This standard applies to all kinds of steel wire ropes for hoisting machinery listed in Appendix A (Supplementary Part) and stipulates their scrapping standards. The purpose is to make the steel wire ropes of hoisting machinery have sufficient safety factors when handling goods before being scrapped. It is dangerous not to discover that the wire rope has reached the scrap standard in time.
GB/T 5972-1986 history
2023GB/T 5972-2023 Crane wire rope care, maintenance, inspection and scrapping
2016GB/T 5972-2016 Cranes-Wire ropes-Care and maintenance,inspection and discard
2009GB/T 5972-2009 Cranes-Wire ropes-Care,maintenance,installation,examination and discard
2006GB/T 5972-2006 Wire ropes for cranes.Code of practice for examination and discard
1986GB/T 5972-1986 Wire rope for lifting appliances--Code of practice for examination and discard