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JULY 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1879
Table No. 3.
GALVANIZED-STEEL-WIRE ROPES.—BREAKING-LOADS.
(Quality: Hawser Basic. Tensile strength of wires, 85–95 tons per square inch.)
| Size of Rope. | Flexible. | Special. | Flexible. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction: Six Strands of 12 Wires each. | Construction: Six Strands of 24 Wires each. | Construction: Six Strands of 30 Wires each. | |
| Circumference, in Inches. | Diameter, in Inches (approximate). | Actual Breaking-load, in Tons. | Actual Breaking-load, in Tons. |
| 1 | 5/16 | 2·0 | 2·6 |
| 1¼ | 13/32 | 3·1 | 4·4 |
| 1½ | 15/32 | 4·8 | 6·1 |
| 1¾ | 9/16 | 6·4 | 8·7 |
| 2 | 5/8 | 8·3 | 11·2 |
| 2¼ | 23/32 | 10·8 | 14·7 |
| 2½ | 13/16 | 13·2 | 17·7 |
| 2¾ | 7/8 | 15·2 | 21·1 |
| 3 | 15/16 | 18·6 | 25·7 |
| 3¼ | 1¹/32 | 21·7 | 29·7 |
| 3½ | 1¹/8 | 25·7 | 35·2 |
| 3¾ | 1³/16 | 29·3 | 39·9 |
| 4 | 1⁹/32 | 33·2 | 44·9 |
| 4¼ | 1¹¹/32 | 36·4 | 51·5 |
| 4½ | 1⁷/16 | 43·3 | 58·6 |
| 4¾ | 1¹/2 | 47·0 | 64·6 |
| 5 | 1¹⁹/32 | 52·8 | 70·9 |
| 5¼ | 1¹¹/16 | .. | 77·5 |
| 5½ | 1³/4 | .. | 84·4 |
| 5¾ | 1²⁷/32 | .. | 91·5 |
| 6 | 1²⁹/32 | .. | 99·1 |
| 6¼ | 2 | .. | 104·5 |
| 6½ | 2³/32 | .. | 112·3 |
| 6¾ | 2⁵/32 | .. | 120·3 |
| 7 | 2⁷/32 | .. | 130·7 |
| 7½ | 2³/8 | .. | .. |
| 8 | 2¹⁷/32 | .. | .. |
Table No. 4.
TABLE OF BREAKING-LOADS FOR ORDINARY-GRADE ROUND FIBRE ROPES.
(Ropes closely spun and not tarred.)
| Size of Rope. | Breaking-load, in Pounds. | Size of Rope. | Breaking-load, in Pounds. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Circumference, in Inches. | Diameter, in Inches (approximate). | Circumference, in Inches. | Diameter, in Inches (approximate). |
| 1 | 5/16 | 810 | 3½ |
| 1¼ | 13/32 | 1,260 | 3¾ |
| 1½ | 15/32 | 1,818 | 4 |
| 1¾ | 9/16 | 2,466 | 4¼ |
| 2 | 5/8 | 3,222 | 4½ |
| 2¼ | 23/32 | 4,086 | 4¾ |
| 2½ | 13/16 | 5,040 | 5 |
| 2¾ | 7/8 | 6,102 | 5½ |
| 3 | 15/16 | 7,254 | 6 |
| 3¼ | 1¹/32 | 8,514 |
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