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Selecting The Right Wire Rope Clip



Wire Rope Clips may also be referred to as Wire Rope Clamps, Cable Clamps, Wire Clamps, Wire Clips, U-Bolts or other local terms. These typically all refer to the same group of products.

Wire Rope Clips are used to form a load bearing eye at the end of a wire rope/cable and to connect two cables together using a lap splice.

These wire rope clips are suited for less than permanent applications. They can be secured with common hand tools and are a cost-effective alternative to swaged sleeves, if you only have to make a few assemblies.

There are 3 types of Wire Rope Clips Materials: 316 Stainless Steel, Hot Dipped Galvanized, and Malleable Zinc Plated.

 

316 Stainless Steel Advantages

Most Corrosion Resistant
Best for outdoor applications as they are highly resistant to corrosion,especially in or near saltwater environments.

Hot Dipped Galvanized (HDG) Advantages

May be used outdoors but may exhibit signs of surface rust quicker than Hot Dipped Galvanized wire rope clips; especially if used in rain, snow, salt air, or saltwater environments.

Styles of Wire Rope Clips: Traditional, Fist Grip, Drop Forged, Cast, Malleable, Single Stamped Cable Clamp, and Double Stamped Cable Clamp

 

Traditional Style Wire Rope Clip

Composed of three different parts: The saddle, the U-bolt, and nuts.

Fist Grip Style Wire Rope Clip

Composed of only the saddles and nuts. The saddles are mirrored on this type of clip so there is no need for a U-bolt and provides unique advantages during installation.

 

Drop Forging

Drop Forging is the process of heating and hammering steel to the shape desired. This allows the steel’s grain structure to be consistent and conform to the shape of the forged item. Cast and malleable wire rope clips may fracture under heavy use due to the steel’s random grain structure created during manufacturing.

 

Drop Forged Traditional Style Wire Rope Clip &Drop Forged Fist Grip Style Wire Rope Clip

 

Drop Forged Traditional Style and Fist Grip Style wire rope clips are the strongest and most durable type of clips that we offer.

These clips are the best choice in critical suspending, guying, and tie-down applications.

Cast Stainless and Malleable Wire Rope Clips

 

Best used in applications that do not involve overhead suspending and are non critical.
Cost effective alternative to drop forged wire rope clips.
Slightly less reliability than drop forged wire rope clips due to the difference in manufacturing processes.

 

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