Rope containing high-performance polyethylene fibres

The invention relates to a rope containing a plurality of strands comprising a mixture of high-performance polyethylene fibres and polytetrafluoroethylene fibres in a mass ratio of 70:30 to 98:2. The rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The i...

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Main Authors DROGT, BEREND ALBERT, BOSMAN, RIGOBERT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.01.2012
Subjects
CABLES OTHER THAN ELECTRIC
ROPES
ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL
TEXTILES
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Summary:The invention relates to a rope containing a plurality of strands comprising a mixture of high-performance polyethylene fibres and polytetrafluoroethylene fibres in a mass ratio of 70:30 to 98:2. The rope shows markedly improved service life performance in cyclic bend-over-sheave applications. The invention also relates to the use of said rope as a load-bearing member in bend-over-sheave applications.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20060319492