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  • BS ISO 4308-1:2003

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    Cranes and lifting appliances. Selection of wire ropes General

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  31-07-2013

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  02-06-2003

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Type of rope
    5 Duty conditions
    6 Selection procedure
       6.1 Calculation of C values
       6.2 Z[p] values
       6.3 Calculation of minimum rope diameter
       6.4 Calculation of minimum breaking force
    7 Diameter of rope drums and sheaves
    8 Stationary ropes
    9 Dangerous conditions
    10 Care, maintenance, examination and discard
    Annex A (normative) Lifting appliances to which this part
            of ISO 4308 is applicable
    Annex B (informative) Examples of wire rope selection
    Annex C (informative) Other selection aspects
    Annex D (normative) Hoists - Diameter of compensating
            sheaves
    Bibliography

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    Defines two procedures for selecting wire rope for use on types of lifting appliances as in ISO 4306-1. Gives the minimum requirements for wire ropes to have acceptable strength and performance levels regarding design, application and maintaining of the appliance.

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    Committee MHE/3
    Development Note Supersedes 00/707661 DC (06/2003)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    ISO 8793:1986 Steel wire ropes — Ferrule-secured eye terminations
    ISO 2408:2017 Steel wire ropes — Requirements
    ISO 4306-1:2007 Cranes — Vocabulary — Part 1: General
    ISO 7595:1984 Socketing procedures for wire ropes Molten metal socketing
    ISO 3189-1:1985 Sockets for wire ropes for general purposes — Part 1: General characteristics and conditions of acceptance
    ISO 3189-2:1985 Sockets for wire ropes for general purposes — Part 2: Special requirements for sockets produced by forging or machined from the solid
    ISO 3189-3:1985 Sockets for wire ropes for general purposes — Part 3: Special requirements for sockets produced by casting
    ISO 4309:2010 Cranes Wire ropes Care and maintenance, inspection and discard
    ISO 4301-1:2016 Cranes — Classification — Part 1: General
    ISO 8794:1986 Steel wire ropes Spliced eye terminations for slings
    ISO/TR 7596:1982 Socketing procedures for wire ropes — Resin socketing
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