WIRE ROPE SPECIFICATIONS

OSHA Fact Sheet
Basic Components
Identification & Construction
Lay Types
Abrasion & Fatigue
Class & Construction
Wires & Construction
Rotation Resistant
Compacted Strand
Plastic Coated & Filled
Handling & Installation
Nominal Diameter
Coiling & Reeling
Seizing
End Termination
Wedge Sockets
Drums – Grooved & Smooth
Drums – Multiple Layers
Fleet Angle
Bending Factors
Sheaves & Drums
D/Ratio & Strength
Wire Breaks
Diameter Reduction
Degradtion
Cutting Wire Rope
Crane Application

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