TABLE 35 MINIMUM BREAKING FORCE
OF
WIRE
ROPE,
6 x 12 Construction/Galvanized, Fiber Core
Nominal Diameter Approximate Mass
Minimum
Breaking Force*
Improved
Plow Steel**
inches
mm
Ib/ft
kg/m tons metric tonnes
5/16
7.9 0.10 0.14 2.34
2.12
3/8
9.5 0.15
0.22
3.36
3.05
7/16
11.1
0.20
0.30
4.55 4.13
112
12.7 0.26 0.39
5.91 4.71
9/16
14.3
0.33 0.49
7.45 6.76
5/8 15.8 0.41
0.61
9.16
8.31
3/4
19.1
0.59 0.88
13.1 11.9
13/16
20.6
0.69
1.03 15.3
13.9
7/8 22.2
0.80
1.19
17.7
16.1
1 25.4 1.05 1.56
23.0 20.9
*
To
convert to Kilonewtons (kN), multiply tons (minimum breaking force) by 8.896; 1
Ib;:::
4.448
newtons
(N).
**
Available with galvanized wires at stTengths 10% lower than listed,
or
at equivalent strengths
on
special request.
110'
Wire Rope Technical Board - Wire Rope Users Manual, Fourth Edition
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