EN 10264-3:2002

Steel wire and wire products - Steel wire for ropes - Part 3: Round and shaped non alloyed steel wire for high duty applications EN 10264-3:2002

Publication date:   Jul 30, 2004

Scope

This part of this European Standard defines round and shaped non alloyed steel wire for use in the manufacture of ropes for mine hoisting, man-riding haulage, cableways for the transportation of passengers and other high duty applications.
This part of this European Standard refers to round wires and three types of shaped wire: full lock (Z), half lock (H) and trapezoidal (T).
In addition to the requirements of this part of this European Standard, the requirements of prEN 10264-1 also apply.
It does not apply to steel wire taken from manufactured ropes.
This part of this European Standard specifies the following for cold drawn non alloyed steel wire for ropes for high duty applications:
- dimensional tolerances;
- mechanical characteristics;
- requirements relating to the chemical composition of the steel wire;
- conditions to be satisfied by any coating.