Wire Rope Safety Cable

1/4" diameter wire 

7 x 19 Galvanized

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Wire Rope - Bulk Stock

6 X 19 Plain Finish and Galvanized Wire Rope

The standard Wire Rope for the Steel fabricating industry is 6 x 19 EIP/IWRC. In short this means the wire rope is made up of 6 independent wires. Each of these 6 wires has 19 individual strands.

The illustration below shows the configuration of standard Wire Rope in Classification 6 x 19 IWRC / EIP. IWRC refers to the inner core strand, which is independent of the 6 outer strands.

6 x 19 Wire Rope can be plain finish or galvanized. 

7x 19 Galvanized and Stainless Steel (Aircraft Cable) Wire Rope

Steel Fabricators and Erectors primarily use 7 x 19 wire rope as OSHA Safety cable. The most common size is 1/4" diameter, galvanized.

Bulk Stock Wire Rope Available for Fast and Expedient Delivery

1/4" diameter wire, type 7 x 19 galvanized

6 x 19 Classification Wire Rope

Bright and Drawn Galvanized Wire Rope

Wire Rope Diameter	Nominal Strength*	Approx. wt/ft (lbs.)
1/4	3.4	0.116
5/16	5.27	0.18
3/8	7.55	0.26
7/16	10.2	0.35
1/2	13.3	0.46
9/16	16.8	0.59
5/8	20.6	0.72
3/4	28.6	1.04
7/8	39.8	1.42
1	51.7	1.85
1 1/8	65	2.34
1 1/4	77.5	2.89
1 3/8	96	3.5
1 1/2	114	4.16

* Nominal strength shown in tons (US). For class A galvanized wire rope deduct 10% from the listed nominal strength.

7 x 19 Classification Wire Rope

Galvanized and Stainless Steel Wire Rope

Wire Rope Diameter	Nominal Strength*	Approx. wt/ft (lbs.)
3/64	270	0.0042
1/16	480	0.0075
5/64	650	0.011
3/32	920	0.016
7/64	1,260	0.022
1/8	1,700	0.028
5/32	2,600	0.043
3/16	3,700	0.062
7/32	4,800	0.083
1/4	6,100	0.106	(OSHA Cable)
9/32	7,600	0.134
5/16	9,200	0.167
11/32	11,100	0.201
3/8	13,100	0.236