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Stainless Steel Wire Rope

Stainless steel wire rope is strong, resilient and versatile and it is because of this that it has become an important piece of equipment in many industries.

Stainless steel wire rope, although more costly, is strong and  highly corrosive resistant and its key advantage over normal steel rope; because of this resistance it is commonly utilized within the marine, aviation, water and sewage treatment areas.

Stainless steel wire rope has an aesthetically pleasing nature and stays that way, because of this it is often utilized in architectural designs on modern buildings and even in homes and gardens for things like balustrading, hanging shelves or even decking to create an up to date contemporary look.

Stainless steel wire rope is commonly available in 3 forms which are used for various purposes, firstly there is the 1x19 strand rope which comprises 19 different strands to make up 1 rope. This variety is commonly used in the marine industry for mast stays and rigging, this is because it has low stretch  and excellent breaking load qualities; this rope is also the one commonly utilized for architectural and decorative purposes.

Then there is the 7x19 rope, which comprises 7 bundles of 19 strands to make 1 rope. This kind provides good flexibility and so great for wire rope control cables, engineering operations, rope slings for lifting applications and also marine applications and sewage works.

Finally there is the 7x7 rope made up of 7 bundles of 7 strands to form 1 rope. These are more rigid than the 7x19 but more flexible than the 1x19 rope. It is therefore ideal where the 1x19 lacks enough flexibility and/or the 7x19 rope's weaker breaking load is too low. This rope has smaller diameters and so commonly used within the marine and sewage industries but also for wire rope slings, running rigging, steering cables and guard rails.

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