Steel Wire Rope – Warnings
Wire Rope Warning GENERAL INFORMATION ON WIRE ROPE The three basic components of a typical wire rope. (Fiber core is shown.) COMPONENTS: Wire rope consists of three basic components. 1. Wires. 2. Strands, formed by wires, laid helically around a core. 3. Core, or center. MATERIAL: Steel grades in wide use today are IPS (improved plow steel), EIPS (extra improved plow steel), sometimes also referred to as XIPS, XIP, or EIP, as well as EEIPS (extra, extra improved plow steel.) CORE: Its function is to provide proper support for the [...]