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Steel grades of galvanized cable
Alloy steels: 30KhGSA, 40Kh, 50Kh.
Spring steels: 65S2VA, 60S2A, 70G, 65G.
High-carbon steels: 80, 70, 60, 75, 65.
Galvanized wire rope standards
GOST / DSTU Standards:
DSTU EN 12385 — Steel Ropes;
GOST 7372-79 — Rope Wire;
GOST 3070-88 — Galvanized Ropes;
GOST 3069-80 — Ropes with a Metal Core;
GOST 3068-88 — Ropes with an Organic Core;
GOST 3066-80 — Double-Lay Ropes.
European Standards:
EN 13411 — Rope End Caps;
EN 10264-2 — Wire Ropes;
EN 10244-2 — Galvanized Wire;
EN 12385 — Steel Ropes.
International Standards:
ISO 3154 — Rope Protection;
ISO 4344 — Ropes for hoisting machinery;
ISO 2232 — Wire ropes;
ISO 2408 — Steel ropes.
Table of galvanized rope weights
| Cable diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Weight of 100 m, kg |
| 3 | 0.04 | 4 |
| 4 | 0.07 | 7 |
| 5 | 0.11 | 11 |
| 6 | 0.16 | 16 |
| 8 | 0.28 | 28 |
| 10 | 0.44 | 44 |
| 12 | 0.63 | 63 |
| 14 | 0.86 | 86 |
| 16 | 1.13 | 113 |
| 18 | 1.43 | 143 |
| 20 | 1.78 | 178 |
| 22 | 2.15 | 215 |
| 24 | 2.56 | 256 |
| 26 | 3.01 | 301 |
| 28 | 3.5 | 350 |
| 30 | 4.02 | 402 |