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GB/T 34197-2025Electric shovel steel wire ropes (English PDF)

电铲用钢丝绳

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

August 29, 2025

Implementation date

March 1, 2026

Scope

GB/T 34197-2025 is the English-translated version of 电铲用钢丝绳.

GB/T 34197-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the hoist and drag ropes of a mining shovel — the constructions and their diameters, the tensile grades and the minimum breaking force, the core and the lubrication, the resistance to crushing and abrasion in the worst duty any rope sees, the fatigue, and the discard criteria. At 22,000 words. It replaces GB/T 34197-2017, under the China Iron and Steel Association. In force from 1 March 2026. Issued on 29 August 2025, it has been in force since 1 March 2026, replacing GB/T 34197-2017.

Document preview — GB/T 34197-2025

National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
77.140.65
Classification
H 49
Replacing
GB/T 34197-2017

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Contents

  • PrefaceIII
  • 1 Scope1
  • 2 Normative references1
  • 3 Terms and Definitions1
  • 4 Classification and labeling2
  • 4.1 Classification2
  • 4.2 Mark4
  • 5 Order Content4
  • 6 Manufacturing Process5
  • 6.1 shares5
  • 6.2 Wire Rope5
  • 6.3 Rope end handling5
  • 7 Technical Requirements5
  • 7.1 Raw materials5
  • 7.2 Appearance10
  • 7.3 diameter10
  • 7.4 Coating thickness11
  • 7.5 Length11
  • 7.6 Weight11
  • 7.7 Breaking strength12
  • 7.8 Split Steel Wire12
  • 8 Test methods16
  • 8.1 General Principles16
  • 8.2 Raw material inspection or verification17
  • 8.3 Appearance Inspection18
  • 8.4 Diameter measurement18
  • 8.5 Coating thickness measurement18
  • 8.6 Length Measurement18
  • 8.7 Weight Measurement18
  • 8.8 Determination of breaking force18
  • 8.9 Split Wire Test19
  • 9 Inspection Rules19
  • 9.1 Judgment19
  • 9.2 Retest20
  • 9.3 Acceptance20
  • 10 Packaging, marking and quality certificate20
  • 11 Safety, Use and Maintenance20
  • Appendix A (Normative) Mechanical Properties of Typical Structural Steel Wire Ropes21
  • Appendix B (Informative) Rope End Treatment36
  • B.1 Processing method36
  • B.2 Materials and Appearance37
  • B.3 Consolidation40
  • B.4 Length40
  • Reference41

Foreword

This document is in accordance with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Guidelines for standardization work Part 1: Structure and drafting rules for standardization documents" Drafting.

This document replaces GB/T 34197-2017 "Wire rope for electric shovel". Compared with GB/T 34197-2017, except for the structural adjustment and editing In addition to the functional changes, the main technical changes are as follows.

— Added relevant terms and definitions for wire rope (see Chapter 3);

— Deleted the classification of wire ropes according to the main strand processing method (see 3.2 of the 2017 edition);

— Changed the classification of wire ropes coated and/or filled with solid polymers (see 4.1.2, 3.3 of the 2017 edition);

— Changed the structural classification of wire ropes (see Table 1, Table 10, Table A.1 and Table A.7, 2017 edition Table 1, Table 10, Table A.1 and Table A.7);

— Deleted the two grades 1670 and 1870 in the wire rope grade (see 3.8 and Table 3 of the 2017 edition);

— Added relevant content on wire rope marking (see 4.2);

— Increased the nominal diameter range and related technical requirements of coated steel wire (see 7.1.1);

— Changed the requirements for wire rope lubricants (see 7.1.3, 5.1.3 of the 2017 edition);

— Changed the requirements for the measured diameter and out-of-roundness of wire ropes (see 7.3, 5.4 of the 2017 edition);

— Changed the requirements for the measured weight of wire rope per unit length (see 7.6.2, 5.6.2 of the 2017 edition);

— Added test methods for raw materials for wire ropes (see 8.1.1 and 8.2);

— Changed the wire rope diameter measurement method (see 8.4, 6.3 of the 2017 edition);

— Changed the test methods for tension, unidirectional torsion and repeated bending of split wire (see 8.9.1, 6.7 of the 2017 edition);

— Added the coating weight test method for split steel wire (see 8.9.2);

— Deleted the minimum breaking strength values of wire rope grades 1670 and 1870 (see Tables A.1 to A.7 of the 2017 edition).

Please note that some of the contents of this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document does not assume the responsibility for identifying patents.

This document was proposed by the China Iron and Steel Association.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee on Steel Standardization (SAC/TC183).

This document was drafted by: Xianyang Baoshi Steel Pipe and Wire Rope Co., Ltd., Guizhou Wire Rope Co., Ltd., Juli Rigging Co., Ltd., Shanghai Junwei Wire Rope Sling Co., Ltd., Hunan Xianggang Metal Materials Technology Co., Ltd., and Metallurgical Industry Information Standards Research Institute.

The main drafters of this document are: Cai Jifeng, Zhang Xuan, Xu Xiaopeng, Chen Yansong, Ren Cuiying, Yang Zhenggao, Liu Jiwei, Wang Shijun, Wang Zhouyong, Huang Jianxing, Liu Hongjun, Su Diyao, Qin Congmin, Liu Yuncheng, Xie Yake, Song Ziwu, Liu Lianfu, Wang Lingjun, and Leng Mingjian.

This document was first published in 2017 and this is the first revision. Wire rope for electric shovel

1 Scope

This document provides the classification and marking of steel wire ropes for electric shovels (hereinafter referred to as steel wire ropes), and specifies the ordering content, manufacturing process, technical requirements, Requirements, inspection rules, packaging, marking and quality certificate, safety, use and maintenance, and the corresponding test methods are described.

This document applies to the manufacture and acceptance.

2 Normative references

GB/T 1839

GB/T 2104

GB/T 4354

GB/T 8170

GB/T 8358

GB/T 8706

GB/T 21965

GB/T 24242.2

GB/T 29086

GB/T 43357

3 Terms and Definitions

The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 8706 and the following apply to this document.

3.1 [Source. GB/T 8706-2017, 2.7.8, modified]

The full cross-sectional pitch diameter of the wire rope including the sheath (outer diameter d') and the pitch diameter of the wire rope excluding the sheath (inner diameter d). Example. 22/20.

Note. Covered round steel wire rope includes solid polymer covered steel wire rope and solid polymer covered and filled steel wire rope.

3.2 Nominal diameter of wire rope

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GB/T 34197-2025Electric shovel steel wire ropescurrent editionCurrent
GB/T 34197-2017Electric shovel steel wire ropesprevious editionIn force

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