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Medical Grade Power Drive Core

 
 
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
 
 
* Carbon Steel
** Extra Flex, Carbon Steel