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W

  • Warrington
  • Wire (round)
  • Wire Rope
  • Working Load

  • Warrington
    A strand construction in which one layer of wires, usually the outer, is composed of alternating large and small wires

    Wire (round)
    Single continuous length of metal cold drawn from a rod

    Wire Rope
    A plurality of strands laid helically around an axis or a core

    Working Load
    The load which a new wire rope may handle under a given operating condition and at an assumed design factor