AmSteel®-Blue | A 12-strand made with Dyneema®. Size-for-size replacement for wire rope. Easy to splice and inspect in the field. Available in high-visibilty colors.
Quantum-12 | A 12-strand made with Dyneema® and DPX™ Technology for added grip – an excellent choice for traction winches.
Quantum-8 | Similar to Quantum-12 in an 8-strand braided construction. Firmer and rounder than 12-strand braided constructions.
Neutron-8 | Samson’s strongest Dyneema® fiber rope design, patented 8×3 construction. This rope is a firmer construction than 12-strands.
Turbo-75 | Samson’s premier jacketed core-dependent braid that incorporates a tightly woven Dyneema® fiber jacket (for cut and wear resistance) over a single-braid core of same material.
M-8 | An 8-strand plaited rope with 3-strand subcores. Subcores wrapped with filtration barrier and a braided cover. 100% Dyneema®.
Technical Considerations
Technical Considerations

Know your options: critical points when designing slings

High-performance synthetic rope slings offer the greatest range of options for working loads, lengths, sling types, and rigging options of any of the available materials. Lightweight, easy handling slings made with Dyneema® outperform wire rope, chain, or other forms of synthetic
slings (web slings or round slings).

When designing slings for an engineered lift, several factors are accounted for to provide the perfect blend of safety, efficiency, and performance:

  • Required lifting capacity: the combination of the working load limit (WLL) and the safety factor
  • D/d ratio: the relationship between the pin diameter and the diameter of the rope
  • Overall sling-length tolerance

Sling types: single-leg or grommet
Single-leg slings or grommets are the two configurations typically fabricated with high-performance synthetics. Single-leg slings are more efficient at smaller D/d ratios,
and grommets perform at higher working loads.

Single-leg slings
Whenever possible, single-leg slings should be considered when specifying slings. They are more efficient at smaller D/d ratios. The eye splice at each end results in a limit to the shortest length possible due to the length of each splice and the required spacing between splices. SRT strengths for Samson ropes are always based on testing spliced ropes; the strengths listed can be expected in fabricated single-leg slings.

Grommet slings
Grommets perform at higher working loads than the nominal minimum break strength of the rope itself, due to load sharing between the two legs of the sling. This increase in strength is expressed as a multiplier—the grommet efficiency factor. Testing has shown that the efficiency factor is dependant on the static bend or D/d ratio. Positioning of the splice also effects the grommet’s efficiency factor. Both splice positioning and various D/d ratios have been extensively
tested by Samson’s R&D department.

Chafe protection
While synthetic ropes made with Dyneema® fiber are inherently resistant to cutting, abrasion, and chemical attack, either single-leg or grommet slings are available with chafe material for added protection at weight bearing points and high-contact areas. Chafe material can be added during fabrication and allows for removal/replacement to facilitate on-site inspection. Samson has developed Dynalene and DC Gard chafe materials for this purpose, and has extensive
experience with woven fabric options as well.

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