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WIRE ROPE

DOMESTIC - IMPORTED - SURPLUS
BRIGHT - GALVANIZED - STAINLESS

P.P.C. (Polypropylene Center) OR
I.W.R.C. (Independent Wire Rope Center)

CUT TO LENGTH
WIRE ROPE FABRICATION

  • In Right Regular Lay rope, the wires in the strand are laid to the left and each strand is laid to the right.
  • In Left Regular Lay rope, the wires in the strand are laid to the right and each strand is laid to the left.
  • Regular Lay ropes are less likely to be kinked, and give additional resistance to crushing, distortion, and rotating.
  • In Right Lang Lay rope, both the wires in the strand and the strands in the rope are laid to the right.
  • In Left Lang Lay rope, both the wires in the strand and the strands in the rope are laid to the left.
  • Lang Lay ropes have maximum flexibility, and are highly resistant to abrasion and fatigue.
OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS OF WIRE ROPE (NOT DEPICTED) ARE AVAILABLE
WAREHOUSE STOCKS IN SIZES 1/8 inch THROUGH 3 inch.
BY SPECIAL ORDER TO SIZE 4 inch.

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MEASURING OF WIRE ROPE

How to measure (or caliper) a wire. Since the "true" diameter (A) lies within the circumscribed circle, always measure the larger dimension (B). Actual diameter can be 5% larger then nominal wire rope diameter.

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