[Common Textiles Manual] Ropes

Overview

Multiple strands of yarn or strands are combined together. The diameter is coarser, and after two or more strands are reclaimed, they are called "cables" and the diameters are called "cables". Diameter, cable, and cable are generally distinguished by their diameters. China's national standard is a weigh rope or rope with a diameter of 1 to 4 mm; a rope with a diameter of more than 4 mm is called a rope; a rope with a diameter of more than 40 mm is called a cable. According to the raw materials used, there are natural fiber ropes and synthetic fiber ropes.