Material Pounds

per cubic
Aluminum 165
foot
Concrete 150
Copper 560
Lead 710
Example:
Paper 60 W = weight of load = 5 tons
Share of load on each leg = 2.5 tons
Steel 490 L = Length of sling = 4m
H = Height between hook and load = 3m
Water 65
T = Tension in each sling = 4/3 x 2.5 = 1.333 x 2.5 = 3.33 tons
Wood, 40 The total tension in the slings adds up to 6.66 tons which is much more than the actual weight
of load at 5 tons!
pine

Ply
synthetic Web Slings – 1

Sling 1 Leg Vertical 2-Leg Bridle

Width Basket
Vertical Choker 60° 45° 30°
(Inches)

1 1000 750 2000 1700 1400 1000

2 2000 1500 4000 3500 2800 2000
3 3000 2200 6000 5200 4200 3000
4 4000 3000 8000 6900 5700 4000
5 5000 3700 10000 8700 7100 5000
6 6000 4500 12000 10400 8500 6000
Sling 1 Leg Vertical 2-Leg Bridle Shackle Capacity Table

Synthetic Web Slings Endless and Eye-and Eye

Width Vertical Choker Basket 60° 45° 30°
(Inches)
Nominal Shackle Size Rated Capacity
1 2600 2100 5200 4500 3700 2600 (Pounds)
2 5300 4200 10600 9200 7500 5300 3/16 660
3 6400 6700 16800 14500 11900 8400 1/4 1000
4 10600 8500 21200 18400 15000 10600 5/16 1500
3/8 2000
5 13200 10600 26400 22900 18700 13200 7/16 3000
6 16800 13400 33600 29100 23800 16800 1/2 4000
7 21200 17000 42400 36700 30000 21200 5/8 6500
3/4 9500
8 25000 20000 50000 43300 35400 25000 7/8 13000
9 31000 24800 62000 53700 43800 31000 1 17000
10 40000 32000 80000 69300 56600 40000 1 1/8 19000
1 1/4 24000
11 53000 42800 106000 91800 74900 53000 1 3/8 27000
12 66000 52800 132000 114300 93300 66000 1 1/2 34000
13 90000 72000 180000 155900 127300 90000 2 1/2 110000

Nominal Eye 90° 60° 30°

Bolt Bolt Bolt Ring Torque Working
Size (Inches) Diameter Length Diameter (ft-lbs) Load Limits
1/4 400 75 NR (inches) (inches) (inches) (pounds)
5/16 680 210 NR 5/16 1.50 0.38 7 800
3/8 1000 400 220 3/8 1.50 0.38 12 1000
1/2 2.00 0.75 28 2500
7/16 1380 530 330
Rated Capacity Table in Pounds
Forged Eye bolts – Shoulder

1/2 2.50 0.75 28 2500

1/2 1840 850 520 5/8 2.00 0.75 60 4000
9/16 2370 1160 700 5/8 2.75 0.75 60 4000

Rated Capacity Table in Pounds

UNC Threads – Hoist Rings
5/8 2940 1410 890 3/4 2.25 0.75 100 5000
3/4 2.75 0.75 100 5000
3/4 4340 2230 1310
3/4 2.75 1.00 100 7000
7/8 6000 2960 1910 3/4 3.50 1.00 100 7000
1 7880 3850 2630 3/4 2.25 0.75 100 5000
1 1/8 9920 4790 3840 7/8 2.75 1.00 160 8000
7/8 3.50 1.00 160 8000
1 1/4 12600 6200 4125
1 4.00 1.00 230 10000
1 1/2 18260 9010 6040 1 1/4 4.50 1.25 470 15000
1 3/4 24700 12100 8250 1 1/2 6.50 1.75 800 24000
2 32500 15970 10910 2 6.50 1.75 1100 30000
 Material lb. per cu. ft. Material lb. per cu. ft.
Carbon Steel Pipe Size Chart

Weight of Common Materials

Nom. Size O.D. (in) Schedule Wall Inside Pipe Weight Aluminum 165 Lumber: Douglas fir 34
(in) Number or Thickness Diameter (lbs/ft) Asbestos, solid 153 Lumber: Oak 62
Weight (in) (in) Asphalt 81 Lumber: Pine 30
1/4 0.540 40ST 0.088 0.364 0.424 Brass 524 Lumber: Poplar 30
1/4 0.540 80XS 0.119 0.302 0.535 Brick, soft 110 Lumber: Spruce 28
3/8 0.675 40ST 0.091 0.493 0.567 Brick, common red 125 Lumber: Railroad ties 50
3/8 0.675 80XS 0.126 0.423 0.738 Brick, pressed 140 Marble 98
Bronze 534 Motor oil 60
1/2 0.840 40ST 0.109 0.622 0.850
Coal 56 Paper 58
1/2 0.840 80XS 0.147 0.546 1.087 Concrete, slag 130 Petroleum: Crude 55
3/4 1.050 40ST 0.113 0.824 1.13 Concrete, reinforced 150 Petroleum: Gasoline 45
3/4 1.050 80XS 0.154 0.742 1.47 Copper 556 Portland cement (loose) 94
1 1.315 40ST 0.133 1.049 1.68 Diesel fuel 52 Portland cement (set) 183
1 1.315 80XS 0.179 0.957 2.17 Crushed rock 95 River sand 120
1-1/4 1.660 40ST 0.140 1.380 2.27 Earth, dry, loose 75 Rubber 94
1-1/4 1.660 80XS 0.191 1.278 2.99 Earth, dry, packed 95 Sand, wet 120
1-1/2 1.900 40ST 0.145 1.610 2.72 Earth, wet 100 Sand, dry 105
Glass 160 Sand, loose 90
1-1/2 1.900 80XS 0.200 1.500 3.63
Granite 96 Steel 490
2 2.375 40ST 0.154 2.067 3.65 Ice, solid 56 Tar 75
2 2.375 80XS 0.218 1.939 5.02 Iron 485 Tin 460
2-1/2 2.875 40ST 0.203 2.469 5.79 Lead 710 Water 63
2-1/2 2.875 80XS 0.276 2.323 7.66 Lime (Gypsum) 58 Zinc 437
3 3.500 40ST 0.216 3.068 7.57 Limestone 95
3 3.500 80XS 0.300 2.900 10.25
4 4.500 40ST 0.237 4.026 10.78
4 4.500 80XS 0.337 3.826 14.97
6 6.625 40ST 0.280 6.065 18.96
6 6.625 80XS 0.432 5.761 28.55
8 8.625 30 0.277 8.071 24.68
8 8.625 40ST 0.322 7.981 28.53
8 8.625 80XS 0.500 7.625 43.35
10 10.75 30 0.307 10.136 34.21
10 10.75 40ST 0.365 10.202 40.45
10 10.75 XS 0.500 9.750 54.69
10 10.75 80 0.593 9.564 64.28
12 12.75 30 0.330 12.090 43.74
12 12.75 ST 0.375 12.000 49.52
12 12.75 40 0.406 11.938 53.48
12 12.75 XS 0.500 11.750 65.37
12 12.75 80 0.687 11.376 88.44
14 14.00 30ST 0.375 13.250 54.53
14 14.00 40 0.437 13.126 63.25
14 14.00 XS 0.500 13.000 72.04
14 14.00 80 0.750 12.500 106.05
16 16.00 30ST 0.375 15.250 62.53
16 16.00 40XS 0.500 15.000 82.71
18 18.00 ST 0.375 17.250 70.54
18 18.00 30 0.437 17.126 81.91
18 18.00 XS 0.500 17.000 93.38
18 18.00 40 0.562 16.876 104.59
20 20.00 20ST 0.375 19.250 78.54
20 20.00 30XS 0.500 19.000 104.05
20 20.00 40 0.593 18.814 122.82

Wind Speed (Height Factor)

Height above ground (m) 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150

Wind speed multiplier 1.00 1.1 1.17 1.22 1.26 1.29 1.32 1.35 1.37 1.39 1.41 1.43 1.44 1.46 1.47
 Sling Tension

Sample Calculation:
Sling 2 is connected closer to the CG,
therefore it will carry the greater share
of the load: Tension in/Load carried by
Sling 2 = 5 x 2.43 / 3.04 = 4.0 tons
Tension in/Load carried by Sling 1 = 5 x
0.61 / 3.04 = 1.0 tons
Chain Sling Size & Capacity
Weights of Steel and Aluminum Plates
plate size steel Aluminum
(inches)
1/8 5 1.75
1/4 10 3.50
1/2 20 7.00
3/4 30 10.50
1 40 14.00
(pounds per square foot)