Steel Cable Drum Weight Calculator

We do not guarantee it will match other rope or winch manufacturers methods or results.

Steel cable drum weight calculator. Ingersoll rand has reviewed and used drum storage formulas offered in engineering hand books and those of various wire rope manufacturers. The metal weight calculator allows you to calculate the weight in pounds for your steel stainless steel aluminum iron silver and much more. The appropriate storage of cable drums and the electrical cable it contains will depend on both the type of drum and whether or not the cable itself is designed for indoor or outdoor use. For 3 8 and under it is 7x19.

This means that there are 7 main strands that are each made up of 19 individual strands. Steel winch line is also known as aircraft cable or galvanized wire rope. Calculate the volume and weight in english or metric units for over 40 geometric shapes and a variety of materials. Which drum we use depends on the length diameter of the cable and weight.

Enter value select units and click on calculate. Weight of cable drum result is highlighted in red when the weight exceeds 16kg. Calculated capacity result is highlighted in green when the drum can accommodate the desired capacity. We have gleaned the best of these methods and offer this electronic calculator for our customer s convenience.

For more information about the size and dimensions of the drums we have a drum guide chart that you can find here below. Result will be displayed. Nominal drum weight kg 6 630 315 440 315 24 7 710 355 525 400 30 8 800 400 575 450 38 9 900 450 575 450 45 10 1000 500 685 560 56 12 1250 630 810 630 102 14 1400 710 940 750 195 16 1600 900 1090 900 255 18 1800 1120 1355 1120 433 20 2000 1000 1355 1120 462 technicalspecification 1 of 1 issu cable drum dimensions. Wire rope above 3 8 is 6x19 although it s construction and appearance are fairly similar to 7x19 for our purposes.

We can produce our cables in various sizes of wooden drums k6 k24. At this weight a user may need to make a risk assessment with respect to moving and or. Select from such metals as aluminum cast iron or steel or from such thermoplastics as abs nylon or polycarbonate. Power cable steel reinforced power cable.

Steel drums can vary in size from 630mm to 10000mm and carry loads of up to 250 tonnes. How should electrical cable drums be stored.