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Nylon Braid Standards Table
Size
(mm)		 16-strand 12-strand 8-strand Strength
(kN)		  
No core Metal core Inserted
core
Mass
(kg/200m)		 Weight
(kg/300m)		 Weight
(kg/300m)
2 2.0 turns     0.6
2.5 2.0 turns     0.9
3 2.0 turns 1.8 1.8 1.4
3.5 2.0 turns     1.9
4 2.0 turns 3.1 3.3 2.2
4.5 2.7     2.8
5 3.0 4.6 5.0 3.3
6 3.6 6.6 7.0 4.0
7 5.0 9.0 9.6 5.5
8 7.0 11.5 12.5 7.2
9 10.0 15.5 16.0 9.2
10 13.0 19.0 21.0 11.0
12 16.5 27.0 28.5 14.0
14 22.0     19.0
16 28.5     25.0
18 39.0     35.0

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Vinylon Braid Standards Table
Size (mm) 12-strand Strength (kN)
Metal core
Mass (kg/300m)
3 1.4 0.8
4 2.35 1.2
5 3.6 1.5
6 5.1 2.1
7 7.0 2.6
8 9.0 3.3
9 12.2 4.0
10 15.5 4.9
12 21.5 6.1


Polyethylene Braid Standards Table
Size (mm) 16-strand 12-strand Strength
(kN)
No core Inserted
core		 Metal core
Weight Weight Mass
(kg/300m)
4 2.1 400m 2.1 2.1 1.6
5 4.0 5.0 3.5 2.1
6 5.0 6.0 5.0 2.8
7 6.0 7.0 6.8 3.6
8 7.0   8.5 4.6
9 7.0 200m   11.0 5.6

Various Braids Standards Table

Size (mm) Lite Mix Wooly Nylon Spun Nylon
8-strand
(No core)		 Strength
(kN)		 16-strand
(No core)		 Strength
(kN)		 16-strand (with core)
5.0 kg turn		 Strength
(kN)
Mass (kg/300m) Weight (kg) Weight (kg) Approx. length (m)
5 3.3 3.0 3.0 1.5 5.0 250 2.8
6 4.2 4.0 4.0 2.1 5.0 200 3.8
7 6.0 5.5 5.0 2.9 5.0 170 5.2
7.5         5.0 160 5.7
8 8.5 7.2 6.0 3.8 5.0 130 6.9
9 11.0 8.1 7.0 4.8      
Lite Mix
 Wooly Nylon
 Spun Nylon

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