Nylon Brait

Plaited 8-Strand

Nylon Brait

Nylon Brait combines braiding technology with plaited rope optimizing the best of both rope styles. Nylon Brait’s most outstanding feature is its high energy absorption, which comes from a combination of the very long yarn path and stranditure developed especially to maximize energy absorption.

Nylon Brait can absorb (or mitigate) greater amounts of dynamic energy than 3-stranded or braided rope structures with less damage. Brait’s energy absorption also keeps the corresponding loads on attachment points smaller since the rope does more work internally. Brait is easily spliced and the spliced rope delivers 100% of the ropes advertised strength.

Nylon Brait Splicing Instructions

Approved Splice Technique: #10017302 (Brait Eye Splice, PDF, 0.3 MB)

Brait to Chain Splice (0.2 MB)

Nylon Brait Specifications and Data

Diameter (Inches)	Weight (Lbs/100ft)	Average Spliced Break Strength *(Lbs)	Minimum Spliced Break Strength *(Lbs)	Maximum Working Load 5:1 **(Lbs)
3/8	3.8	4,000	3,600	800
1/2	6.1	8,300	7,470	1,660
17/32	6.4	9,200	8,280	1,840
5/8	9.4	12,200	10,980	2,440
21/32	9.6	12,900	11,610	2,580
11/16	11.0	15,000	13,500	3,000
3/4	14.0	17,000	15,300	3,400
7/8	19.0	22,000	19,800	4,400
1	23.7	27,000	24,300	5,400
1-1/8	30.5	34,750	31,275	6,950
1-1/4	35.6	40,500	36,450	8,100
1-1/2	49.8	56,700	51,030	11,340
1-5/8	59.5	67,700	60,930	13,540
1-3/4	74.0	84,700	76,230	16,940
Diameter (mm)	Weight (Kg/100m)	Average Spliced Break Strength *(kg)	Minimum Spliced Break Strength *(kg)	Maximum Working Load 5:1 **(kg)
10	5.7	1,800	1,620	360
13	9.1	3,750	3,375	750
13	9.5	4,150	3,735	830
16	14.0	5,500	4,950	1,100
17	14.3	5,850	5,265	1,170
17	16.4	6,800	6,120	1,360
19	20.8	7,700	6,930	1,540
22	28.3	10,000	9,000	2,000
25	35.3	12,250	11,025	2,450
29	45.4	15,750	14,175	3,150
32	53.0	18,350	16,515	3,670
38	74.2	25,700	23,130	5,140
41	88.6	30,700	27,630	6,140
44	110.2	38,450	34,605	7,690

* Knots and abrupt bends significantly reduce the strength of all ropes and lower the maximum working load.
** Working load is based on static or moderately dynamic lifting/pulling operations. Instantaneous changes in load, up or down, in excess of 10% of the rope’s rated working load constitute hazardous shock load and would void the normal working-load recommendation. Consult Yale Cordage for guidelines for working loads and the safe use of rope.