AmSteel-Blue, Synthetic Fibre Ropes

Towing, Mooring and Anchoring

Synthetic Fibre Ropes

AmSteel-Blue

Product Description

AmSteel®-Blue; 12-strand braided HMPE rope with Samthane coating.
- Fibre: Dyneema® SK78 high-modulus polyethylene fibre [DSM Dyneema]
- Specific gravity : 0,98 (floats in seawater)

Product Ratings

Line Design Break Force - LDBF (ref. to OCIMF MEG4): | Diameter: 1.000" (24 mm): 98,100 lbs (44,500 kg) | Diameter: 1.0625" (26 mm): 121,000 lbs (54,700 kg) | Diameter: 1.125" (28 mm): 133,000 lbs (60,400 kg) | Diameter: 1.250" (30 mm): 149,000 lbs (67,400 kg) | Diameter: 1.3125" (32 mm): 167,000 lbs (75,600 kg) | Diameter: 1.375" (34 mm): 185,000 lbs (83,700 kg) | Diameter: 1.500" (36 mm): 205,000 lbs (93,100 kg) | Diameter: 1.5625" (38 mm): 229,000 lbs (104,000 kg) | Diameter: 1.625" (40 mm): 255,000 lbs (116,000 kg) | Diameter: 1.6875" (42 mm): 276,000 lbs (125,000 kg) | Diameter: 1.750" (44 mm): 302,000 lbs (137,000 kg) | Diameter: 2.000" (48 mm): 343,000 lbs (156,000 kg)

Applicable Standards

CI 1500-02, Test Methods for Fiber Rope V.2, 2006
ISO 2307 (2010), Fibre ropes -- Determination of certain physical and mechanical properties
OCIMF Marine Equipment Guidelines (MEG), 4th Edition.
API 2SM Annex F - Design, Manufacture, Installation, and Maintenance of Synthetic Fiber Ropes for Offshore Mooring (2nd ed, 2014)
ISO 2062 Textiles -- Yarns from packages -- Determination of single-end breaking force and elongation at break using constant rate of extension (CRE) tester (2009)
ASTM D885 Standard Test Methods for Tire Cords, Tire Cord Fabrics, and Industrial Filament Yarns Made from Manufactured Organic-Base Fibers (2014)

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