Wire Rope
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Wire Rope
Wire Rope Slings & assemblies
Choosing the right rope for your application
With each application, your
choices of wire ropes can
be many. How do you know
which one works best for you?
Ropes include a combination of properties that
give them specific performance abilities.
Before you choose, it pays to look closely
at each rope’s special
properties.
a wire rope cannot increase both fatigue resistance and abrasion resistance. For example, when you increase fatigue resistance by selecting a rope with more wires, the rope will have less abrasion resistance because of its greater number of smaller outer wires. When you need wire rope with greater abrasion resistance, one choice is a rope with fewer (and larger) outer wires to reduce the effects of surface wear. But that means the rope’s fatigue resistance will decrease. That’s why you need to choose your wire rope like you would any other machine. Very carefully. You must consider all operating conditions and rope properties. THE BASIC PROPERTIES OF WIRE ROPE How do you choose the wire rope that’s best suited for your job? Following are the most common properties to be considered
when selecting a rope for an application. STRENGTH: Wire rope strength is usually measured in tons of 2,000 lbs. In published material, wire rope strength is shown as minimum breaking force (MBF) or nominal (catalog)
strength. These refer to calculated
strength figures that have been accepted by the wire rope industry. When placed under tension on a test device, a new rope should break at a figure equal to – or higher than – the minimum breaking force shown for that rope. The values in this catalog apply to new, unused rope. A rope should never operate at – or near – the minimum breaking force. During its useful life, a rope loses strength gradually due to natural causes such as surface wear and metal fatigue. FATIGUE RESISTANCE: Fatigue resistance involves metal fatigue of the wires that make up a rope. To have high fatigue resistance, wires must be capable of bending repeatedly under stress – for example, a rope passing over a sheave. Increased fatigue resistance is achieved in a rope design by using a large number of wires. It involves both the basic metallurgy and the diameters of wires. In general, a rope made of many wires will have greater fatigue resistance than a same-size rope made of fewer, larger wires because smaller wires have greater ability to bend as the rope passes over sheaves or around drums. To reduce the effects of fatigue, ropes must never bend over sheaves or drums with a diameter so small as to bend wires excessively. There are precise recommendations for sheave and drum sizes to properly accommodate all sizes and types of ropes.
strength figures that have been accepted by the wire rope industry. When placed under tension on a test device, a new rope should break at a figure equal to – or higher than – the minimum breaking force shown for that rope. The values in this catalog apply to new, unused rope. A rope should never operate at – or near – the minimum breaking force. During its useful life, a rope loses strength gradually due to natural causes such as surface wear and metal fatigue. FATIGUE RESISTANCE: Fatigue resistance involves metal fatigue of the wires that make up a rope. To have high fatigue resistance, wires must be capable of bending repeatedly under stress – for example, a rope passing over a sheave. Increased fatigue resistance is achieved in a rope design by using a large number of wires. It involves both the basic metallurgy and the diameters of wires. In general, a rope made of many wires will have greater fatigue resistance than a same-size rope made of fewer, larger wires because smaller wires have greater ability to bend as the rope passes over sheaves or around drums. To reduce the effects of fatigue, ropes must never bend over sheaves or drums with a diameter so small as to bend wires excessively. There are precise recommendations for sheave and drum sizes to properly accommodate all sizes and types of ropes.
For detailed information about our Wire Rope, go to pages 33-84 in the Full Catalog
