EN 13411-9:2021

Terminations for steel wire ropes - Safety - Part 9: Solid thimbles EN 13411-9:2021

Publication date:   Jul 15, 2021

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60.60 Standard published   Apr 28, 2021

CEN

CEN/TC 168 Chains, ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - Safety

European Norm

21.060.70   Clamps and staples | 53.020.30   Accessories for lifting equipment

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This document specifies the minimum requirements for solid thimbles made of steel or cast iron for terminations of stranded steel wire ropes.
This document is applicable to ferrule-secured terminations with solid thimbles in combination with ferrules (see EN 13411-3), that have an efficiency factor KT of at least 0,9, and to spliced terminations with solid thimbles (see EN 13411-2), that have an efficiency factor KT of at least 0,8, which are used as accessories for steel wire ropes, such as slings or wire rope assemblies, having a lifting, lowering or load-bearing effect in hoisting equipment.
Examples of designs of solid thimbles which meet the requirements of this standard are given in informative Annexes B and C.
Round thimbles (thimble with rotational symmetry around the bore) are not subject to this document.
This document is applicable to ferrule-secured terminations that are manufactured after the date of publication of this document.
Hazards that are dealt with in this document are listed in Clause 4.

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EN 13411-9:2021
60.60 Standard published
Apr 28, 2021