IS 2266 : 2024 Steel Wire Ropes for General Engineering Purpose - Specification
| ICS 53.020.30; 77.140.65 | MED 10 |
1 SCOPE
This standard covers general requirements for steel wire ropes used in cranes, excavators and other engineering applications. Most common rope constructions and rope types are given in following table. Common rope grades, cores and size ranges are identified by 'x' mark however, other sizes, intermediate grades (up to including 2160 grade) and core may be supplied as agreed between manufacturer and purchaser.
Specially developed constructions may be supplied to fulfil specific requirement of purchaser.
2 REFERENCES
The standards given below contain provisions, which through reference in this text constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of these standards:
| IS No. Title |
| IS 1804 : 2004 | Steel wire ropes - Fibre main cores (fourth revision) |
| IS 1835 : 1976 | Specification for round steel wires for ropes (third revision) |
| IS 6594 : 2018 | Technical supply conditions for steel wire ropes and strands (third revision) |