IS 1321 : Part 1 : 2003 Sisal Ropes - Specification - Part 1 : Untarred Varieties

ICS 59.060.10;59.080.50                                      TXD 9

Reaffirmed 2020

1 Scope

This standard (Part 1) prescribes the requirements of the following types of untarred electro-mechanically made sisal ropes:

a) Hawser-laid (three-strand) sisal ropes of diameter 6 to 128 mm and with a linear density from 29 to 11380 ktex;

b) Shroud-laid (four-strand) sisal ropes of diameter 12 to 96 mm and with a linear density from 105 to 6400 ktex; and

c) Cable-laid (nine-strand) sisal ropes of diameter 40 to 144 mm and with a linear density
from 1030 to 13105 ktex.

2 References

IS 3256 : 1980 Code for inland packaging of ropes and cordages

IS 3522 : Part 1 : 1989 Methods for estimation of common preservatives used in textile industry, Part 1

IS 3871 : 1996 Textiles - Fibre ropes and cordage - Glossary of terms

IS 6359 : 1971 Method for conditioning of textiles

IS 7071 : Parts 1 to 3 : 1989 Ropes and cordages - Methods of physical test

IS 7071 : Part 4 : 1986 Methods of physical test for ropes and cordages: Part 4 Breaking load and elongation at break

IS 9560 : 1980 Colour code for identification of ropes and cordages