New England Ropes STS-WR² Wire Rope - 7 mm

Features:

• WR² is made of 100% Dyneema® SK78. It’s the perfect wire rope replacement for lifelines and selected standing rigging
• It‘s lighter, more flexible, and has a much longer service life than wire
• Applications: Wire replacement for selected standing rigging
• Lengths Available: 600'
• Sunlight/UV:: Very little degradation from sunlight. Can be used outside over long term if inspected regularly
• Chemicals: HMPE has good resistance to most minerals, organics, acids, and weak alkalines
• HMPE also has excellent resistance to bleaches and other oxidizing agents and to most solvents
• Heat: HMPE melts at 300F with progressive strength loss above 150F
• Dielectrics: Good resistance to the passage of electrical current
  • However dirt, surface contaminants, water entrapment, and the like can significantly affect dielectric properties
  • Extreme caution should be exercised any time a rope is in the proximity of live circuits
• Sheaves: Recommended sheave diameter to rope diameter is 8:1
  
• Splicing Instructions:
  • Use the Brummel splice to splice the core to itself, whip the cover to the throat of the splice