BRITISH STANDARD BS 302-6:

1987

Stranded steel wire

ropes —
Part 6: Specification for ropes for mine
hoisting

UDC 677.721:622.673.6
BS 302-6:1987

Committees responsible for this

British Standard

The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Mechanical

Handling Standards Committee (MHE/-) to Technical Committee MHE/2,
upon which the following bodies were represented:

Associated Offices Technical Committee

Association of Supervisory and Executive Engineers
British Coal
British Ports Association and the National Association of Ports Employers
British Railways Board
British Steel Industry (Wire Section)
Bureau Veritas
Chain Testers Association of Great Britain
Department of the Environment (Property Services Agency)
Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Cranes
Federation of Wire Rope Manufacturers of Great Britain
Health and Safety Executive
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Institution of Mining Engineers
Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
Ministry of Defence
National Association of Lift Makers
Zinc Development Association

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the
direction of the Mechanical
Handling Standards
Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Board of BSI and comes
into effect on
30 June 1987

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First published as BS 302

September 1927
First revision as BS 302 and 621
December 1957
Second revision as BS 302 Amendments issued since publication
May 1968
Third revision as BS 302-6
June 1987 Amd. No. Date of issue Comments

The following BSI references

relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference MHE/2
Draft for comment 85/70790 DC

ISBN 0 580 15668 0

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Contents

Page
Committees responsible Inside front cover
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 Definitions 1
3 Compliance 1
4 Wire rope constructions and sizes 1
5 Material 1
6 Direction of lay 2
7 Lubrication 2
8 Minimum breaking load 2
Appendix A Information to be supplied by the purchaser with
the enquiry and order 6
Table 1 — Wire rope constructions and sizes 1
Table 2 — 6 × 7 construction group: round strand fibre core 2
Table 3 — 6 × 19 construction group: round strand fibre core 3
Table 4 — 6 × 8 TS construction group: triangular strand fibre core 4
Table 5 — 6 × 22 TS and 6 × 25 TS construction group: triangular
strand fibre core 5
Table 6 — Enquiry or order form for winding rope round strand or
flattened strand only 7
Publications referred to Inside back cover

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Foreword

This Part of BS 302 has been prepared under the direction of the Mechanical
Handling Standards Committee. It is one Part of a combined revision of
BS 302:1968, BS 236:1968, BS 329:1968, BS 330:1968, BS 365:1968 and
BS 3530:1968, which are withdrawn. BS 302 is now published in six Parts and
takes account of both national and international developments since 1968.
This Part (Part 6) specifies requirements for mine hoisting ropes additional to the
general requirements in Part 1. Other Parts specify the additional requirements
for other particular uses of ropes:
— Part 2: Specification for ropes for general purposes;
— Part 3: Specification for zinc coated ropes for ships;
— Part 4: Specification for ropes for lifts;
— Part 5: Specification for ropes for hauling purposes.
Two further Parts are in preparation, covering larger diameter
ropes (64 mm to 205 mm diameter) and higher strength ropes and will be Parts 7
and 8 respectively.
In line with the principles of international standard ISO 2408, published by the
International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the constructions are
grouped according to the number of outer wires in the strands. The general
requirements of BS 302-1 and the methods used for calculating breaking loads
and approximate masses comply with ISO 2408. In respect of individual usages
the ropes in Parts 2 and 3 are fully in accordance with ISO 2408 and those in
section 2 of Part 4 are in accordance with ISO 4344. In each of these Parts
however, certain additional ropes still in common use in the UK have been
included.
In line with current international practice, the term “zinc coated” has been
adopted in this standard in place of “galvanized”. The terms are synonymous.
Purchasers ordering to BS 302 are advised to specify in their purchasing contract
that the manufacturer operate a quality system in compliance with the
appropriate Part of BS 5750, or suitable equivalent, to ensure themselves that
products claimed to comply with BS 302 consistently achieve the required level of
quality.
Wire rope users will find valuable information in the companion publication
BS 6570 “Code of practice for the selection, care and maintenance of steel wire
ropes”.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii,
pages 1 to 10, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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1 Scope 5 Material
This Part of BS 302 specifies the requirements for 5.1 Wire
round and triangular strand steel wire ropes for 5.1.1 General. The wire used for the manufacture of
mine hoisting (winding) purposes and is for use in wire ropes in accordance with this standard,
conjunction with BS 302-1. excluding the wire used in triangular strand cores
NOTE 1 Information to be given by the purchaser on the (see 5.1.3), shall comply with sections 1 and 3
enquiry and order is given in Appendix A.
(high duty wire) of BS 2763:1982. The mechanical
NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this
standard are listed on the inside back cover. tests shall include reverse bend requirements.
5.1.2 Wire finish. The wire shall be class Z zinc
2 Definitions coated or bright. The zinc coating shall comply with
For the purposes of this Part of BS 302, the BS 2763.
definitions given in BS 302-1 apply. 5.1.3 Tensile grades of wire. All wires except filler
wires, wires comprising the triangular strand core,
3 Compliance and king wires shall be of 1 570 N/mm2 1)
or 1 770 N/mm2 tensile grade.
Ropes in accordance with BS 302-6 shall comply
with this Part and with BS 302-1. For round strand ropes the king wires shall all be of
one tensile grade selected from BS 2763. The filler
4 Wire rope constructions and sizes wires shall all be one of the tensile grades specified
in BS 2763.
Constructions and size ranges shall be as given
in Table 1. For triangular strand ropes the strand core wires
shall have a minimum tensile strength
NOTE In the absence of a precise indication by the purchaser
on the enquiry and order, the choice of construction within a of 770 N/mm2 in cores comprised of solid triangular
group is at the discretion of the supplier. wires or three round wires, and a minimum tensile
strength of 1 270 N/mm2 in cores built up from more
than three round wires.
NOTE In order to achieve a required triangular shape, some
low carbon steel wires may be added.
5.2 Rope main core
The rope main core shall be of hard or man-made
fibre and shall comply with 3.2 of BS 302-1:1987.
Table 1 — Wire rope constructions and sizes
Size range
Rope group Description Typical construction
(diameter)
mm

6×7 Up to seven outer wires in a strand, one layer of 19 to 32 6 × 7 (6/1) FC

wire over a king wire.
6 × 19 7 to 12 outer wires in a strand two or three 20 to 48 6 × 15 (7/7/1) FC
layers over a king wire. Wires equal laid. 6 × 17 (8/8/1) FC
6 × 19 (9/9/1) FC
6 × 19 (12/6 + 6F/1) FC
6 × 16 (10/5 + 5F/1) FC
6 × 8 TS 7 to 8 outer wires in a strand. One layer of wire 19 to 32 6 × 8 (7/V) FC
over a single triangular wire or a multi-wire 6 × 9 (8/V) FC
triangular core.
6 × 22 TS 9 to 18 outer wires in a strand. Two layers of 26 to 35 6 × 22 (9/12/V)
6 × 25 TS wire over a single triangular wire or a 26 to 41 6 × 23 (10/12/V)
multi-wire triangular core. 26 to 48 6 × 25 (12/12/V)
32 to 54 6 × 28 (15/12/V)
38 to 64 6 × 31 (18/12/V)

1)
1 N/mm2 = 1 MPa.

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6 Direction of lay NOTE The degree and type of lubrication should be agreed
between the purchaser and the supplier.
Ropes shall be of right-hand lay or left-hand lay.
NOTE It will need to be stated by the purchaser on his enquiry 8 Minimum breaking load
and order if left-hand lay is required, otherwise right-hand lay
will be supplied. The minimum breaking loads shall be as given
Round strand ropes shall be ordinary or Lang’s lay. in Table 2 to Table 5.
Triangular strand ropes shall be Lang’s lay. NOTE For guidance, these tables also give approximate masses
of ropes, calculated as in C.2 of BS 302-1:1987.
7 Lubrication
All cores except those of man-made fibre shall be
suitably treated. The wires of the rope shall be
coated with a lubricant complying with 3.3 of
BS 302-1:1987.
Table 2 — 6 × 7 construction group: round strand fibre core

Minimum breaking force Minimum breaking load

Nominal Approximate
diameter 1 570 N/mm2 tensile 1 770 N/mm2 1 570 N/mm2 1 770 N/mm2 tensile mass of rope
grade tensile grade tensile grade grade
mm kN kN t t kg/100 m

19 188 212 19.2 21.6 125

20 208 235 21.2 24.0 138
21 230 259 23.4 26.4 153
22 252 284 25.7 29.0 167
24 300 338 30.6 34.5 199
26 352 397 35.9 40.5 234
28 409 461 41.7 47.0 271
29 438 494 44.6 50.4 291
32 534 602 54.4 61.4 354

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Table 3 — 6 × 19 construction group: round strand fibre core

Nominal Minimum breaking force Minimum breaking load Approximate

diameter 2 2 2 2 mass of rope
1 570 N/mm 1 770 N/mm 1 570 N/mm tensile 1 770 N/mm tensile
tensile grade tensile grade grade grade
mm kN kN t t kg/100 m
20 207 234 21.1 23.9 144
21 228 258 23.2 26.3 159
22 251 283 25.6 28.8 175
24 298 336 30.4 34.3 208
26 350 395 35.7 40.3 244
28 406 458 41.4 46.7 283
29 436 491 44.4 50.1 304
32 531 598 54.1 61.0 370
35 635 716 64.7 73.0 442
36 671 757 68.4 77.2 468
38 748 843 76.2 85.9 521
40 829 935 84.5 95.3 578
41 871 982 88.8 100 607
44 1 003 1 131 102 115 699
48 1 194 1 346 122 137 832

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Table 4 — 6 × 8 TS construction group: triangular strand fibre core

Nominal Minimum breaking force Minimum breaking load Approximate

diameter mass of rope
1 570 N/mm2 tensile 1 770 N/mm2 tensile 1 570 N/mm2 1 770 N/mm2
grade grade tensile grade tensile grade
mm kN kN t t kg/100 m
19 205 231 20.9 23.5 148
20 227 256 23.1 26.1 164
21 251 283 25.6 28.8 181
22 275 310 28.0 31.6 198
24 327 369 33.3 37.6 236
26 384 433 39.1 44.1 277
28 446 502 45.5 51.2 321
29 478 539 48.7 54.9 345
32 582 656 59.3 66.9 420

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Table 5 — 6 × 22 TS and 6 × 25 TS construction group: triangular strand fibre core

Nominal Minimum breaking force Minimum breaking load Approximate

diameter 2 2 2 2 mass of rope
1 570 N/mm tensile 1 770 N/mm tensile 1 570 N/mm tensile 1 770 N/mm tensile
grade grade grade grade
mm kN kN t t kg/100 m
26 373 420 38.0 42.8 277
28 432 487 44.0 49.6 321
29 463 522 47.2 53.2 345
32 564 636 57.5 64.8 420
35 675 761 68.8 77.6 502
36 714 805 72.8 82.1 531
38 796 897 81.1 91.4 592
40 882 994 89.9 101 656
44 1 067 1 203 109 123 794
48 1 270 1 431 129 146 945
52 1 490 1 680 152 171 1 109
56 1 728 1 948 176 199 1 286
60 1 984 2 237 202 228 1 476
64 2 257 2 545 230 259 1 679

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Appendix A Information to be d) Particulars of pithead pulleys and position

supplied by the purchaser with the with respect to the winding engine:
enquiry and order 1) horizontal and vertical distance between
centres of pithead pulleys and whether the
The information to be supplied is listed in a) to k).
vertical centre line of or between the pulleys
A suitable tabular form for the presentation of this coincides with the centre line of the drum or
information is given in Table 6. sheave;
a) Particulars of shaft: 2) diameter of pithead pulley at bottom of
1) depth, from lowest working level in shaft to groove;
bank, vertical distance from bank to centre of 3) diameter of any guide sheave and its
head pulley; position with respect to the pithead pulley or
2) whether upcast, downcast or both; driving sheave;
3) whether wet or dry, and approximate range 4) height of centre of head pulley above centre
of temperature variation; of drum or ground type driving sheave;
4) whether shaft water is known to be of an 5) horizontal distance between centre of drum
injurious nature, its pH value and chloride or ground type driving sheave and rope
content if available; hanging in shaft;
5) whether steam is exhausted into the shaft, 6) inside and outside fleet angles.
and whether there are any other special e) Maximum winding speed in m/s.
circumstances, likely to affect the rope.
f) Maximum acceleration in m/s2 of rope when
b) Particulars of winding engine drum: raising full load.
1) type of drum: g) Maximum load and normal load suspended
i) if parallel type, the diameter and width, from the winding rope capping including the
and distance of first and last live turns from weight of any balance rope and its attachments.
centre line of drum; h) Type of cage guides.
ii) if conical type, the minimum and i) Particulars of rope required or proposed:
maximum diameters and width and
1) number of this British Standard,
distance of first and last working turns from
i.e. BS 302-6;
centre line of drum;
2) length;
iii) if cylindro-conical type, the maximum
and minimum diameters, distance of first 3) nominal diameter;
and last live turns from centre line of drum, 4) construction;
number of working turns on the minimum 5) minimum breaking load;
diameter, number of turns on the scroll,
6) round strand or triangular strand, Lang’s
width of drum and width of scroll and width
lay or ordinary lay, right-hand or left-hand;
of parallel portion of drum;
7) nominal tensile grade of wire;
2) nature and arrangement of drum lagging
and cladding material and particulars of any 8) whether the wire is to be zinc coated.
grooving; j) Particulars of inspection and testing required.
3) whether rope is wound on itself, if so number k) Any limiting dimensions for reels.
of layers.
c) Particulars of driving sheave:
1) diameter;
2) rope groove lining.

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Table 6 — Enquiry or order form for winding rope round strand or flattened strand only
Mine Engine
1. Shaft data
Depth: lowest working level to Upcast or downcast
bank (m) Wet or dry
Type of guides Approximate working temperature
range (°C)
Any special circumstances in Approximate analysis of pH value
shaft (e.g. exhaust steam) shaft water if injurious
Chlorides (as Cl2)
parts per million
2. Rope loading
Maximum working load, Maximum winding speed (m/s)
excluding rope, but including Maximum acceleration or retardation
cage, balance rope, etc. (t)
under full load conditions (m/s2)
3. Data of rope required or proposed
Length (m) Construction Material and construction
Diameter (mm) Tensile strength of wire of main core
(N/mm2)
Lay (Lang’s or ordinary, Minimum breaking load (t) To be delivered on reel,
RH or LH) limiting dimensions if any
Whether zinc coated
Details of special tests and inspection

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4. Drum and headgear. Type of drum or driving sheave

Single parallel drum – one layer Bi-Cylindro – conical drum

Single parallel drum with partition and layers Conical drum

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No. of Width Fleet

turns mm angle
Dead turns A
Outside B Total
lead 1:
Conea
B½a

Double parallel drum with layers Inside lead C

1:
a B.C.C drums only.

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Publications referred to

BS 525, Fibre cores for wire ropes.

BS 2763, Specification for round carbon steel wire for wire ropes.
BS 5750, Quality systems2).
BS 5750-2, Specification for manufacture and installation.
BS 6570, Code of practice for the selection, care and maintenance of steel wire ropes2).
ISO 2408, Steel wire ropes for general purposes — Characteristics2).
ISO 4344, Steel wire ropes for lifts2).

2)
Referred to in the foreword only.

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