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Sisal Rope Strength and Load Chart

Sisal rope is made from sisal hemp plant fibers. The document provides a table with the minimum breaking strengths and safe loads of various diameters of sisal rope, ranging from 3/16 to 2 inches in diameter. It also lists the weight of sisal rope in pounds per foot or kilograms per meter. A link is given to download and print a sisal rope safe load chart.

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Sisal Rope Strength and Load Chart

Sisal rope is made from sisal hemp plant fibers. The document provides a table with the minimum breaking strengths and safe loads of various diameters of sisal rope, ranging from 3/16 to 2 inches in diameter. It also lists the weight of sisal rope in pounds per foot or kilograms per meter. A link is given to download and print a sisal rope safe load chart.

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Sisal Rope - Strength

Sisal rope is made from the fibers of the sisal hemp plant - "agave sisalana".

Minimum breaking strength and safe load of sisal rope are indicated below.

Rope Minimum Breaking Safe Load Weight


Diameter Strength (Safety Factor
12)
(in) (mm) (lbf) (kN) (lbf) (kN) (lbm/ft) (kg/m)

3/16 5 290 1.29 24.2 0.11 0.01 0.02


1/4 6 385 1.71 32.1 0.14 0.02 0.03
5/16 8 640 2.85 53.3 0.24 0.03 0.04
3/8 10 865 3.85 72.1 0.32 0.04 0.06
7/16 11 1120 4.98 93.3 0.42 0.05 0.07
1/2 12 1700 7.56 142 0.63 0.07 0.10
9/16 14 2210 9.83 184 0.82 0.10 0.14
5/8 16 2815 12.5 235 1.04 0.13 0.19
3/4 18 3455 15.4 288 1.28 0.16 0.24
7/8 22 4930 21.9 411 1.83 0.21 0.32
1 24 5760 25.6 480 2.14 0.27 0.40
1 1/16 26 6720 29.9 560 2.49 0.30 0.44
1 1/8 28 7680 34.2 640 2.85 0.34 0.51
1 1/4 30 7640 38.4 720 3.20 0.40 0.59
1 3/8 32 9600 42.7 800 3.56 0.46 0.68
1 1/2 36 11840 52.7 987 4.39 0.47 0.85
1 5/8 40 14440 64.2 1200 5.34 0.57 1.06
Rope Minimum Breaking Safe Load Weight
Diameter Strength (Safety Factor
12)
(in) (mm) (lbf) (kN) (lbf) (kN) (lbm/ft) (kg/m)

1 3/4 44 19960 75.4 1410 6.27 0.71 1.26


2 48 19840 88.3 1650 7.34 0.85 1.52

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Sisal Rope - Strength Sisal rope is made from the fibers of the sisal hemp plant - "agave sisalana". Minimum breaking strengt
Rope Diameter Minimum Breaking Strength Safe Load (Safety Factor 12) Weight (in) (mm) (lbf) (kN) (lbf) (kN) (lbm/ft) (kg/m) 1

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