Note 1:
1 – lifting;
2 – lift;
3 – hoist rope;
4 – mine vertical lift;
5 – mine inclined rise;
6 – rope guides;
7 – brake ropes;
8 – balancing ropes;
9 – for suspension of equipment during driving;
10 – excavators;
11 – road cars;
12 – overhead cable cars and cable cranes;
13 – traction;
14 – blast furnace skip;
15 – metallurgical cranes;
16 – Well rigs;
17 – ship’s lift.

Note 2: The use of cables indicated in the table is for guidance only.

The choice of ropes for specific operating conditions should take into account: the type of ropes, their design and characteristics, for example:

• Single lay round wire ropes have increased rigidity, therefore they are recommended to be used in areas where tensile loads on the rope prevail: lightning protection cables of high-voltage power lines, fences, guy wires, etc.
• Double lay ropes with linear tangency of the wires have a relatively high performance and have a variety of designs, which makes it possible to choose ropes for operation at high end loads, with significant abrasive wear, with the minimum permissible ratios of the winding body diameter to the rope diameter.
• Steel ropes of the LC-D type are recommended for use when exposed to aggressive media, intense alternating bending when working outdoors: on construction and metallurgical cranes, mine hoisting machines, excavators, scrapers, overhead roads, stacker cranes.
• Steel ropes of the LT-S type are recommended for work in conditions of severe abrasion due to the presence of wires of an increased diameter in the upper layer: as hoisting ropes on ships and elevators, brake ropes on mine hoisting installations, traction ropes on rope-suspended roads, etc.
• Steel ropes of the LT-DS type are distinguished by a relatively large number of wires in the strands and therefore have increased flexibility. The presence of relatively thick wires in the outer layer of the strands of these ropes makes it possible to successfully use them in conditions of abrasive wear and aggressive media.

• Double lay steel ropes of the PLC type are recommended to be used when the use of ropes with linear contact of the wires in the strands is impossible due to violation of the established minimum permissible ratios between the diameters of the winding elements and the diameters of the rope wires or when it is impossible to ensure the recommended safety margin.

• Double lay steel ropes of the PC type are not recommended for demanding and intensively operating installations, as they have a low technical resource. The use of steel ropes of the PC type is permissible for stressed operating conditions, where alternating bends and pulsating loads are insignificant or completely absent: bracing and load protection cables.

The choice of ropes must comply with the recommended ratios between the diameters of the winding elements and the diameters of the ropes, as well as the necessary safety margin to ensure trouble-free operation of the rope. The reliability and durability of ropes largely depend on the material of the core, and ropes operating in aggressive environments also on the use of protective metal coatings and anti-corrosion lubricants. Lubrication of steel ropes is intended not only to protect the metal from corrosion, but also to ensure long-term preservation of the organic core in the rope, to reduce friction and wear of both internal and external wires when the rope is operating on blocks.