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Terminationsforsteelwireropes—Safety

Part7:Symmetricwedgesocket

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BSEN13411-7:2021BRITISHSTANDARD

Nationalforeword

ThisBritishStandardistheUKimplementationofEN13411-7:2021.ItsupersedesBSEN13411-7:2006+A1:2008,whichiswithdrawn.

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EUROPEANSTANDARDNORMEEUROPEENNEEUROP?ISCHENORM

EN13411-7

July2021

ICS21.060.70;53.020.30SupersedesEN13411-7:2006+A1:2008

EnglishVersion

Terminationsforsteelwireropes-Safety-Part7:

Symmetricwedgesocket

Terminaisonspourcablesenacier-SécuritéEndverbindungenfürDrahtseileausStahldraht-

-Partie7:BoiteàcoinsymétriqueSicherheit-Teil7:SymmetrischeSeilschl?sser

ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon28April2021.

CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographical

referencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCEN-CENELECManagementCentreortoanyCENmember.

ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguage

madebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCEN-CENELECManagementCentrehasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.

CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,

Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,RepublicofNorthMacedonia,Romania,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,TurkeyandUnitedKingdom.

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ContentsPage

Europeanforeword ii

Introduction iv

1Scope 5

2Normativereferences 5

3Termsanddefinitions 5

4Listofsignificanthazards 6

5Safetyrequirementsand/ormeasures 7

5.1Geometryofwedgeandsocketbody 7

5.2Securityofthepin 7

5.3Weldedsocketbody 7

5.4Mechanicalproperties 8

5.4.1General 8

5.4.2Terminationefficiency 8

5.4.3Fatiguebehaviourofthesocketbodyandpin 8

5.4.4Lowtemperatureproperties 8

6Verificationofsafetyrequirements 8

6.1Qualificationsofpersonnel 8

6.2Typetesting 8

6.2.1General 8

6.2.2Tensileefficiencytest 8

6.2.3Fatiguetest 9

6.2.4Acceptancecriteriafortypetesting 9

6.2.5Charpyimpacttest 9

6.3Manufacturingtestsandexamination 9

6.3.1Manufacturerstests 9

6.3.2Visualexaminationofweldedsocketbodies 10

6.3.3Weldtesting 10

6.4Manufacturingtestandexaminationregimeandacceptancecriteria 10

7Informationforse 11

7.1Marking 11

7.2Fittinginstructions 11

7.3Manufacturer'scertificate 11

AnnexA(informative)Constructionandsizesforonedesignofsymmetricwedgesocket

withweldedsocketbody 12

AnnexB(informative)Recommendationsforsafeuseandinspectionofsymmetricwedge

socketsconformingtoAnnexA

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Bibliography 21

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Europeanforeword

Thisdocument(EN13411-7:2021)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC168"Chains,ropes,webbing,slingsandaccessories-Safety",thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI.

ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJanuary2022,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJanuary2022.

Attentionisdrawntothepossibilitythatsomeoftheelementsofthisdocumentmaybethesubjectofpatentrights.CENshallnotbeheldresponsibleforidentifyinganyorallsuchpatentrights.

ThisdocumentsupersedesEN13411-7:2006+A1:2008.

Themainchangescomparedtothepreviouseditionarelistedbelow:

一amajorchangeto6.4;

一updatestostandardreferences;

一coefficientofutilisationchangedfrom10:1to12:1forliftingpersons-5.4.1.EN13411consistsofthefollowingparts:

—Part1:Thimblesforsteelwireropeslings;

-Part2:Splicingofeyesforsteelwireropeslings;—Part3:Ferrulesandferrule-securing;

—Part4:Metalandresinsocketing;

-Part5:U-boltwireropegrips;

-Part6:Asymmetricwedgesocket;

-Part7:Symmetricwedgesocket;

—Part8:Swageterminalsandswaging;—Part9:Solidthimbles.

AccordingtotheCEN-CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganisationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal,Republic

ofNorthMacedonia,Romania,Serbia,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Switzerland,TurkeyandtheUnitedKingdom.

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Introduction

ThisEuropeanstandardisatypeCstandardasstatedinENISO12100.

ThispartofthisEuropeanstandardhasbeenpreparedtoprovideameansofconformingwiththeessentialsafetyrequirementsoftheMachineryDirectiveandtheLiftDirectiveandassociatedEFTAregulations.

Thewedgesocketconcernedandtheextenttowhichhazards,hazardoussituationsandeventsarecoveredareindicatedinthescopeofthisstandardpartofthestandard.

WhenprovisionsofthistypeCstandardaredifferentfromthosewhicharestatedintypeAorBstandards,theprovisionsofthistypeCstandardtakeprecedenceovertheprovisionsoftheotherstandardsforsymmetricwedgesocketsthathavebeendesignedandproducedaccordingtotheprovisionsofthistypeCstandard.

Purchasersorderingtothisstandardareadvisedtospecifyintheirpurchasingcontractthatthesupplieroperatesaqualityassurancesystemapplicabletotherelevantpartofthisstandard(e.g.ENISO9001)toensurethemselvesthatproductsclaimingtocomplyconsistentlyachievetherequiredlevelofquality.

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1Scope

ThisdocumentspecifiestheminimumrequirementsforsymmetricalwedgesocketterminationsforstrandedsteelwireropesconformingtoEN12385-5forlifts.

Thisdocumentcoversthosesymmetricwedgesocketsintendedforuseattemperaturesbetween-20℃and100℃.

Thisdocumentonlycoversthosesymmetricwedgesocketsthathaveweldedsocketbodies.AnexampleoftheconstructionandsizesofasymmetricwedgesocketisgivenininformativeAnnexA.

TheinformativeAnnexBgivestherecommendationsforthesafeuseandinspectionofsymmetricwedgesocketaccordingtoAnnexA.

Thisdocumentdealswithallsignificanthazards,hazardoussituationsandeventsrelevanttosymmetricwedgesocketsforterminationsforsteelwireropes,whenusedasintendedandunderconditionsofmisusewhicharereasonablyforeseeablebythemanufacturer.

ThehazardscoveredbythisdocumentareidentifiedinClause4.

Thisdocumentappliestosymmetricwedgesockets,whicharemanufacturedafterthedateofitspublication.

2Normativereferences

Thefollowingdocumentsarereferredtointhetextinsuchawaythatsomeoralloftheircontentconstitutesrequirementsofthisdocument.Fordatedreferences,onlytheeditioncitedapplies.Forundatedreferences,thelatesteditionofthereferenceddocument(includinganyamendments)applies.

EN12385-2:2002+A1:2008,Steelwireropes—Safety-Part2:Definitions,designationandclassification

EN12385-5:2021,Steelwireropes—Safety-Part5:Strandedropesforlifts

ENISO148-1:2016,Metallicmaterials—Charpypendulumimpacttest-Part1:Testmethod(ISO148-1:2016)

ENISO4063:2010,Weldingandalliedprocesses-Nomenclatureofprocessesandreferencenumbers

(ISO4063:2009,Correctedversion2010-03-01)

ENISO5817:2014,Welding—Fusion-weldedjointsinsteel,nickel,titaniumandtheiralloys(beamweldingexcluded)-Qualitylevelsforimperfections(ISO5817:2014)

ENISO7500-1:2018,Metallicmaterials—Calibrationandverificationofstaticuniaxialtestingmachines—Part1:Tension/compressiontestingmachines—Calibrationandverificationoftheforce-measuringsystem(ISO7500-1:2018)

ENISO12100:2010,Safetyofmachinery—Generalprinciplesfordesign—Riskassessmentandriskreduction(ISO12100:2010)

ENISO17638:2016,Non-destructivetestingofwelds—Magneticparticletesting(ISO17638:2016)

ENISO23277:2015,Non-destructivetestingofwelds-Penetranttesting-Acceptancelevels(ISO23277:2015)

3Termsanddefinitions

Forthepurposesofthisdocument,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsgiveninENISO12100:2010,EN12385-2andthefollowingapply.

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ISOandIECmaintainterminologicaldatabasesforuseinstandardizationatthefollowingaddresses:

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3.1

symmetricwedgesocket

assemblyconsistingofasocketbody,wedge,andapinmarginallyoffsettothelongitudinalaxisofthe

liveportionoftherope,andsecuringmeansforthepinNOTESeeFigureB.1.

3.2

socketbody

principalcomponentofawedgesocketterminationhavinganinternaltaperedformsuitablefor

receivingawedge(see3.3)andtheropewithwhichthewedgeisassociatedNOTESeeFigureA.1.

3.3

wedge

flattaperedcomponentwithperipheralgroove,suitableforfittingintoataperedsocketbodyto

accommodatearopeofmatchingnominaldiameterNOTESeeFigureA.1.

3.4

pin

removablecomponentintendedtofacilitateconnectionofthesocketbodytoitsanchoragepoint

3.5

lot

numberofsymmetricwedgesocketsfromwhichsamplesareselectedfortestingpurposeswhichareofthesametypeanddimension,eachoftheirconstituentcomponentsmanufacturedduringthesameproductionrunfrommaterialofthesamecastandsubjectedtothesameheattreatmentprocess

4Listofsignificanthazards

ThisEuropeanstandardcontainsallthesignificanthazards,hazardoussituationsandevents,asfarastheyaredealtwithinthisEuropeanstandard,identifiedbyriskassessmentassignificantforthistypeofsteelwireropeterminationthatrequireactiontoeliminateorreducetherisk.

Inparticular,thehazardcausedbyaccidentalreleaseofaload,orreleaseofaloadduetofailureofasymmetricwedgesocket,putsatrisk,eitherdirectlyorindirectly,thesafetyorhealthofthosepersonswithinthehazardzone.

ErrorsinthefittingofaccessoriescanalsoleadtoprematurefailureandthisEuropeanstandardcontainsdimensionalandgeometricalrequirementstoallowcorrectfit.

Table1containsthosehazardsthatrequireactiontoreduceriskidentifiedbyriskassessmentasbeingspecificandsignificantforsymmetricwedgesockets.

Table1-Hazardsandassociatedrequirements

Hazardsrelevanttothisstandardidentifiedbyrefer-encetoENISO12100:2010

Relevantclauseofthisstandard

Inadequatemechanicalstrength

5.1

5.3

Clause6

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Hazardsrelevanttothisstandardidentifiedbyrefer-encetoENISO12100:2010

Relevantclauseofthisstandard

Errorsoffitting

Insecurityofcomponents

5.2

Failurearisingfromfatigue

5.4.3

6.2.3

Inadequatelowtemperatureproperties

5.4.4

6.2.5

Incorrectidentificationofcomponents

Inadequateinformationabouttheitem

Z.3

5Safetyrequirementsand/ormeasures

5.1Geometryofwedgeandsocketbody

Symmetricwedgesocketterminationsforropesshallconformtothefollowinggeometricalcriteria:

-thewedgeshallbesymmetric;

-theinternalsidesurfacesofthesocketbodyandthewedgeincontactwiththeropeshallbestraight;

一thegroovesofthebodyandthewedgeshallhavenosurfaceirregularities,suchas,protrusionsorjointswhichcouldinfluencetheintimatecontactwiththerope;

一theclampinglengthbetweenthesocketbodyandthewedgeshallbeatleast7,3timesthenominalropediameterd;

-theradiusofthewedgeatthebottomofthegrooveatthelargeendofthewedgeshallbeatleast1timesthenominaldiameterdoftherope.

5.2Securityofthepin

Thepinshallbeprovidedwithameansforsecuringitinpositionwheninoperation.

5.3Weldedsocketbody

TheweldingandalliedprocessshallconformtooneofthosespecifiedinENISO4063.Thepersonwhosupervisestheproductionprocessshallbetrainedinthechosenweldingprocess.

ThequalityoftheweldingjointshallbeinaccordancewithassessmentgroupBofENISO5817.Thereshallbenomelted-onweldchips.

Theligamentdistanceintherootoftheweldingjointshallbe1mmformaterialthicknessupto6mmand1,5mmformaterialthicknessmorethan6mmuptoandincluding12mm.Thepenetrationoftherootoftheweldingshallbeavoided.Thereshallbenoincreaseoftheweldingjointintheareaofcontactwiththerope.Theweldingjointshallhaveabondingareaofatleast70%atthejointedge.

Anyoffsetoftheedgesofthebodyhalvesshallbelimitedto0,5mmformaterialthicknessupto6mmand0,8mmformaterialthicknessmorethan6mmuptoandincluding12mm.

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5.4Mechanicalproperties

5.4.1General

TherequiredmechanicalpropertiestakeintoaccountthatsymmetricwedgesocketsincombinationwithstrandedropesforliftstoEN12385-5havetobeusedwithaminimumcoefficientofuseof5forliftinggoodsand12forliftingofpersons.

5.4.2Terminationefficiency

Whentestedinaccordancewith6.2.2,theefficiencyoftheassembledterminationshallbeatleast80%oftheminimumbreakingforceoftheropewithoutanymovementbetweentheropeandtheterminationandanydeformationofthewedgeandthesocket.

5.4.3Fatiguebehaviourofthesocketbodyandpin

Whentestedinaccordancewith6.2.3thesocketbody,wedgeandpinshallnotexhibitanyindicationsofcracksafter75000loadcycles.

Thesocketandwedgeshallalsoexhibitnosignoflocalpermanentdeformation.

5.4.4Lowtemperatureproperties

Thematerialofthesocketbodyandpin,whentestedinaccordanceto6.2.5shallpossessaminimumlowtemperatureductilityat-20℃asfollows:

MinimumaverageCharpyimpactvalueat27J,withnoindividualvaluelessthan18J.

6Verificationofsafetyrequirements

6.1Qualificationsofpersonnel

Alltestingandexaminationshallbecarriedoutbyapersoncompetentforthepurpose.

6.2Typetesting

6.2.1General

Twotypetestsshallbecarriedoutforeachrequirement,inaccordancewith6.2.2to6.2.3onassembledterminationsofeachdesign,materialandmethodofmanufacture,usingthehighestminimumbreakingforceofropeasdefinedinEN12385-5forwhichthesocketisdesigned.

Ifthedimensionalcriteria,thematerialorthemethodofmanufacturearesubsequentlyvariedoutsidetheusualmanufacturingtolerances,thetypetestsshallberepeated.

ThetestingmachineshallconformtotherequirementsofENISO7500-1.

6.2.2Tensileefficiencytest

Subjecttheassembledterminationtoaninitialloadof60%oftheminimumbreakingforceoftherope,thenincreasetheloadingatarateofnotmorethan0,5%ofthebreakingforcepersecondinthetensiletestingmachine.Thetestshallbecontinueduntileitherropebreaksorslipsoutofthesocket.

Ifterminationsaretestedinpairs,thedistancebetweentheinnerfacesofthesocketbodiesshallbeatleast30d.

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6.2.3Fatiguetest

Thetestshallbecarriedoutonanin-linetensilefatiguemachine.Theterminationshallnotbeallowedtorotateandthetestshallconsistoftheapplicationofthecycleforcefrom15%to30%oftheminimumbreakingforceoftheropealongtheropeaxisfor75000cycles.

Thefrequencyoftheforceshallnotexceed5Hz.

ThecomponentpartsshallbesubjecttodyepenetrantinaccordancewithENISO23277ormagneticparticleinspectioninaccordancewithENISO17638,bothbeforeandafterthefatiguetesttoenableanycrackpropagationasaresultoffatiguetobereadilyidentified.

NOTE1Morethanoneropecouldberequiredtoenablethesocketbodytoachieve75000cycles.

NOTE2Fornon-weldedenclosuresthetestaccordingtoENISO17638ispreferred.

6.2.4Acceptancecriteriafortypetesting

Iftheassembliespassalloftheabovetests,thesymmetricwedgesocketofthesizesubmittedfortypetestingshallbedeemedtoconformtothisEuropeanstandard.

Shouldonesamplefailthesetests,andonexaminationitisfoundduetoadefectinthesocketbodyorpin,themanufacturingprocessshallbere-examinedandamendedtoeliminatesuchdefects,afterwhichafurthertwoassembliesofthesamesize,designandmaterialcontentshallbetested.Ifthesepasstheabovetests,thesymmetricwedgesocketofthesizesubmittedfortypetestingshallbedeemedtoconformtothisEuropeanstandard.

Ifoneorbothfailthere-test,thesymmetricwedgesocketofthesizesubmittedfortypetestingshallbedeemednottoconformtothisEuropeanstandard.

6.2.5Charpyimpacttest

CharpyV-notchimpacttestshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewithENISO148-1onmaterialofsocketbodiesandpinsofallsizes.Threesamplesshallbetestedatatemperatureof-20℃.

IfoneofthethreesamplesoftheCharpyimpacttestfailstheindividualvaluetestorthethreesamplesfailtheaveragevaluetest,twofurthersamplesshallbetakenandbothshallpasstheindividualvaluetestandtheaverageofthefivesamplesshallpasstheaveragetestinorderfortherespectivecomponentofsizesubmittedfortypetestingtobedeemedtoconformtothisEuropeanstandard.

Iftwoorthreesamplesfailtheindividualvaluetest,therespectivecomponentofthesizesubmittedfortypetestingshallbedeemednottoconformtothisEuropeanstandard.

NOTEIfthematerialthicknessofthesocketisbelow5mmandthereforeprecludestheproductionofanotchedtestspecimeninaccordancewithENISO148-1,thentheverificationmaybeomitted.

6.3Manufacturingtestsandexamination

6.3.1Manufacturerstests

Socketbodyandpinshallbesubjectedtothemanufacturingproofforceequaltoaloadof40%ofthehighestminimumbreakingforceofropeforwhichthesocketisdesigned.Thisshallbesustainedwithoutdeviatingfromthedimensionsofthemanufacturer'sdrawings,andwithoutvisibledefectafterremovaloftheload.

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6.3.2Visualexaminationofweldedsocketbodies

Weldedsocketbodies

Thesocketbodyshallbesubjectedtovisualexaminationbyacompetentperson.Thevisualexaminationshallcoveratleastthefollowingfeatures:

—faults,includingflaws,cracksand'melted-on'weldchips,arisingfromthemanufacturingprocess;

一penetrationoftherootoftheweldingseam;

—theligament;

—faultsarisingfromthesurfacefinishorthefinishingprocess;

-indicationswhichmightbecracks.

Anysurfacedefectthatbreakstheedgeofthepinholeshallresultinthesocketbeingrejected.

Wedgesandpins

Thevisualexaminationshallcoveratleastthefollowingfeatures:

-faultsarisingfromthemachineryprocess;

-distortionand/orcracksarisingfromtheheattreatmentprocess;

-faultsarisingfromthesurfacefinishorfinishingprocess;

-anyindicationswhichmightbecracks;

-anysurfacedefectthatbreakstheedgeofthepinholeshallresultinthesocketbeingrejected.

6.3.3Weldtesting

Theweldingparametersaretobedocumentedfortheadoptedweldingprocess.

Abreakingtestshallbedoneforeverychargeofmaterialfortestingtheweldingparametersandforjudgingthequalityoftheweld.

Linkageareaonthejointflanksistobeatleast70%.

6.4Manufacturingtestandexaminationregimeandacceptancecriteria

Themanufacturershallvisuallyexamineallterminationinaccordancewith6.3.2plusapplyamanufacturingproofforceon1(one)pieceofthelotofsocketbodiesandpinsinaccordancewith6.3.1.

Themanufacturershallalsocarryoutaweldteston1(one)pieceofthelotofthesocketedbodiesinaccordancewith6.3.3.

Themanufacturershallalsosubjectonesampleofsocketbodyandpinperlottothetensileefficiencytestasdescribedin6.2.2.

Ifthesamplefailstheweldtestorthesamplefailsthetensileefficiencytest,twofurthersamplesshallbetakenfromthesamelotandtested.

Ifoneorbothofthesesamplesfailtheweldtestorthetensileefficiencytest,theentirelotshallbedeemednottoconformtothisEuropeanstandard.

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7Informationforuse

7.1Marking

Asanaidtocorrectmatchingofcomponentparts,theyshallbemarkedwithraisedorindentedletteringinaccordancewithTable2.

Table2—Markingofcomponents

Component

Marking

Socketbody

Manufacturer'smarkNominalsizeorsizerange

Wedge

Nominalsizeorsizerange

Pin

Manufacturer'smarka

aWherepinscanbeinterchangedbetweensizesofsocketforagivenmanufacture,theyshouldalsobemarkedwiththesizeorsizerange,exceptinthesmallersocketsizeswhereitisimpracticaltoaccommodatetheletteringdimensions.

7.2Fittinginstructions

Themanufacturerofthesocketbodyshallprovidefittinginstructionsthatshallincludeadviceonthediameter,classandgradeofropeforwhichthesocketisdesigned,methodofassembly,inspectioninuseandre-terminatingiftheropeisshortened.

Themanufacturer'sinstructionsshallincludeinformationonthetemperaturerangeofuse.

NOTERecommendationsforsafeuseandinspectionofsymmetricwedgesocketconformingtoAnnexAaregivenforinformationinAnnexB.

7.3Manufacturer'scertificate

Themanufacturershallsupplyacertificatewitheachsymmetricwedgesocketterminationorbatchofsymmetricwedgesocketterminationsstatingthefollowing:

a)nameandaddressofthemanufacturer;

b)descriptionandnominalsizeorsizerange;

c)thattheterminationsareidentical,withinmanufacturingtolerances,withthosethathavepassedthetypetests;

d)thattheterminationsconformtothisEuropeanstandard;

e)sizeofpinforwhichthesocketisdesignedifthesocketissuppliedwithoutapin;

f)detailsforwhichtypeofropestheterminationissuitable(e.g.strandedsteelwireropesforliftsasdefinedinEN12385-5).

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AnnexA

(informative)

Constructionandsizesforonedesignofsymmetricwedgesocketwithweldedsocketbody

A.1General

Thisannexprovidesmaterials,dimensionsandconstructiondetailsforonedesignofsymmetricalwedgesocketthatmeetstherequirementsofthisEuropeanstandard.ItappliesforterminationssuitableforsteelwireropesforliftsasdefinedinEN12385-5.

A.2Material

Materialofthebody:S235J2orS355J2accordingtoEN10025-2.

Materialofthewedge:EN-GJMW-400-5accordingtoEN1562orEN-GJL-200accordingtoEN1561orGE240accordingtoEN10293

Materialofthepin:C35EaccordingtoENISO683-1andENISO683-2

A.3Dimensions

Dimensions,inmillimetres,aretobeinaccordancewithFigureA.1andTableA.1andA.2.

Degreeofaccuracy:DIN6930-2