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STEEL WIRE ROPE
TYPICAL STEEL WIRE ROPE SLING DESCRIPTION
- 13 mm 6x25 B1770 RHOL WRC Pref G2 - 200 mm soft eye each end - Machine spliced WLL 2.1 Tonne - 3.0 metres effective length
GLOSSARY
SWR
Steel Wire Rope
F/C
Fibre Core.
13mm
Diameter (nominal) of SWR measured over “crowns”
6x25
Construction (six strands, each with twenty five wires)
B
Self Colour (black)
G
Galvanised Finish
1770
Tensile grade of wires (in MegaPascals)
RHOL
Right Hand Ordinary Lay (strands laid up to the RIGHT, wires in each strand to the LEFT)
WRC
Wire Rope Core (approx 7.5% stronger and 11% heavier than F/C)
PREF
Strands shaped (helix formed) before laying up into a rope
G2
Lubricant (Petroleum Jelly)
200mm
Eye size.
Machine Splice
Steel, copper or aluminium alloy ferrule pressed around the looped end of wire rope
WLL
Maximum load that can be lifted on a particular service
Length
For restrictions refer to AS 1666
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