EN13411-3 Seamless Aluminum Oval Ferrule

Seamless oval aluminium ferrules correspond to the European standard (FSET) for turnback ferrule or ferrule secured eye termination. This standard is EN 13411-3. The ferrules are produced from seamfree extrusions which are extruded seamless over mandrel and the aluminium alloy should be AW-5051A according to EN 573-3. All of our ferrules sizes from 1mm to 102mm are suit for this requirement. The size below 3mm and above 60mm can be customized according to your requirement.

Seamless oval aluminium ferrules are commonly used in the lifting market. They have a vast variety of applications especially in the lifting gear industry. The oval ferrules are thoroughly specified and very well defined for many different wire rope applications. Four different cases are tested and verified according to the standard EN 13411-3.

The ferrules applies to bright or galvanized single layer steel wire ropes with round strands and rope grade1570-1960. Wire ropes shall conform to the standard EN12385-4 and 5. The types of rope shall be Ordinary or Lang lay.

When properly applied, ferrules are capable of holding the rated breaking strength of the rope to which they are applied. However, to determine the exact holding strength, TENSION TEST must be performed before using. This step insures the proper selection of materials, the correct swaging procedure, and an ample margin of safety for the intended use.