Novel Diagnostic of Steel Wire Rope With Passive Magnetic Methods

Steel wire ropes in every device, such as lifts, cableways, and hoists used in roped transport devices, are subject to fatigue and cracks. The problem of determining the exact technical condition of the tested wire rope depends on many factors. In this letter, the authors present a novel diagnostic procedure of steel wire rope with passive magnetic methods. This letter examines a new fabric rope and then the same rope with an artificially introduced discontinuity. Based on the research, the authors discuss the magnetic passive technique's future use for nondestructive damage detection methods for steel wire ropes.