Nominal diameter
of rope

Diameter of
outer wire                                  

Caculated
Sectional Area

Breaking load

Approximate
rope mass
per meter

Galvanized, Bright

Grade A
(1620N/mm2 class)

Grade B
(1770N/mm2 class)

Special Grade
(1,910N/mm2 class)

Designated Grade
(2,110N/mm2 class)

mm

mm

mm2

kN

kN

kN

kN

(kg/m)

16

0.80

126

149

163

171

189

1.10

18

0.90

160

189

206

217

239

1.39

19

0.95

178

210

229

241

267

1.55

20

1.00

197

233

254

267

295

1.72

21

1.05

217

257

280

295

326

1.90

22

1.10

239

282

308

324

357

2.08

23

1.15

261

308

336

354

391

2.27

24

1.20

284

335

366

385

425

2.48

25

1.25

308

364

397

418

461

2.69

26

1.30

333

393

430

425

499

2.91

28

1.40

387

457

498

524

579

3.37

30

1.50

444

525

572

602

664

3.87

32

1.60

505

596

651

685

756

4.40

34

1.70

570

673

735

773

853

4.97

36

1.80

639

754

824

866

957

5.57

38

1.90

712

840

918

965

1070

6.21

40

2.00

789

931

1020

1070

1180

6.88