..11% tin) |
| CuZn | Brass (alloy 10..30% zinc) |
| Fe | Iron |
| S | Steel (alloy 0.05% carbon) |
| SS | Stainless steel |
| Zn | Zinc |
| Ni | Nickel |
