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» Overview flexible shafts
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Medical Grade Power Drive Core
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Construction
4 to 8 high tensile wires per layer.
Applications
Surgical tools, cardiovascular devices, drug delivery pumps, centrifuges, snares etc.
Features
Very flexible, high rpm operation, quiet and vibration free operation.
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| Type shaft |
Core diameter
normal |
Min. operating
radius |
Maximum dynamic torque
capacity in winding direction |
Approx.
weight |
| Radius of curvature |
| 25" |
20" |
15" |
12" |
10" |
8" |
6" |
4" |
| inch |
inch |
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
inch |
Pound
100 ft. |
| .040 |
3/64 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
.20 |
.16 |
.13 |
.10 |
.35 |
| .055* |
1/16 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
.28 |
.26 |
.24 |
.18 |
.5 |
| .068 |
1/16 |
2.5 |
– |
– |
– |
- |
.62 |
.56 |
.48 |
.30 |
.9 |
| .077* |
5/64 |
2.5 |
– |
– |
- |
.70 |
.65 |
.60 |
.51 |
.42 |
1.5 |
| .095 |
3/32 |
2.5 |
– |
– |
– |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
| .130 |
1/8 |
3 |
– |
– |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.2 |
3.8 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
| .150* |
5/32 |
4 |
5.8 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
3.6 |
2.8 |
1.3 |
4.3 |
| .130* |
1/8 |
1.5 |
- |
4.0 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
1.25 |
- |
| .150** |
5/32 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
.81 |
.70 |
.46 |
.28 |
3.4 |
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* Carbon Steel
** Extra Flex, Carbon Steel
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