Rod Rigging

Originally developed by Navtec using a cold-drawn process, the high-strength, low-stretch, corrosion-resistant Nitronic 50 rod is the industry standard. It is available in coil form in rod sizes up to -76 and in bar form for -76 and above. Bends are used on continuous Rigging to hold the Spreader Tip in place and to provide better strain relief thus increasing fatigue life of the Rod. Rod is specified in Dash sizing, denoting the approximate breaking strength in thousands of pounds.

Rod Rigging Components

Rod Eyes
Rod Toggle Forks
Rod Noses
Rod Stemballs
Rod T-Ball / T-Terminals
Rod Spreader Bends
Rod Tip Cups, Tip Cup Ball Head Screws
Rod Turnbuckle Studs

Rod Turnbuckles
- Open Body Turnbuckles
- Navtec Series 500 Turnbuckles

Rod Rigging
Industry standard Rod Rigging is cold-drawn to size from Nitronic 50 (22-13-5) stainless alloy. The cold drawing process produces rod with approximately 200,000-psi ultimate tensile strength, and high corrosion resistance. Larger sizes available, up to -640.

Part #	Rod Size	Diameter	Equivalent Wire Size	Minimum Tensile Strength	Weight lbs./foot	Length feet/lb.
Nav R505-004	-4	.172"	3/16"+	4,700 lbs.	.079	12.65
Nav R505-006	-6	.198"	6mm	6,300 lbs.	.105	9.52
Nav R505-008	-8	.225"	9/32"+	8,200 lbs.	.136	7.35
Nav R505-010	-10	.250"	5/16"	10,300 lbs.	.167	5.98
Nav R505-012	-12	.281"	5/16"+	12,500 lbs.	.211	4.74
Nav R505-015	-15	.296"	3/8"	14,250 lbs.	.235	4.26
Nav R505-017	-17	.330"	10mm+	17,500 lbs.	.291	3.43
Nav R505-022	-22	.375"	7/16"+	22,500 lbs.	.376	2.60
Nav R505-030	-30	.437"	9/16"-	30,000 lbs.	.511	1.96
Nav R505-040	-40	.500"	5/8"-	38,000 lbs.	.669	1.49
Nav R505-048	-48	.562"	3/4"	48,000 lbs.	.845	1.18
Nav R505-060	-60	.660"	7/8"-	60,000 lbs.	1.166	.86
Nav R505-076	-76	.705"	1"-	76,000 lbs.	1.330	.75

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