Steel Cable Applications: How to Choose Steel Cable for Your Needs？
Steel Cable Applications: How to Choose Steel Cable for Your Needs？
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Steel cables, also known as steel wire ropes, designing to meet the specific demands of various applications. Each requiring a different structure and strength for optimal performance. For example, in construction, cables with a 6×19 or 6×36 construction provide flexibility and durability for crane lifting operations. While in mining, 8×19 cables offer higher strength to withstand the heavy. As well as continuous loads encountered in underground or surface operations. Besides, in marine applications, steel cables with an anti-corrosion coating are crucial to secure ships or offshore drilling platforms against harsh ocean conditions. Therefore, if you need a steel wire rope catalogue to better understand our wire ropes, please contact our engineers.
Steel Cable Applications:
Wire rope cables are commonly found in construction, mining, marine, transportation, and manufacturing industries. For example:
- Construction: Steel cables are used in cranes, hoists, and rigging systems in order to lift heavy loads and secure materials. Because their strength allows them to handle the stresses involved in heavy lifting.
- Mining: Steel cables are employed to transport materials, as well as in elevators and mine shafts where heavy, continuous loads need to be moved efficiently.
- Marine and Offshore: These cables are essential for mooring ships. Both supporting offshore drilling rigs, and anchoring vessels in harsh marine environments.
- Transportation: For example in cable cars, ski lifts, and even suspension bridges, steel cables offer the strength and flexibility needed to support loads over long distances.
Specifications and applications of steel cable:
Common Applications of Steel Wire Rope, for example:
- Cranes and hoists.
- Mining and drilling.
- Marine and offshore.
- Construction and elevators.
- Industrial machinery.
Key Uses and Functions:
- Lifting and rigging.
- Towing and anchoring.
- Transmission of mechanical forces.
Selecting the Right Specifications:
- Material: Galvanized vs. stainless steel.
- Structure: Such as 6×19, 6×36, 8×19, etc., based on flexibility and strength.
- Diameter: Based on load requirements.
- Coatings and Lubrication: For durability in harsh environments.
Scenarios of wire rope use and corresponding structures:
Through actual wire rope usage scenarios and by combining more than 30 years of production experience in our wire rope factories, we have created case tables. Please make reference as follow.
| Steel Wire Rope Specifications and Application Examples: | ||
| Steel Cable Types | Steel Cable Specifications | Type of Use |
| Galvanised steel cable | 6×K36WS-IWRC-1960-φ32, φ36, φ46, φ50, φ56 35×K7-1960-φ31, 6×36WS+IWR-1770-φ76 6×K36WS+IWRC-φ60 | Used for: Such as 4000 tonnes,1600tonnes,800tonnes floating crane. As well as 3000tonnes pipe-laying vessel lifting,luffing,anchoring cable |
| Galvanised steel cable | 6×36SW+IWR-φ76-1770-2200M/root | Used for:4000 tonnes full-swing floating crane anchor cable |
| Galvanised steel cable | 6×37S-IWEC-φ48-6000M/pc 6×36SW+IWR-φ60-1960MPa-9200M/2pcs | Used for:1600, 1800 tonne floating crane lifting, luffing. |
| Galvanised steel cable | 6×36SW+IWR-φ48.5-1870-5200M/root | Used for:1300 tonne floating crane luffing |
| Galvanised steel cable | 6x36WS+IWR-1770-Φ55-10500M 6×36WS+IWR-1770-Φ50-4800M 6×36WS+IWR-1770-Φ50-2800M 6×36WS+IWR-1770-Φ78-1500M | Used for:3000 tonnes full-swing floating crane luffing, main hook, secondary hook, anchoring |
| Galvanised steel cable | 4V×48S+5FC-1960-φ33,φ38 6×29Fi+IWR-1960-φ29,φ34 | Used for: Lifting of 25t-40t hydraulic deck cranes (Kling cranes) |
| Ungalvanized steel cable | 4V×39S+5FC-1870-φ26-φ30 18×19+FC1770-φ28 | Used for:70 tonne gantry crane lifting |
| Ungalvanized steel cable | 18X7+FC-1770-φ32 4VX39S+5FC-1870-φ28-φ30 18X19+FC-φ28 6XK36SW-IWR-1670-φ26 | Used for:600t gantry crane main hook, secondary hook |
| Ungalvanized steel cable | 8X36SW+IWR-φ50-1960 4800M | Used for: 20,000 tonne crane lifts |
| Ungalvanized steel cable | 6X36SW+IWR-φ55-1770-10500M | Used for: 1600, 1800 tonnes floating crane lifting, luffing |
| Ungalvanized steel cable | 4V×48S+5FC-1960-φ32 4V×48S+5FC-1870-φ20φ30φ32 | Equipment Manufacturing – Construction Machinery: Bridge erectors for 900-tonne, 450-tonne, 400-tonne bridge cranes as well as girder lifting machine lifts |
| Ungalvanized steel cable | 18X7+FC-1770-φ32 4VX39S+5FC-1870-φ28-φ30 18X19+FC-φ28 6XK36SW-IWR-1670-φ26 | Equipment Manufacturing – Shipbuilding Industry: Gantry Crane for 600 tonne gantry crane main hook, sub-hooks |
| Electric shovel lifting ropes | Plastic-coated 8×36SW+IWR-1870-φ58 | Used for:20 cubic metre electric shovel lifting |
| steel cable | 35Wxk7-1870-φ34 6xk36ws+iwrc-1870-φ34 | Used for: 30 tonne crane luffing and lifting |
Wire rope cable construction and applications:
Steel cables are commonly found in both construction, mining, marine, transportation, and manufacturing industries. For example:
1、Specification: 6X36SW+IWR-1960MPa-φ60mm
- Application Industries:Floating cranes are harbour lifting equipment.
- Steel cable Usage:Applied to port terminal operations as well as sea rescue, search and rescue work.
2、Specification: Galvanised 8×K36WS＋IWRC-1960MPa-φ60mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing – Offshore Engineering, Floating Crane.
- Steel cable Usage: Such as for 4000 tonne, 1600 tonne, 800 tonne floating cranes, and 3500 tonne pipe-laying vessel lifting, luffing, anchoring cables.
3、Specification:Galvanised 6×36WS+IWRC-φ76mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing – Offshore Engineering, Floating Crane.
- Steel cable Usage:Anchor ropes for 4000 tonne full-swing floating cranes.
4、Specification:8×36WS+IWR-1960MPa-φ50mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing-Shipbuilding,Gantry Crane.
- Steel cable Usage:Wire ropes for 20,000 tonne cranes.
5、Specification:NAT 4V×39S+5FC-1770MPa-φ32mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing – Terminals, Harbours, Shore Cranes.
- Steel cable Usage:Hoisting ropes for ship unloaders.
6、Specification:NAT6×29Fi+IWRC-1770MPa-φ28mm、φ30mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing – Terminals, Harbours, Shore Cranes.
- Steel cable Usage:Yabashi hoisting wire rope.
7、Specification:Galvanised 6×37S+IWRC-1770MPa-φ48mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing-Offshore Engineering, Floating Crane.
- Steel cable Usage:Wire rope for 1600 tonnes of salvage floating crane rated as ‘the first rope in China’.
8、Specification:35W×K7-1960MPa-φ34mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing-Marine, Kringle Crane
- Steel cable Usage:Used for 30 tonnes (Kringle Crane) supporting wire rope, hoisting wire rope.
9、Specification:NAT 35W×7-1960MPa-φ17mm、NAT 35W×7-1960MPa-φ18mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing-Construction Machinery, Lifting Cranes.
- Steel cable Usage:25-50 tonnes car crane main hook, secondary hook lifting wire rope.
10、Specification:NAT 6×36SW-IWR-1670MPa-φ36mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing-Construction Machinery, Bridging Machines.
- Steel cable Usage:700 tonne bridge hoisting wire rope.
11、Specification:NAT4V×48S+5FC-1960MPa-φ20mm、φ30mm、φ32mm
- Application Industries:Equipment Manufacturing-Construction Machinery, Bridging Machines.
- Steel cable Usage:Bridge hoisting wire rope.
12、Specification:NAT6×K36WS+FC-φ32mm
- Application Industries:Engineering and construction – cable machine.
- Steel cable Usage:Hoisting wire ropes for dam cranes.
13、Specification:NAT 8×K36WS+IWRC-1870MPa-φ48mm
- Application Industries:Engineering and construction – cable machine.
- Steel cable Usage:For lifting of bridge cables.
14、Specification:NAT6×36WS+IWRC-1770MPa-Φ40mm
- Application Industries:Engineering and construction – cable machine.
- Steel cable Usage:Wire ropes for platform cross-river cables.
15、Specification:8×36SW+EPIWRC-1870MPa-φ58mm
- Application Industries:Energy development – coal, electric shovels.
- Steel cable Usage:Large rope for lifting 20 cubic metre electric shovels.
The importance of choosing the right steel cable：
- Choosing the right steel cable is essential for ensuring safety, efficiency, and durability in various applications. The rope’s construction, material, and strength must align with the specific demands of the job, such as heavy lifting, pulling, or securing loads. An improper selection can lead to reduced performance, premature wear, or even critical failures, making it vital to evaluate factors like load capacity, flexibility, and environmental conditions.
- selecting the right steel wire rope should involve consulting professional manufacturers and experts. Their specialized knowledge ensures that the rope’s specifications align with the application’s requirements, enhancing performance, safety, and longevity.
Why Choose Steel Cable From KNKT?
Our steel wire rope factory was establishing in 1993, equipping with technologically advanced, well-equipped production machine. Wide steel wire rope categories and for applications product variety of large, medium and small wire rope manufacturing plant and steel wire manufacturing plant, with a floor area of 113,400 square metres. With an annual production capacity of 100,000 tonnes, the company produces a wide range of point, wire and surface contact steel wire ropes and cables with diameters of 1.8mm-260mm, and nominal tensile strengths of up to 2,160Mpa and EEIPS, and has become one of the largest steel wire ropes manufacturers in China in terms of both production volume and specifications. If you need help, please contact our wire rope experts. Report this page