Available standard in the 6×36-class as a “bright” wire rope, which offers strength and increased flexibility at an affordable price. The 6×36-class wire rope is a staple of the wire rope industry used in lifting, winching and wire rope assemblies; its smaller wires offer excellent flexibility characteristics. Wire rope in the 6×36 construction class is available from Trinity Sling in almost any imaginable size and capacity and in both domestic and imported brands, including Washington Wire Rope, Trinity’s preferred domestic wire rope.
DIAMETER | GRADE | BREAKING STRENGTH | WEIGHT |
1/4 | EIPS | 3.4 tons | .116 / ft |
5/16 | EIPS | 5.27 tons | .18 / ft |
3/8 | EIPS | 7.55 tons | .26 / ft |
7/16 | EIPS | 10.2 tons | .35 / ft |
1/2 | EIPS | 13.3 tons | .46 / ft |
9/16 | EIPS | 16.8 tons | .59 / ft |
5/8 | EIPS | 20.6 tons | .72 / ft |
3/4 | EIPS | 29.4 tons | 1.04 / ft |
7/8 | EIPS | 39.8 tons | 1.42 / ft |
1 | EIPS | 51.7 tons | 1.85 / ft |
1 1/8 | EIPS | 65.0 tons | 2.34 / ft |
1 1/4 | EIPS | 79.9 tons | 2.89 / ft |
1 3/8 | EIPS | 96.0 tons | 3.5 / ft |
1 1/2 | EIPS | 114.0 tons | 4.16 / ft |
1 3/4 | EIPS | 153.0 tons | 5.67 / ft |
2 | EIPS | 198.0 tons | 7.39 / ft |
2 1/4 | EIPS | 247.0 tons | 9.36 / ft |
2 1/2 | EIPS | 302.0 tons | 11.6 / ft |
3 | EIPS | 425.0 tons | 16.6 / ft |
Actual operating loads may vary – NEVER exceed the recommended design factor or 20% of catalog strength.
Made in accordance with federal specification RR-W-410H.
Reference: Wire Rope Users Manual, Page 99, Third Edition © 2005, Wire Rope Technical Board.
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