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Wire Rope Removal Criteria Tables
 
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Table A) All removal criteria are based on the use of steel sheave.
  Equipment Running Ropes*
# of allowable
broken wires in
Rot. Resistant*
# of allowable
broken wires in
Standing Ropes*
# of allowable
broken wires
Standard Vers. 1 rope
lay
1 strand in 1 lay 1 rope
lay
1 strand
in 1 lay
in 1 lay behind end connection at end connection
AMSE/B30.2 2001 Overhead and
Gantry Cranes
12 4 - - - -
AMSE/B30.3 1995 Hammerhead
Tower Cranes
12 4 4 2 - -
AMSE/B30.5 1995 Mobile and
Locomotive Cranes
6 3 2 4
(in 30xd)
- -
AMSE/B30.6 1995 Derricks 6 3 - - 3 2
AMSE/B30.7 2001 Base Mounted
Hoists
6 3 - - 3 2
AMSE/B30.8 1995 Floating Cranes
and Derricks
6 3 - 4 3 2
AMSE/B30.16 1997 Overhead Hoists
(Underhung)
12 4 - - 2 -

*Also remove if you detect 1 wire broken at the contact point with the core or adjacent strand; so called valley breaks.
 
 
Table B) Standard: ISO 4309
Number of broken wires in round strand ropes working in steel sheaves
Number of
load bearing
wires in
outer
strands
Examples
of rope
constructions
and types
Number of visible broken wires* related to the fatigue of the rope
in a crane that gives rise to rejection

Class. group M1, M2, M3, M4
Ordinary
over a length of
Langs
over a length of
Class. group M5, M6, M7, M8
Ordinary
over a length of
Langs
over a length of
6d 30d 6d 30d 6d 30d 6d 30d
under 50 6x7, 7x7 2 4 1 2 4 8 2 4
51 to 75 6x19 Seale* 3 6 2 3 6 12 3 6
76 to 100   4 8 2 4 8 16 4 8
101 to 120 6x26, 6x25,
8x19 Seale
5 10 2 5 10 19 5 10
121 to 140   6 11 3 6 11 22 6 11
141 to 160 8x19 Filler,
Python® Super 8
6 13 3 6 13 26 6 13
161 to 180 6x36*,
Python® HS-9
7 14 4 7 14 29 7 14
181 to 200 Python® Multi,
Python® Ultra
8 16 4 8 16 32 8 16
201 to 220 6x41* 9 18 4 9 18 38 9 18
221 to 240   10 19 5 10 19 38 10 19
241 to 260 8x36* 10 21 5 10 21 42 10 21
261 to 280   11 22 6 11 22 45 11 22
281 to 300   12 24 6 12 24 48 12 24
300 and over   0.04n 0.08n 0.02n 0.04n 0.08n 0.16n 0.04n 0.08n

1) Filler wires are not regarded as load bearing wires and are therefore excluded from the examination. In ropes having a number of strands, only the visible outer layer is considered. In ropes having a steel core, this is regarded as an internal strand and is not considered.
2) In the case of a calculation for number of visible broken wires, the value is rounded to a whole number. For ropes having outer wires in the external strands of LARGER size than the norm, the particular construction is down-graded in the table indicated by an (*)
3) A broken wire may have two visible ends.
d=nominal diameter of the rope
 
 
Table C) Standard: ISO 4309
Number of visible broken wires in rotation resistant ropes working in steel sheaves
Classification Groups for M1, M2, M3, M4
Classification Groups for M5, M6, M7, M8
Over a length of 6d Over a length of 30d Over a length of 6d Over a length of 30d
2 4 4 8

Note: A broken wire may have two visible ends
d=nominal diameter of the rope
 
 
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