Governor Ropes

Nominal Rope * Diameter Approx. weight/mass. Minimum breaking load/force FOR 1570 OR 1370 / 1770 N/mm2 inch mm Ibs/100ft kg/100m 1000 Ibs kN 5/16 8 14.9 22.2 6.3 28.1 9 18.1 27.0 8.1 36.2 3/8 9.5 20.8 31.0 8.9 39.8 10 23.3 34.7 9.9 44.0 7/16 11 28.2 42.0 12.0 53.2 15/32 12 33.8 50.3 14.4 64.0 1/2 12.7 37.6 56.0 16.1 71.5 13 39.3 58.5 16.8 74.8 9/16 14 44.4 66.0 19.4 86.2 5/8 16 59.7 88.8 25.4 113.0 23/32 18 73.2 109.0 31.7 141.0 25/32 20 90.7 135.0 40.0 178.0 7/8 22 110.9 165.0 47.9 213.0 15/16 24 123.6 184.0 52.4 233.0 1 25.4 145.8 217.0 57.1 254.0