D/Z Composite Double Braid

HMPE Core, Polyester Jacket, Double Braid

D/Z Composite is a double braided rope with the inner core made of UHMWPE and the outer sleeve of polyester. D/Z Composite has very low elongation, high strength and the feel and handling of polyester double braid. It is identified with four external black markers.

D/Z Composite is delivered standard with an overlay marine finish. Special-order D/Z Composite is available with a spliceable polyurethane finish in clear or any of six colors.

Close-up of a white and black braided synthetic rope for industrial use.

D/Z Composite Double Braid Tech Sheet

Features / Benefits

High strength
Low stretch
Soft hand
Torque free
Easy splicing

Applications

Winch lines
Crane lines
Theatrical rigging
Utility pulling lines

Nominal Diameter (inches)	Size (circ in.)	Approximate Weight (lbs/100ft)	Minimum Tensile Strength Spliced Rope (lbs)	Minimum Tensile Strength ISO Unspliced Rope (lbs)
3/16	9/16	1.3	3,400	3,800
1/4	3/4	2.1	5,800	6,400
5/16	15/16	4.0	10,700	11,900
3/8	1-1/8	4.4	12,300	13,700
7/16	1-1/4	6.0	17,000	18,900
1/2	1-1/2	8.1	20,900	23,200
9/16	1-3/4	10.3	27,100	30,100
5/8	2	12.3	37,100	41,200
3/4	2-1/4	15.5	43,100	47,800
7/8	2-3/4	23.6	64,000	71,000
1	3	29.4	76,800	85,200
1-1/8	3-1/2	33.8	88,400	98,100
1-1/4	3-3/4	40.9	104,900	116,400
1-5/16	4	48.3	116,800	129,600
1-1/2	4-1/2	59.9	138,500	153,700
1-5/8	5	69.1	156,400	173,600
1-3/4	5-1/2	83.8	185,100	205,500
2	6	102.9	223,900	248,500

Nominal Diameter (mm)	Size (circ in.)	Approximate Weight (kg/100m)	Minimum Tensile Strength Spliced Rope (tonnes)	Minimum Tensile Strength ISO Unspliced Rope (tonnes)
5	9/16	1.9	1.5	1.7
6	3/4	3.1	2.6	2.9
8	15/16	5.9	4.9	5.4
9	1-1/8	6.5	5.6	6.2
11	1-1/4	9.0	7.7	8.6
12	1-1/2	12.0	9.5	10.5
14	1-3/4	15.4	12.3	13.6
16	2	18.3	16.8	18.7
18	2-1/4	23.1	19.5	21.7
22	2-3/4	35.1	29.0	32.2
24	3	43.7	34.8	38.7
28	3-1/2	50.3	40.1	44.5
30	3-3/4	60.8	47.6	52.8
32	4	71.9	53.0	58.8
36	4-1/2	89.1	62.8	69.7
40	5	102.8	70.9	78.7
44	5-1/2	124.8	83.9	93.2
48	6	153.1	101.5	112.7