Stainless Steel Wire Rope

Stainless Steel Wire Roes for Marine & General Applications

Stainless steel wire ropes boast higher corrosion resistance to salt water than galvanized wire ropes, so they are the best choice of marine applications. Meanwhile, the bright appearance of galvanized wire ropes will dull over time, but stainless steel wire rope will maintain its bright and modern appearance for years. Therefore they are generally used in decoration for modern display and architectural purposes, such as railings, architectural cables, cable balustrades, handrails, etc.

Stainless steel wire rope

Normally, stainless steel wire rope is made of 304, 305 or 316. And here is a simple comparison of these materials:

• The 304 material, as the most common type, is magnetic with excellent corrosion resistance and strength compared with galvanized steel wire ropes. But it still will corrode to some extent over year so it is not suitable for marine and food applications.

• The 305 material is more corrosive resistant than 304. Meanwhile, it is largely non-magnetic perfectly suited for aeronautical and naval fields.

• The 316 materials is the most corrosive resistant type and highly used in high corrosion environments and places with high salt spray. But the 316 material is about 10% less strength than 304 stainless steel.

Construction:
Four main constructions of stainless steel wire ropes - 1 × 19, 7 × 7, 7 × 19, 6 × 36 FC/IWRC are available as shown below:

1 × 19 stainless steel wire rope

Features:

• Low stretch.

• Excellent breaking load qualities.

• High decorative appearance.

Application:

• Marine industry such as rigging, sewage treatment work and mast stay.

• Architectural applications including balustrades, guardrail and decking, etc.

• TypeCable diameterTensile strengthMinimum breaking loadWeight

SSWR-119-1	0.54mm	1570Mpa	0.24KN	0.001kg/m
SSWR-119-2	1mm	1570Mpa	0.82KN	0.005kg/m
SSWR-119-3	1.2mm	1570Mpa	1.28KN	0.007kg/m
SSWR-119-4	1.5mm	1570Mpa	1.86KN	0.011kg/m
SSWR-119-5	1.8mm	1570Mpa	2.67KN	0.016kg/m
SSWR-119-6	2mm	1570Mpa	3.30KN	0.02kg/m
SSWR-119-7	2.5mm	1570Mpa	5.15KN	0.031kg/m
SSWR-119-8	3mm	1570Mpa	7.42KN	0.045kg/m
SSWR-119-9	4mm	1570Mpa	13.2KN	0.08kg/m
SSWR-119-10	5mm	1570Mpa	20.59KN	0.124kg/m
SSWR-119-11	6mm	1570Mpa	29.68KN	0.178kg/m
SSWR-119-12	7mm	1570Mpa	40.4KN	0.243kg/m
SSWR-119-13	8mm	1570Mpa	51.99KN	0.317kg/m
SSWR-119-14	10mm	1500Mpa	82.4KN	0.495kg/m
SSWR-119-15	12mm	1450Mpa	118.65KN	0.713kg/m
SSWR-119-16	14mm	1340Mpa	161.50KN	0.927kg/m
SSWR-119-17	16mm	1340Mpa	210.93KN	1.27kg/m
SSWR-119-18	19mm	1260Mpa	297.45KN	1.78kg/m

7 × 7 stainless steel wire rope

Features:

• More flexible than 1 × 19 stainless steel wire rope.

• More rigid than 7 × 19 stainless steel wire rope.

• Excellent breaking load qualities.

• Available form 0.54mm to 12mm in diameter

Application:

• Marine industry such as rigging, sewage treatment work, steering cable and mast stay.

• General engineering applications such as control cable, davit ropes and slings

• TypeCable diameterTensile strengthMinimum breaking loadWeight

SSWR-77-1	0.54mm	1770Mpa	0.18KN	0.0012kg/m
SSWR-77-2	0.68mm	1770Mpa	0.29KN	0.0018kg/m
SSWR-77-3	0.81mm	1770Mpa	0.41KN	0.0026kg/m
SSWR-77-4	0.9mm	1570Mpa	0.49KN	0.0032kg/m
SSWR-77-5	1mm	1570Mpa	0.56KN	0.004kg/m
SSWR-77-6	1.25mm	1570Mpa	0.88KN	0.005kg/m
SSWR-77-7	1.5mm	1570Mpa	1.27KN	0.009kg/m
SSWR-77-8	1.8mm	1570Mpa	0.83KN	0.013kg/m
SSWR-77-9	2mm	1570Mpa	2.25KN	0.016kg/m
SSWR-77-10	2.5mm	1570Mpa	3.52KN	0.025kg/m
SSWR-77-11	3mm	1570Mpa	5.07KN	0.034kg/m
SSWR-77-12	4mm	1570Mpa	9.01KN	0.063kg/m
SSWR-77-13	5mm	1570Mpa	14.08KN	0.098kg/m
SSWR-77-14	6mm	1570Mpa	20.28KN	0.142kg/m
SSWR-77-15	7mm	1570Mpa	27.6KN	0.193kg/m
SSWR-77-16	8mm	1570Mpa	36.05KN	0.253kg/m
SSWR-77-17	10mm	1570Mpa	56.3KN	0.393kg/m
SSWR-77-18	12mm	1570Mpa	81.1KN	0.566kg/m

7 × 19 stainless steel wire rope

Features:

• Extremely flexible.

• Ideal for where flexible is particularly required.

• Suitable for serving as control cables.

• Available form 0.75mm to 16mm in diameter

Application:

• Marine industry such as rigging, sewage treatment work, steering cable and mast stay.

• Control cable, davit ropes, guardrail and wire rope slings.

• TypeCable diameterTensile strengthMinimum breaking loadWeight

SSWR-719-1	0.75mm	1570Mpa	0.39KN	0.0024kg/m
SSWR-719-2	1mm	1570Mpa	0.52KN	0.0038kg/m
SSWR-719-3	1.5mm	1570Mpa	1.17KN	0.0086kg/m
SSWR-719-4	2mm	1570Mpa	2.08KN	0.015kg/m
SSWR-719-5	2.5mm	1570Mpa	3.26KN	0.023kg/m
SSWR-719-6	3mm	1570Mpa	4.69KN	0.035kg/m
SSWR-719-7	4mm	1570Mpa	8.34KN	0.061kg/m
SSWR-719-8	5mm	1570Mpa	13KN	0.096kg/m
SSWR-719-9	6mm	1570Mpa	18.76KN	0.138kg/m
SSWR-719-10	7mm	1570Mpa	25.5KN	0.187kg/m
SSWR-719-11	8mm	1570Mpa	33.3KN	0.243kg/m
SSWR-719-12	10mm	1570Mpa	52.1KN	0.381kg/m
SSWR-719-13	12mm	1570Mpa	75KN	0.548kg/m
SSWR-719-14	14mm	1570Mpa	102KN	0.764kg/m
SSWR-719-15	16mm	1570Mpa	133KN	0.974kg/m

6 × 36 FC / IWRC stainless steel wire rope

Features:

• The most flexible type.

• Equal lay construction.

• Excellent breaking load and good fatigue life.

• Available in FC and IWRC style.

Application:

• Large diameter slings, luffing ropes, lifeboat falls, crane ropes, etc.

• General engineering applications such as control cable and davit ropes.

• TypeCable diameterTensile strengthMinimum breaking loadWeight

SSWR-636-1	8mm	1570Mpa	35.8KN	0.28Kg/m
SSWR-636-2	9mm	1570Mpa	45.3KN	0.35Kg/m
SSWR-636-3	10mm	1570Mpa	55.9KN	0.43Kg/m
SSWR-636-4	11mm	1570Mpa	67.6KN	0.539Kg/m
SSWR-636-5	12mm	1570Mpa	80.5KN	0.619Kg/m
SSWR-636-6	14mm	1570Mpa	109.5KN	0.843Kg/m
SSWR-636-7	16mm	1570Mpa	143.1KN	1.1Kg/m
SSWR-636-8	18mm	1570Mpa	181KN	1.39Kg/m
SSWR-636-9	20mm	1570Mpa	224KN	1.72Kg/m
SSWR-636-10	22mm	1570Mpa	271KN	2.16Kg/m
SSWR-636-11	24mm	1570Mpa	322KN	2.48Kg/m
SSWR-636-12	25mm	1570Mpa	349KN	2.69Kg/m
SSWR-636-13	28mm	1570Mpa	438KN	3.37Kg/m
SSWR-636-14	30mm	1570Mpa	503KN	3.87Kg/m
SSWR-636-15	32mm	1570Mpa	572KN	4.41Kg/m