General Purpose
General Purpose Wire Ropes
Standard wire ropes - 6x7, 6x19, and 6x37 Classifications
Spin-resistant - 8x19 Class, 19x7, SFP 19™ and SFP 35™
Specialized wire ropes Flattened Strand, 6-Pac™, 6-Pac RV™
Super-B™, Super-Pac™, Triple-Pac™
Plastic-infused - BXL™, 6-Pac BXL
Standard Wire Ropes
6x7 Class Wire Rope
Strands: 6Wires per strand: 7Core: Fiber coreStandard grade(s): PurpleLay: Regular or LangFinish: Bright or galvanized
This construction is used where ropes are dragged on the ground or over rollers, and resistance to wear and abrasion are important factors. The wires are quite large and will stand a great deal of wear. In fact, this construction is sometimes called “coarse laid” because of the large wires. The 6x7 is a stiff rope and needs sheaves and drums of large size. It will not withstand bending stresses as well as ropes with smaller wires. Because of the small number of wires, with the resulting higher percentage of load carried by each wire, a larger factor of safety should be considered with 6x7 ropes than with ropes having a larger number of wires.
6x19 Class Wire Rope
Strands: 6Wires per strand: 19 to 26Core: IWRC or fiber coreStandard Grade: Purple PlusLay: Regular or LangFinish: Bright or galvanized
The 6x19 Classification of wire rope is the most widely used. With its good combination of flexibility and wear resistance, rope in this class can be suited to the specific needs of diverse kinds of machinery and equipment. The 6x19 Seale construction, with its large outer wires, provides great ruggedness and resistance to abrasion and crushing. However, its resistance to fatigue is somewhat less than that offered by a 6x25 construction. The 6x25 possesses the best combination of flexibility and wear resistance in the 6x19 Class due to the filler wires providing support and imparting stability to the strand. The 6x26 Warrington Seale construction has a high resistance to crushing. This construction is a good choice where the end user needs the wear resistance of a 6x19 Class Rope and the flexibility midway between a 6x19 Class and 6x37 Class rope.
