6×26 is a flexible general engineering wire rope readily available in galvanised, ungalvanised and marine grade stainless steel. The wire rope has an equal lay construction (warrington seale) and achieves a superior breaking load to the 6×19 construction range. The construction has been designed to give a flexible rope with a good fatigue life. A 6×26 wire rope is available with either FC (fibre core) or IWRC (independent wire rope core) and is used for a wide range of applications, examples of which are shown below:

• Applications
• Holding and closing ropes for grab cranes
• General engineering applications
• Wire rope slings
• Crane ropes
• Winch ropes
• Hoist rope

• Wire rope rigging applications
• Lifeboat falls
• Mooring ropes
• Pursing wires
• Luffing ropes
• Tow ropes

• For tubing line.
• 6 × 26 strands.
• Excellent crush and fatigue resistance.
• Increased inner wire number for high stability.
• Independent wire rope core.

Breaking Loads
Nominal Diameter	Approximate Mass	Minimum Breaking Loads
		1770 Mpa		1960 Mpa
[mm]	[kg/m]	[kN]	[Kg]	[kN]	[Kg]
8	0.262	40.3	4,113	44.7	4,555
9	0.331	51.0	5,206	56.5	5,764
10	0.409	63.0	6,427	69.8	7,117
11	0.495	76.2	7,776	84.4	8,611
12	0.589	90.7	9,255	100.5	10,248
13	0.691	106.5	10,862	117.9	12,028
14	0.802	123.5	12,597	136.8	13,949
16	1.047	161.3	16,453	178.6	18,219
18	1.325	204.2	20,824	226.1	23,059
19	1.476	227.5	23,202	251.9	25,692
20	1.636	252.0	25,708	279.1	28,468
22	1.980	305.0	31,107	337.7	34,447
24	2.356	362.9	37,020	401.9	40,994
26	2.765	426.0	43,448	471.7	48,111
28	3.207	494.0	50,389	547.0	55,798
30	3.681	567.1	57,845	628.0	64,054
32	4.188	645.2	65,814	714.5	72,879
34	4.728	728.4	74,298	806.6	82,274
36	5.301	816.6	83,296	904.3	92,238
38	5.906	909.9	92,809	1007.6	102,771
40	6.544	1008.2	102,835	1116.4	113,874
42	7.215	1111.5	113,376	1230.8	125,546
44	7.918	1219.9	124,431	1350.9	137,788
48	9.420	1450.0	148,000	1610.0	164,000
51	10.640	1639.0	167,000	1815.0	185,000
52	11.100	1700.0	173,000	1890.0	193,000
56	12.800	1980.0	202,000	2190.0	223,000
57	13.290	2047.0	208,000	2267.0	231,000
60	14.700	2270.0	232,000	2510.0	256,000
64	16.750	2580.0	263,000	2858.0	291,000