Wire strand specification - 7 wire strands
EN 10138 C BS 5896
| Nominal diameter mm |
Tensile
strength MPa |
Mass g/m |
Cross
sectional
area mm 2 |
Tolerance
on mass % |
Minimum
breaking
strength kN |
Maximum
breaking
strength kN |
Yield strength
at 0.1 %
elongation kN |
|
| 6.85 | 2060 | 220.2 | 28.2 | ± 2 | 58.1 | 66.8 | 51.1 | |
| BS | 7 | 2060 | 234.3 | 30.0 | ± 2 | 61.8 | 71.1 | 54.4 |
| 8 | 1860 | 296.8 | 38.0 | ± 2 | 70.7 | 81.3 | 60.8 | |
| BS | 9.3 | 1860 | 406.1 | 52.0 | ± 2 | 96.7 | 111.0 | 83.2 |
| BS | 9.6 | 1960 | 429.6 | 55.0 | ± 2 | 102.0 | 117.0 | 87.7 |
| BS | 11.3 | 1860 | 585.8 | 75.0 | ± 2 | 140.0 | 161.0 | 120.0 |
| BS | 12.5 | 1860 | 726.3 | 93.0 | ± 2 | 173.0 | 199.0 | 149.0 |
| BS | 12.9 | 1860 | 781.0 | 100.0 | ± 2 | 186.0 | 214.0 | 160.0 |
| BS | 15.2 | 1770 | 1086.0 | 139.0 | ± 2 | 246.0 | 283.0 | 212.0 |
| BS | 15.2 | 1860 | 1086.0 | 139.0 | ± 2 | 259.0 | 298.0 | 223.0 |
| 15.3 | 1770 | 1093.0 | 140.0 | ± 2 | 248.0 | 285.0 | 213.0 | |
| BS | 15.7 | 1770 | 1172.0 | 150.0 | ± 2 | 266.0 | 306.0 | 229.0 |
| 15.7 | 1860 | 1172.0 | 150.0 | ± 2 | 279.0 | 321.0 | 240.0 |