Aquaflex Mooring Rope
Mooring Rope - Aquaflex
8 & 12 Strand PP/Polyester Mooring Rope
Aquaflex mooring lines provide the key features of Polyester abrasion, UV resistance with high strength coupled with the economic balance of Polypropylene fibre to provide a high performance low cost mooring rope with neutral buoyancy.
Aquaflex Mooring Rope has a TCLL value of 73%. TCLL is the actual breakforce of wet rope after 1000 cyclical loadings. This is expressed as a percentage of original wet break strength.
12 strand ropes in smooth construction are highly abrasion resistant and provide higher breakload size for size when compared to 8 strand. This results in easier handling and less weight when using smaller size.
Features
- 1.8m eye splice in each end
- Equivalent wet/dry strength
- High strength to weight ratio
- Excellent abrasion against internal and external friction
- Excellent resistance to frictional heat damage
- Excellent shock load absorption yielding low snapback at break
- Specific gravity of 1.1 i.e. neutrally buoyant
- Remains flexible and easy to splice in use
- GL certification provided with each coil
Application
- Towing stretchers
- Single point moorings
- Mooring lines
- Mooring jaws
8 Strand Range
- 40mm – 80mm in 220
- White colour
- Made to order
12 Strand Range
- 52mm – 80mm available on request in 220m coil
- White colour
- Made to order
Range / Technical
| Code | Qty | Description | Weight Kg | Break Force kN | Break Force Kg | UOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Strand | 8 Strand Aquaflex (45 PP/55 PEST) Rope with 1.Bm eye splice each end | |||||
| ROS40ASQ | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 8 Strand 40mm x 220m White | 194 | 295 | 30000 | Coil |
| ROS48ASQ | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 8 Strand 48mm x 220m White | 264 | 450 | 46000 | Coil |
| ROS56ASQ | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 8 Strand 56mm x 220m White | 345 | 615 | 62800 | Coil |
| ROS64ASQ | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 8 Strand 64mm x 220m White | 453 | 800 | 81600 | Coil |
| ROS72ASQ | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 8 Strand 72mm x 220m White | 568 | 1000 | 102000 | Coil |
| ROS80ASQ | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 8 Strand 80mm x 220m White | 704 | 1225 | 125000 | Coil |
| 12 Strand | 12 Strand Aquaflex (45PP/55 PEST) Rope with 1.Bm eye splice each end | |||||
| ROS52A12 | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 12 Strand 52mm x 220m White | 328 | 640 | 64300 | Coil |
| ROS56A12 | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 12 Strand 56mm x 220m White | 372 | 715 | 72800 | Coil |
| ROS64A12 | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 12 Strand 64mm x 220m White | 462 | 885 | 90400 | Coil |
| ROS72A12 | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 12 Strand 72mm x 220m White | 585 | 1110 | 113100 | Coil |
| ROS80A12 | 1 | Aquaflex Rope 12 Strand 80mm x 220m White | 766 | 1450 | 148100 | Coil |
All Aquaflex ropes are made to order upon request and subject to a lead time.
All products are certified to standard with Lloyds certificate available with delivery.
Fibre Characteristics
| Fibre Type | Description | Specific Gravity | Sensitive to | Resistant to | Heat Reation | Strength & Elongation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP (Polypropylene) | Continuous Filament | 0.91 | Sodium hypochlorite and some hot organic solvents. Very susceptible to sunlight but with suitable additives, loss of strength is retarded. | Hot and cold acids like alkalis | Shrinks rapidly from flame. Curls and melts at 165°C | High tenacity. Good recovery from stretch and elongation at break for ropes is 25-30% |
| Polyester | Continuous Filament | 1.38 | Alkalis, phenolic compounds, sulphuric acid | Most organic & mineral acids, organic solvent, bleaches & oxidising agents | Softens 228°C Melts 255°C | Equivalent wet/dry strength ratio. Elongation 35% at Break |