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Typical Wire Rope Specifications & Swaging Dimensions
Swaging Dimensions
Correct installation of a swage fitting requires that the shank of the fitting be formed down onto the wire with specialised dies and presses in accordance with the following dimensions:
WIRE
DIAM.
CODE
LENGTH
OF WIRE
INSIDE
SWAGE
DIAM.
O.D.
BEFORE
SWAGING
DIAM.
O.D.
AFTER
SWAGING
TOLERANCE
ON O.D.
WIRE
DIAM.
CODE
LENGTH
OF WIRE
INSIDE
SWAGE
DIAM.
O.D.
BEFORE
SWAGING
DIAM.
O.D.
AFTER
SWAGING
TOLERANCE
ON O.D.
mm
mm
mm
mm
mm
in.
in.
in.
in.
in.
2.5
2.5M
32.3
5.54
4.83
+0, -0.13
3/32
03
1.27
0.218
0.190
+0, -0.005
3.0
03M
38.4
6.35
5.56
+0, -0.13
1/8
04
1.51
0.250
0.219
+0, -0.005
4.0
04M
45.0
7.54
6.35
+0, -0.13
5/32
05
1.77
0.297
0.250
+0, -0.005
5.0
05M
55.0
9.12
7.95
+0, -0.13
3/16
06
2.17
0.359
0.313
+0, -0.005
5.6
-
60.5
10.85
9.53
+0, -0.18
7/32
07
2.38
0.427
0.375
+0, -0.007
6.0
06M
70.0
12.55
11.13
+0, -0.18
1/4
08
2.76
0.494
0.438
+0, -0.007
7.0
07M
78.5
14.30
12.70
+0, -0.20
9/32
09
3.09
0.563
0.500
+0, -0.008
8.0
08M
88.0
16.13
14.30
+0, -0.20
5/16
10
3.46
0.635
0.563
+0, -0.008
10.0
10M
110.0
17.86
15.88
+0, -0.20
3/8
12
4.33
0.703
0.625
+0, -0.008
11.0
-
122.0
19.84
17.48
+0, -0.20
7/16
14
4.80
0.781
0.688
+0, -0.008
12.0
12M
140.0
21.44
19.05
+0, -0.23
1/2
16
5.51
0.844
0.750
+0, -0.009
14.0
14M
157.0
24.99
22.23
+0, -0.23
9/16
18
6.18
0.984
0.875
+0, -0.009
16.0
16M
176.0
28.17
25.40
+0, -0.26
5/8
20
6.93
1.109
1.000
+0, -0.010
19.0
19M
210.0
34.52
31.75
+0, -0.31
3/4
24
8.27
1.359
1.250
+0, -0.012
22.0
22M
245.0
40.46
36.50
+0, -0.31
7/8
28
9.65
1.593
1.437
+0, -0.012
26.0
26M
286.0
46.02
41.28
+0, -0.31
1
32
11.26
1.812
1.625
+0, -0.012
Typical Grade 316 Stainless Steel Wire Rope Specifications
NOMINAL WIRE DIAM.
TYPICAL MINIMUM BREAKING LOAD
METALLIC CROSS SECTION
APPROX. WEIGHT
mm
in.
kN
kg
lb
mm²
ft²
kg/m
lb/ft
2.5
-
4.9
500
1100
3.7
0.006
0.031
0.021
3.0
1/8
7.0
720
1580
5.4
0.008
0.045
0.030
4.0
5/32
12.6
1280
2830
9.6
0.015
0.079
0.053
-
3/16
18.9
1930
4255
13.5
0.021
0.113
0.076
5.0
-
19.6
2000
4410
15.0
0.023
0.124
0.083
-
7/32
24.2
2470
5440
18.0
0.028
0.145
0.097
6.0
-
28.0
2870
6340
21.5
0.033
0.178
0.119
-
1/4
34.0
3440
7584
24.1
0.037
0.198
0.133
7.0
9/32
35.0
3540
7800
29.2
0.045
0.243
0.163
8.0
5/16
45.4
4640
10220
38.2
0.059
0.317
0.213
-
3/8
64.0
6546
14434
54.2
0.084
0.446
0.299
10.0
-
71.0
7250
15980
59.7
0.093
0.495
0.332
-
7/16
86.0
8770
19335
73.7
0.114
0.624
0.419
12.0
-
102.0
10400
22930
86.0
0.133
0.713
0.478
-
1/2
119.0
12101
26678
96.3
0.149
0.804
0.539
14.0
9/16
139.0
14170
31240
117.0
0.181
0.971
0.652
16.0
5/8
182.0
18550
40910
153.0
0.237
1.270
0.852
19.0
3/4
212.0
21610
47660
215.0
0.333
1.780
1.194
22.0
7/8
285.0
29060
64070
289.0
0.448
2.360
1.584
26.0
1
398.0
40580
89470
404.0
0.626
3.300
2.214
28.6
-
578.0
58970
129870
477.0
0.739
3.700
2.483
32.1
-
730.0
74480
164020
602.0
0.933
4.700
3.154
36.6
-
945.0
99420
212330
780.0
1.209
6.100
4.093
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