We can produce our cables in various sizes of wooden drums k6 k24.
Steel cable drum weight calculator.
Which drum we use depends on the length diameter of the cable and weight.
Steel winch line is also known as aircraft cable or galvanized wire rope.
To help with that we ve got our handy weight calculator here.
Ingersoll rand has reviewed and used drum storage formulas offered in engineering hand books and those of various wire rope manufacturers.
Weight calculator metal gets heavy and whether you want to see how much shipping is likely to be or if your vehicle or back can handle it it s good to know what your order weighs.
How should electrical cable drums be stored.
Wire rope above 3 8 is 6x19 although it s construction and appearance are fairly similar to 7x19 for our purposes.
Calculate the volume and weight in english or metric units for over 40 geometric shapes and a variety of materials.
Enter value select units and click on calculate.
For 3 8 and under it is 7x19.
We do not guarantee it will match other rope or winch manufacturers methods or results.
At this weight a user may need to make a risk assessment with respect to moving and or.
The appropriate storage of cable drums and the electrical cable it contains will depend on both the type of drum and whether or not the cable itself is designed for indoor or outdoor use.
We have gleaned the best of these methods and offer this electronic calculator for our customer s convenience.
Calculated capacity result is highlighted in green when the drum can accommodate the desired capacity.
Select from such metals as aluminum cast iron or steel or from such thermoplastics as abs nylon or polycarbonate.
Weight of cable drum result is highlighted in red when the weight exceeds 16kg.
Result will be displayed.
This means that there are 7 main strands that are each made up of 19 individual strands.
The metal weight calculator allows you to calculate the weight in pounds for your steel stainless steel aluminum iron silver and much more.
Steel drums can vary in size from 630mm to 10000mm and carry loads of up to 250 tonnes.
For more information about the size and dimensions of the drums we have a drum guide chart that you can find here below.
