SIZING + CONVERSIONS
| METRIC - IMPERIAL DIAMETER CONVERSION | |||||||||||
| in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm |
| 5⁄32 | 3.97 | 1⁄2 | 12.7 | 15⁄16 | 23.8 | 11⁄2 | 38.1 | 21⁄2 | 63.5 | 41⁄4 | 108.0 |
| 3⁄16 | 4.76 | 9⁄16 | 14.3 | 1 | 25.4 | 115⁄16 | 41.3 | 23⁄4 | 69.9 | 41⁄2 | 114.3 |
| 7⁄32 | 5.56 | 5⁄8 | 15.9 | 11⁄16 | 27.0 | 13⁄4 | 44.5 | 3 | 76.2 | 43⁄4 | 120.7 |
| 1⁄4 | 6.35 | 11⁄16 | 17.5 | 11⁄8 | 28.6 | 17⁄8 | 47.6 | 33⁄4 | 82.6 | 5 | 127.0 |
| 5⁄16 | 7.94 | 3⁄4 | 19.0 | 13⁄16 | 30.2 | 2 | 50.8 | 31⁄2 | 88.9 | ||
| 3⁄8 | 9.53 | 13⁄16 | 20.6 | 11⁄4 | 31.8 | 21⁄8 | 54.0 | 33⁄4 | 95.3 | ||
| 7⁄16 | 11.1 | 7⁄8 | 22.2 | 13⁄8 | 34.9 | 21⁄4 | 57.2 | 4 | 101.6 | ||
| CONVERSION TABLE | ||||
| Length | 1m | = 1000 mm | = 3,281 ft | = 39,37 inch |
| Force | 1kN | = 101,97 kp | = 0,10197 t metric-f | = 224 lbs-f |
| Tensile Strength | IN/mm | = 0,10197 kp/mm | = 145,04 p.s.i | 10 bar |
| Cross Section | 1mm | = 0.00155 sq.inch | ||
| Weight | 1 metric t | 1000kg = 1,102 short t | = 0,9842 long t | 2204,6 lbs |
| Weight Length Limit per | 1 kg/m | = 0,672 lbs/ft | ||
| KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS | |
| K | Compacted |
| P/PI | Full Plastic Impregnation of the Steel Core |
| S | Seale Construction |
| W | Warrington Construction |
| SW | Seale Warrington Construction |
| CWS | Wire Strand Core |
| CWR | Wire Rope Core |
| CFS | Core man made fibre (poly) |
| CWRP | Core Strand closed parallel with outer strands of rope |
