All Your Wire Rope Steel Needs in Cameroon: One Address, CML SARL: 6x19, 6x36, 35x7 and Compacted Constructions Explained

Small workshop, large port terminal, mining contractor or shipowner: one address for all your wire rope steel needs in Cameroon is CML SARL. Contact us once and we take care of ...

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Small workshop, large port terminal, mining contractor or shipowner: **one address for all your wire rope steel needs in Cameroon** is CML SARL. Contact us once and we take care of selection, cutting, terminations and delivery. The designation "6x36 IWRC" or "35x7" is not just a code: it determines flexibility, abrasion resistance, crush resistance and rotation behaviour. Here is a practical explanation by the CML SARL team. ### Reading a wire rope designation Each element of a rope designation matters: strand count and wires per strand define flexibility; the core (FC fibre core or IWRC steel core) defines crush resistance and strength; the grade (1770, 1960 or 2160 N/mm2) defines breaking load; and the lay (regular or Lang, right or left) defines handling and wear behaviour. ### The main constructions compared | Construction | Flexibility | Abrasion resistance | Rotation | Common use | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 6x7 | Low | Very high | Rotating | Guy wires, haulage | | 6x19 | Medium | High | Rotating | Winches, slings | | 6x36 | High | Medium | Rotating | Cranes, slings, mooring | | 19x7 | Medium | Medium | Low rotation | Hoists | | 35x7 | High | High | Very low rotation | Tower and mobile cranes | | 8xK26 compacted | High | Very high | Rotating | Port gantry cranes | ### Fibre core or steel core? Steel core ropes (IWRC) are stronger and keep their diameter better under load and on drums, which is why they dominate crane applications. Fibre core ropes remain u...