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Rules For Classification and Construction II Materials and Welding
Rules For Classification and Construction II Materials and Welding
1
,
2
4
,
3
5
(
4
,
6
)
6
,
7
5
(
7
)
1,52
4,2
6
4
1
0
,
6
7
1
,
8
3
Fig. 2.6 Studless link Fig. 2.7 Kenter shackle
Note:
The dimensions in brackets may be chosen for studless links in fore runners.
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0,2 1,3
4
7
,
1
2,8
0
,
4
1
,
3
3
,
4
1
,
6
0
,
8
0
,
6
0
,
5
Fig. 2.8 Connecting shackle
1,4
0,2 1,4
5,2
8
,
7
3,1
0
,
4
1
,
4
4
,
6
1
,
8
0
,
9
Fig. 2.9 End shackle
1
,
1
4,7
2
1
,
4
3
,
3
5
1
,
7
5
9
,
7
3
,
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(
3
,
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1,25
(1,45)
1
,
2
7
,
4
3,4
The dimensions
in brackets ( )
apply to cast steel swivels
Fig. 2.10 Swivel
Note:
All dimensions are given as a factor of the nominal diameter d of the standard link.
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Table 2.7 Proof and breaking loads for stud link chain cables
Grade GL-K1 Grade GL-K2 Grade GL-K3 Chain
diameter
[mm] proof load
[kN]
breaking load
[kN]
proof load
[kN]
breaking load
[kN]
proof load
[kN]
breaking load
[kN]
Weight
[kg/m]
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
12,5 46 66 66 92 92 132 3,4
14 58 82 82 116 116 165 4,3
16 76 107 107 150 150 216 5,6
17,5 89 127 127 179 179 256 6,7
19 105 150 150 211 211 301 7,9
20,5 123 175 175 244 244 349 9,2
22 140 200 200 280 280 401 10,6
24 167 237 237 332 332 476 12,6
26 194 278 278 389 389 556 14,8
28 225 321 321 449 449 642 17,2
30 257 368 368 514 514 735 19,7
32 291 417 417 583 583 833 22,4
34 328 468 468 655 655 937 25,3
36 366 523 523 732 732 1050 28,4
38 406 581 581 812 812 1160 31,6
40 448 640 640 896 896 1280 35,0
42 492 703 703 981 981 1400 38,6
44 538 769 769 1080 1080 1540 42,2
46 585 837 837 1170 1170 1680 46,3
48 635 908 908 1270 1270 1810 50,4
50 696 981 981 1370 1370 1960 54,8
52 739 1060 1060 1480 1480 2110 59,2
54 794 1140 1140 1590 1590 2270 63,8
56 851 1220 1220 1710 1710 2430 68,7
58 909 1290 1290 1810 1810 2600 73,6
60 969 1380 1380 1940 1940 2770 78,8
62 1030 1470 1470 2060 2060 2940 84,2
64 1100 1560 1560 2190 2190 3130 89,7
66 1160 1660 1660 2310 2310 3300 95,4
68 1230 1750 1750 2450 2450 3500 101,3
70 1290 1840 1840 2580 2580 3690 107,3
73 1390 1990 1990 2790 2790 3990 116,7
76 1500 2150 2150 3010 3010 4300 126,5
78 1580 2260 2260 3160 3160 4500 133,2
81 1690 2410 2410 3380 3380 4820 143,7
84 1800 2580 2580 3610 3610 5160 154,5
87 1920 2750 2750 3850 3850 5500 165,8
90 2050 2920 2920 4090 4090 5840 177,4
92 2130 3040 3040 4260 4260 6080 185,4
95 2260 3280 3280 4510 4510 6440 197,6
1
For footnotes, see end of table.
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Table 2.7 Proof and breaking loads for stud link chain cables (continued)
Grade GL-K1 Grade GL-K2 Grade GL-K3 Chain
diameter
[mm] proof load
[kN]
breaking load
[kN]
proof load
[kN]
breaking load
[kN]
proof load
[kN]
breaking load
[kN]
Weight
[kg/m]
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
97 2340 3340 3340 4680 4680 6690 206,1
100 2470 3530 3530 4940 4940 7060 219,0
102 2560 3660 3660 5120 5120 7320 227,8
105 2700 3850 3850 5390 5390 7700 241,4
107 2790 3980 3980 5570 5570 7960 250,7
111 2970 4250 4250 5940 5940 8480 269,8
114 3110 4440 4440 6230 6230 8890 284,6
117 3260 4650 4650 6510 6510 9300 299,8
120 3400 4850 4850 6810 6810 9720 315,4
122 3500 5000 5000 7000 7000 9990 326,0
124 3600 5140 5140 7200 7200 10280 336,7
127 3750 5350 5350 7490 7490 10710 353,2
130 3900 5570 5570 7800 7800 11140 370,1
132 4000 5720 5720 8000 8000 11420 381,6
137 4260 6080 6080 8510 8510 12160 411,0
142 4520 6450 6450 9030 9030 12910 441,6
147 4790 6840 6840 9560 9560 13660 473,2
152 5050 7220 7220 10100 10100 14430 506,0
157 5320 7600 7600 10640 10640 15200 539,8
162 5590 7990 7990 11170 11170 15970 574,7
1
Approximate weight data calculated according to the formula kg/m = 0,0219 d
2
(d in mm).
B. Chafing Chains for Emergency Towing
Arrangements
1. Scope
These requirements apply to the chafing chains for
chafing gear of two types of emergency towing ar-
rangements with specified working load of 1000 kN
(ETA 1000) and 2000 kN (ETA 2000).
Chafing chains other than those specified here can be
used subject to special agreement with GL.
2. Approval of manufacturing
The chafing chain is to be manufactured by works
approved by GL.
3. Materials
The materials used for the manufacture of the chafing
chain are to satisfy the requirements according to B.
4. Design, manufacture, testing and certifica-
tion of chafing chain
4.1 The chafing chain is to be designed, manu-
factured, tested and certified in accordance with the
requirements A.3. to A.6.
4.2 The arrangement at the end connected to the
strongpoint and the dimensions of the chafing chain are
determined by the type of emergency towing arrange-
ment. The other end of the chafing chain is to be fitted
with a pear-shaped open link allowing connection to a
shackle corresponding to the type of emergency towing
arrangement and chain cable grade. A typical arrange-
ment of this chain end is shown in Fig. 2.11.
The common link is to be of stud link type grade GL-
K2 or GL-K3.
The chafing chain is to be able to withstand a breaking
load not less than twice the working load.
For each type of emergency towing arrangement, the
nominal diameter of common link for chafing chains
is to comply with the value indicated in Table 2.8
Table 2.8 Nominal diameter of common link
Nominal diameter of
common link, d min.
Type of ETA
grade 2 grade 3
ETA 1000 62 mm 52 mm
ETA 2000 90 mm 76 mm
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Common links
(diameter = d)
d
1
.
1
d
1
.
2
d
1
.
2
d
5.75 d
approx.
Enlarged
link
Studless
end link
Pear shaped
open link
Towards
towing pennant
2
.
2
d 2
d
Fig. 2.11 Typical outboard chafing chain end
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Section 3
Wire Ropes
A. Scope
These Rules apply to wire ropes for use as hawsers
(towlines, mooring lines) and as standing and running
rigging for cargo handling gear and other lifting tackle
on board sea-going vessels.
B. Requirements to be Met by the Manufac-
turers of Wire Ropes
1. With regard to their production and quality
control, wire rope manufacturers shall meet the re-
quirements stated in Chapter 1 Principles and Test
Procedures, Section 1, C. and shall be approved by
GL.
2. Applications for approval are to be submitted
to GL in writing with a description containing at least
the following details:
type, composition and strengths of the ropes
concerned
manufacturing facilities
testing equipment: copies of the last calibration
reports on the testing machines are to be at-
tached
By a works inspection, the manufacturer shall demon-
strate the availability of the equipment necessary for
the proper manufacture and testing of wire ropes. GL
reserve the right to call for a preliminary test of suit-
ability to be carried out on samples of the rope.
3. If the wire rope manufacturer wishes to be
approved by GL for the independent testing of wire
ropes, this shall also be applied for. GL will allocate to
the manufacturer a special identification number if the
conditions for approval stated in 1. and 2. are satisfied.
C. Manufacture
1. The ropes shall conform to recognized na-
tional
1
or international standards
2
, and should, wher-
ever possible, comply with Table 3.1. Ropes of a dif-
ferent construction and ropes with high nominal
1
See DIN 3057 to DIN 3060 and DIN 3064 to DIN 3066.
2
See ISO 2408.
breaking strengths, e.g. 1960 N/mm
2
, or containing
austenitic stainless steel wires may be approved on
application provided that they are suitable for the
proposed application.
2. With the exception of wire ropes made of
austenitic stainless steel wires, wire ropes shall nor-
mally be manufactured from individually galvanized
wires. The use of ungalvanized wires requires the
special consent of GL.
D. Requirements Applied to Wire Ropes
1. Nominal breaking strength
Wire ropes shall have the nominal breaking strengths
of 1570 and 1770 N/mm
2
specified in Table 3.1.
These values shall not be exceeded by more than the
values shown in Table 3.2.
2. Ductility
Individual wires shall possess sufficient ductility,
measured by their ability to withstand a fixed number
of reverse bends and/or twists without starting to
crack. These requirements are regarded as fulfilled if
the values specified in DIN EN 10264, or in an equiv-
alent standard recognized by GL are achieved.
3. Tolerance on diameter
The tolerance on the diameter of rope wires shall lie
within the limits specified in recognized standards, e.g.
in DIN EN 10264.
4. Galvanizing method
Hawsers and standing rigging shall be manufactured
from fully galvanized wires. Normally galvanized
wires may be used for all other ropes. The zinc coating
shall conform to the data shown in Table 3.3
E. Testing of Wire Ropes
The following tests are to be performed:
1. Testing the zinc coating
1.1 The specified weight of the zinc coating is to
be determined and certified by the manufacturer by
chemically stripping the coating and measuring the
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Table 3.1 Usual types of wire ropes approved by GL
Use
Number of
strands
Number
of wires
per strand
Type of rope core
Structure of rope
Construction
of strands
Nominal
breaking
strength
[N/mm
2
]
Galvanizing
method
Standing rigging
6
6
7
19
1
1 fibre or
steel core
standard
1570
and
1770
fully
galvanized
1
This rope may also be used as a single reeved span rope not moved under load.
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
19
37
24
19
36
36
37
24
(7fibre cores)
1 fibre core
1steel core
1 fibre or
steel core
7 fibre cores
standard
Seale or
Warrington.
Warrington-
Seale
1570
fully
galvanized
Warrington-
Seale
standard
standard
1570
and
1770
normally
galvanized
Hawers
(towlines,
mooring lines)
Running rigging
Table 3.2 Positive tolerances for nominal break-
ing strengths
Nominal wire diameter
d [mm]
Limiting deviations
[N/mm
2
]
0,20 up to < 0,50
0,50 up to < 1,00
1,00 up to < 1,50
1,50 up to < 2,00
2,00 up to 6,00
+ 390
+ 350
+ 320
+ 290
+ 260
weight loss of the stripped wires according to a recog-
nized method, e.g. in accordance with DIN 51213.
Wires of the various diameters shall be removed from
the rope for this purpose.
GL reserve the right to repeat this test in case of doubt.
1.2 The adhesion of the zinc coating shall be
verified by the winding test, e.g. to DIN 51215. For
this purpose, the wires shall be wound as follows on to
a test mandrel of the diameter specified in Table 3.4 so
as to form at least 10 adjacent turns.
The zinc coating shall continue to adhere firmly to the
substrate after winding. At least 5 wires of each size
shall be tested.
Table 3.3 Zinc coatings
Minimum mass per unit
area of zinc coating
[g/m
2
] for type
Nominal wire
diameter
d [mm]
normally
galvanized
fully
galvanized
0,2 up to < 0,25
0,25 up to < 0,4
0,4 up to < 0,5
15
20
30
75
0,5 up to < 0,6
0,6 up to < 0,7
0,7 up to < 0,8
40
50
60
90
110
120
0,8 up to < 1,0
1,0 up to < 1,2
1,2 up to < 1,5
70
80
90
130
150
165
1,5 up to < 1,9
1,9 up to < 2,5
2,5 up to < 3,2
100
110
125
180
205
230
3,2 up to < 3,7
3,7 up to < 4,0
4,0 up to < 4,5
135
135
150
250
260
270
4,5 up to < 5,5
5,5 up to 6,0
165
180
280
280
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Table 3.4 Winding test
Diameter of test mandrel
expressed as a multiple
of the wire diameter of:
Method of
galvanizing
< 1,5 mm 1,5 mm
fully galvanized 4 6
normally
galvanized
2 3
2. Ductility test
At the option of the manufacturer, the ductility of the
rope wires shall be tested either by the reverse bend
test or by the twisting test specified in a recognized
standard, e.g. DIN 51211 or DIN 51212. All the wires
constituting a strand taken from the rope shall be sub-
jected to this test. The test is considered successful if
at least 95 % of the wires withstand the bend or twist-
ing test specified in the relevant standard without
breaking.
3. Tensile test
3.1 From every manufactured length of rope up
to 10000 m a test sample is to be tensile tested in its
entirety to destruction. The test length shall be equal
to 30 times the diameter of the rope, subject to a
minimum of 600 mm. The minimum breaking load
shall achieve the value specified for the rope in ques-
tion in the standard. In the case of manufactured
lengths of more than 10000 m, a second test sample is
to be taken and tested.
3.2 Where the tensile loading capacity of the
testing machine is insufficient to test the rope in its
entirety, the breaking load of the rope shall be deter-
mined from the results of tests performed on the indi-
vidual wires. For this purpose a strand is to be taken
from every manufactured length of rope of 5000 m or
less, and its constituent wires shall be individually
subjected to the tensile test, e.g. to EN 12385. The
wire test specimens shall have an initial measured
length of 100 or 200 mm. The tensile strength is de-
termined on the basis of the nominal wire diameter.
The test shall be deemed successful if at least 95 % of
the rope wires meet the requirements stated in D.1.
and the calculated breaking load achieves the values
specified in the relevant standard. For this purpose, the
individual test values are to be applied to the total
number of wires in the rope and multiplied by the
realization factor shown in Table 3.5.
4. Dimensional check
The diameter of each rope is to be measured at two
points located at least 1 m apart in two directions
approximately perpendicular to each other. The differ-
ence between the smallest and the largest result may
not be more than 4 %.
Table 3.5 Realization factors
Rope
construction
Ropes with
fibre core
Ropes with
steel core
6 7
6 19
6 24
6 36
6 37
0,9000
0,8600
0,8700
0,8400
0,8250
0,8379
0,8007
0,7821
0,7681
The average value of the four measurements shall be
considered to be the actual rope diameter and shall lie
within the permitted tolerances. The number and di-
ameter of the individual wires shall also be verified.
F. Verification of Characteristics
1. Companies which have been approved by GL
for the independent performance of tests may test wire
ropes at their own responsibility. The result of the test
shall be certified on a form prescribed by GL.
2. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in
1., the test is to be performed in the presence of the
Surveyor in the case of wire ropes of special construc-
tion in accordance with C.1., or if the company con-
cerned has not been approved for independent testing,
or if the purchaser has expressed a wish to this effect.
G. Marking
1. Wire ropes are to be provided with worked-in
coloured threads as follows for the purpose of distin-
guishing the nominal strength of the wires:
Nominal strength 1570 N/mm
2
: white
Nominal strength 1770 N/mm
2
: green
Nominal strength 1960 N/mm
2
: yellow
For special rope constructions in accordance with
C.1., the colour of the distinguishing thread shall be
specially designated.
2. A tape shall also be worked into the ropes
bearing the manufacturer's name and, in the case of
companies approved by GL for independent testing,
the identification number allocated by GL.
The coloured distinguishing thread may be dispensed
with if the tape designating the company is of the
colour specified in 1.
Ropes which have been tested in the presence of the
Surveyor are also (to) be marked with a seal bearing
the GL stamp:
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Section 4
Fibre Ropes
A. Scope
These Rules apply to fibre ropes made from natural
and synthetic fibres and used as towlines and mooring
lines as well as for cargo handling gear and other
lifting tackle on board sea-going vessels.
B. Requirements to be Met by the Manufac-
turers of Fibre Ropes
1. With regard to their production and quality
control, fibre rope manufacturers shall meet the re-
quirements stated in Chapter 1 Principles and Test
Procedures, Section 1, C. and shall be approved by
GL.
2. Applications for approval are to be submitted
to GL in writing with a description containing at least
the following details:
type, composition and material of the ropes
concerned
manufacturing facilities
testing equipment: copies of the last calibration
reports on the testing machines are to be at-
tached
By a work's inspection, the manufacturer shall demon-
strate the availability of the equipment necessary for
the proper manufacture and testing of fibre ropes. GL
reserve the right to call for a preliminary test of suit-
ability to be carried out on samples of the rope.
3. If the manufacturer wishes to be approved by
GL for the independent testing of fibre ropes (see E.),
this shall also be applied for. GL will allocate to the
manufacturer a special identification number if the
conditions for approval stated in 1. and 2. are satisfied.
C. Manufacture
1. The type, material and structure of the ropes
shall conform to a national or international standard
recognized by GL and should, wherever possible,
comply with Table 4.1. Ropes of a different type may
be approved on application provided that they are
suitable for the proposed application.
2. Fibre ropes are to be made either of natural
fibres (manila, sisal and hemp) or of synthetic fibres
(polyamide, polyester and polypropylene). Only new
yarns may be used to manufacture the rope. If it is
intended to use other materials, their suitability is to
be specially demonstrated to GL.
3. Ropes may normally comprise only one ma-
terial. Excepted from this rule, and approved by GL,
are for example those rope constructions in which the
outside layers are reinforced with polyester yarns in
order to increase their resistance to abrasion.
The realisation factors for (monofilament) polypro-
pylene are applicable to ropes with these outside lay-
ers.
D. Required Properties
The properties of fibre ropes shall fulfil the require-
ments specified in the standards recognized by GL.
These include for example:
DIN-EN 701 and the complementary DIN and
ISO standards mentioned therein, see Table 4.1
E. Testing the Breaking Load of Ropes
1. Test method
1
The breaking load of ropes shall normally be deter-
mined by applying a tensile test to destruction to entire
test sections of the rope in accordance with 3. If such a
test is impossible for technical reasons, the breaking
load of the rope may be calculated from the tensile
values established in testing the individual yarns in
accordance with 4. This applies, however, only to
those ropes whose maximum loading capacity exceeds
30000 daN and for which reduction factors are given
in Table 4.2
2. Sampling
For the purpose of sampling, ropes of the same con-
struction, the same material and the same nominal
diameter which have been manufactured in an uninter-
rupted production run are to be grouped into test
1
See EN 919, and ISO 2307.
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Table 4.1 Construction of customary rope types approved by GL
Rope construction DIN 83305, Part 1
Rope standards Material
Form Construction
Corresponding
ISOstandards
1
DIN-EN 698 Manila A, B hawser laid 1181
DIN-EN 698 Sisal A, B hawser laid 1181
DIN-EN 1261 Hemp A, B, C
hawser laid
cable laid
DIN-EN 696 Polyamide A hawser laid 1140
DIN-EN 697 Polyester A hawser laid 1141
DIN-EN 699 Polypropylene A, B hawser laid R 1346
2
1
These standards are only applicable to form A ropes.
2
Data only for "3-strand hawser laid" with the same values.
lengths. The following number of test sections meas-
uring about 2500 mm in length shall be taken from the
test lengths:
test lengths up to 2200 m (or 10 ropes up to
220 m long):
1 test section
excess test lengths up to 30000 m:
1 additional test section per 5500 m
excess test lengths over 30000 m:
1 additional test section per 11000 m
3. Tensile testing of test section
3.1 To perform the tensile test, the test sections
are to be clamped in the testing machine as required
by the standard and are to be loaded at a prescribed
testing rate until breakage occurs.
3.2 The breaking load established by the tensile
test shall correspond to the data given in the relevant
standard. If a test section of rope breaks at the clamp
or at the splice, the test requirements are considered to
have been met if the result equals at least 90 % of the
specified breaking load.
Note:
Adding 10 % to the actual value when breakage oc-
curs at the clamp or in the splice to determine the
breaking load of the rope is not permitted.
4. Calculation of the breaking load of rope
4.1 In order to determine the breaking load by
calculation, a number of yarns shall be taken from the
test sections specified in 2. which shall be equal to
half the numerical value of the rope diameter in mm,
and these shall be subjected to a tensile test.
In taking the test specimens, attention shall be paid to
the following:
The yarns shall be taken evenly from the outside,
middle and inside positions of the strands of the rope.
When taking the yarns, care is to be taken not to alter
the twist of the yarns.
4.2 The yarns shall be tested individually by the
tensile test in accordance with ISO 2062.
4.3 The breaking load of the rope is to be deter-
mined from the results of the tests performed on the
individual yarns by applying the formula:
F
SR
= FG n r
F
G
= average breaking load of yarn [daN]
n = number of rope yarns in specimen
r = reduction factor in accordance with Table 4.2
The breaking load of the rope determined in this way
shall at least satisfy the data contained in the relevant
standard.
5. The certification shall state which method
was used to test the breaking load of the rope and
whether the specimen broke at the clamp.
6. When required by the purchaser, and in the
case of all companies which have not been approved
for the independent performance of tests, the breaking
load is to be tested in the presence of a Surveyor who
will certify the results.
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Table 4.2 Reduction factors
Reduction factors r for ropes
of natural fibres of synthetic fibres
Manila, sisal
or hemp rope acc. to
DIN EN 698
or DIN EN 1261
Form
Polyamide rope
acc. to
DIN EN 696
Form
Polyester rope
acc. to
DIN EN 697
Form
Polypropylene rope
acc. to
DIN EN 699
Form
Nominal
diameter of
rope
[mm]
A B C A A A
44 0,68
48 0,68 0,51 0,82
52 0,68 0,51 0,82
56 0,68 0,50 0,82
60 0,68 0,49 0,82
64 0,67 0,48 0,81
72 0,58 0,67 0,48 0,81
80 0,58 0,66 0,48 0,80
88 0,57 0,66 0,48 0,80
96 0,57 0,65 0,47 0,80
F. Verification of the Properties
1. The manufacturers of yarn and rope shall
constantly monitor the characteristics of their products
and shall ensure that the products meet the require-
ments specified in the standards. The manufacturers
shall keep records of their quality control and shall
present these to GL on request.
2. If a manufacturer intends to determine the
strength of rope by calculation based on the strength
of the yarn, then the manufacturer shall demonstrate
at least once a year in the presence of a Surveyor of
GL that he is capable of manufacturing rope with
the specified reduction factors. This shall be demon-
strated by the tensile test on a test section described in
E.3.
3. Rope manufacturers who have been approved
by GL for the independent performance of tests may
themselves test the breaking load using the methods
described in E. They shall certify the results on a
printed form prescribed by GL. These forms are ob-
tainable from GL.
G. Marking
1. A tape indicating the rope standard designa-
tion and the manufacturer's, mark shall be worked into
the ropes, each 1m apart. Where companies have
been approved for the independent performance of
tests, this tape shall additionally bear the identification
number allocated to the company by GL. In addition, a
coloured distinguishing thread denoting the yarn mate-
rial in accordance with Table 4.3 is also to be worked
into the rope.
2. The coloured distinguishing thread may be
omitted where the tape has the colour code stipulated in 1.
Table 4.3 Distinguishing threads for fibre ropes
Material Colour code
manila
sisal
hemp
polyamide
polyester
polypropylen
black
red
green
green
blue
brown
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