Socketing material and speltered assembly for terminating tension member
A socketing material ( 16 ), or mortar, for speltering wire rope, strand, and other tension members ( 14 ), comprising 35%-55% AL 2 O 3 ; 32%-52% SiO 2 ; 0%-20% CaO; and 0%-2% Fe 2 O 3 . The material ( 16 ) may have a continuous-use temperature of at least 1000 degrees, at least 2000 degrees, or at least 2500 degrees Fahrenheit. A speltered assembly ( 10 ) is produced by introducing the material ( 16 ) into and allowing it to cure within a cavity ( 24 ) of a terminal fitting ( 12 ) around the ends of a plurality of wires ( 31 ) of a tension member ( 16 ) which are arranged within the cavity ( 24 ) in a spaced-apart relationship.
1. A speltered assembly comprising:
a terminal fitting having a cavity;
a tension member having a plurality of wires, wherein the ends of the plurality of wires are arranged in a spaced-apart relationship within the cavity; and
a cementitious socketing material cured around the arranged ends of the wires within the cavity, wherein after the socketing material is cured the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the socketing material including—
approximately between 35% and 55% Al 2 O 3 ,
approximately between 32% and 52% SiO 2 ,
approximately between 0% and 20% CaO, and
approximately between 0% and 2% Fe 2 O 3 .
2. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the tension member is a wire rope.
3. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the tension member is a strand.
4. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
5. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. In a speltered assembly including a terminal fitting having a cavity, a tension member having a plurality of wires arranged in a spaced-apart relationship within the cavity, and a socketing material cured around the ends of the wires within the cavity, wherein after the socketing material is cured the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the improvement comprising:
the socketing material including—
approximately between 35% and 55% AL 2 0 3 ;
approximately between 32% and 52% SiO 2 ;
approximately between 0% and 20% CaO; and
approximately between 0% and 2% Fe 2 O 3 .
7. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the tension member is a wire rope.
8. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the tension member is a strand.
9. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit.
11. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 6 wherein the socketing material is cementitious.
12. A speltered assembly comprising:
a terminal fitting having a cavity;
a tension member having a plurality of strands, wherein the ends of the plurality of wires are arranged in a spaced-apart relationship within the cavity; and
a socketing material introduced into the cavity and cured around the arranged ends of the wires, the socketing material once cured having a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
13. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the tension member is a wire rope.
14. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the tension member is a strand.
15. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
16. The speltered assembly as set forth in claim 12 , wherein the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit.
17. A speltered assembly comprising:
a terminal fitting having a cavity;
a tension member having a plurality of wires, wherein the ends of the plurality of wires are arranged in a spaced-apart relationship within the cavity; and
a cementitious socketing material cured around the arranged ends of the wires within the cavity, wherein after the socketing material is cured the socketing material has a continuous-use temperature of approximately at least 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the socketing material consists essentially of—
approximately between 35% and 55% Al 2 O 3 ,
approximately between 32% and 52% SiO 2 ,
approximately between 0% and 20% CaO, and
approximately between 0% and 2% Fe 2 O 3 .