Koordenfabriek Van Houte Exsil
Natural fibre
Natural fibre ropes are produced from plant fibres.
Manila
Abaca plant (musa textilis). A rough, very hard fibre. Of the natural fibres manila is the most resistant to rot and mildew.
Brown in colour.
Sisal
Agave sisalana plant. The fibre is softer than manila but much more sensitive to weather conditions. Creamy white in colour.
Hemp
Canabis sativa plant. Fibre is soft to the touch. Hemp is the most decorative natural fibre rope. Like sisal it is vulnerable to mildew and bacteria. Light beige in colour.
- Doesn’t burn into hand
- Easy to splice
- Resistant to high temperatures (hemp)
- Aesthetic
- Ecological
Construction
3- and 4-strand twisted
- Diameter/mm marked on each coil
- Coils of 100-200-220m
Sisal seizing twine
- Balls of 2,5kg
- 10 balls per pack
Sisal baler twine
- Rolls of 9kg
- 2 rolls per pack
- Rot-proofed
Other construction and packaging on request
Properties
| Relative density | | 1,35 |
| Temperature resistance | | Resistant to higher temperature than synthetic rope |
| UV resistance | | Good |
| Extension | | Circa 18% at break |
| Flexibility | | Very soft and flexible |
| Chemical resistance | | Sensitive to rot and mildew - rot-proofed on request |
Length measured under reference tension according to EN ISO 9554
Typical applications
Tying and seizing - Hand rope - Harvest rope - Decoration
Manila grade 2 and Sisal
| Diam. Ø |
Mass |
Min. breaking load |
| mm |
kg/100m |
T |
kN |
| 6 | 2,7 | 0,24 | 2,35 |
| 8 | 4,6 | 0,48 | 4,74 |
| 10 | 6,4 | 0,64 | 6,23 |
| 12 | 10 | 0,96 | 9,37 |
| 14 | 13,6 | 1,28 | 12,6 |
| 16 | 18,2 | 1,81 | 17,7 |
| 18 | 22 | 2,13 | 20,9 |
| 20 | 27,7 | 2,84 | 27,9 |
| 22 | 33,2 | 3,4 | 33,4 |
| 24 | 40 | 4,06 | 39,8 |
| 26 | 46,8 | 4,72 | 46,3 |
| 28 | 53,6 | 5,33 | 52,3 |
| 30 | 62,7 | 6,1 | 59,8 |
| 32 | 70,5 | 6,86 | 67,3 |
| 34 | 80 | 7,62 | 74,8 |
| 36 | 89,6 | 8,64 | 84,8 |
| 38 | 100 | 9,4 | 92,2 |
| 40 | 111 | 10,4 | 102 |
| 44 | 135 | 12,7 | 125 |
| 48 | 160 | 14,7 | 144 |
Manila EN ISO 1181
| Diam. Ø |
Mass |
Min. breaking load |
| mm |
kg/100m |
T |
kN |
| 6 | 2,8 | 0,29 | 2,8 |
| 8 | 5,4 | 0,54 | 5,34 |
| 10 | 6,8 | 0,7 | 6,91 |
| 12 | 10,5 | 1,07 | 10,5 |
| 14 | 14 | 1,46 | 14,3 |
| 16 | 19 | 2,03 | 19,9 |
| 18 | 22 | 2,45 | 24 |
| 20 | 27,5 | 3,25 | 31,9 |
| 22 | 33 | 3,66 | 35,9 |
| 24 | 40 | 4,57 | 44,8 |
| 26 | 47 | 5,33 | 52,3 |
| 28 | 53 | 6,1 | 59,8 |
| 30 | 62,5 | 6,86 | 67,3 |
| 32 | 70 | 7,87 | 77,2 |
| 34 | 80 | 8,83 | 86,6 |
| 36 | 89 | 9,64 | 94,6 |
| 38 | 100 | 10,9 | 107 |
| 40 | 110 | 12 | 118 |
| 44 | 134 | 14,3 | 140 |
| 48 | 158 | 16,8 | 165 |
Hemp EN 1261
| Diam. Ø |
Mass |
Min. breaking load |
| mm |
kg/100m |
T |
kN |
| 6 | 2,7 | 0,29 | 2,85 |
| 8 | 4,7 | 0,51 | 5 |
| 10 | 7,4 | 0,8 | 7,8 |
| 12 | 11,1 | 1,19 | 11,7 |
| 14 | 14,1 | 1,51 | 14,9 |
| 16 | 18,5 | 2 | 19,6 |
| 18 | 23 | 2,47 | 24,2 |
| 20 | 28,5 | 3,06 | 30 |
| 22 | 34,5 | 3,67 | 36 |
| 24 | 41 | 4,35 | 42,7 |
| 26 | 48,5 | 5,05 | 49,5 |
| 28 | 56 | 5,93 | 58,2 |
| 30 | 64 | 6,81 | 66,8 |
| 32 | 73,5 | 7,77 | 76,2 |
| 34 | 83 | 8,56 | 84 |
| 36 | 93 | 9,38 | 92 |
| 38 | 104 | 10,1 | 99 |
| 40 | 115 | 10,9 | 107 |
| 44 | 138 | 12,9 | 127 |
| 48 | 166 | 15,5 | 152 |
Sisal seizing twine balls of 2,5kg
| Size |
Meter per ball ± |
| 3/800 | 600 |
| 3/600 | 450 |
| 3/400 | 300 |
Sisal baler twine rolls of 9kg
| Size |
Meter per roll ± |
| 1/200 | 1800 |
| 1/220 | 1980 |
Load VS Extension
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