c| BS 2763 : 1982 British Standards Instit of this publication may be for otherwise reprodu eS Specification for Round carbon steel wire for wire ropes Spécification pour les fils ronds en acier au carbone pour la fabrication des cables métalliques Spezifikation fir Runddraht aus Kohlenstoffstahl fiir Drahtseile British Standards InstitutionBS 2763 : 1982 Contents Foreword ‘Cooperating organizations Specification Section one. General 1. Scope 2. References 3. Definitions 4, Information to be supplied by the purchaser 5. Inspection and testing 6, Identifieation and packaging ‘Section two. General purpose rope wire 7. General 8 Manufacture 9. Dimensional tolerances 10. Mechanical properties 11. Zine coating Section three. High duty rope wire 12, General 13. Manufacture 14, Dimensional tolerances 18, Mechanical properties 16. Zine coating Foreword Page Inside front cover Back cover This revision of BS 2763 : 1968 has been prepared under the direction of the Iron and Steel Standards Committee. It has beon extensively revised to take account of 180 2232-1973, ISO 3154-1976 and other work on the standardization of steol wire by the International Organi tion for Standardization (ISO) still in progress, Tables 1. Tolerances on nominal diameter of general purpose rope wire 2. Tensile strength grades and nominal diameter ranges for general purpose rope wire 3. Tensile strenath tolerance above the specified ‘minimum for general purpose rope wire 4, Minimum number of twists (in a length of 100 x diameter of wire) in torsion tests of general purpose rope wire 5, Minimum number of reverse bends in reverse bend tests of general purpose and high duty rope 6, Zine coating tests: minimum mass and minimum ‘number of dips in uniformity test, for general purpose and high duty rope wire 7. Tolerances on nominal diameter of high duty rope wire 8. Tensile strength grades and nominal diameter anges for high duty rope wire 9. Tensile strength tolerance above the specified minimum for high duty rope wire 10, Minimum number of twists (in a length of 100 x diameter of wire) in torsion tests of high duty rope wire Page where itis relevant to British practice. BS 2763 : 1968 is now withdrawn. Inline with current international practice, the term ‘zinc coated’ has been adopted in this standard in place of ‘galvanized’, The terms are synonymous,BS 2763 : 1982 British Standard Specification for Round carbon steel wire for wire ropes Section one. General 1. Scope “This Rritish Standard specifies requirements far cold drawn round carbon steel wire as supplied by the wire manufacturer for use in the manufacture of wire ropes, ‘The specific requirements for wire for general purpose ropes, including those specified in BS 302, BS 329, [BS 365 and BS 3530, are given in section two. ‘The specific requirements for wire for high duty ropes that are subject to more exacting service conditions than general purpose ropes, and in particular for winding and certain haulage ropes complying with the requirements of BS 236 ‘and BS 330 respectively, are given in section three. Wires for both general and high duty purposes are available in a number of tensile strength grades over specific nominal diameter ranges (see tables 2 and 8). 2. References ‘The titles of standards publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this British Standard, the following definitions apply. 3.1. production coil. A production coil of wire is that {drawn from one coil of rod. It will usually be at least B00 kg but may be much grester in mass. 3.2 package. Wire may be wound into ceil form or on to spools. It may be wound on to collapsible spools from which itis removed as ‘cheeses’ or, when wound on cardboard centre supports, as ‘spoolless cores’; the latter are suitable for fitting with flanges as a pay-off spool. ‘To avoid repetition of each term in this specification it is, ‘convenient to describe all these forms by the word ‘package’ 3.3 split package. When, for the convenience of the Topemaker, a production coil is split into smaller pieces the latter are described as ‘spit packages’ 4, Information to be supplied by the purchaser When ordering wire complying with the requirements of this standard, the purchaser shal state the following: (a) the number of this British Standard, Le. 8S 2763; (b) the nominal diameter; NOTE, The nominal diameter of zine costed wire includes the coating (c} the tensile strength grade; (d) the type of finish, ie. bright, class A [drawn zine ‘coated or finally zinc coated} or class 2 zine coated, as ofined in clause 7 Example: ‘3mm diameter, cass Z zine coated wire having @ ‘minimum tensile strength of 1570 N/mm? BS 2763, 3 mm, grade 1870, Z zinc coated 5. Inspection and testing 5.1 General. All inspection and testing shall be carried out by the wire manufacturer and the record of each test shall bbe avsilable to the ropemaker if required. 5.2 Solection of test pieces 5.2.1. For general purpose rope wire as specified in section ‘wo, test pieces for all tests shall be cut from both ends of ‘each production coil, Where the wire is supplied in split, packages, identified to the production coil, the tests on the production coil shall suffice for up to five split packages Hf more than five split packages are taken from one production coil, two extra test pieces (not in adjacent positions) shall be taken from within the group of split packages. 5.2.2 For high duty rope wire as specified in section three, test pieces for all tests shall be cut from both ends of each package or split package as supplied to the ropemaker. 5.3 Test methods 5.3.1 General. All tests shall be carried out on straight pieces of wire. Any straightening which may be required shall be done cold. The diameter of the wire shall be taken as the arithmetic mean of two micrometer readings made at right angles to each other 5.3.2 Mechanical tests. Mechanical tests shall be carried ‘out in accordance with the appropriate method described in BS 4545, except that, for the tensile tests in routine testing with fixed gear type tensile testing machines, the straining rate shall be pre-set to give a rate of separation of the grips not greater then 40 % of the test length per minute. ‘The tensile strength of the wire shall be calculated using the nominal diameter 5.3.3 Zinc coating, The methods of testing the mass, Uniformity and adhesion of the zine coating shall be those described in section two of BS 443 : 1982.BS 2763 : 1982 5.4 Retests 5.4.1 Should any test piece fail any of the specified tests, two additional test pieces shall be taken from the same end tof the same package or split package of wire and subjected to the test or tests in which the original test piece failed 5.4.2 If both additional test pieces pass the test or tests, the package or split package from which they were taken shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of this standard. If either of the additional test pieces fails, the ‘package or split package shall be deemed not to comply with the requirements of this standard, 5.4.3 Where the additional test pieces represent a group of split packages (see 6.2.1), if any test piece fails on retesting ‘to comply with a requirement of this standard, then all the split packages within that group shall be tested 6. Identification and packaging The wire manufacturer shal attach to each package @ durable label or labels, on which the following information shall be shown, in addition to such other ‘markings as may be agreed between the wire manufacturer and ropemaker: (a) the wire manufacturer's name: (b) the nominal wire diameter; (c} tho tensile strength grade of the wire; (4) the class of zine coating (if any) and whether drawn coated oF finally coated if class A (see clause 8) (e}the number of this British Standard, ie. BS 2763° NOTE. The type of packing and any other form of arotection thould be agreed between the wire andthe wire rope manufactures. Section two, General purpose rope wire 7. General ‘This section covers wire used in the manufacture of a variety ‘of general purpose ropes. Specific requirements are given for wire of diameters between 0.20 mm and 6.00 mm in tensile strength grades 1370 to 2150, depending upon diameter and grade of ‘The wire may have any one of three types of the following surface finishes {a} bright (without zine coating): (b) class zine coat, either drawn after zine coating (‘drawn zine coated’) or zinc coated after drawing finally zine coated’); (6) elass Z zine cost, drawn after zinc coating (drawn, zinc coated’) ‘The wire shall also comply with the requirements of section fone of this standard, 8. Manufacture 18.1 The wire shall be cold drawn from rod produced from bbasic carbon steel. The stee! shall not be made by the air (r ait-oxygen bottom blown converter process. The cast ‘analysis shall show not more than 0.050 % of sulphur and ‘not more than 0.050 % of phosphorus. “Marking 8S 2769 on or n relation to & product sa claim by 8.2. The finished wire shall be free from harmful defects. 8.3. For the zine coated wire the coating shall be applied by either the hot dip or the electrolytic process, If the coating is applied by the hot dip process, the purity of the Zine fed into the coating bath shall be not lower than grade Zn 3 as specified in BS 3436. NOTE. Unless otherwise agreed between the wire manufacturer ‘nd the rapemaker, the wire manufacturer has the option to supply {class A costing inthe “drawn zine coated’ or “finaly zine coated Condition. provided that the preduet is appropriately identitiea (Gee tem ia of clause 6 9. Dimensional tolerances “The tolerances on the diameter of the wire shall be those siven in table 1 10. Mechanical properties 10.1 Tensile strength, The minimum tensile strength of the wire shall be the tensile strength grade ordered NOTE. Table 2 gives the tensile strength grades generally avaiable. Invermetiate tensile sirngth grades may be supplied by agreement between the wire manufacturer and the ropemaker ‘The maximum tensile strength shall not exceed the specified ‘minimum by more than the tolerance given in table 3. For wire intended only for lift ropes in accordance with BS 329, the tensile strength tolerance shall be as given in ‘table 9, except that the existing nominal diameter range (0.80 mm to 1.00 mm shall be read as 0.40 mm to 1,00 mm. 10.2 Torsion test. The number of twists shall be not less than the value given in table 4, appropriate to the nominal diameter, tensile strength grade and type of surface, of the If, by agreement between the wire manufacturer and the ropemaker, an intermediate tensile strength grade is ‘supplied, the minimum number of twists shall be that shown for the next higher tensile strenath grade. 10.3 Reverse bend test. If requested by the ropemaker, the number of reverse bends shall be not less than the value iven in table 5, appropriate to the diameter, tensile strength ‘grade and type of surface finish of the wire. If, by agreement between the wire manufacturer and the ropemaker, an intermediate tensile strength grade is supplied, the minimum number of bends shall be that shown for the next higher tensile strength grade, 11. Zine coating The zinc coating shall comply with the appropriate requirements for class A or class Z given in table 6 and shall also comply with the requirements for adhesion specified in section two of BS 443 ; 1982. saith the requirements ef the tandatd. The accuracy of uch a claim it therfore soley the manufectuers esponsibilityBS 2763 : 1982 Table 1. Tolerances on nominal diameter of general purpose rope wire ‘Tolerance on nominal di Nominal aiameter of wire | Bright wire or drawn zine coated Finally zine coated (class A) wire | tetas or eats 2) wire From Up bat Plus Minus Plus Minar excluding 0.20 0.25 | 0.01 0.005 = - 0.25 0.40 | 0.01 0.01 = ~ 0.40 1.00 | 0.015 0015 = = 1.00 1.60 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.02 1.60 240 | 0.025 0.025 0.05 0.03 2.40 3.70 0.03 0.03 0.08 0.03 3.70 5.00 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.04 5.00 6.00 (inclusive) | 0.05 0.05 = = Table 2. Tensile strength grades and nominal diameter ranges for general purpose rope wire Nominal diame Bratt wire Drawn ine comed | Drown rnc coated Finally sine cated (ei 2 wire (can Al wire (ue A wie 0.60 to 6.00 0.60 10 5.00 0.60 t0 2.70 1.20 to 6.00 0.40 10 6.00 0.40 t0 5.00 0.40 t0.2.70 1.20 t0 5.00 | 0.30 to 6.00 0.20 t0 6.00 0.300270 1.80 10 5.00 0.200 5.00 0.2010 4.00, 0.20 to 1.80 2.00 t0. 3.40 0.2010 3.20 0.20 t0 3.00, | 0.200 1.30 - | 0.2010 3.00 0.20 10 3.00 0.20 t0 0.60 - 0.20 to 1.50 0.20 to 1.00 - - 0.2010 1.30 = = = Table 3. Tensile strength tolerance above the specified minimum for general purpose rope wire From ‘| Uptobut excluding mm mm Nim? 0.20 0.50 380 0.50 1.00 300 1.00 1.50 260 1.50 2.00 240 2.00 6.00 (inclusive) | 2302763 : 1982 Table 4, Minimum number of twists (in a length of 100 x diameter of wire) in torsion tests of general purpose rope wire ‘Minimum numberof twists for stated tensile strength grade 13701570 1770 1860 1960 20507150 From | Up to but excluding | Bright wie or drawn zine coated (cass 2) wire 0.50. |1.00 32 31 BG kD 100 |1.30 31 30 27 25232220 1.30 |1.80 31 30 28h 22 180 2.30 3029 2 23 1 230 |3.00 200 «23 300 |3.50 2 2 2 19 = 380 |3.80 2 6 27 - - - - 3.80 |4.00 2 m4 OM - = = & 400 |4.20 2 2 WW - = = = 420 |4.40 m4 2 1B = = 440 |4.60 ao 2 Fe He 460 4.80 23 2 1 - = = = 480 |5.00 2 2 1 = = = = 5.00 |5.20 om 8 - - - = = 520 |5.40 @ @ 5 5 2 oe © 5.40 [5.60 nn a 5.60 [5.80 12 5.80 |6.00 (inclusive) | 12 10 - = - - Drawn zine coated (elas A) wi 0.50 |1.00 20 «8 2523 0 1.00 |1.30 29 B24 1.30 |1.80 290 28 180 [2.30 Bes 2:30 |270(incusive) [27 26 - = = Finally sine coated (clas A) wire 120 |1.30 20 Sees ete 1.30 |1.80 om - - = = 180 |2.30 2 18 2.30 |3.00 a 300 |340(inclusive) [16 14 - = NOTE 1 For intermeciate tensile strength graces, the minimum number of tists shall bbe that iver for the next niger tensile strenath grade (see 10.2). NOTE 2. Torsion test value a not specified for finally zine coated wire for nominal lamers over 3.40 mm,Table 5, Minimum number of reverse bends in reverse bend tests of general purpose and high duty rope wire Nominai | Bend | Minimum number of reverse Bends for stated tensile stvengtharade diameter | radius of wire Bright wire oF drawn zine coated Finally zine coated (cles & oF class 2) wire (clase Al wire 1370 1870 1770 1960 2080 and 2180 | 13701570 1770 oo os 1 fi 9 9 8 7 00 a 8 7 78 oss, 1% 4 13 0.60 ig (2 2 we 065 nm 068 8 070 wo 9 8 7 6 ogo 3 1 os, rn ee 090 2 ja 2 om 0.95 noo wm 8? 1.00 0 0 9 28 6 a0 1% 7 6813 120 1% 16 1% 2 13 130 am | 131210 n 140 20012 «1% «8 ° 150 1% 10 9 8 6 8 160 1% Ms oR pee 170 Bo oo fe 10 so |12 12 10 8 gee 1.90 ee) tetteg tee 200 wo 9 8 7 7 2 6 210 1618 wo ou 220 7% 48 2 1 10 230 6 ow 1 oR "108 240 1% 3 ot wo 9 8 250 as [4 oR on 0 e 8 3 260 2 1 1 8 9 8 7 270 n wo 9 8 2 7 6 280 wm 9 8 7 Pee ett 280 9 8 7 6 7 6 5 3.00 SH erate Hel 6 5 4 310 “3 2 on 0 9 @ 320 Pn en) ote ts, 330 2 1 wD 9 8 7 340 no wm 8 = ee 350 jp ok i & = 360 2 6 8 = ig tigst tes 370 9 @ 7 = 68 320 os 6 = 5 4} 3.90 eo o7 6 = 7 4 = 44.00 a7 @ = Sapa 420 "0 98 7 8 440 wo 9 8 6 os 460 9 8 7 6 os 430 eo7 6 5 4 5.00 7 6 § a3 520 wel; 6 = Sites 540 6 os = = = 5.60 js 5 - - = 580 amet ce 600 a oe = Sos NOTE 1. For intermediate nominal diameters or tensle strength grads, the bend radius and minimum number NOTE 2, Drawn zine coated wires with cats A or cise 2 coatings are net available through the whole range of sor tenile strength rede (see 10.3) ‘me Gameters given in this table (ee “able 2 for nominal diamater ang tensile strangth grade limits), 6 BS 2763 : 19822763 : 1982 Table 6, Zinc coating tests: minimum mass and imum number of dips in uniformity test, for general purpose and high duty rope wire Nominal diameter | Class Z coming Cm coming cae was, | Nomber of ape Was, | Number of doe From | upo pur | min bes eluding inure inate | aif minute Gorton nto | orator mm mm g/m? g/m? 020 |025 | 20 no test 30 no test 025 |033 | 30 no test 4s no tet 033 joao | 30 no test 60 no test oa |oso | 40 no rest 75 1 0.60 | 0.60 50 | ho test 20 1 060 jos | 60 1 no |1 = 0.80 | 1.00 | 70 1 130 1 > roo }120 | eo | 1 e wo | 1 1 120 | 1.50 so |1 - wes ft 1 vo fro fio fr wo [2 |e 190 }250 |110 | 1 ja 205 |2 x 250 | 3.20 125 | 1 \a 230 | 2 1 320 |370 [135 | 2 - 250 3 - 370 [425 | 198 | 2 - 260 |3 : 425 |s00 | 150 | 2 = 275 |3 1 8.00 | 6.00{inel)| 150 | 2 eel a Section three. High duty rope wire 12, General ‘This section covers high duty rope wire to be used in the manufacture of ropes that are subjected to more exacting service conditions than those for general purpose ropes, and in particular for certain ropes complying with the requirements of BS 236 and BS 330. Specific requirements are given for wire diameters between (0.80 mm and 4.10 mm in tensile strength grades 1570 to 1960, depending upon diameter and type of wire. The wire shall be available with either a bright finish or with a class Z zinc coat, drawn after coating. Tho wire shall also comply with the requirements of section one of this standard. 13, Manufacture 13.1 The wire shall be cold drawn from rod praduced from specially selected basic carbon steel, The steel shall not be made by the air or air-oxygen bottom blown converter process. The cast analysis shall show not more than 0.035 % of sulphur and not more than 0.030 % of Phosphorus, 13.2 The finished wire shall be free from harmful defects 13.3 For zine coated wire the zinc coating shall be applied by either the hot dip or the electrolytic process. If the ‘coating is applied by the hot dip process, the purity of the Zine fed into the coating bath shall be not lower than grade Zn 3 as specified in BS 3436. The wire shall be drawn after coating. 14, Dimensional tolerances The tolerancos on the diameter of the wire shall be those ives in table 7 15, Mechanical properties 15.1 Tensile strength. The minimum tensile strenath of the wire shall be the tensile strength grade ordered NOTE. Table 8 giver the tensile strength grades goneally available Intermediate tensile svength grades may be supplied Dy agreemant between the wire manufacturer and the ropemaker ‘The maximum tensile strength shall not exceed the specified minimum by more than the tolerance given in table 8, 15.2 Torsion test. The number of twists shall be not less ‘than the value given in table 10, appropriate to the diameter, tensile strength grade and type of surface finish of the wire. by agreement between the wire manufacturer and the ropemaker, an intermediate tensile strength grade is supplied, the minimum number of twists shalt be that shown for the next higher tensile strength grade. 15.3 Reverse bend test. The number of reverse bends shall be not less than the value given in table 6, appropriate to the diameter, tensile strength grade and type of surface finish of the wire If, by agreement between the wire manufacturer and the ropemaker, an intermediate tensile grade is supplied, the imum number of bends shall be that shown for the next higher tensile strength grade.BS 2763 : 1982 16. Zinc coating Table 9. Tensile strength tolerance above the ‘The zine coating shall comply with the requirements for ‘specified minimum for high duty rope wire class Z given in table 6 and shall also comply with the ———___— requirements for adhesion specified in section two of Nominal Ps tolerance 85 443: 1982 = Table 7. Tolerances on nominal diameter of high mm — | mm Niewm® duty rope wire 080 | 1.00 260 —____—__—_____ 1.00 |1150 240 Nominal diameter of wire | Bright wire or drawn rine costed 150. [410 220 (cine 2) wire From [Uprouo [tur | atin aa Table 10. Minimum number of twists (in a length mm [mm mm [mm of 100 x diameter of wire) in torsion tests of high 0.80 | 1.00 0.015 | 0.015 duty rope wire 1100. | 1.60 0.02 |oo2 —________________. 160 |240 0.025 | 0.025 Nominal diameter of wire | Minimum numberof twits for sated 240 |3.70 0.03 | 0.03 seat arenes 370 {4.10 0.08 | 004 From | Uprobet | Bright wie or drawn rine coated excluding | (els 2 wire Table 8. Tensile strength grades and nominal Reet ECC eee eee diameter ranges for high duty rope wire mm | mm ————_— _ 80 | 1.00 3 33 (29-6 Tenmtesrengh [Nominal dame ge 1.00 | 1.30 M3 28 25 iis Bright wire | Drawn zine coated Tae ee: bei Bieta: Rass AtaRcaL amin 1.80 | 230 31 28 5B Nim? mm mm 230 | 300 30-26 232 1570 0.80 to 4.10 | 0.80 t0 4.10 170 0.80 to.4.10 | 080 104.10 3.00 | 350 29 mm 1860 0.80 to 320 | 0.80 to 3.00 350 | 3.80 2% 23 - = 1960 | 0.80 t0 3.00 | 0.80 to 3.00 380 | 4.10 Beet‘This British Standord, having been prepared under the direction of the iron ans Stee! 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OC Inexnetional Tin Research institute Lloyd's Register of Shipping National Astosiation of Drop Forgers and Stampers Git Companies Materials Assocation Procers Plant Association Royal Insitute of British Architects Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited Steel Carting Research and Trade Astociation Water tube Boilermakers” Association “The organizations marked with an asterisk inthe above list, together ‘withthe following, mere directly represented an the Technical Committe entrusted with the preperation ofthis Buitish Standard Brisish Wire Netting Assocition Federation of Wire Rope Manufacturer of Great Britain Fencing Contractors” Aesociation Hesitn ang Satety Executive ‘National Bile Association ‘National Coal Boars Society of Chain Link Fencing Manufacturers ‘Amd. 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Aesocation Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors “teattute of Quality Assurance Inetiution of Produetion Engineers Institution of Structural Engineers Amendments issued since publication International Tin Research Institute Laya’s Register of Shipping National Association of Drop Forgers and Stampers (i Companies Materials Awsocistion Process Plant Association Royal Insitute of British Architects Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited ‘Steol Costing Research ond Trade Aesocition Wiotertube Boilermakers Association “The organizations marked with an asterisk inthe above list, gether \with the following, were directly represented on the Technica ‘Committee entrusted with the preparation ofthis British Stondard Briish Wire Netting Associaton Federation of Wire Rope Manufacturers of Great itain Fencing Contactors’ Association Health and Satery Executive Nationa Bitlet Assocation National Coal Boars Society of Chain Link Fencing Manufacturers ‘Amd. 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