DIA.IN. |
LBS. / 100 FT. |
TENSILE STRENGTHLBS. |
7/64 |
0.3 |
1,600 |
1/8 |
0.5 |
2,500 |
3/16 |
1.0 |
5,400 |
1/4 |
1.6 |
8,600 |
5/16 |
2.7 |
13,700 |
3/8 |
3.6 |
19,600 |
7/16 |
4.2 |
23,900 |
1/2 |
6.4 |
34,000 |
9/16 |
7.9 |
40,500 |
5/8 |
10.2 |
52,800 |
3/4 |
13.3 |
64,400 |
7/8 |
19.6 |
90,800 |
1 |
21.8 |
109,000 |
AmSteel® Blue rope is a 12 strand braided rope utilizing Parallay design without proprietary blue Samthane coating with Dyneema® SK-75 fibre. This rope yields the maximum in strength-to-weight ratio and is stronger than wire rope construction – yet it floats. It has superior flex, fatigue and wear resistance. AmSteel® Blue is stronger than wire and has the same elongation as wire, 10% at .46%, 20% at .7% and 30% at .96%.
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