Polyester Polyolefin Rope - Strength

Polyester Polyolefin dual fiber rope 3-strand - minimum breaking strength and safe load

 

polyester polyolefin rope strength

Minimum breaking strength and safe load of polyester polyolefin 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)
1/4 6 1200 5.34 100 0.445 0.016 0.024
5/16 8 1870 8.3 156 0.693 0.025 0.037
3/8 10 2700 12.0 225 1.00 0.036 0.054
7/16 11 3500 15.6 292 1.30 0.048 0.071
1/2 12 4400 19.6 367 1.63 0.062 0.092
9/16 14 5200 23.1 433 1.93 0.079 0.118
5/8 16 6100 27.1 508 2.26 0.095 0.141
3/4 18 8400 37.4 700 3.11 0.135 0.201
7/8 22 11125 49.5 927 4.12 0.180 0.268
1 24 13175 58.6 1100 4.89 0.218 0.324
1 1/16 26 14775 66 1230 5.47 0.245 0.365
1 1/8 28 16325 73 1360 6.05 0.271 0.403
1 1/4 30 19900 89 1660 7.38 0.334 0.495
1 3/8 32 21950 98 1830 8.14 0.365 0.543
1 1/2 36 28250 126 2350 10.5 0.470 0.699
1 5/8 40 32950 147 2750 12.2 0.550 0.818
1 3/4 44 36850 164 3070 13.7 0.620 0.923
2 48 48050 214 4000 17.8 0.810 1.21

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