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Wire Rope Lubrication Methods Guide

1. The document describes 9 types of lubrication for ropes including lube-free, dry, rope dry, rope surface, light lubrication, normal lubrication, heavy lubrication, relubricating ropes, and field lubrication/relubricating. 2. Each type is defined by the method of lubricant application (e.g. dripping, bath), amount of lubricant (e.g. 0.8-1.2% for light lubrication), and color of the lubricant (e.g. yellowish-brown green for light lubrication). 3. The types range from lube-free ropes with no lubricant to heavy lubrication where strands are nearly

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Wire Rope Lubrication Methods Guide

1. The document describes 9 types of lubrication for ropes including lube-free, dry, rope dry, rope surface, light lubrication, normal lubrication, heavy lubrication, relubricating ropes, and field lubrication/relubricating. 2. Each type is defined by the method of lubricant application (e.g. dripping, bath), amount of lubricant (e.g. 0.8-1.2% for light lubrication), and color of the lubricant (e.g. yellowish-brown green for light lubrication). 3. The types range from lube-free ropes with no lubricant to heavy lubrication where strands are nearly

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  • Lubrication Types and Specifications

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Definition Type Amount of Lubricant .06-01-01doc, Jul.00
Designation Type of Lubrication and Amount of Colour Remarks
Lubricant approx Mass%
1. Lube-Free- Core No lubricant
Ultrasonic Stranding No lubricant Ultrasonic cleaned
(Stainless Closing Fibre Core Man-
Steel- made fibre, max.
Ropes) [Link] 3%
2. No Lube- Core -Steel Light lubricant free Emulsion No lubricant in
Dry -Fibre Dripping method Strand & rope
Man Made Fibre, max 3% extr But not free from
Stranding No Lubricant. Laying Help: Drawing material
Lube-free Emulsion and laying Lube.
Closing No Lubricant
Laying Lub.: Lub. Free
Emulsion
3. Rope dry Core -Steel Oil dripping, no lubricant Corrosion
3.1 Rope dry -Fibre Man-made Fibre, max 7% extra protection Oil to
Stranding No lubricant Transparent, avoid Corrosion
Oil dripping dry during transporta-
Closing No lubricant tion & Storage in
Oil dripping dry rooms
3.2 Rope dry As 3.1 only Core is lubricated,
A0 light, dripping method
Heavy wiping
4. Rope surface Core -Steel light, Dripping method Yellowish-brown light Oil film
(outside) wiped green
not lubricated Fibre Manmade Core, max7% extrac. (Petro-Chem Lube)
Only at compound Stranding
Spiral-,Multilayer Inner layers: light, Dripping method
Ropes possible Outer Layers dry, Laying Help, Verseilhilfe
Closing No Lubricant
5. light Core -Steel Dripping Method Strands & Yellowish-brown Lightly Tacky
lubrication Core, no wiping green
A1 Fibre max. [Link]. 12% (Petro-Chem Lube)
Stranding Dripping method Lubricant-
Heavily wiped Content
Closing No Lubricant, 0,8 - 1,2 %
6. normal Core -Steel Dripping method. Strand & Core Yellowish-brown Lightly Tacky
lubrication no (loose) wiping green
Fibre (Petro-Chem Lube)
Stranding Dripping method Lubricant-
Content
Closing No lubricant, loose wiping 1,0-2,0%
6.2 Core -Steel Dripping method. Strand & Core Yellowish-brown Lightly Tacky
A2 no (loose) wiping green Visible Lubricant
Fibre (Petro-Chem Lube) Film
Stranding Dripping method & Through Bath Lube-Content
Closing No Lubricant, Loose wiping 1,0-2,0%
6.3 Core -Steel Dripping method. Strand & Core Black Lubricant medium
A3 no (loose) wiping (Asphaltum hard consistency.
Fibre Grease) Light tacky
Stranding Dripping method & Through Bath Lube-Content adhesive
Closing No Lubricant, Loose wiping 1,5-3,0%
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Designation Type of Lubrication and Amount of Colour Remarks
Lubricant approx Mass%
7. Heavy(Double) Core -Steel Dripping method. Strand & Heavy Lubricant
Lubrication Core, no (or loose) wiping cover, Strand gaps
Fibre are nearly filled
Stranding Dripping method & Through Bath
No wiping
Closing Lubricant, applied Through Lube-Content
Bath. Loose wiping 1,8-3,5%

8. Relubricating Rope

9. Field Rope
Lubrication.
Relubricating

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