BS 4536:1970
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Specification for heavy duty pulley blocks for use with wire rope
Hardcopy , PDF
01-03-2006
English
30-01-1970
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Foreword
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Factor of safety
4. Wire rope
5. Materials
6. Block shell
7. Head fittings
8. Becket
9. Axle pin
10. Sheaves
11. Lubrication
12. Locking nuts
13. Proof load
14. Examination after proof loading
15. Marking
16. Certificate of test and examination
Appendices
A. Typical head fittings
B. Formulae for round section eyes
C. Proof load in relation to safe working load
D. Recommendations relating to contracts
E. Details which should be agreed between the purchaser
and the supplier
Table
1. Permissible loading on shanks of head fittings
Figures
1. Nomenclature of block components
2. Plain bearing
3. Ball bearing
Sheave diameter not less than 15 times rope diameter. Design based on minimum breaking load or round strand equal lay 6 x 24 to 6 x 41 wire rope with independent wire rope core. Materials, heat treatment, head fittings, bedset, sheaves, proof load, examination, marking, certificate. Appendices giving typical head fittings, 220 scale of proof loads.
| Committee |
MHE/3/-/6
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 66/17263 DC (08/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
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