
Ferrule - XL
Aluminium ferrules for large wire ropes with a diameter above the splicing table of BS EN 13411-3
Special characteristics:
- Manufactured from seamless tube
- Available in the sizes XL 52 – XL 90 and Z 94 + Z 102
- For wire rope with a diameter of 46 - 102 mm
- Swaged with our cylindrical swaging dies with cutting edges
Ferrule section XL & Z

Technical data:
Splicing chart for our Steel Ferrule Type XL ferrules
1770 N/mm2 Grade Round strand rope Ø measured in mm
1 = Fibre core - metallic area C min 0.283
2 = Steel core - metallic area C up to 0.487
Remark: For accommodation of steel wire ropes with higher tensile grade than 1770 N/mm2 metallic area refer to our technical department.
Ferrule No. | 1770 N/mm2 Grade Round strand rope Ø measured in mm | Ferrule Ø in mm after swaging | |||
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Fibre core - metallic area C min 0.283 |
Steel core - metallic area C up to 0.487 |
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Ferrule No. | C ≥ 0,283 *1 min./max. |
C ≤ 0,487 *2 min./max. |
mmFerrule Ø in mm after swaging | ||
XL 52 | 50,7 | 55,0 | 46,3 | 50,7 | 100 |
XL 54 | 55,1 | 59,4 | 50,8 | 54,4 | 108 |
XL 56 | 59,5 | 63,6 | 54,5 | 58,2 | 116 |
XL 60 | 63,7 | 67,6 | 58,3 | 61,9 | 124 |
XL 64 | 67,7 | 71,9 | 62,0 | 65,8 | 132 |
XL 68 | 72,0 | 76,2 | 65,9 | 69,7 | 140 |
XL 72 | 76,3 | 80,5 | 69,8 | 73,6 | 148 |
XL 76 | 80,6 | 84,8 | 73,7 | 77,4 | 156 |
XL 80 | 84,9 | 89,1 | 77,5 | 81,3 | 164 |
XL 84 | 89,2 | 93,4 | 81,4 | 85,2 | 172 |
XL 88 | 93,5 | 97,7 | 85,3 | 89,1 | 180 |
XL 90 | 97,8 | 102,0 | 89,2 | 93,1 | 188 |
For accommodation of steel wire ropes with higher tensile grade than 1770 N/mm2 metallic area refer to our technical department. We reserve the right to amend technical data. |