WIRE ROPE

General Information

Wire Rope Design and Construction

IWRC Core

Fiber core

IWRC (Indendent Wire Rope Core) provides good

Fiber Core provides excellent flexibility.

crush resistance and increased strength.

Regular Lay

Lang Lay

Definition

Definition

Most common lay in which the wires wind in one direction and the

Wires in strand and strands of rope wind the same direction. (right lay

strands the opposite direction. (right lay shown)

shown)

Characteristics

Characteristics

Less likely to kink and untwist; easier to handle; more crush resistant

Increased resistance to abrasion; greater flecibility and fatigue resist 

than lang lay.

ance than regular lay; will kink and untwist.

Right Lay

Left Lay

Definition

Definition

Strands wound to the right around the core;(regular lay shown)

Strands wound to the left around the core. (regular lay shown)

Characteristics

Characteristics

The most common construction.

Used in a few special situations  cable tool drilling line, for example.

Alternate Lay

Definition

Alternate strands of right regular lay and right lang lay.

Characteristics

Combines the best features of regular and lang lay for boom hoist or

winch lines.

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