Supertuf^™ Aqua

Polyethylene & Polypropylene Blend, 3- & 8-Strand

Supertuf™ Aqua ropes are manufactured from a high-quality polyethylene, polypropylene (PE/PP) blend. Designed as an ideal aquaculture (fish farming) rope, they offer a good strength-to-weight ratio, float on water, and do not absorb moisture. They also feature good resistance to abrasion and chemicals, ensuring durability in demanding marine environments.

Supertuf Aqua ropes are easily spliced using a standard tuck splice.

Close-up of durable turquoise and yellow marine rope from Cortland.

Supertuf™ Aqua Tech Sheet

Features / Benefits

Floats
Good strength-to-weight
Easy splicing

Applications

Aquaculture (fish farming)

Nominal Diameter (mm)	Size (circ in.)	Approximate Weight (lbs/100ft)	Minimum Tensile Strength Spliced Rope (lbs)	Minimum Tensile Strength ISO Unspliced Rope (lbs)
3-Strand
10	1-1/8	3.0	4385	4872
12	1-1/2	4.4	6409	7121
16	2	7.8	10764	11960
20	2-1/2	12.0	16369	18188
24	3	17.5	23512	26125
36	4-1/2	39.0	48413	53793
48	6	69.9	84724	94137
56	7	95.4	110716	123018
8-Strand
24	1	19.4	26786	29762
28	1-1/8	26.5	35715	39683
32	1-1/4	34.3	45635	50706
36	1-1/2	43.1	56548	62831
40	1-5/8	53.2	69445	77161
48	2	76.9	97223	108025
56	2-5/16	104.8	128969	143299
68	2-7/8	154.6	190477	211642
72	3	173.4	209327	232585
88	3-5/8	259.4	311510	346122
96	4	308.4	367066	407851

Nominal Diameter (mm)	Size (circ in.)	Approximate Weight (kgs/100m)	Minimum Tensile Strength Spliced Rope (tonnes)	Minimum Tensile Strength ISO Unspliced Rope (tonnes)
3-Strand
10	1-1/8	4.5	2.0	2.21
12	1-1/2	6.6	2.9	3.23
16	2	11.6	4.9	5.425
20	2-1/2	17.9	7.4	8.25
24	3	26.0	10.7	11.85
36	4-1/2	58.0	22.0	24.4
48	6	104.0	38.4	42.7
56	7	142.0	50.2	55.8
8-Strand
24	1	28.8	12.2	13.5
28	1-1/8	39.4	16.2	18.0
32	1-1/4	51.1	20.7	23.0
36	1-1/2	64.1	25.7	28.5
40	1-5/8	79.1	31.5	35.0
48	2	114.5	44.1	49.0
56	2-5/16	156.0	58.5	65.0
68	2-7/8	230.0	86.4	96.0
72	3	258.0	95.0	105.5
88	3-5/8	386.0	141.3	157.0
96	4	459.0	166.5	185.0