One-eighth-inch wire rope galvanized cable costs about $0.27 per foot in 2011 while the corresponding stainless steel cable costs $0.70. For larger, three-eighths-inch cables, the corresponding ...

Benefits of this rope include maximum weight savings of about 80 percent (similar to Samson’s K-100) compared with steel rope, no rope lubrication, a long service life and clear discard criteria.

Another potential application for HPPE fibre in heavy lifting is replacing steel wire running rigging on cranes to increase the net load capacity. Crane hoisting lines could potentially be replaced by ...