WIRE ROPE
WIRE ROPE
GENERAL INFORMATION ON WIRE ROPE
The cores of wire ropes provide support to the strands laid around it and are generally of three types: Fiber (FC), Wire Strand (WSC) And Independent Wire Rope (IWRC).
Wire rope are made in many constructions and grades with each particular type designed for specific service. It is composed of three parts: Wires, Strands and Core.
The cores of wire ropes provide support to the strands laid around it and are generally of three types: Fiber (FC), Wire Strand (WSC) And Independent Wire Rope (IWRC).
MEASURING SIZE OF WIRE ROPE DIAMETER
- Actual size of wire ropes should be measured from the edge to edge of the outermost strands
- Do not measure diameter from any edge without careful placement as size will not be accurate
- Do not measure diameter from any edge without careful placement as size will not be accurate
Left Hand Regular Lay
Strands laid in left hand helix, with wires in the strand laid in the opposite direction
Right Hand Regular Lay
Strands laid in right hand helix, with wires in the strand laid in the opposite direction
Left Hand Lang’s Lay
Strands laid in left hand helix, with wires in the strand laid in the same direction
Right Hand Lang’s Lay
Strands laid in right hand helix, with wires in the strand laid in the same direction
Right Hand Regular Lay
Left Hand Lang’s Lay
Right Hand Lang’s Lay
WIRE ROPE LAY
The lay of a wire rope is the manner that the wire strands in the rope are laid in a helix around the core. Wire ropes can be made either left lay also known as left hand helix (LH), or right lay also known as right hand helix (RH), in which the strands of the rope are laid around the center in the direction to forms a left hand or right hand spiral. Right lay is usually the standard lay unless otherwise specified.
Wire rope is furnished in either Regular Lay (RL) or Lang Lay (LL). In Regular Lay, the wires in the strands and the strands in the rope are laid in the opposite directions hence a Right Lay Regular Lay will have the wires in the strands laid in “Left Lay” construction and the strands of the rope laid around the centre in “Right Lay” construction. In Lang Lay, the wires in the strands and the strands in the rope are laid in the same direction. Regular lay is usually the standard lay unless otherwise specified.
The lay of a wire rope is the manner that the wire strands in the rope are laid in a helix around the core. Wire ropes can be made either left lay also known as left hand helix (LH), or right lay also known as right hand helix (RH), in which the strands of the rope are laid around the center in the direction to forms a left hand or right hand spiral. Right lay is usually the standard lay unless otherwise specified.
Wire rope is furnished in either Regular Lay (RL) or Lang Lay (LL). In Regular Lay, the wires in the strands and the strands in the rope are laid in the opposite directions hence a Right Lay Regular Lay will have the wires in the strands laid in “Left Lay” construction and the strands of the rope laid around the centre in “Right Lay” construction. In Lang Lay, the wires in the strands and the strands in the rope are laid in the same direction. Regular lay is usually the standard lay unless otherwise specified.
