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GB/T 5974-2025Lifting appliances — Thimbles for steel wire ropes (English PDF)

起重机械 钢丝绳用套环

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

May 30, 2025

Implementation date

December 1, 2025

Scope

GB/T 5974-2025 is the English-translated version of 起重机械 钢丝绳用套环.

GB/T 5974-2025 is the Chinese national standard covering the grooved eye that stops a wire rope crushing itself where it turns around a termination — the ordinary and heavy-duty types and their dimension tables, the materials from steel castings and ductile or malleable iron to forgings, the load-bearing capacity test, the fatigue test and the non-destructive testing that only the heavy-duty type has to pass, and the inspection rules and marking. It replaces GB/T 5974.1-2006, under the China Machinery Industry Federation. In force from 1 December 2025. Issued on 30 May 2025, it has been in force since 1 December 2025, replacing GB/T 5974.1-2006.

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National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS
53.020.30
Classification
J 80
Replacing
GB/T 5974.1-2006

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

Contents

  • PrefaceIII
  • 1 Scope1
  • 2 Normative references1
  • 3 Terms and Definitions1
  • 4 Type and basic dimensions1
  • 5 Technical Requirements6
  • 6 Test methods7
  • 7 Inspection Rules8
  • 8 Marking, packaging, transportation and storage9
  • References10
  • Figure 1 Schematic diagram of common ring structure type3
  • Figure 2 Schematic diagram of heavy-duty collar structure5
  • Table 1 Common ferrule size table2
  • Table 2 Heavy duty collar dimensions3
  • Table 3 Materials of the collar6
  • Table 4 Load-bearing capacity test7
  • Table 5 Inspection Items8
  • Table 6 Sampling quantity8

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 is required.

This document replaces GB/T 5974.1-2006 "Ordinary thimbles for wire ropes" and GB/T 5974.2-2006 "Heavy thimbles for wire ropes".

Compared with GB/T 5974.1-2006 and GB/T 5974.2-2006, in addition to structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.

--Added terms and definitions (see Chapter 3);

--Added the type classification of collars (see 4.1);

--The model designation of ordinary thimbles and heavy thimbles has been changed (see 4.3, 3.2 of GB/T 5974.1-2006 and GB/T 5974.2- 2006, 3.2);

-- Changed the applicable material specifications for heavy-duty collars (see Table 3, Table 2 of GB/T 5974.2-2006);

--The load-bearing capacity of heavy-duty collars has been changed (see 5.2.2, 4.4 of GB/T 5974.2-2006);

--Increased fatigue performance of heavy-duty collars (see 5.3);

--Added non-destructive testing requirements for heavy collars (see 5.5);

--Added the testing machine requirements for the ring bearing capacity test (see 6.3.1);

--Added fatigue test for heavy collars (see 6.4);

--Added non-destructive testing methods for heavy collars (see 6.5);

--Added the inspection category of collars (see 7.1);

--Added the inspection items for the collar (see Table 5);

-- Changed the sampling method and judgment principle for the factory inspection of thimbles (see 7.2.2, Table 3 of GB/T 5974.1-2006 and GB/T 5974.2- 2006 (Table 3);

--Added type inspection of collars (see 7.3).

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 Machinery Industry Federation.

This document is under the jurisdiction of the National Technical Committee for Standardization of Lifting Machinery (SAC/TC 227).

This document was drafted by: Taiyuan Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., Beijing Hoisting and Conveying Machinery Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing Kezhengping Engineering Co., Ltd.

Engineering Technology Testing Institute Co., Ltd., Guizhou Wire Rope Co., Ltd., Henan Weihua Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., Zhejiang China Construction Road and Bridge Equipment Co., Ltd., Juli Rigging Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Chiwan Shengbaowang Engineering Co., Ltd., Shandong Luhai Equipment Group Yantai Co., Ltd. company.

The main drafters of this document are: Li Jun, Zhou Jihong, Zhang Pei, Jiao Zhiqiang, Tao Tianhua, Li Yongliang, Hu Jin, Zhang Yin, Cui Peng, Meng Lin, Gu Cuiyun, Li Ruibin, Tong Jucang, Zhu Liping, Jiang Jun, and Yu Longchun.

The previous versions of this document and the documents it replaces are as follows.

--GB/T 5974.1, first issued in 1986 and first revised in 2006;

--GB/T 5974.2, first issued in 1986 and first revised in 2006;

--This is the second revision.

Hoisting machinery wire rope ring

1 Scope

This document specifies the types and basic dimensions, technical requirements, test methods and inspection rules, markings, Packaging, transportation and storage.

This document is applicable to the thimbles for round strand wire ropes specified in GB/T 8918 and GB/T 20118.For other wire rope thimbles, refer to implement.

2 Normative references

GB/T 699-2015

GB/T 700-2006

GB/T 1348-2019

GB/T 8706

GB/T 9440-2010

GB/T 11352-2009

GB/T 13384

GB/T 13825

GB/T 16825.1

GB/T 17107-1997

GB/T 37400.14

GB/T 37400.15

3 Terms and definitions

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

3.1 Nominal thimble size

The largest nominal diameter of wire rope for which the thimble is suitable (d).

4 Types and basic dimensions

4.1 Type classification

According to the tensile strength of the wire rope that the wire rope thimble (hereinafter referred to as "thimble") is suitable for, it is divided into ordinary thimble and heavy-duty thimble.

Ordinary thimbles are suitable for steel wire ropes with a tensile strength not exceeding 1 770 MPa, code-named GT.

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Referenced standards

Editions of GB/T 5974

EditionTitleRevisionStatus
GB/T 5974-2025Lifting appliances - Thimbles for steel wire ropescurrent editionCurrent
GB/T 5974.1-2006General purpose thimbles for use with steel wire ropesprevious editionIn force
GB/T 5974.1-1986General purpose thimbles for use with steel wire ropesprevious editionObsolete

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