Rope
Diameter
In.
Nominal Strength*, Tons (Bright & Drawn Galvanized) Approximate Wt/Ft, lb
EEIP EIP IPS IWRC Fiber Core
IWRC Fiber Core IWRC Fiber Core IWRC Fiber Core
1/4 ––– ––– 3.40 3.02 2.94 2.74 0.116 0.105
5/16 ––– ––– 5.27 4.69 4.58 4.26 0.18 0.164
3/8 ––– ––– 7.55 6.71 6.56 6.10 0.26 0.236
7/16 11.2 9.9 10.2 9.09 8.89 8.27 0.35 0.32
1/2 14.6 12.9 13.3 11.8 11.5 10.7 0.46 0.42
9/16 18.5 16.2 16.8 14.9 14.5 13.5 0.59 0.53
5/8 22.7 20.0 20.6 18.3 17.9 16.7 0.72 0.66
3/4 32.3 28.6 29.4 26.2 25.6 23.8 1.04 0.95
7/8 43.8 38.6 39.8 35.4 34.6 32.2 1.42 1.29
1 57.5 50.0 51.7 46.0 44.9 41.8 1.85 1.68
1 1/8 71.5 63.0 65.0 57.9 56.5 52.6 2.34 2.13
1 1/4 87.9 77.5 79.9 71.0 69.4 64.6 2.89 2.63
1 3/8 106.0 93.0 96.0 85.4 83.5 77.7 3.50 3.18
1 1/2 125.0 111.0 114.0 101.0 98.9 92.0 4.16 3.78
15/8 145.0 129.0 132.0 118.0 115.0 107.0 4.88 4.44
13/4 168.0 149.0 153.0 136.0 133.0 124.0 5.67 5.15
1 7/8 191.0 169.0 174.0 155.0 152.0 141.0 6.50 5.91
2 218.0 192.0 198.0 176.0 172.0 160.0 7.39 6.72
2 1/8 243.0 215.0 221.0 197.0 192.0 179.0 8.35 7.59
*Galvanizing: For 6 x 37 classification class A galvanized
wire rope (EIP & IPS grades only) deduct 10% from the listed nominal
strength