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What steel wire rope construction do we choose?
Steel wire ropes: they come in all shapes and sizes. The right steel wire rope choice for you depends on the application. There are many aspects to consider, such as the construction, the number of strands, the ratio between inner and outer wires and the thickness of the wires.
My steel wire rope broke spontaneously
In my role as a steel wire rope consultant at Mennens, I’m regularly called by organizations for help and advice. ‘Our wire rope broke spontaneously’ is often what they tell me. When I visit them to find out the cause, it usually turns out not to be so spontaneous after all.
Each bend halves the service life of a steel wire rope
Herr Prof (a.D.) Dr.-Ing. Klaus Feyrer has developed a formula to approximate the theoretical lifetime of a steel cable. The bottom line is: as a result of bending, the service life of a steel wire rope is halved.
