The type, structure, raw material and production process of the steel wire rope depend on the use of the steel wire rope. Carbon steel wire with diameter of 0.1 ~ 6.0mm round section for general steel wire rope. Z - shaped and other special shaped steel wire are used for twisting and semi - sealing steel wire rope. Type of wire rope according to the use of points: there is a suspension bridge with rope and mine rope, rope with rope, transmission equipment with traction rope, elevator rope, tying and hauling rope tied rope, etc.. The variety of wire rope is increasing, the structure is more and more complex, in addition to the use of a variety of coated steel wire, but also the use of stainless steel wire and double metal wire. To ensure the safety and reliability of using wire rope, wire rope enough strength, good flexibility, twist of density, compressive, wear resistance, resistance to corrosion and fatigue strength etc., of which strength is the most important.

The section structure of the wire rope is a little contact round strand, line contact round strand, surface contact round strand, special shaped strand, single layer, non rotating, sealing and flat. The contact surface of round strand wire rope by twisting machine traction to line contact strands through wire drawing die or roll die drawing and. Through the die, strand deformation before and after deformation section.

The wire rope has two kinds of coating anticorrosive oil and corrosion protection measures.

All wire rope must be oiled oiler. Fiber core immersion oil, grease to protect the fiber core decay, does not rust steel wire, fiber moisture, and from the internal steel wire rope lubrication. Oiled surfaces make the strands all steel wire surface are evenly coated with a layer of anti rust lubricating grease, which on friction hoist and mine water of mine with a rope, should be coated with increasing grinding and strong water resistance of black oil; other uses is painted membrane and strong, good anti rust performance of marked oil, and for thin reservoir, easy to keep clean in the operation process.