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CAUTION!
  1. Working loads are recommended guidelines only.
  2. Specs are based on test of new and unused ropes of current manufacturers.
  3. Once rope is put into service it is continuously deteriorating.
  4. Manila and sisal rope will deteriorate in storage even under ideal conditions.
Cordage



Nominal Size

Manila

Nylon

Polypropylene

Diameter

Circum.

Linear
Density¹
(Lbs/100ft)

Minimum
Tensile
Strength²
(Lbs.)

Max.
Working³
Load
(Lbs.)

Linear
Density¹
(Lbs/100ft)

Minimum
Tensile
Strength²
(Lbs.)

Max.
Working³
Load
(Lbs.)

Linear
Density²
(Lbs/100ft)

Minimum
Tensile
Strength²
(Lbs.)

Max.
Working³
Load
(Lbs.)

3/16

5/8

1.50

406

41

1.00

900

75

.70

720

72

1/4

3/4

2.00

540

54

1.50

1,490

124

1.20

1,130

113

5/16

1

2.90

900

90

2.50

2,300

192

1.80

1,710

171

3/8

1-1/8

4.10

1,220

122

3.50

3,340

278

2.80

2,440

244

7/16

1-1/4

5.25

1,580

176

5.00

4,500

410

3.80

3,160

352

1/2

1-1/2

7.50

2,380

264

6.50

5,750

525

4.70

3,780

420

9/16

1-3/4

10.4

3,100

388

8.15

7,200

720

6.10

4,600

575

5/8

2

13.3

3,960

496

10.5

9,350

935

7.50

5,600

700

3/4

2-1/4

16.7

4,860

695

14.5

12,800

1,420

10.7

7,650

1,090

13/16

2-1/2

19.5

5,850

835

17.0

15,300

1,700

12.7

8,900

1,270

7/8

2-3/4

22.4

6,950

995

20.0

18,000

2,000

15.0

10,400

1,490

1

3

27.0

8,100

1,160

26.4

22,600

2,520

18.0

12,600

1,800

1-1/16

3-1/4

31.2

9,450

1,350

29.0

26,000

2,880

20.4

14,400

2,060

1-1/8

3-1/2

36.0

10,800

1,540

34.0

29,800

3,320

23.8

16,500

2,360

1-1/4

3-3/4

41.6

12,200

1,740

40.0

33,800

3,760

27.0

18,900

2,700

1-5/16

4

47.8

13,500

1,930

45.0

38,800

4,320

30.4

21,200

3,020

1-1/2

4-1/2

60.0

16,700

2,380

55.0

47,800

5,320

38.4

26,800

3,820

1-5/8

5

74.5

20,200

2,880

66.5

58,500

6,500

47.6

32,400

4,620

1-3/4

5-1/2

89.5

23,800

3,400

83.0

70,000

7,800

59.0

38,800

5,550

2

6

108.0

28,000

4,000

95.0

83,000

9,200

69.0

46,800

6,700

2-1/8

6-1/2

125.0

32,400

4,620

109.0

95,500

10,600

80.0

55,000

7,850

2-1/4

7

146.0

37,000

5,300

129.0

113,000

12,600

92.0

62,000

8,850

2-1/2

7-1/2

167.0

41,800

5,950

149.0

126,000

14,000

107.0

72,000

10,300

2-5/8

8

191.0

46,800

6,700

168.0

146,000

16,200

120.0

81,000

11,600

2-7/8

8-1/2

215.0

52,000

7,450

189.0

162,000

18,000

137.0

91,000

13,000

3

9

242.0

57,500

8,200

210.0

180,000

20,000

153.0

103,000

14,700

3-1/4

10

298.0

69,500

9,950

264.0

226,000

25,200

190.0

123,000

17,600

3-5/8

11

366.0

82,000

11,700

312.0

270,000

30,000

232.0

146,000

20,800

4

12

434.0

94,500

13,500

380.0

324,000

36,000

276.0

171,000

24,000

4-1/4

13

445.0

380,000

42,200

325.0

202,000

28,900

4-1/2

14

520.0

441,000

49,000

375.0

234,000

33,400

5

15

590.0

507,000

56,300

430.0

268,000

38,300

5-1/4

16

675.0

572,000

63,600

490.0

302,000

43,100

5-5/8

17

765.0

635,000

70,600

555.0

329,000

47,000

6

18

860.0

698,000

77,600

625.0

360,000

51,400

  1. LINEAR DENSITY: (pounds per 100 feet) shown is "average." Maximum is 5% higher.
  2. NEW ROPE TENSILE STRENGTHS: are based on tests of new and unused rope of standard construction in accordance with Cordage Institute Standard Test Methods.
  3. MAX. WORKING LOADS: are for rope in good condition with appropriate splices in noncritical applications, and under normal service conditions. Working loads should be reduced where life, limb, or valuable property are involved, or for exceptional service conditions such as shock loads, sustained loads, etc.

 




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