Wire Rope consists of three components

(1):
The CORE is the center of the wire rope.
The core serves as the foundation to hold
the rope together.
There are three types of cores:
Fiber - synthetic or sisal, which is the
weakest,
Strand - the core is a wire strand, just
like the other strands of the rope.
Mependent Wire Rope (IWRC) -this is
a separate wire rope. It is the strongest
of the three types. The core provides
7-1/2% strength of the wire rope. This
is the core used in the wire rope slings
provided on site.
The WIRE is the basic unit of the wire rope.
The wires form the strand. Most wire is high
carbon steel, but other material types are
available .
The STRAND is made up of a specific
number of wires, laid helically around a wire
core.
The most common type used at WVNS and
in industry is 6 x 19. This is six strands
comprised of approximately 19 wires (2), but
may have 16 through 26 wires per strand. It
has a good combination of flexibility and
wear resistance.