Application

Steel Work Cranes

Rope Properties Required

Main Hoist

Bending Fatigue Resistance

Heat resistance

Tipping/Auxiliary Hoist

Bending and heat resistance

Recommended Constructions

Economical:  6X19/IWRC or 6X36/IWRC

High Performance: 8X19/IWRC or 8X31/IWRC

Economical: 6X19/IWRC or 6X36/IWRC


Overhead Cranes

Main Hoist

Bending Fatigue

Economical:  6X19/IWRC or 6X36/IWRC

High Performance: 8X19/IWRC or 8X31/IWRC

Mobile Cranes

Main Hoist

Bending fatigue resistance

Rotation resistance

Short lay strands 6X31 or 6X36

Rotation resistant ropes

Double Drum Winders

Fatigue resistant

crushing resistance


Shallow Shafts < 800m

Round strand 6X38/F or 8X31/IWRC

Deep shafts

Triangular strand 6X28 to 6X34/F Idesl outer wire diameter 3,2mm

Rope Shovels

Hoist Ropes

Fatigue Resistance

Mechanical damage resistnce

Fully plastic impregnated compact strand ropes.

Compact 6X41/IWRC - Plastic

Compact 8X31/IWRC - Plastic

Draglines

Hoist Rope

Fatigue resistance

abrasion resistance

Drag Ropes

Fatigue resistance

Abrasion resistance

Mechanical damage resistance

Dump Ropes

Fatigue resistance

8X36/IWRC or 6X49/IWRC

or compacted IWRC


Compact 8X31/Plastic IWRC or

8X36/Plastic IWRC



8X36/IWRC

Rope Construction

Single Strand

Round Strand

Multi Strand

Compact Strand

Rope Lay Configuration

Right Hand Ordinary

Right Hand Langs 

Left Hand Ordinary

Left Hand

Langs

Rope Diameter

 
 

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