ROPE FOR HEAVY LIFTING APPLICATIONS

摘要

A large diameter rope (10) having improved fatigue life on a sheave, pulley, or drum is disclosed. This rope includes a blend of HMPE filaments (16) and liquid crystal polymer filaments (18) selected from the group of lyotropic polymer filaments and thermotropic polymer filaments. The rope may be constructed as a braided rope, a wire-lay rope, or a parallel core rope.