8×55SWS Line Contacted Wire Rope

Technical Specifications for 8×55SWS Steel Wire Rope

The 8x55SWS represents the absolute frontier of steel wire rope technology, a bespoke solution crafted for applications that operate beyond the boundaries of conventional mechanical engineering. It is designed not for general industry, but for the world’s leading innovators in science, aerospace, and robotics.

Its construction features the highest achievable density of micro-fine wires, meticulously arranged in a sophisticated eight-strand Warrington Seale pattern. This allows the rope to achieve a level of flexibility and fatigue endurance that explores the absolute physical limits of steel, enabling the development of next-generation, hyper-compact mechanisms.

NOMINAL DIAMETER	APPROX. WEIGHT			NOMINAL TENSILE STRENGTH OF ROPE (MPA)
				1570		1670		1770		1870		1960
				MINIMUM BREAKING LOAD OF ROPE
D	NF	SF	IWR/IWS	FC	IWR/IWS	FC	IWR/IWS	FC	IWR/IWS	FC	IWR/IWS	FC	IWR/IWS
MM	KG/100M			KN
8	22.98	22	27.9	29.3	34.7	31.2	36.9	33.1	39.1	35	41.3	36.7	43.4
9	29	27.8	35.3	37.1	43.9	39.5	46.7	41.9	49.5	44.3	52.3	46.5	54.9
10	35.9	34.4	43.6	45.8	54.2	48.8	57.6	51.7	61.1	54.7	64.6	57.4	67.8
11	43.3	42.6	52.7	55.5	65.5	59	69.7	62.6	73.9	66.2	78.2	69.5	82
12	51.5	49.5	62.8	66	78	70.2	83	74.5	88	78.7	93	82.7	97.6
13	60.4	58.1	73.6	77.5	91.5	82.5	97.4	87.4	103	92.4	109	97	114
14	70.1	67.4	85.4	89.8	106	95.6	113	101	120	107	127	112	133
16	91.6	88	111	117	139	125	148	132	156	140	165	147	173
18	116	111	141	149	176	158	187	168	198	177	209	186	220
20	143	138	174	184	217	195	231	207	224	219	258	230	271
22	173	166	210	222	262	236	279	250	296	265	313	278	328
24	206	198	251	264	312	281	332	298	352	315	372	330	390
26	242	232	295	310	367	330	390	350	413	370	437	388	458
28	280	270	342	360	425	384	453	406	480	429	507	450	531
30	322	310	392	414	488	440	520	446	551	493	582	516	610
32	366	352	446	471	556	501	591	531	627	561	662	588	694
34	414	398	504	532	628	565	668	600	707	633	747	663	784
36	464	446	565	596	704	634	748	672	793	710	838	744	878
38	517	497	630	664	784	706	834	748	884	791	934	829	979
40	572	550	698	736	869	782	924	830	979	876	1035	918	1085
42	631	607	769	811	958	863	1019	914	1080	966	1141	1013	1196
44	693	666	844	890	1051	947	1118	1004	1185	1060	1252	111	1312
46	757	730	922	973	1140	1035	1222	1090	1295	1150	1360	1215	1434
48	825	793	1004	1050	1251	1120	1331	1194	1411	1262	1490	1323	1562
50	895	860	1090	1150	1358	1223	1444	1296	1531	1369	1617	1435	1695
52	968	930	1179	1243	1468	1323	1562	1402	1655	1481	1749	1552	1833
54	1044	1003	1271	1341	1584	1426	1684	1512	1785	1597	1886	1674	1977
56	1122	1079	1367	1442	1703	1534	1812	1626	1920	1718	2029	1800	2126
58	1204	1157	1466	1547	1827	1646	1943	1744	2060	1843	2176	1931	2281
60	1288	1238	1570	1656	1955	1761	2080	1866	2204	1972	2329	2067	2441

8x55SWS+FC Line Contacted Wire Rope

This configuration is an exhibition of manufacturing possibility, producing a steel rope with an almost textile-like pliability. Its application is theoretical and reserved for non-load-bearing roles in proof-of-concept prototypes, advanced sensor arrays, or as a component in highly specific scientific apparatus where extreme flexibility is the sole requirement.

8x55SWS+IWR Line Contacted Wire Rope

This is the only functional configuration for any practical application of the 8x55SWS. It is the enabling technology that harnesses the rope’s unprecedented flexibility for load-bearing tasks. By integrating a solid steel core, it provides the essential strength and structural integrity required for use in future generations of ultra-compact robotics, components within high-energy physics experiments, deep-space exploration mechanisms, and other groundbreaking projects where no other material can meet the extreme specifications.

Technical Specifications for 8×55SWS Steel Wire Rope

8x55SWS+FC Line Contacted Wire Rope

8x55SWS+IWR Line Contacted Wire Rope

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