WIRE ROPE SLINGS

WIRE ROPE SLINGS made to any Specifications Required

Specify diameter and give sizes required as shown by the letters L - D - E

E
E E E

D D
D D D D

L
L L
L L
L

D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6

Slings made up in Afgrip Aluminium Swage and Superloop Steel Swage

Standard Eye Sizes in mm.

Diameter of rope Afgrip Superloop

6 mm 100 100

8 mm 130 130

10 mm 150 150

13 mm 200 200

16 mm 250 250

19/20 mm 300 300

22 mm 350 350

26 mm 380 400

28 mm 450 450

32 mm 600 -

* Eye sizes larger than standard to be specified.

* Rubber covering for steel wire rope slings available.

* Slings in diameters not indicated also available.

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BRIDGE OF THE CLIP

MAIN ROPE

U BOLT OF THE CLIP

* Flemish Eye with tapered steel ferrule
* Very efficient WIRE ROPE CLAMPS
* Robust steel ferrule
* Tapered ferrule to prevent snagging * Convenient for on-site use.
* No galvanic action between rope and ferrule (Note correct method of fitting)
* Recommended also for fiery coal mines - * Not recommended for sling applications.
does not have low temp spark.

“AFGRIP”
* Cane Trailer Rope with “Dimple” end stop.
* Turnback Eye with aluminium ferrule. * End stop can withstand high tension.
* Economic and efficient. * Flexible rope.
* High strength

“TAPERED ENDS”
“HAND SPLICE”
* Useful for reeving steel wire rope through systems,
* Standard Liverpool or Admiralty methods for tirfors, for fitting wedge sockets, etc.
* Other special hand splices available. * Eliminates seizing of steel rope.

COPPER FERRULE MECHANICAL SPLICE

WHITE METAL, ZINC AND RESIN SOCKETS
* For termination of stainless steel ropes.
* Very efficient termination.
* Durable.

SLINGS PROOFLOADED AND TEST CERTIFICATES SUPPLIED

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Safe Mass Loads of Wire Rope Sling Assemblies
1 leg - 1 part 1 leg - 2 parts 2 legs - 1 part each 2 legs - 2 parts each Endless
The data provided applies to hand and mechanically

*Max
spliced slings in the more popular rope diameters

permitted
and configurations.

angle

90º

Minimum Permitted Factor of Safety 6:1 6:1 6:1 6:1 6:1 6:1 6;1 6:1 6:1 6:1 6:1 8:1

Rope Est. Breaking Vertical Choker Halshing Cradle Reeving Double Cradle Endless Rope

Rope Construction Diameter Force Lift Hitch Sling Sling 30º 60º 90º 120º Sling Wrap Sling with bight Diameter

mm M. Tons t t t t t t t t t t t mm

6 X19 (12/6/1)/F 1800 Mpa 10 5.85 0.98 0.73 1.46 1.38 1.88 1.69 1.38 0.98 1.03 2.76 1.10 10

RH Ordinary Lay 11 7.04 1.17 0.88 1.76 1.66 2.26 2.03 1.66 1.17 1.24 3.32 1.32 11

13 7.93 1.32 0.99 1.98 1.87 2.55 2.29 1.87 1.32 1.40 3.73 1.49 13

14 9.37 1.56 1.17 2.34 2.21 3.01 2.70 2.21 1.56 1.65 4.41 1.75 14
WIRE ROPE SLINGS

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16 12.61 2.10 1.57 3.15 2.97 4.06 3.64 2.97 2.10 2.23 5.94 2.36 16

6 X 24 (12/12/P)P 18 15.36 2.56 1.92 3.84 3.62 4.94 4.43 3.62 2.56 2.71 7.23 2.88 18

or (15/9/F)F 20 19.44 3.24 2.43 4.85 4.58 6.25 5.61 4.58 3.24 3.43 9.15 3.64 20

22 23.99 3.99 3.00 5.99 5.65 7.72 6.92 5.65 3.99 4.24 11.30 4.49 22

1800 Mpa 24 27.30 4.54 3.41 6.82 6.43 8.78 7.87 6.43 4.54 4.82 12.85 5.11 24

RH Ordinary Lay 26 32.65 5.44 4.08 8.15 7.69 10.50 9.42 7.69 5.44 5.77 15.38 6.12 26

13 10.48 1.75 1.31 2.63 2.47 3.38 3.03 2.47 1.75 1.86 4.95 1.97 13

14 12.13 2.02 1.51 3.02 2.85 3.90 3.49 2.85 2.02 2.14 5.70 2.27 14

16 15.98 2.66 1.99 3.98 3.76 5.13 4.60 3.76 2.66 2.82 7.51 2.99 16

6 X 36 (14/7+7/7/1)/F 18 20.38 3.40 2.55 5.10 4.79 6.56 5.88 4.79 3.40 3.60 9.62 3.82 18

1800MPa 20 24.77 4.13 3.10 6.20 5.82 7.97 7.13 5.82 4.13 4.38 11.69 4.64 20

RH Ordinary Lay 22 30.81 5.14 3.86 7.71 7.25 9.92 8.89 7.25 5.14 5.45 14.55 5.78 22

24 34.97 5.83 4.37 8.72 8.22 11.25 10.09 8.22 5.83 6.18 16.50 6.56 24

26 41.46 6.91 5.18 10.37 9.74 13.34 11.95 9.74 6.91 7.32 19.56 7.77 26

28 49.01 8.17 6.13 12.26 11.52 15.77 14.13 11.52 8.17 8.66 23.12 9.19 28

32 64.08 10.68 8.01 16.02 15.06 20.61 18.48 15.06 10.68 11.32 30.22 12.02 32

Load Factor of sling assembly (effect of sling configuration) 1.00 0.75 1.50 1.41 1.93 1.73 1.41 1.00 1.06 2.83 1.50
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Approximate safe working loads in kg

for Aluminium Ferruled Steel Wire Rope Slings
Rope Single Leg Double Leg Double Leg Double Leg Triple (45°)
diameter at at at at & Quadruple
mm 0° 30° 60° 90° Leg at 90°
6 300 550 500 420 630
8 600 1 150 1 000 800 1 260
10 1 000 1 750 1 550 1 250 2 100
13 1 500 2 800 2 500 2 100 3 150
16 2 000 3 800 3 400 2 800 4 200
19 3 000 5 700 5 100 4 200 6 300
22 4 000 7 600 6 800 5 600 8 400
26 6 000 11 500 10 300 8 400 12 600
28 8 000 15 200 13 600 11 200 16 800
32 10 000 19 000 17 000 14 000 21 000
38 15 000 28 500 25 500 21 000 31 500
44 20 000 38 000 34 000 280 000 42 000
50 26 000 49 400 44 200 36 400 54 600
56 32 000 60 800 54 400 44 800 67 200

STANDARD ROPES USED

Generally 6 x 36 (14/7/7/1) fibre core for ungalvanised slings and
6 x 36 (14/7/7/1) fibre core or
6 x 19 (12/6/1) fibre core for galvanised slings

STANDARD SOFT EYE SIZES SAFETY FACTOR 6:1

100 mm for 6 and 8 mm diameter slings
150 mm for 10 mm diameter slings
200 mm for 13 mm diameter slings
250 mm for 16 mm diameter slings
350 mm for 19 and 22 mm diameter slings
400 mm for 26 mm diameter slings
450 mm for 28 mm diameter slings
600 mm for 32 mm diameter slings
750 mm for 38 mm diameter slings
900 mm for 44 mm diameter slings
1 000 mm for 50 mm diameter slings
1 200 mm for 56 mm diameter slings

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STEEL WIRE ROPE

NOMINAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED SAFE MASS SAFE MASS
ROPE DIAMETER MASS BREAKING FORCE LOAD FACTOR OF LOAD FACTOR OF
(mm) (kg /m) Depending on SAFETY SAFETY
Tensile 6:1 5:1
*(Tons Force) *(tons) *(tons)
12 0.560 8.92 1.49 1.78
6 X 19(9/9/1)/F
14 0.750 12.11 2.02 3.42
16 0.997 15.85 2.64 3.17
18 1.228 20.01 3.34 4.00
20 1.550 24.73 4.12 4.95
22 1.903 28.93 4.82 5.79
24 2.184 35.60 5.93 7.12

* 1 ton = 1 000 kg

NOMINAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED SAFE MASS SAFE MASS

ROPE DIAMETER MASS BREAKING FORCE LOAD FACTOR OF LOAD FACTOR OF
(mm) (kg /m) Depending on SAFETY SAFETY
Tensile 6:1 5:1
*(Tons Force) *(tons) *(tons)
6 0.117 1.93 0.32 0.39
10 0.331 5.36 0.89 1.07 6 X 24(12/12/P)/P
12 0.449 7.59 1.27 1.52
13 0.569 9.52 1.59 1.90
14 0.677 10.21 1.70 2.04
16 0.807 13.41 2.23 2.68
18 1.041 15.51 2.59 3.10
20 1.301 19.53 3.26 3.91
22 1.568 24.96 4.16 4.99
24 1.840 27.58 4.60 5.52

* 1 ton = 1 000 kg

TEST CERTIFICATE SUPPLIED

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STEEL WIRE ROPE (cont.)

NOMINAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED SAFE MASS SAFE MASS
ROPE DIAMETER MASS BREAKING FORCE LOAD FACTOR OF LOAD FACTOR OF
(mm) (kg /m) Depending on SAFETY SAFETY
Tensile 6:1 5:1
*(Tons Force) *(tons) *(tons)
10 0.437 6.64 1.11 1.33
11 0.527 8.24 1.37 1.65
13 0.743 11.27 1.88 2.25
6 X 25(12/6/6/1)/WRC
14 0.858 13.40 2.23 2.68
16 1.130 16.90 2.82 3.38
20 1.766 27.74 4.62 5.55
22 2.112 33.26 5.54 6.65
24 2.480 39.03 6.51 7.81
26 2.925 45.99 7.67 9.20

* 1 ton = 1 000 kg

NOMINAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED SAFE MASS SAFE MASS

ROPE DIAMETER MASS BREAKING FORCE LOAD FACTOR OF LOAD FACTOR OF
(mm) (kg /m) Depending on SAFETY SAFETY
Tensile 6:1 5:1
*(Tons Force) *(tons) *(tons)
10 0.395 6.26 1.04 1.25
13 0.671 10.48 1.75 2.10
14 0.770 12.13 2.02 2.43 6 X36(14/7/7/7/1)/F
16 1.006 15.98 2.66 3.20
18 1.275 20.38 3.40 4.08
20 1.575 24.77 4.13 4.95
22 1.908 30.81 5.14 6.16
24 2.252 34.97 5.83 6.99
26 2.627 41.46 6.91 8.29
28 3.064 49.01 8.17 9.80
30 3.543 56.03 9.34 11.21
32 4.028 64.08 10.68 12.82

* 1 ton = 1 000 kg

TEST CERTIFICATE SUPPLIED

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STEEL WIRE ROPE (cont.)

NOMINAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED SAFE MASS SAFE MASS
ROPE DIAMETER MASS BREAKING FORCE LOAD FACTOR OF LOAD FACTOR OF
(mm) (kg /m) Depending on SAFETY SAFETY
Tensile 6:1 5:1
*(Tons Force) *(tons) *(tons)
13 0.747 11.59 1.93 2.32
16 1.125 17.61 2.94 3.52
20 1.749 27.47 4.59 5.50 6 X 36(14/7/7/7/1)IWRC

22 2.167 33.39 5.56 6.68

30 3.916 62.66 10.44 12.53
32 4.502 71.61 11.94 14.32
36 5.584 89.61 14.94 17.92
38 6.210 98.37 16.40 19.67
42 7.717 121.73 20.29 24.35
44 8.293 134.69 22.45 26.94
48 10.049 159.80 26.63 31.96

* 1 ton = 1 000 kg

18 STRAND NON-SPIN
NOMINAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED SAFE MASS SAFE MASS
ROPE DIAMETER MASS BREAKING FORCE LOAD FACTOR OF LOAD FACTOR OF
(mm) (kg /m) Depending on SAFETY SAFETY
Tensile 6:1 5:1
*(Tons Force) *(tons) *(tons)
6 0.142 2.40 0.40 0.48
8 0.252 4.04 0.67 0.81
12 X7 (6/1)/6 X 7(6/1)/F
10 0.399 6.34 1.06 1.29 18 strand Non-Spin

11 0.486 7.58 1.26 1.52

13 0.665 10.60 1.77 2.12
14 0.805 12.67 2.11 2.53
15 0.902 14.55 2.43 2.91
16 1.005 15.92 2.65 3.18
20 1.634 25.76 4.29 5.15
22 1.860 31.01 5.17 6.20
23 2.184 34.50 5.75 6.90
24 2.316 36.60 6.10 7.32

* 1 ton = 1 000 kg

TEST CERTIFICATE SUPPLIED

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STAINLESS STEEL WIRE ROPE (Grade 316 Polished)

NOMINAL ESTIMATED ESTIMATED SAFE MASS SAFE MASS

ROPE DIAMETER MASS BREAKING FORCE LOAD FACTOR OF LOAD FACTOR OF
(mm) (kg /m) (kg Force) SAFETY SAFETY
6:1 5:1
(kg) (kg)
2.5 .032 468 78 94
3 .046 820 137 164
4 .081 1191 199 238 1 X 19

5 .128 2180 363 436

6 .185 2822 470 564

1.5 .009 162 27 32

2 .016 284 47 57
2.5 .026 423 71 85
3 .037 626 104 125
5 .105 1708 285 342
6 .151 2373 396 475
7X7
10 .390 6620 1103 1324

2 .019 276 46 55
2.5 .026 412 69 82
3 .037 610 102 122
4 .067 1067 178 213
5 .105 1643 274 329
6 .152 2311 385 462
8 4024 671 805 7 X 19
.269
10 .390 6048 1008 1210

TEST CERTIFICATE SUPPLIED

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