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## ***Wire Rope ******Safety Cable***

## ***1/4" diameter wire ***

## ***7 x 19 Galvanized***

## ***500' Spool In Stock***

# **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.

![Steel Supply Co. provides bulk stock wire rope.](https://www.thesteelsupplyco.com/hs-fs/file-14723155-jpg/images/6x19ill.jpg?width=155&name=6x19ill.jpg "perimeter safety cable")

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. ![Steel Supply Co. demonstrates standard Wire Rope in Classification 6 x 19 IWRC / EIP.](https://www.thesteelsupplyco.com/hs-fs/file-14781898-jpg/images/wire_rope__7_x_19_galvanized_steel.jpg?width=129&name=wire_rope__7_x_19_galvanized_steel.jpg "perimeter safety cable")

### *Bulk Stock Wire Rope Available for Fast and Expedient Delivery*

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

![Steel Supply Co. provides wire rope stock sizes and dimensions.](https://www.thesteelsupplyco.com/hs-fs/file-14721448-jpg/images/100-01602-243-x-200.jpg?width=243&name=100-01602-243-x-200.jpg "wire rope")

### **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 |   |

To learn more about Wire Rope Stock Sizes and Bulk Stock Wire Rope, [contact us or request a free quote today.](https://www.thesteelsupplyco.com/steel-rfq)

 

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