UHMWPE fibers provide maximum strength with minimal weight, making cables as one of the strongest fibers in the world, making them economically and safer than steel cables and other synthetic cables as mooring and streamers Much superior - high strength, light weight, ease of operation, safety, less maintenance and durability.
The mooring rope made of UHMWPE fiber has the same strength when the diameter is the same as that of the steel rope, but the weight is less than 1/7 of that of the steel rope. In addition, the diameter of UHMWPE fiber rope is 60% of that of polyester (polyester) or nylon (nylon) cable with the same strength, and the weight is only 30% of their weight. The elongation of UHMWPE fiber cable is low, and the elongation at break is less than 2.5%, which is close to the corresponding value of steel cable and much lower than that of polyester cable and nylon cable. It is superior to steel cables and other synthetic fibers in tension fatigue and bending fatigue performance, and is superior to other synthetic fiber cables in anti-wear performance. In addition, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fibers can float on water and are resistant to corrosion by most chemicals. Excellent anti-ultraviolet performance, unaffected by salt content and non-absorbent.
Because the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber rope is soft and light, it helps to reduce the physical workload of the crew, and greatly reduces the pain and injury of the crew's back and hands. Due to the low elongation of UHMWPE fiber ropes, there is little potential risk of rebound injury should the mooring rope break.