| As shown per shown below, in a Cross
Laid (Normal Lay) wire rope, component wires of
different layers cross (come in contact with) each
other at points. In a cross-laid wire rope, wires
have relatively large spaces where they can move
(slide) with respect to wires on other layers. Thus,
cross-laid ropes are very flexible and widely used
in making rope slings that have to bend a lot.
However, due to very small area of contact between
wires, cross-laid rope wires are more likely to
fail (break) due to fatigue and shear.
Some well-known Cross-Laid Wire Rope constructions
are 6X7, 6X12, 6X19, 6X24, 6X30, 6X37, 6X61 as
define in KS Standards.
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