Steel wire rope

Shovel Ropes

The 70mm (24.95 kg/m) shovel rope is proudly used by well-known mines such as Kumba Iron Ore, Seriti coal, Anglo American, Foskor and Anglo Platinum.; The 50-64mm shovel rope was born from the D01. It is fully plasticated to keep out the…

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About this product

The 70mm (24.95 kg/m) shovel rope is proudly used by well-known mines such as Kumba Iron Ore, Seriti coal, Anglo American, Foskor and Anglo Platinum. The 50-64mm shovel rope was born from the D01. It is fully plasticated to keep out the dirt. This reduces inter-strand and interwire wear. It is compact, it has spaces between the strand to allow flow of plastic in extrusion processes. With a very smooth outer surface, there are minimal wear on sheaves and drums. Factors that adversely affect rope life and performance include: Bending of wire ropes over small diameter sheaves causes kinks and severe abrasion. Excessive vibration from damaged sheave bearings will result in premature fatigue type wire break-up failures. Sheaves that do not rotate freely, or the ropes sliding over or striking a stationery piece of equipment or obstruction, results in early wire failure. Abrasion causes work hardening and surface embrittlement of the outer crown wires of a rope (referred to as “Surface Martensite”).

About steel wire rope

Rope made of steel wires twisted into strands, laid around a core, for lifting, hauling and rigging.