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BS MA 29:1982

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Specification for steel wire rope and strand for yachts
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Language(s)

English

Published date

29-10-1982

Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. References
3. Definitions
4. Material
5. Manufacture
6. Inspection, testing and acceptance
7. Certificate of test, marking and packaging
Tables
1. Minimum tensile strength and nominal diameter
     range of stainless steel wire
2. Permitted limits on diameter
3. Zinc coated steel wire rope
4. Stainless steel wire rope
5. Stainless steel wire strand
Figure
1. Method of measuring wire rope diameter

Requirements for the material, manufacture and testing of zinc-coated steel and stainless steel wire rope and strand for yachts.

This British Standard specifies requirements for the material, manufacture and testing of the following types, constructions and diameters of steel wire rope and strand.

Type and construction Nominal diameter range
Zinc coated steel wire rope mm
7 × 7(6/1) 2 to 14
7 × 19(12/6/1) 3 to 14 (see Table 3)
Stainless steel wire rope
7 × 7(6/1) 2 to 14
7 × 19(12/6/1) 3 to 14 (see Table 4)
Stainless steel wire strand
1 × 19(12/6/1) 2 to 26 (see Table 5)

Committee
GME/33
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 81/72370 DC (08/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

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BS 4928:1985 Specification for man-made fibre ropes
BS 970-4:1970 Specification for wrought steels for mechanical and allied engineering purposes Valve steels
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BS 2763:1968 Round steel wire for ropes

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