STRAND CONSTRUCTION
- PRF: preformed
- NP: non-preformed
- S: seale
- FW: filler wire
- SFW: seale filler wire
- FWS: filler wire seale
LAYS
- RRL: right regular lay
- LRL: left regular lay
- RLL: right lang lay
- LLL: left lang lay
- AL1-1: alternating lay of str ands, 1 lang and 1 regular
- AL2-1: alternating lay of str ands, 2 lang and 1 regular
TYPE OF CORE
- FC: fiber rope core; natural or synthetic fiber
- IWRC: independent wire rope core
- PPC: polypropylene rope core
- SC: str and cord
GRADE AND FINISH OF WIRE
- MPS: mild plow steel
- PS: plow steel grade of wire
- IPS: improved plow steel
- GIPS: galvanized improved plow steel
- DR: drawn galvanized improved plow steel
- XIP: extra improved plow steel
- GXIP: galvanized extra improved plow steel
- DR/GXIP: drawn galvanized extra improved plow steel
- GAC: galvanized aircraft
- SS: stainless steel wire
- GI: galvanized iron wire
- COM GI: galvanized common iron grade of wire, for str and
- GI SZG: galvanized iron grade of wire for seizing str and
- BRIGHT: wire without any coating, such as zinc or tin
- BRZ: bronze wire