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What Is Wire Rope Clip And Its Type



What Is Wire Rope Clip And Its Type

Wire rope clip is an extremely versatile mechanical device that can be used to help support and move objects or loads. Whether used in cranes or other lifting applications, it is important to have an in-depth understanding of the rigging components used to attach and lift loads.

As a manufacturer of wire rope clamps, it is necessary to share with you the various types of wire rope end terminations. In this article, you can learn about what is wire rope clip and the type of wire rope clamp.

 

What is wire rope clip?

Wire rope clips can be used to form a load-bearing loop at the end of a cable or wire rope, or to join two cables together with a lap joint. Wire rope clips are popular because they can be installed in the field and provide 80-90% efficiency in rope breaking strength, depending on the diameter of the wire rope.

 

Examples of situations where wire rope clamps may be used include:

The end of a wire rope on a crane cable or winch

A section of the rope through the ring bolt or shackle

Peripheral cables at docks, parking lots, etc.

Din 741 Malleable Wire Rope Clips

 

Types of wire rope clamps

There are two main types of wire rope clamps - U-Bolt and Double Saddle Clamps. u-bolt wire rope clamps are the most common and may be made of forged or malleable metal.

 

U-Bolt Rope Clamps

This type of wire rope clamp is essentially a U-bolt, two nuts and a metal base (saddle) and can be made of forged or cast iron. Careful consideration and attention must be given to how the U-bolt type rope clamp is installed.

U wire rope clip

Forged Wire Rope Clamps

The base of the wire rope clamp is made of forged steel. Forged clamps are heated and hammered into the desired shape - thus creating a consistent grain structure in the steel. Forged wire rope clamps are used for critical heavy overhead loads such as winch lines, crane lifting lines, support lines, pulling ropes, traction lines, lanyards, scaffolding, etc.

Malleable Wire Rope Clamps

Malleable wire rope clips are only used to make loop eye terminal assemblies with the correct conventional twist pitch wire rope and are only used for lighter applications where smaller loads are applied, such as handrails, fences, guardrails, etc. The bases of wire rope clips are made of malleable cast iron, which may fracture under heavy use and does not have the desirable metallic properties of steel, or the beneficial grain structure that forged bases have.

 

Double Saddle Rope Clamps

Double saddle rope clamps consist of two saddles and two nuts, each with one leg and two nuts - one at the top and one at the bottom. Double saddle wire rope clamps can be used in either direction, so they take the guesswork out of the installation process when applied to both the charged and dead ends of a wire rope.

 

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