This category includes wire ropes in sizes as small as 1/32" in diameter. They're used in a variety of applications, including control cables, window and door closures, different kinds of remote control systems, boat rigging and many others.

They can be made of galvanized or stainless steel wire.

Each of these products is carefully engineered and fabricated to uniform size and quality. For example,1/16" 7 x 19 contains 133 separate wires, making the wires approximately the diameter of a human hair. Yet the rope has high strength, bendability and fatigue resistance.

These ropes are produced for the most common applications in the market. Utility grade is made to RR-W-410. These cables have historically been called"aircraft" cable. Since most applications do not require that designation, we are changing the name to "utility" cable. We can provide these ropes to MIL-DTL- 83420 "aircraft" specifications on request. They require special lubrication during manufacture, internal marking and fatigue testing.

Minimum breaking force and weights for 7 x 7 utility cable

GALVANIZED OR STAINLESS STEEL
Diameter (in.)	Approximate wt./ 100 ft. (lbs.)	Minimum breaking force (lbs.)
		Galvanized	Stainless
1/32*	0.16	110	110
3/64	0.42	270	270
1/16	0.75	480	480
5/64	1.1	650	650
3/32	1.6	920	920
7/64	2.2	1260	1260
1/8	2.8	1700	1700
5/32	4.3	2600	2400
3/16	6.2	3700	3700
7/32	8.3	4800	4800
1/4	10.6	6100	6100
9/32	13.4	7600	7600
5/16	16.7	9200	9000
3/8	23.6	13100	12000

*1/32 is made in 3 x 7 construction

Minimum breaking force and weights for 7 x 19 utility cable

GALVANIZED OR STAINLESS STEEL
Diameter (in.)	Approximate wt./ 100 ft. (lbs.)	Minimum breaking force (lbs.)
		Galvanized	Stainless
1/16	0.75	480	480
3/32	1.7	1000	920
7/64	2.2	1400	1260
1/8	2.9	2000	1760
5/32	4.5	2800	2400
3/16	6.5	4200	3700
7/32	8.6	5600	5000
1/4	11.0	7000	6400
9/32	13.9	8000	7800
5/16	17.3	9800	9000
11/32	20.7	12500	--
3/8	24.3	14400	12000