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AS 1138-2008

AS 1138-2008

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Thimbles for wire rope (Reconfirmed 2019)

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23-01-2008

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Standards Australia

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1 - AS 1138-2008 THIMBLES FOR WIRE ROPE
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 3 DEFINITIONS
7 - 3.1 Competent person
7 - 3.2 Gusset (or web)
7 - 3.3 Nominal size of a thimble
7 - 3.4 Point of a thimble
7 - 3.5 Self-coloured
7 - 3.6 Shall
7 - 3.7 Should
8 - 3.8 Thimble
8 - 3.8.1 General
8 - 3.8.2 Ordinary thimble
8 - 3.8.3 Reeving thimble
9 - 3.8.4 Contiguous thimble
9 - 3.8.5 Solid heart thimble
11 - 4 MATERIALS
11 - 5 DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
11 - 5.1 General
11 - 5.2 Dimensions
12 - 5.3 Holes
12 - 5.4 Bosses
12 - 5.5 Heat treatment
13 - 5.6 Defects and finish
13 - 5.7 Surface finish
14 - 6 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
14 - 6.1 General
14 - 6.2 Strength
14 - 6.3 Deformation
14 - 6.4 Ductility
14 - 7 MARKING
14 - 8 TESTING OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
16 - APPENDIX A - INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE SUPPLIED WITH ENQUIRIES AND ORDERS
17 - APPENDIX B - STANDARDS FOR COMPONENTS USED IN LIFTING SYSTEMS
18 - APPENDIX C - CONDITIONS FOR APPLICATION OF TEST FORCES
19 - APPENDIX D - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
19 - D1 SCOPE
19 - D2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
19 - D3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
20 - D4 SUPPLIER’S QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
20 - D5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT

Specifies requirements for thimbles that are suitable for use with Grade1770, galvanized or ungalvanized, round strand, equal lay, 6 (36 or 6) 19 construction groups Seale-Warrington+IWRC steel wire ropes.

Committee
ME-025
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 8515 8
Pages
15
ProductNote
Reconfirmation Notice 01/02/2019 Reconfirmed 01/02/2019.
This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2019 and remains current in New Zealand.
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard specifies requirements for thimbles that are suitable for use with Grade 1770, galvanized or ungalvanized, round strand, equal lay, 6 ( 36 or 6 ( 19 construction groups Seale-Warrington + IWRC steel wire ropes.Thimbles suitable or higher capacity wire ropes are included.NOTES:1 This Standard does not prevent the use of these or other types of thimble with fibre rope.2 Guidance on information that should be supplied with enquiries and orders is given in Appendix A.3 Standards for components that are used in lifting systems are listed in Appendix B.

Originated as AS 1138-1978.
Second edition 1992.
Third edition 2008.

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