This Standard specifies general wire ropes used for machines, lifts, construction works, ships, fishery, forestry, mining, aerial funiculars and the like (hereafter referred to as "rope").
NOTES 1 This standards for wire ropes being out of application of this Standard are listed as follows.
JIS G 3535 Wire ropes for aircraft control
JIS G 3540 Wire ropes for mechanical control
JIS G 3546 Wire ropes with profile wires
JIS G 3549 Wire ropes for structure
2 The International Standards corresponding to this Standard are as follows.
In addition, symbols which denote the degree of correspondence in the contents between the relevant International Standards and JIS are IDT (identical), MOD (modified), and NEQ (not equivalent) according to ISO/IEC Guide 21.
ISO 2408 : 2004 Steel wire ropes for general purposes – Minimum requirements (MOD)
ISO 4344 : 2004 Steel wire ropes for lifts – Minimum requirements (MOD)