Rope Characteristics

Nylon Brait combines braiding technology with plaited rope optimizing the best of both rope styles. Nylon Brait’s most outstanding feature is its high energy absorption, which comes from a combination of the very long yarn path and stranditure developed especially to maximize energy absorption.

Nylon Brait can absorb (or mitigate) greater amounts of dynamic energy than 3-stranded or braided rope structures with less damage. Brait’s energy absorption also keeps the corresponding loads on attachment points smaller since the rope does more work internally. Brait is easily spliced and the spliced rope delivers 100% of the ropes advertised strength.


Breaking Strengths

Diameter
(Inches)		 Weight
(Lbs/100f)		 Average Spliced Break Strength*
(Lbs)		 Minimum Spliced Break Strength*
(Lbs)		 Maximum Working Load 5:1**
(Lbs)
3/8 3.8 4,000 3,600 800
1/2 6.1 8,300 7,470 1,660
17/32 6.4 9,200 8,280 1,840
5/8 9.4 12,200 10,980 2,440
21/32 9.6 12,900 11,610 2,580
11/16 11.0 15,000 13,500 3,000
3/4 14.0 17,000 15,300 3,400
7/8 19.0 22,000 19,800 4,400
1 23.7 27,000 24,300 5,400
1-1/8 30.5 34,750 31,275 6,950
1-1/4 35.6 40,500 36,450 8,100
1-1/2 49.8 56,700 51,030 11,340
1-5/8 59.5 67,700 60,930 13,540
1-3/4 74.0 84,700 76,230 16,940
* Knots and abrupt bends significantly reduce the strength of all ropes and lower maximum working load.
** Working load is based on static or moderately dyanmic lifting/pulling operations. Instantaneous changes in load, up or down, in excess or 10% of the rope’s related working load constitute hazardous shock load and would void the normal working-load recommendation. Consult Yale Cordage for guidelines for working loads and the safe use of rope.
Diameter
(mm)		 Weight
(Kg/100m)		 Average Spliced Break Strength*
(kg)		 Minimum Spliced Break Strength*
(kg)		 Maximum Working Load 5:1**
(kg)
10 5.7 1,800 1,620 360
13 9.1 3,750 3,375 750
13 9.5 4,150 3,735 830
16 14.0 5,500 4,950 1,100
17 14.3 5,850 5,265 1,170
17 16.4 6,800 6,120 1,360
19 20.8 7,700 6,930 1,540
22 28.3 10,000 9,000 2,000
25 35.3 12,250 11,025 2,450
29 45.4 15,750 14,175 3,150
32 53.0 18,350 16,515 3,670
38 74.2 25,700 23,130 5,140
41 88.6 30,700 27,630 6,140
44 110.2 38,450 34,605 7,690
* Knots and abrupt bends significantly reduce the strength of all ropes and lower maximum working load.
** Working load is based on static or moderately dyanmic lifting/pulling operations. Instantaneous changes in load, up or down, in excess or 10% of the rope’s related working load constitute hazardous shock load and would void the normal working-load recommendation. Consult Yale Cordage for guidelines for working loads and the safe use of rope.

Rope Details

Fiber Type: Nylon
Elongation at WL: 10%
Elongation at Ult Break: 24 – 27%
Specific Gravity: 1.14 g/cc

Rope Benefits

High energy absorption
Can absorb (or mitigate) greater amounts of dynamic energy than 3-stranded rope structures with less damage
Spliced rope delivers 100% of the rope’s advertised strength

Elastic Elongation

The coloured area under the curve represents the rope’s energy absorption capability.

Green Working 1,426 ft. lbs/lb.
Red Ultimate 23,680 ft. lbs/lb.
Maximum Working Load
Minimum Break Strength
Average Break Strength