Continental Trading Corp. supplies second choice steel wire rope sourced from North American producers at wholesale prices. Steel wire rope is a high-strength, flexible mechanical cable manufactured by twisting multiple strands of steel wire together around a core. It is used wherever serious load-bearing capability, flexibility, and resistance to bending fatigue are required simultaneously.
Our secondary wire rope is material that fell outside a specific customer specification — commonly due to surface condition, dimensional variation, or overproduction. The rope construction and wire properties are intact. For applications where exact certification to ASME B30.2 or similar standards is not mandatory, secondary wire rope provides excellent value.
Steel Wire Rope — Properties & Specifications
| Property | Specification |
|---|---|
| Core Type | Fiber core (IWRC) or wire strand core (WSC) |
| Common Constructions | 6x19, 6x36, 7x7, 7x19 (varies by lot) |
| Diameter Range | 3mm – 52mm typical |
| Finish | Bright (uncoated), galvanized, or stainless |
| Breaking Strength | Varies by construction and diameter — consult us |
| Supply Form | Reels, coils, or cut lengths |
| Quality | Second choice / Non-prime |
Who Buys Second Choice Steel Wire Rope?
Steel wire rope buyers include rigging suppliers, marine equipment distributors, hardware merchants, and industrial users across multiple sectors. Rigging and lifting equipment suppliers purchase wire rope for overhead crane slings, hoisting assemblies, and lifting gear. For general purpose rigging applications — where formal load-rated certification to ASME B30 or similar standards is not mandatory — second choice wire rope from a North American producer provides the required strength and construction quality.
Marine rigging and mooring equipment suppliers are significant buyers, particularly in Asia and Latin America. Marine wire rope — used for vessel rigging, anchor lines, tow lines, and mooring systems — is typically specified by construction and breaking strength rather than prime certification. Second choice rope that meets the functional breaking strength requirement is widely used in these applications, particularly for working vessels and fishing fleets where cost management is important.
Hardware distributors and general industrial suppliers purchase wire rope for resale to construction, mining, and agricultural customers. These distributors serve buyers who need rope for practical applications — securing loads, cable railings, fencing, and general rigging — where the second choice origin is irrelevant to performance. Contact us with your construction, diameter, finish, and quantity requirements.
Sourcing & Availability
Steel wire rope is manufactured by stranding individual drawn wires into strands, then closing multiple strands around a core — a process that requires precision machinery and experienced operation. Second choice rope arises from surface condition of the constituent wires, lay length variation, diameter tolerance deviation, or overproduction. The construction — number of strands, wires per strand, core type — and the nominal breaking strength of the rope are determined by the design and production process, not the tolerance against which material is downgraded.
Continental Trading Corp. sources wire rope from North American rope manufacturers producing 6x19, 6x36, 7x7, 7x19, and other standard constructions in bright (uncoated), galvanized, and occasionally stainless finishes. Diameter range is broad — from 3mm aircraft cable to 52mm heavy lifting rope. Lot sizes vary: single reels to multiple reels depending on the production run involved.
Wire rope is in demand across Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East for rigging, marine, construction, and agricultural applications. Register your construction, diameter, and volume requirements with Continental Trading Corp. to receive offers as matching inventory becomes available.
Common Constructions
Wire rope construction is described by the number of strands and wires per strand. Common constructions include 6x19 (6 strands of 19 wires — general purpose), 6x36 (6 strands of 36 wires — extra flexible), 7x7 (aircraft cable, light duty), and 7x19 (aircraft cable, flexible). The core may be fiber (IWRC) or steel (WSC). We source rope in galvanized, bright (uncoated), and occasionally stainless steel finishes.
Applications
Steel wire rope is used in cranes and hoists, elevators and lifts, suspension bridges, marine rigging and mooring, mining headropes, oil and gas drilling, tow lines, cable railings, and architectural applications. Secondary wire rope is purchased by rigging suppliers, hardware distributors, marine equipment suppliers, and industrial users in markets across Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Contact us with your construction, diameter, finish, and quantity.
