Overview
3 Strand Polyester is soft, strong and is an ideal mooring rope, it is also very easy to splice. All our Polyester ropes are now heat set to give better balance and lower stretch.
6.5%
Colours
Specification
Technical Data
Diameter (mm)
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
24
32
36
Min Break
Strength (kgs)
300
650
1150
1850
3000
3400
5000
6400
8400
11,500
20,000
25,200
Load-Elongation Curve
Elongation is based on figures taken from tests across the diameter range, to produce an average figure.
Applications
Anchoring
Fender Lines
Mooring
Material
Polyester
Polyester has a specific gravity of 1.38 which means it will not float. Polyester has no strength loss when wet, it is flexible and has good abrasion resistance. Polyester fibres also have good resistance to chemicals and have a melting point of 295°C.
