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Cable for Railing Systems

Sizes offered. Seven sizes of cable are offered for the required. If you are interested in using
CAI Cable Railing System: 1/8”, 5/32”, 3/16”, 1/4”, 5/16”, coated cable, please contact the factory
3/8”, and 1/2”. for any necessary special hardware or Cable
Cable construction. For most applications, we recommend design specifications.
1x19 construction, type 316 stainless steel cable. 1x19
construction cable is engineered to hold static loads without CABLE 316SS
stretching, and it is relatively stiff. Other cable constructions MINIMUM BREAKING STRENGTHS (in lbs.)
can be used, such as 7x7 or 7x19, but they are rarely FOR TYPE 316 STAINLESS STEEL CABLE
recommended because of their elevated levels of stretch and
lower breaking strengths in comparison to 1x19 construction CABLE DIA. 1x19 7x7 7x19
(see chart). 1/8" 1,780 1,360 1,300
Swaging — attaching fittings to cable. 5/32" 2,800 1,860 2,000
Swageless fittings do not require swaging, since 3/16" 4,000 3,300 2,900
the hardware is attached to the cable by hand. Other CAI 1/4" 6,900 5,500 4,900
hardware is swaged using hydraulic presses that apply up 5/16" 10,600 7,600 7,600
to 55 tons of pressure to swage the fittings. CAI portable 3/8" 14,800 11,700 11,000
swagers are available for purchase or rent, or in many cases 1/2" 27,000 n/a 20,200
the factory can supply cable with fittings attached.
Cable coating. Cable can be special ordered with a PVC
coating in any standard (PMS) color. If PVC coated cable is
to be used with metal framed railings, special caution should
be used because hole specifications for frame components stiff flexible very flexible
can change and, in some cases, special hardware may be Also available in Black Oxide finish.

We offer a

full line of

cable sizes,
constructions,

and alloys.
See a full

selection
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Domestic-made cable
also available.

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