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Wire Strands PDF
Wire Strands PDF
Wire Strands PDF
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Wire and strands
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what the world
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Wire
Strands
Unbonded
Stay cables
Common specifications
2.5 % Ductile wire break 3.5 % Post-tension < 25 mm/m Strand < 9.3 mm Strand < 9.3 mm
visible to the < 28 Minimum 1.5 h Median 3 h
naked eye
Stay-cables Stay-cables l
45 300 p
Strands Strands
70 Plain: 190
Indented: 170
Wire Wire
70 Plain: 200
Indented: 180
Technical data
7 wire strands
EN 10138 – BS 5896
7 wire strands
ASTM A 416/A 416 M
3 wire strands
EN 10138
Nominal Tensile Mass Cross Tolerance Minimum Maximum Yield strength
diameter strength sectional on mass breaking breaking at 0.1 %
area strength strength elongation
mm mm g/m
Wire
EN 10138 – BS 5896
Nominal Tensile Mass Cross Tolerance Minimum Maximum Yield strength
diameter strength sectional on mass breaking breaking at 0.1 %
area strength strength elongation
Wire
ASTM A 421
Nominal Diameter tolerance Grade Minimal stress Nominal Nominal
diameter Out of round at 1 % extension weight steel area
inch mm inch mm ksi MPa ksi MPa lbs/1000’ g/m sqi mm²
BA 0.196 4.98 ± 0.002 ± 0.05 240 1655 204.00 1407 102.0 152 0.030 19.5
BA 0.250 6.35 ± 0.002 ± 0.05 240 1655 204.00 1407 165.5 247 0.049 31.7
BA 0.276 7.01 ± 0.002 ± 0.05 235 1620 199.75 1377 202.0 301 0.060 38.6
WA 0.192 4.88 ± 0.002 ± 0.05 250 1725 212.50 1465 97.8 146 0.029 18.7
WA 0.196 4.98 ± 0.002 ± 0.05 250 1725 212.50 1465 102.0 152 0.030 19.5
WA 0.250 6.35 ± 0.002 ± 0.05 240 1655 204.00 1407 165.5 247 0.049 31.7
WA 0.276 7.01 ± 0.002 ± 0.05 235 1620 199.75 1377 202.0 301 0.060 38.6
7 or 8 4 750 mm ±1 8 mm/2 m
Indented 3 3 3 3 3
Indentations
Ø a l p
a
min max tol. ca 45°
7 wire strands
EN 10138 – BS 5896
kg 3800 ± 300
France Belgium Italy
D < 1400 < 1260 < 1350 < 1450 < 1410
7 wire strands
ASTM A 416
kg 2500 - 3100
Belgium France
3 wire strands
EN 10138
kg 1800 - 2200 1500 - 2100 2300 - 4000 1500 - 2100
Belgium France Belgium France
Ø 4-8
D d A t T
D ≤ 1500 ≤ 1500 t d
d 850 950 T D
T 770 770
Marine packing
Kraft paper and PP coated cloth,
Soluble oil on request
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