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  2. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene - Wikipedia

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    A typical 11 mm (0.43 in) UHMWPE rope of 30 m (98 ft) can weigh around 2 kg (4.4 lb), the equivalent steel wire rope would weigh around 13 kg (29 lb). One notable drawback of UHMWPE rope is its susceptibility to UV damage, so many users will fit winch covers in order to protect the cable when not in use.

  3. Dyneema Composite Fabric - Wikipedia

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    Dyneema Composite Fabric (DCF), also known as Cuben Fiber (CTF3), is a high-performance non-woven composite material used in high-strength, low-weight applications. It is constructed from a thin sheet of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene ( UHMWPE , "Dyneema") laminated between two sheets of polyester .

  4. Wire rope - Wikipedia

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    Steel wire rope (right hand lang lay) Wire rope is composed of as few as two solid, metal wires twisted into a helix that forms a composite rope, in a pattern known as laid rope. Larger diameter wire rope consists of multiple strands of such laid rope in a pattern known as cable laid. Manufactured using an industrial machine known as a strander ...

  5. Wire rope spooling technology - Wikipedia

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    In offshore applications, huge lengths of rope are often housed on drums. The anchor winches on Saipem's Semac 1 pipe laying barge, for example, each hold 2,800 metres of 76mm (3 inch) diameter wire rope in 14 layers. Saipem's Castorone, the world's largest pipe laying vessel uses a wire rope that is 3,850m long and 152mm in diameter. It weighs ...

  6. Rope - Wikipedia

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    Rope may be constructed of any long, stringy, fibrous material (e.g., rattan, a natural material), but generally is constructed of certain natural or synthetic fibres. [1] [2] [3] Synthetic fibre ropes are significantly stronger than their natural fibre counterparts, they have a higher tensile strength, they are more resistant to rotting than ropes created from natural fibres, and they can be ...

  7. Talk:Dyneema - Wikipedia

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    Dyneema is not the same thing as Spectra. Dyneema is a brand name product made by DSM. Spectra is a brand name product made by Honeywell. They are both examples of PE fiber, but are competing products. Kevlar is also a brand name product made by DuPont, but is an aramid. Just opening up the discussion since the Dyneema page says, "Dyneema or ...

  8. Sling (climbing) - Wikipedia

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    A 240 centimetres (94 in) Sling A climbing anchor equalized using dyneema slings. 1957 article on use of slings by Jan and Herb Conn.. A sling is an item of climbing equipment consisting of a tied or sewn loop of webbing.

  9. Power shovel - Wikipedia

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    Power shovels are a type of rope/cable excavator, where the digging arm is controlled and powered by winches and steel ropes, rather than hydraulics like in the modern hydraulic excavators. Basic parts of a power shovel include the track system, cabin, cables, rack, stick, boom foot-pin, saddle block, boom, boom point sheaves and bucket.

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