{"id":292,"date":"2011-09-27T04:55:30","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T04:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wirerope.net\/2015\/2011\/09\/27\/lay-types\/"},"modified":"2020-04-13T19:26:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T19:26:09","slug":"wire-rope-lay-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wirerope.net\/azwr\/wire-rope-lay-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Wire Rope Lay Types"},"content":{"rendered":"

Compared to other wire rope lay types, the superiority of lang lay rope in certain applications derives from the fact that when bent over sheaves, its life span is longer than the others. Stated in another way, the advantage of lang lay rope is its greater fatigue resistance. Yet another claim is made for the lang wire rope lay types: they are more resistant to abrasion. Broadly speaking, this is true, but there are some reservations that should be taken into account.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\"\"It is important to understand the reasons for the advantages of lang lay rope. To begin with, consider its fatigue and bending properties. Figure 4A shows,\u00a0 in part, how the lang lay construction characteristics result in greater fatigue resistance than is found in regular lay rope. Note how the axis of the wire relates to the axis of the rope in both cases. When the regular lay rope is bent, the same degree of bend is imparted to the crowns of the outer wires.<\/p>\n

Superior fatigue life in lang lay rope is also attributable to the longer exposed length of its outer wires. In the upper photograph of a regular lay rope (Fig. 4A), the valley-to-valley length of individual wires is about 7\/8\u2033; the length of the lang lay wires in the lower photograph is about 1-1\/8\u2033 or 30% longer. Bending the lang lay rope results in less axial bending of the outer wires and greater torsional\u00a0 flexure. These combined stresses notwithstanding, the lang lay rope displays
\n15 to 20% superiority over regular lay when bending is the principal factor affecting service life.<\/p>\n

It is said that lang lay is more flexible, but flexibility should not be confused with fatigue resistance. These two attributes may, under certain circumstances, bear some relationship, but they are distinctly separate characteristics. Flexibility defines the relative ease with which a rope \u201cflexes\u201d or bends. Fatigue resistance defines the rope\u2019s ability to endure bending.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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