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  • BS MA 29:1982

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    Specification for steel wire rope and strand for yachts

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  29-10-1982

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. References
    3. Definitions
    4. Material
    5. Manufacture
    6. Inspection, testing and acceptance
    7. Certificate of test, marking and packaging
    Tables
    1. Minimum tensile strength and nominal diameter
         range of stainless steel wire
    2. Permitted limits on diameter
    3. Zinc coated steel wire rope
    4. Stainless steel wire rope
    5. Stainless steel wire strand
    Figure
    1. Method of measuring wire rope diameter

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    Requirements for the material, manufacture and testing of zinc-coated steel and stainless steel wire rope and strand for yachts.

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    This British Standard specifies requirements for the material, manufacture and testing of the following types, constructions and diameters of steel wire rope and strand.

    Type and construction Nominal diameter range
    Zinc coated steel wire rope mm
    7 × 7(6/1) 2 to 14
    7 × 19(12/6/1) 3 to 14 (see Table 3)
    Stainless steel wire rope
    7 × 7(6/1) 2 to 14
    7 × 19(12/6/1) 3 to 14 (see Table 4)
    Stainless steel wire strand
    1 × 19(12/6/1) 2 to 26 (see Table 5)

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    Committee GME/33
    Development Note Supersedes 81/72370 DC (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 7906-1:2005 Use of lifting equipment for performance, broadcast and similar applications Code of practice for installation, use and removal of above stage equipment (excluding trusses and towers)

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

    BS 4928:1985 Specification for man-made fibre ropes
    BS 970-4:1970 Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes Valve steels
    BS 365:1968 Specification for galvanized steel wire ropes for ships
    BS 2052:1977 Specification for ropes made from manila, sisal, hemp, cotton and coir
    BS 2763:1968 Round steel wire for ropes
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