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Stainless steel cable grades
Low-carbon steels: A4L, A2L.
Austenitic steels: A4, A2.
Standard stainless steel cable
GOST standards:
GOST 14954-80;
GOST 7668-80;
GOST 3071-88;
GOST 2688-80.
International standards:
EN 12385-10;
EN 12385-5;
EN 12385-4;
ISO 4344;
ISO 2408.
Stainless steel rope weight table
For rigid cable, 7x7 design
| Diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 1.0 | 0.006 | ~80 |
| 1.5 | 0.014 | ~180 |
| 2.0 | 0.024 | ~320 |
| 3.0 | 0.055 | ~700 |
| 4.0 | 0.095 | ~1200 |
| 5.0 | 0.15 | ~1800 |
| 6.0 | 0.22 | ~2600 |
| 8.0 | 0.39 | ~4500 |
| 10 | 0.61 | ~6800 |
For flexible cable, 7×19 design
| Diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 1.0 | 0.007 | ~70 |
| 1.5 | 0.016 | ~160 |
| 2.0 | 0.028 | ~280 |
| 3.0 | 0.065 | ~650 |
| 4.0 | 0.11 | ~1000 |
| 5.0 | 0.17 | ~1600 |
| 6.0 | 0.25 | ~2400 |
| 8.0 | 0.45 | ~4000 |
| 10 | 0.7 | ~6000 |