ASTM A1023/A1023M-15

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Standard Specification for
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Stranded Carbon Steel Wire Ropes for General Purposes
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A1023/A1023M; the number immediately following the designation indicates the
year of original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last
reapproval. A superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 3.2 Lubrication:
3.2.1 impregnating compound, n—material used in the
1.1 This specification covers the general requirements for
manufacture of natural fiber cores, covers, or inserts for the
the more common types of stranded steel wire ropes. Included
purpose of providing protection against rotting and decay of
in this specification are wire ropes in various grades and
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the fiber material.
constructions from ⁄4 in. [6 mm] to 2 ⁄8 in. [60 mm] manufac-
tured from uncoated or metallic coated wire.Also included are
3.2.2 preservation compound, n—material, usually contain-
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cord products from ⁄32 in. [0.8 mm] to ⁄8 in. [10 mm]
ing some form of blocking agent, applied during, after, or both
manufactured from metallic coated wire. For specific
duringandaftermanufactureoftheropetofiberinserts,fillers,
applications, additional or alternative requirements may apply.
and coverings for the purpose of providing protection against
corrosion.
1.2 Thevaluesstatedineitherinch-poundsorSIunitsareto
beregardedseparatelyasstandard.Withinthetext,theSIunits
3.2.3 rope lubricant, n—general term used to signify mate-
areshowninbrackets.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenot
rial applied during the manufacture of a strand, core, or rope
exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used inde-
for the purpose of reducing internal friction, providing protec-
pendentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystems
tion against corrosion, or both.
may result in nonconformance with the specification.
3.3 rope cores, n—central element, usually of fiber or steel
2. Referenced Documents
(but may be a combination of both), of a round rope around
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which are laid helically the strands of a stranded rope or the
2.1 ASTM Standards:
unit ropes of a cable-laid rope (Fig. 1).
A931Test Method for Tension Testing of Wire Ropes and
Strand 3.3.1 fiber core (FC), n—an element made from either
A1007Specification for Carbon Steel Wire for Wire Rope natural or synthetic fibers.
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2.2 ISO Standards:
3.3.2 solid polymer core, n—a single element of solid
ISO 2232Round Drawn Wire for General-Purpose Non-
polymer material that is either cylindrical or shaped (grooved).
alloy Steel Wire Ropes
It may also include an element or elements of wire or fiber.
ISO 3108 Steel Wire Ropes for General Purposes—
3.3.3 steel core, n—a stranded rope (IWRC), or a round
Determination of Actual Breaking
strand (WSC) construction. The round strand or the stranded
rope core or its outer strands, or both, may also be covered or
3. Terminology
filled with either fiber or solid polymer. Steel cores are
Description of Terms Specific to this Specification
normally made as a separate independent element, the excep-
tion being rope with a stranded rope core closed parallel with
3.1 inserts, n—fiber or solid polymer so positioned as to
the outer strands.
separate adjacent strands or wires in the same or overlying
layers or to fill interstices of the rope.
3.4 strand, n—an element of rope normally consisting of an
assembly of wires of appropriate shape and dimensions laid
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee A01 on Steel,
helicallyinoneormorelayersaroundacenter.Thecentermay
Stainless Steel and Related Alloysand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
consist of one round or shaped wire, of several round wires
A01.03 on Steel Rod and Wire.
forming a built-up center, or of fiber or some other material. If
Current edition approved May 1, 2015. Published June 2015. Originally
approved in 2002. Last previous edition approved in 2009 as A1023/
multiplewiresareusedinastrandcenter,theymaybecounted
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A1023M–09 . DOI: 10.1520/A1023_A1023M-15.
as one wire.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
3.4.1 Cross-Section Shape:
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
3.4.1.1 compacted strand, n—a strand that has been sub-
the ASTM website.
3 jected to a compacting process such as drawing, rolling, or
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