TO MEASURE
BREAKING STRENGTH:
When a loop or splice is properly swaged,
Locoloc
®
copper and aluminum oval sleeves
are capable of supporting a greater load than
the rated breaking strength of the flexable
construction metal cable to which they are
attached. Locoloc® stop sleeves are capable
of holding only 1/3 to 1/2 of the rated breaking
strength of the cable.ratedratebreaking
strength of the cable to which they are
attached.
CAUTION:
Always use a five to one safety factor
when designing cable assemblies.
If the strength of the cable is 2,000 lbs.
(1/8" 7X19 galvanized aircraft cable) then
the maximum load to which the cable
or the assembly is subject should never
exceed 400 lbs. When an oval sleeve or
other fitting capable of holding the rated
breaking strength of the cable is used as a
termination. When a stop sleeve is used this
safety factor should be increased to 10 to 1.
TABLE A
Suggested starting gauge pressure
Sleeve size
Description
Pressure*(Gauge)
Dies
3/64
Copper oval and stop sleeves
200 lbs.
3/64 Dies
1/16
Copper oval and stop sleeves
250 lbs.
1/16 Dies
3/32
Aluminum oval and stop sleeves
300 lbs.
3/32 Dies
3/32
Copper oval and stop sleeves
450 lbs.
3/32 Dies
1/8
Aluminum oval and stop sleeves
2,000 lbs.
1/8 Dies
1/8
Copper oval and stop sleeves
2,500 lbs.
1/8 Dies
5/32
Aluminum oval sleeves
2,700 lbs.
5/32 Dies
5/32
Aluminum stop sleeves
2,700 lbs.
1/8 Dies
5/32
Copper oval sleeves
3,000 lbs.
5/32 Dies
5/32
Copper stop sleeves
3,000 lbs.
1/8 Dies
3/16
Aluminum oval sleeves
4,000 lbs.
3/16 Dies
3/16
Aluminum stop sleeves
4,000 lbs.
1/8 Dies
3/16
Copper oval sleeves
4,500 lbs.
3/16 Dies
3/16
Copper stop sleeves
4,500 lbs.
1/8 Dies
7/32
Aluminum oval sleeves
5,000 lbs.
7/32 Dies
7/32
Aluminum stop sleeves
5,000 lbs.
1/8 Dies
7/32
Copper oval sleeves
5,000 lbs.
7/32 Dies
7/32
Copper stop sleeves
5,000 lbs.
1/8 Dies
1/4
Aluminum oval and stop sleeves
5,000 lbs.
1/4 Dies
1/4
Copper oval and stop sleeves
5,500 lbs.
1/4 Dies
9/32
Aluminum oval sleeve
5,500 lbs.
9/32 Dies
9/32
Copper oval sleeves
5,500 lbs.
9/32 Dies
9/32
Copper oval stop sleeves
5,500 lbs.
1/4 Dies
5/16
Aluminum oval sleeve
5,500 lbs.
5/16 Dies
5/16
Copper oval sleeves
5,800 lbs.
5/16 Dies
5/16
Copper stop sleeves
5,800 lbs.
1/4 Dies
3/8
Aluminum oval sleeve
6,000 lbs.
3/8 Dies
3/8
Copper oval sleeves
6,500 lbs.
3/8 Dies
3/8
Copper stop sleeves
6,500 lbs.
1/4 Dies
7/16
Aluminum oval sleeve
6,500 lbs.
7/16 Dies
7/16
Copper oval sleeve
6,500 lbs.
7/16 Dies
1/2
Aluminum oval sleeve
6,500 lbs.
1/2 Dies
1/2
Copper oval sleeve
6,500 lbs.
1/2 Dies
* 5/16, 7/16, 1/2 and 3/8” sleeves require two compressions.
Each compression will swage 1/2 the length of the sleeve.
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