Is Dyneema® fibre rope the future?

• Strength
  Dyneema® is 7–8 times stronger than steel when comparing equal weight of the materials. This means that Dyneema® rope has a slightly higher breaking strength than steel wire rope of the same dimension – but at a fraction of the weight. Dyneema® rope is manufactured from SK78 fiber from DSM Dyneema®.
• Fatigue resistance in tension
  Dyneema® fiber withstands a high number of cyclic loads up to the breaking strength. This provides a long service life and high working load.
• Safety
  Dyneema® has very low elongation (2–3% at breaking load). Dyneema® rope is “dead” and therefore has very little recoil – even under high loads. This property is valuable for safety during use of the rope.
• UV stability
  Dyneema® has better resistance to sunlight than other relevant fibers. After two years of exposure to sunlight the fibers will retain 80% of their breaking strength.
• Chemical resistance
  Dyneema® is resistant to chemicals and will not be affected by oil, acids or other common chemicals.
• Abrasion resistance
  Dyneema® has excellent abrasion resistance compared to other synthetic fibers (five times better than polyester, for example). Nevertheless, special care must be taken to ensure that the rope only runs over clean and non-corroded surfaces, etc. Sharp edges must be avoided.
• Bending fatigue
  Dyneema® has good bending properties. The recommendation is still to ensure a bending diameter of at least 10 times the rope diameter.

Contact our sales staff if you would like to look into the possibility of using Dyneema® fiber rope in any of your applications.