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Wire rope minimum breaking force and weights for 6 x 19 and 6 x 36 class wire ropes.

 

Diameter

(inches)

Minimum breaking force

(tons of 2,000 pounds)

Weight per foot (pounds)

6 x 19

XIP

IWRC

6 x 36

XXIP

IWRC

IWRC

1/4

5/16

3/8

7/16

1/2

9/16

5/8

3/4

7/8

3.40

5.27

7.55

10.2

13.3

16.8

20.6

29.4

39.8

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8.30

11.2

14.6

18.5

22.7

32.4

43.8

0.12

0.18

0.26

0.35

0.46

0.59

0.72

1.04

1.42

1

1-1/8

1-1/4

1-3/8

1-1/2

1-5/8

1-3/4

1-7/8

51.7

65.0

79.9

96.0

114

132

153

174

56.9

71.5

87.9

106

125

146

169

192

1.85

2.34

2.89

3.50

4.16

4.88

5.67

6.50

2

2-1/8

2-1/4

2-3/8

2-1/2

2-5/8

2-3/4

2-7/8

198

221

247

274

302

331

361

392

217

244

272

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7.39

8.35

9.36

10.4

11.6

12.8

14.0

15.3

3

425

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