Nominal diameter
of rope

Diameter of
outer wire                                 

Caculated
Sectional Area

Breaking load

Approximate
rope mass
per meter

Galvanized. Bright

Grade SH
(1,910N/mm2 class)

Designated Grade
(2,160N/mm2 class)

mm

mm

mm2

kN

kN

(kg/m)

8

0.57

28.6

44.3

50.1

0.257

9

0.64

36.2

56.1

63.4

0.326

10

0.71

44.7

69.2

78.3

0.402

11.2

0.80

56.1

86.8

98.2

0.504

12

0.85

64.4

99.7

113

0.579

12.5

0.89

69.8

108

122

0.628

14

0.99

87.6

136

154

0.788

16

1.14

114

177

200

1.03

18

1.28

145

224

253

1.30

19

1.35

161

250

283

1.45

20

1.42

179

277

313

1.61

22

1.56

216

335

379

1.95

22.4

1.59

224

347

392

2.02

24

1.70

257

399

451

2.32

25

1.78

279

433

490

2.51

26

1.85

302

468

529

2.72

28

1.99

350

543

614

3.15

30

2.13

402

623

705

3.62

31.5

2.24

444

687

777

3.99

32

2.27

458

709

802

4.12

33.5

2.38

502

777

879

4.51

34

2.41

517

800

905

4.65

35.5

2.52

563

872

986

5.07

36

2.56

579

897

1010

5.21

37.5

2.66

629

974

1100

5.65

38

2.70

645

1000

1130

5.80

40

2.84

715

1080

1220

6.43

42

2.98

789

1190

-

7.09

42.5

3.02

807

1220

-

7.26

44

3.12

865

1310

-

7.78

45

3.20

905

1370

-

8.14

47.5

3.37

1010

1530

-

9.07

50

3.55

1120

1690

-

10.0

53

3.76

1260

1900

-

11.3

56

3.98

1400

2120

-

12.6

60

4.26

1610

2440

-

14.5

63

4.47

1770

2690

-

16.0

65

4.62

1890

2860

-

17.0