This standard specifies requirements for steel wire
ropes for use with cranes and excavators and for general
engineering purposes. The following constructions are
included in the ranges of diameter indicated:
With fibre core (F C).
Round strand
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
6x 19 (919/1)
6x 19 (12/6 + 6F/i)
6x 19 (12/6/1)
6 x 26 (10/5 and 5/5/1)
6x31 (12/6and616/1)
6x36(14/7 and 7/7/1)
6x41 (16/8and8/8/1)
Table 5 6 x 37(18/12/6/1)
Triangular strand
Table 6 6 x 25 (12/12/Li)
Multi-strand (non-rotating)
Table7 17x7or18x7
Table8 34x7
Table9 l2x6over3x34
8 mm -38 mm
ii r’nm — 38mm
8mm — 16mm
9 mm — 40 mm
11 mm—4Omm
13 mm — 40mm
16mm — 40mm
8 mm — 40 mm
13mm — 40mm
8 mm — 26 mm
9 mm — 40 mm
8 mm -32 mm
With steel core (I W R C).
Round strand
Table 10 6 x 19(9/9/1) 8mm — 38mm
Table 11 6x19(12/6+6F/1) 11mm —32mm
Table 12 6 x 26 (10/5 and 5/5/1) 9 mm — 40 mm
6x31 (12/6and6/6/1) 11mm —40mm
6 x 36 (14/7 and 7/7/1) 13 mm — 52mm
6 x 41(16/8 and 8/8/i) 16mm — 60mm
Triangular strand
Tablel3 6x25(12/12/A) l3mm—4Omm
All ropes are nominated in one tensile grade only, 1,77
kN/mm2 (115 tonf/in.2),