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American Petroleum Institute

Purchasing Guidelines

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Equipment Purchase API Spec 9A online at www.api.org/publications

API Specification ISO 10425:2003—Petroleum and

natural gas industries—Steel wire ropes for the petroleum

and natural gas industries—Minimum requirements

and terms for acceptance 9A 26

th Edition, May 2011

Specification for Wire Rope

Copyright © 2012 – API-American Petroleum Institute 9A-1

Table of Contents

1.0 General

1.1 Documentation Requirements

1.2 Ordering Requirements

1.3 Packaging

2.0 Product

2.1 Wire Rope



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API Specification 9A: 26th

Edition, November 2011



1.0 GENERAL Specification 9A includes the following requirements for product ordered and may be applicable in

addition to any product-specific requirements listed in other sections identified herein:

1.1 DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS: WIRE ROPE

1.1.1 Certificate

API Specification 9A – 6.1.1

A certificate shall confirm conformance with this standard and,

unless specified otherwise by the purchaser, shall give at least the

following information:

a) certificate number,

b) name and address of the manufacturer,

c) rope designation or rope description,

d) minimum breaking force,

e) date of issue of the certificate and authentication.

NOTE: See Annex K for information that should be provided by

the purchaser.

Quantity and nominal length of rope may also be included.

The certificate shall enable traceability of the rope.

1.1.2 Material Test Reports

API Specification 9A – 5.5

The manufacturer shall offer the purchaser or purchaser’s

representative all necessary facilities for the examination of

records of type tests in order to be assured of compliance with this

standard.



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1.1.3 Testing

1.1.3.1 API Specification 9A – Annex I I.1

If tests on wires are required to be carried out, these are usually in

respect of diameter, tensile strength, and torsions; and, when

applicable, zinc coating.

For the purposes of evaluating the test results, the manufacturer

should indicate the nominal dimensions and tensile strength

grades of the wires.

The sample selected should be of sufficient length to allow for

retest.

NOTE: These requirements do not apply to compacted strand

ropes and compacted (swaged) ropes.

1.1.3.2 API Specification 9A – Annex I I.2.1

Unless specified otherwise, the samples of wires taken for tests

shall not include filler or center wires.

1.1.3.3 API Specification 9A - Annex I I.2.2

Unless specified otherwise, the test pieces shall be obtained by

separating the wires of each layer into groups. A group shall

consist only of wires of the same type and size from a particular

wire layer. Twenty-five percent of the wires from each group, with

a minimum of three, shall be randomly selected and subjected to

the required tests.

1.1.4 Witnessing

API Specification 9A – 5.5

The manufacturer shall offer the purchaser or purchaser’s

representative all necessary facilities for the witnessing of tests

(when these are performed).



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1.1.5 Monogram

API Specification 9A –Annex L L.1

The use of the Monogram on products constitutes a

representation and warranty by the Licensee to purchasers of the

products that, on the date indicated, the products were produced

in accordance with a verified quality management system and in

accordance with an API product specification.

1.2 ORDERING REQUIREMENTS

Product: Wire Rope

1.2.1 API Specification 9A – 4.2.5

Intermediate grades may be supplied by agreement between the

purchaser and the manufacturer or supplier. (Intermediate Grades

are referenced in API Specification 9A - Annex C)


The purchaser should specify any particular material requirements.


The purchaser should specify the type of core.


Stranded ropes shall be preformed or postformed or both, unless

specified otherwise by the purchaser.


Where only the rope class is specified by the purchaser, the

construction supplied shall be stated by the manufacturer.



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The direction and type of rope lay should be specified by the

purchaser:

The direction and type of rope lay for stranded ropes shall be one

of the following:

a) right ordinary lay (sZ),

b) left ordinary lay (zS),

c) right lang lay (zZ),

d) left lang lay (sS),

e) right alternate lay (aZ),

f) left alternate lay (aS),

Well-servicing strand shall be left lay (S).

Spiral ropes (i.e., spiral strand and full-locked coil) shall be either

right (Z) or left lay (S).

1.2.7 API Specification 9A – 4.6

Ropes required with smaller length tolerance should be the

subject of agreement between the purchaser and the

manufacturer.


When tests, if any, are required to be performed on wires taken

from the rope after fabrication, and unless specified otherwise by

the purchaser, sampling, test methods, and acceptance criteria

shall be in accordance with Annex I.

If tests on the wires are required to be carried out, this should be

stated in the purchaser’s order.

1.2.9 API Specification 9A – 5.5

Test lengths required by the purchaser should be ordered as

additional lengths.



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1.2.10 API Specification 9A – Annex J J.1

Values to be agreed between purchaser and manufacturer.



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1.2.11 API Specification 9A – Annex K (informative)

Information with Enquiry or Order

The following information should be provided by the purchaser

when making an enquiry or placing an order:

a) reference to this standard,

b) quantity and length,

c) nominal diameter,

d) rope class or construction,

e) core type,

f) rope grade,

g) wire finish,

h) lay direction and type,

i) preformation,

j) lubrication,

k) any particular marking requirements,

l) any particular packing requirements,

m) minimum breaking force required.

1.3 PACKAGING

Product: Wire Rope

Requirement API Specification 9A – 6.2.1

The purchaser should specify any particular packaging

requirements.



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2.0 PRODUCT

2.1 WIRE ROPE

Description

2.1.1 API Specification 9A – Scope 1

Typical applications include tubing lines, rod hanger lines, sand

lines, cable-tool drilling and clean out lines, cable tool casing lines,

rotary drilling lines, winch lines, horse head pumping unit lines,

torpedo lines, mast-raising lines, guideline tensioner lines, riser

tensioner lines, and mooring and anchor lines. Ropes for lifting

slings and cranes, and wire for well-measuring and strand for well-

servicing, are also included.

2.1.2 Fiber Core - Class 6 x 7

API Specification 9A – Annex C Table C.1

2.1.3 Fiber Core - Class 6 x 19M




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2.1.4 Fiber Core - Class 6 x 37M








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2.1.7 Steel Core Class 6 x 7


2.1.8 Steel Core Class 6 x 19M


2.1.9 Steel Core Class 6 x 37M




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2.1.14 Steel Core Class 6 x V25TS


2.1.15 Fiber/Steel Core Class 18 x 7




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2.1.16 Fiber/Steel Core Class 34(M) x 7


2.1.1.7 Fiber/Steel Core Class 35(W) x 7


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