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Polypropylene 3 and 4 strand

Most commonly used rope material in the shipping industry.

Properties
Specific gravity 0,91 (floats)
Chemical resistance Good
Melting point 165ºC
Construction 3 strand
UV-resistance Good
Abrasion resistance Good
Water absorption None
Elongation Low

Technical specifications

Breaking load values stated shall be reduced by 10% in the case of a 4-strand rope.

Diameter (mm) Diameter (inches) Size Circ. (inches) Weight (Ktex) Weight (kg/100m) Weight (lbs/100ft) Breaking Load MBL (Kgf) Breaking Load MBL (lbf) Breaking Load MBL (kN) Breaking Load LDBF (Kgf) Breaking Load LDBF (lbf) Breaking Load LDBF (kN)
6 1/4 3/4 16.3 1.6 1.1 604 1 331 5.9 544 1 198 5.3
8 5/16 1 28.9 2.9 1.9 1 030 2 271 10.1 927 2 044 9.1
10 3/8 1 1/4 45.2 4.5 3.0 1 570 3 462 15.4 1 413 3 116 13.9
12 1/2 1 1/2 65.1 6.5 4.4 2 203 4 856 21.6 1 983 4 370 19.4
14 9/16 1 3/4 88.6 8.9 6.0 2 947 6 497 28.9 2 652 5 847 26.0
16 5/8 2 116 11.6 7.8 3 773 8 318 37 3 396 7 486 33.3
18 3/4 2 1/4 146 14.6 9.8 4 711 10 386 46.2 4 240 9 347 41.6
20 13/16 2 1/2 181 18.1 12.2 5 721 12 612 56.1 5 149 11 351 50.5
22 7/8 2 3/4 219 21.9 14.7 6 842 15 084 67.1 6 158 13 576 60.4
24 1 3 260 26.0 17.5 8 035 17 715 78.8 7 232 15 944 70.9
26 1 1/32 3 1/4 306 30.6 20.6 9 330 20 570 91.5 8 397 18 513 82.4
28 1 1/8 3 1/2 354 35.4 23.8 10 707 23 605 105 9 636 21 245 94.5
30 1 1/4 3 3/4 407 40.7 27.3 12 135 26 752 119 10 922 24 077 107.1
32 1 5/16 4 463 46.3 31.1 13 664 30 124 134 12 298 27 112 120.6
34 1 11/32 4 1/4 525 52.5 35.3 15 398 33 946 151 13 858 30 551 135.9
36 1 1/2 4 1/2 586 58.6 39.4 17 029 37 543 167 15 326 33 789 150.3
38 1 9/16 4 3/4 655 65.5 44.0 18 967 41 814 186 17 070 37 633 167.4
40 1 5/8 5 723 72.3 48.6 20 802 45 860 204 18 722 41 274 183.6
44 1 3/4 5 1/2 875 87.5 58.8 24 779 54 628 243 22 301 49 165 218.7
48 2 6 1 040 104.0 69.9 29 164 64 295 286 26 248 57 866 257.4
52 2 1/8 6 1/2 1 220 122.0 82.0 33 855 74 636 322 30 470 67 172 289.8
56 2 1/4 7 1 420 142.0 95.4 38 851 85 651 381 34 966 77 086 342.9
60 2 1/2 7 1/2 1 630 163.0 109.5 44 154 97 341 433 39 739 87 607 389.7
64 2 5/8 8 1 850 185.0 124.3 49 762 109 705 488 44 786 98 735 439.2
68 2 3/4 8 1/2 2 095 209.5 140.8 55 881 123 194 548 50 293 110 875 493.2
72 2 7/8 9 2 340 234.0 157.2 61 999 136 682 608 55 799 123 014 547.2
80 3 1/4 10 2 890 289.0 194.2 75 459 166 356 740 67 913 149 720 666.0
90 3 9/16 11 1/8 3 668 366.8 246.5 94 324 207 946 925 84 892 187 151 832.5
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Cost-effective performance

A reliable rope solution at an affordable price point.

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Lightweight and easy to handle

Ideal for applications where ease of use matters.

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Durable construction

Provides good resistance to wear overtime.

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Strong for everyday use

Delivers solid performance in a range of general tasks.

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