ImperialCollegeLondon,Versioncorrectasof20/12/2019 Is017893:2004,incorporatingIS0amendment 1:2010 This publication consists of the following IsO documents: ISO 17893:2004 Published 15-02-2004 IS017893:2004,amendment 1:2010 Published 15-05-2010 ISO amendment 1:2010 has been consolidated into the main ISO text by BSI. The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags. Tags indicating changes to ISO text carry the number of the IsO amendment. In this document, text altered by IS0 amendment 1:2010 is indicated by Thispublicationhas notbeenadopted asaBritishStandard. Licensed copy: Imperial College, bsi. ...making excellence a habit ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 17893 First edition 2004-02-15 Licensed copy: Imperial College , Imperial College London, Version correct as of 20/12/2019 Steel wire ropes Vocabulary, designation and classification Cablesenacier-Vocabulaire,designationetclassification Referencenumber ISO17893:2004(E) @ISO 2004 ISO17893:2004(E) PDFdisclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but acceptsnoliabilityinthisarea. Adobe isatrademarkofAdobeSystemsIncorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found,please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below ISO2004 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either isO at the address below or isO'smemberbody inthecountryoftherequester. ISO copyright office Casepostale56.CH-1211Geneva20 Tel.+4122749 0111 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org ii @ISO2004-Allrightsreserved ISO 17893:2004(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Termsanddefinitions. 3 Designation. .25 4 Classification.. ..33 Annex A (informative) Elements of a rope.. .38 AnnexB(informative)Designationsystem... ..39 Alphabetical index ... Licensedcopy:ImperialCollege, is02004-All rights reserved ii ISO17893:2004(E) Foreword non-governmental, in liaison with sO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. of se International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2 The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval byat least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to thepossibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights.IsOshallnotbeheld responsiblefor identifying anyorall suchpatent rights. Licensed copy:Imperial College,Imperial CollegeLondon, ISO17893waspreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeISO/TC105,Steelwireropes iv Iso2004-Allrightsreserved ISO17893:2004(E) Introduction This International standard was developed in response to a worldwide demand for a specification covering terms and definitions associated with the design, manufacture and testing of steel wire rope, for a designation system which would providemanufacturers, purchasers and endusers with a common method of describing a rope, and for a classification system which would enable ropes of similar construction and mechanical properties to be grouped together. The designation and classification systems established here can be used for designating and classifying any steelwireropeconst