AS 1138- 2008 Thimbles for Wire Rope
AS 1138- 2008 Thimbles for Wire Rope specifies requirements for thimbles that are suitable for use with Grade 1770, galvanized or ungalvanized, round strand, equal lay, 6 x 36 or 6 x 19 construction groups Seale-Warrington + IWRC steel wire ropes. Thimbles suitable for higher capacity wire ropes are also included.
The Standard covers:
- SCOPE
- REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
- DEFINITIONS
- MATERIALS
- DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE
- MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
- MARKING
- TESTING OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
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