| MOORING ROPES OF POLYDACRON HAVE A DOUBLE CONSTRUCTION: CORE OF 'HSCP' YARN COVERED WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYESTER. THIS PRODCUCTION PROCESS - POLYESTER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE STRAND YARNS - ENSURES AN EXCELLENT EXTERNAL ABRASION RESISTANCE AND AN INTERNAL HEAT-FRICTION RESISTANCE. |
CONSTRUCTION
ROPES ARE AVAILABLE IN 8-STRAND MULTIPLAIT CONSTRUCTION
| RELATIVE DENSITY: | <1 |
| TEMPERATURE RESISTANCE: | HIGH RESISTANT TO HEAT GENERATED BY FRICTION |
| UV RESISTANCE: | EXCELLENT |
| ELONGATION: | 18% WHEN NEW. REDUCES AS ROPE HAS WORKED. |
| FLEXIBILITY: | SUPERIOR HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS FIBRES DO NOT ABSORB WATER AND REMAIN FLEXIBLE WHEN WET. |
| CHEMICAL RESISTANCE: | EXCELLENT EXCEPT IN THE PRESENCE OF ALKALIS |
| POLYDACRON 8 -STRAND | ||||||
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| COILS SUPPLIED TO LENGTH WHEN MEASURED UNDER REFERENCE TENSION TO EN 919. | ||||||
| Diameter/mm | Circumference/ inch | Mass KG/100M |
BL/TON | |||
| 40 | 5 | 72.0 | 30.2 | |||
| 44 | 51/2 | 91.5 | 36.5 | |||
| 48 | 6 | 106.0 | 43.0 | |||
| 52 | 61/2 | 126.0 | 50.5 | |||
| 56 | 7 | 145.0 | 58.0 | |||
| 60 | 71/2 | 164.0 | 66.0 | |||
| 64 | 8 | 188.0 | 75.0 | |||
| 68 | 81/2 | 213.0 | 84.5 | |||
| 72 | 9 | 237.0 | 94.5 | |||
| 80 | 10 | 295.0 | 116.0 | |||
| 88 | 11 | 352.0 | 139.0 | |||
| 96 | 12 | 417.0 | 165.0 | |||