Polyester Polyolefin Rope - Strength

Minimum breaking strength and safe load of polyester polyolefin rope are indicated below.

Rope Minimum Breaking Safe Load Weight

Diameter Strength (Safety Factor
12)
(in) (mm) (lbf) (kN) (lbf) (kN) (lbm/ft) (kg/m)

1/4 6 1200 5.34 100 0.445 0.016 0.024

5/16 8 1870 8.3 156 0.693 0.025 0.037
3/8 10 2700 12.0 225 1.00 0.036 0.054
7/16 11 3500 15.6 292 1.30 0.048 0.071
1/2 12 4400 19.6 367 1.63 0.062 0.092
9/16 14 5200 23.1 433 1.93 0.079 0.118
5/8 16 6100 27.1 508 2.26 0.095 0.141
3/4 18 8400 37.4 700 3.11 0.135 0.201
7/8 22 11125 49.5 927 4.12 0.180 0.268
1 24 13175 58.6 1100 4.89 0.218 0.324
1 1/16 26 14775 66 1230 5.47 0.245 0.365
1 1/8 28 16325 73 1360 6.05 0.271 0.403
1 1/4 30 19900 89 1660 7.38 0.334 0.495
1 3/8 32 21950 98 1830 8.14 0.365 0.543
1 1/2 36 28250 126 2350 10.5 0.470 0.699
1 5/8 40 32950 147 2750 12.2 0.550 0.818
1 3/4 44 36850 164 3070 13.7 0.620 0.923
2 48 48050 214 4000 17.8 0.810 1.21
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Example - Maximum Safe Mass for a 3/8" Polyester

Polyolefin Rope

The relationship between mass and force (weight) can be expressed as

m=F/g (1)

where

F = force, weight (N)

m = mass (kg)

g = acceleration of gravity (9.81 m/s2)

Maximum safe mass for a 3/8" polyester polyolefin rope where safe load is 1.0 kN can be
calculated as

m = (1.0 103 N) / (9.81 m/s2)

= 102 kg