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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.
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- 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.
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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.
Individual Pages from our Catalog:
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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