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STRAND DATA SHEET

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
LOW RELAXATION UNCOATED STRAND
270 GRADE LR ASTM A416
WEIGHT PER
LENGTH

STRAND DIAMETER

MINIMUM
BREAKING
STRENGTH

LENGTH PER COIL

NOMINAL AREA

fraction
(in)

decimal
(in)

mm

lb/
1000ft

kg/
1000m

lbf

kN

ft

meters

in2

mm2

3/8
7/16
1/2
1/2 Spec
9/16
9/16 Spec

0.375
0.438
0.500
0.520
0.563
0.583
0.600
0.620
0.700

9.53
11.11
12.70
13.20
14.29
14.81
15.24
15.75
17.78

290
390
520
550
651
700
740
778
1000

432
582
775
844
970
1042
1102
1173
1487

23,000
31,000
41,300
45,000
51,700
56,000
58,600
62,370
79,400

102.3
137.9
183.7
200.2
230.0
249.1
260.7
277.4
353.2

21,200
15,400
13,200
11,900
10,500
8,900
9,100
8,100
6,000

6,460
4,690
4,020
3,630
3,200
2,710
2,770
2,530
1,830

0.085
0.115
0.153
0.167
0.192
0.207
0.217
0.232
0.294

54.8
74.2
98.7
107.7
123.9
133.5
140.0
149.7
189.7

23,000
16,500
13,000

7,010
5,030
3,960

0.080
0.108
0.144

51.6
69.7
92.9

6,460

0.085

54.8

50,000
30,000

15,240
9,140

0.033
0.058

21.3
37.4

10,750

3,280

0.153

98.7

250 GRADE LR ASTM A416

3/8
7/16
1/2

0.375
0.438
0.500

9.5
11.1
12.7

272
367
490

405
548
730

20,000
27,000
36,000

89.0
120.1
160.1

270 GRADE LR INDENTED 7-WIRE ASTM A886

3/8

0.375

9.5

290

432

23,000

102.3

21,200

250 GRADE 3-WIRE ASTM A910

1/4
5/16

0.256
0.340

6.4
7.9

112
201

167
298

8,910
14,500

39.6
64.5

300 GRADE LR SPECIAL

1/2

0.500

12.70

534

796

50,100

222.9