Description of winch rope
Winch rope is a specialized rope designed for use with winches to pull or lift heavy loads. Manufacturers typically make it from synthetic fibers (such as HMPE) or steel to withstand extreme tension and provide strong, reliable pulling power. This type of rope is essential in industries like off-roading, construction, towing, and marine applications.
Feature
- Stronger: with a same diameter, their strength is comparable to that of wire rope.
- Lower elongation: their breaking elongation is close to that of wire rope.
- Lighter: with a same strength, their weight(g/m) is only 1/8 of wire rope.
- Application: port towing, mooring system for ultra large container ships, Army & Navy equipment, offshore, aerospace, sport equipment, electrical communications, large precision object sling, etc.
- Material: UHMWPE
- Structure:12 strand
- Density: 0.97g/cm3
- Melting point: 140℃
- Elongation: 3.5%
- Abrasion resistance: excellent
- UV resistance: excellent
- Chemical resistance: good
- Dry and wet conditions: wet strength equals dry strength
- Non-rotating and anti-kinking, longer service life
- Easy to handle, inspect and repair
Application
The winch rope is used for ship, ocean transportation, port towing, oil tankers, chemical tankers, large bulk carries, offshore fishing and other fields.
Technical Data
Winch Rope
| Size | Weight | MBL(Unspliced) | LDBF(Spliced) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia.mm | Cir.inch | g/m | kN | ton | kN | ton |
| 6 | 3/4 | 17.3 | 30 | 3.1 | 33 | 3.4 |
| 8 | 1 | 33.2 | 57 | 5.8 | 63 | 6.5 |
| 10 | 1-1/4 | 54 | 90 | 9.2 | 100 | 10.2 |
| 12 | 1-1/2 | 82 | 134 | 13.7 | 149 | 15.2 |
| 14 | 1-3/4 | 109 | 176 | 18 | 196 | 20.0 |
| 16 | 2 | 129 | 206 | 21 | 229 | 23.4 |
| 18 | 2-1/4 | 183 | 289 | 29.5 | 321 | 32.8 |
| 20 | 2-1/2 | 226 | 345 | 35.2 | 383 | 39.1 |