WIRE ROPE SUSPENSION ANGLE LIST
SAFE LOAD FOR EACH WIRE ROPE SUSPENSION ANGLE
Unit: N (tf) [lbf]
Lifting angle Tension Compression
Suspension
method
Lifting angle Tension Compression
Suspension
method
0°
1.00 time 0 time
90°
1.41 time 1.00 time
30°
1.04 time 0.27 time
120°
2.00 time 1.73 time
60°
1.16 time 0.58 time
Rope
diameter
Cutting
load
Single-rope
suspension
Two-rope suspension Four-rope suspension
0
° 0° 30° 60° 90° 0° 30° 60° 90°
6 mm
(0.24 in)
21380
(2.18)
[4807]
3040
(0.31)
[683.6]
6080
(0.62)
[1367]
5880
(0.6)
[1323]
5200
(0.53)
[1169]
4310
(0.44)
[970]
12160
(1.24)
[2734]
11770
(1.2)
[2646]
10400
(1.06)
[2337]
8630
(0.88)
[1940]
8 mm
(0.32 in)
31480
(3.21)
[7078]
4410
(0.45)
[992.3]
8830
(0.9)
[1985]
8530
(0.87)
[1918]
7650
(0.78)
[1720]
6280
(0.64)
[1411]
17650
(1.8)
[3969]
17060
(1.74)
[3937]
15300
(1.56)
[3440]
12550
(1.28)
[2322]
10 mm
(0.4 in)
49230
(5.02)
[11.69]
6960
(0.71)
[1565.6]
14020
(1.43)
[3153]
13440
(1.37)
[3021]
11770
(1.2)
[2646]
9810
(1.0)
[2205]
27460
(2.8)
[6174]
26480
(2.7)
[5954]
23540
(2.4)
[5292]
19610
(2.0)
[4410]
12.5 mm
(0.5 in)
76880
(7.84)
[17387]
10980
(1.12)
[2469.5]
21570
(2.2)
[4851]
21280
(2.1)
[4631]
18630
(1.9)
[4190]
14710
(1.5)
[3308]
43150
(4.4)
[9702]
41190
(4.2)
[9261]
37270
(3.8)
[8379]
29420
(3.0)
[6615]
14 mm
(0.56 in)
96400
(9.83)
[21675]
13730
(1.4)
[3087]
27460
(2.8)
[6174]
26480
(2.7)
[5954]
23540
(2.4)
[5292]
18630
(1.9)
[4190]
54920
(5.6)
[12348]
52960
(5.4)
[11907]
47070
(4.8)
[10584]
37270
(3.8)
[8379]
1.0 tf
2t 2t
90°
1.41 tf
2t
30°
1
.0
4
t
f
2t
120°
2
t
f
2t
60°
1
.
1
6
t
f