What is the difference between oil wire rope and steel wire rope?

There are many kinds of steel wire ropes. The more common steel wire ropes in hoisting operations are galvanized steel wire rope and stainless steel steel wire rope. Each kind of steel wire rope has its own unique performance. Recently, someone raised the question, what is the difference between oil wire rope and steel wire rope?

Many people may not know what "oil wire rope" is. Next, Xiaobian will come to popularize science for you. What kind of "rope" is oil wire rope? And what is the difference between it and steel wire rope?

Oil wire rope is a kind of steel wire rope. Steel wire rope is a general term. This should not be difficult to understand. The surface of oil wire rope is usually coated with a layer of heavy grease, and the surface is extremely smooth. Touching it with your hand will inevitably be stained with oil stains in one hand. What is the advantage of such heavy grease on steel wire rope?

First of all, we should know that the lubrication effect of steel wire rope with grease is much better than that of steel wire rope without grease, because the steel wire rope is screwed together by several steel wires. In the process of lifting and stretching, these steel wires are bound to tighten, and there is a huge friction between steel wires. With these grease, the friction coefficient of steel wires is greatly reduced, so as to ensure the service life.

Moreover, the grease not only has the function of lubrication, but also can isolate the air, so that the steel wire rope has a better anti-oxidation effect, which naturally effectively prevents the rust of the steel wire rope. This is the special feature of oil wire rope.