Scott Stacey Glass or Stainless Steel Wire Balustrades? – A Comparison When it comes to installing modern transparent balustrades, glass is often a popular choice of material. However, stainless steel wire offers another option, and comes with a range of benefits you may not have considered. Here we compare both materials on a range of important factors … Read more
In Australia Balustrade constructions are government by the National Construction Code 2019. This code provides guide lines for balustrade construction, materials and heights restrictions. A balustrade is defined as a rail and its balusters, including timber, metal and glass. In this summary, we will deal with the use of wire as the fencing medium. The … Read more
When it comes to choosing the right wire rope, you need to ensure you choose the materials best suited to meet your application’s needs, while also being sensitive to budget. Here are the TOP 4 – for more detail check out Benefits of Stainless Steel Wire Rope Stainless steel wire rope Designers like Low Cost … Read more
When it comes to choosing the right wire rope, you need to ensure you choose the materials best suited to meet your application’s needs, while also being sensitive to budget. This requires working with a wire supplier who who has an excellent Certified product and understands (and can explain) Grades, Structures, and Suitability. Commercial and … Read more
Choosing wire rope material is an important choice Wire ropes can assist in the moving of an object, loading of an object and in supporting the rigging and lifting industries. Their use can be static (e.g. architectural), or dynamic (e.g. cranes). Wire ropes make it easier to translate motion than gears or levers. They can … Read more
7×19 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G2070 Specifications 7×19 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope G2070 Specifications is a table outlining the Minimum Breaking Strain of 7×19 Galvanised Steel Wire Rope. Minimum Breaking Strain (MBS) is also known as the Minimum Breaking Load (MBL). In calculating the MBS, the load is applied along the length of the wire. … Read more
Comparing Stainless and Galvanised Steel This table is re-published from the original on the ASSDA website. While they are quite different materials, comparing Stainless Steel and Galvanised Steel for general use in construction is quite valuable. Wire Rope also has benefits when compared in form with rod or hollow section. This discussion can extend into … Read more
Comparing AISI304 and AISI316 grades of stainless steel is important. While the stainless items in this website are mainly grade AISI 304 & AISI 316 – commonly referred to as G304 and G316 respectively. And while not rigorously enforced – “Marine Grade” is generally accurately applied to only G316. Indoor vs Outdoor installation G304 stainless … Read more
Steps to Replace a Wire in a Caravan Figuring out how to Replace a Wire in a Caravan is problematic. But ultimately pretty simple Buy a Replacement First recommendation is to get a replacement wire from the manufacturer. They made decisions about engineering, load (static/dynamic), dissimilar alloy interactions, and other relevant criteria. Alternatively – contact … Read more
Metric to Imperial Conversion Chart METRIC SIZE IMPERIAL SIZE (nominal) 0.1mm 1/256″ 0.5mm 1/64″ 0.6mm 3/128″ 0.8mm 1/32″ 1.0mm 5/128″ 1.2mm 3/64″ 1.5mm 15/256″ 1.6mm 1/16″ 2.0mm 5/64″ 2.4mm 3/32″ 2.5mm 25/256″ 3.0mm 15/128″ 3.2mm 1/8″ 3.5mm 9/64″ 4.0mm 5/32″ 4.5mm 11/64″ 4.8mm 3/16″ 5.0mm 25/128″ 6.0mm 15/64″ 6.4mm 1/4″ 7.0mm 9/32″ 8.0mm 5/16″ 9.0mm … Read more