Manila Rope - Strength

Manila rope 3-strand. minimum breaking strength and safe load

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Manila rope is from the fibers of the abaca plant - "musa testilus" - Manila hemp.

manila rope strength

Minimum breaking strength and safe load of manila rope are indicated below.

Rope Diameter Minimum Breaking Strength Safe Load
(Safety Factor 12) 		Weight
(in) (mm) (lbf) (kN) (lbf) (kN) (lbm/ft) (kg/m)
3/16 5 405 1.8 33.8 0.150 0.014 0.020
1/4 6 540 2.4 45.0 0.200 0.018 0.027
5/16 8 900 4.0 75.0 0.334 0.026 0.039
3/8 10 1212 5.4 101 0.450 0.038 0.056
7/16 11 1575 7.0 131 0.584 0.049 0.072
1/2 12 2385 10.6 199 0.884 0.070 0.104
9/16 14 3105 13.8 259 1.15 0.096 0.143
5/8 16 3960 17.6 330 1.47 0.127 0.189
3/4 18 4860 21.6 405 1.80 0.159 0.237
13/16 20 5850 26.0 488 2.17 0.186 0.277
7/8 22 6930 30.8 578 2.57 0.214 0.318
1 24 8100 36.0 675 3.00 0.257 0.382
1 1/16 26 9450 42.0 788 3.50 0.298 0.443
1 1/8 28 10800 48.0 900 4.00 0.343 0.510
1 1/4 30 12150 54.0 1010 4.49 0.397 0.591
1 3/8 32 13500 60.1 1130 5.03 0.456 0.679
1 1/2 36 16650 74.1 1390 6.18 0.570 0.848
1 5/8 40 20250 90.1 1690 7.52 0.711 1.06
1 3/4 44 23850 110 1990 8.85 0.850 1.26
2 48 27900 120 2330 10.4 1.02 1.52

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