Product detail
Nylon (Polyamide) Rope
Polyamide is the strongest of the conventional mooring fibres and stretches the most, which lets it absorb shock loads in towing and exposed berths. That same elasticity produces dangerous snapback if a line parts, so nylon lines must be inspected, retired and handled with strict snapback discipline.
- Fibre
- Polyamide PA6 / PA66
- Construction
- 3-strand, 8-strand, 12-strand
- Diameter range
- 10 mm - 128 mm
- Elongation at break
- approx. 20 - 30 %
- Specific gravity
- 1.14 - sinks
- Wet strength
- approx. 10 - 15 % loss when wet
Applications
- Towing springs
- Tug work lines
- Exposed berth mooring
Standards
- ISO 1140 (polyamide ropes)
- Break load tested to ISO 2307
- Highest energy absorption - keep personnel out of snapback zones.
- Supplied with certified break load documentation on request.
Figures are typical values for the fibre type. Exact break loads, weights and tolerances are stated on the certificate supplied with each rope.