Wire Rope Cable
Our extensive inventory of quality products makes it easy to find the ideal wire rope for your application. Whether for industrial use or specialized projects, our wire rope and aircraft cable products deliver the reliability and durability you need.
Details on our most common sizes are below.
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Steel Wire Rope Cable
At Tyler Madison, we specialize in manufacturing high-performance steel cable wire and wire rope cable assemblies for a wide range of industries. Whether you’re building custom equipment, lifting heavy loads, or routing cables in corrosive environments, we offer the right materials, coatings, and fittings to meet your needs.
We’re proud to be a trusted wire rope distributor, delivering quality and consistency in every spool, cut length, and finished assembly.
Material Options for Wire Rope Cable
We offer both galvanized wire rope and stainless steel cable wire. Below are some details of each.
Galvanized Steel Cable Wire
- Zinc-coated to resist corrosion
- Reliable, cost-effective choice for general-purpose use
- Provides a balance of strength and affordability
Stainless Steel Cable Wire
- Corrosion-resistant and long-lasting
- Best suited for marine, medical, or food-grade applications
- More expensive, but more resistant to chemicals and the elements.
Each material offers slightly different breaking strengths, with galvanized cables typically offering marginally higher tensile strength, and stainless steel providing longer lifespan in corrosive environments.
Wire Rope Cable Breaking Strengths
Breaking strength — also referred to as minimum breaking load (MBL) — is the maximum force a wire rope cable can withstand before it fails. It’s one of the most critical specifications in selecting the right cable for your application.
Protective Coating Options
Wire rope cable coatings help protect against abrasion. Enhance the durability and performance of your cable with optional coatings.
Bare Cable
Standard, uncoated wire rope used for clean, dry environments or internal applications.
Wire Rope Vinyl
A softer, more flexible coating that protects hands and surfaces. Ideal for handling or aesthetic applications.
Nylon Coated
Harder and more durable, suited for high-abrasion or high-friction environments. Often used outdoors or for tough jobs.
PVC Coated
PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) coating is one of the most common and cost-effective ways to protect your wire rope cable from abrasion, corrosion, and environmental exposure.
End Fittings & Terminal Options
Choosing the right wire rope ends is crucial for maintaining strength and functionality. We offer a full range of wire rope crimps, wire rope end fittings, and wire rope sleeves to match your application.
When a crimp is swaged properly, it creates a secure mechanical bond — similar to a cold weld — and helps preserve the cable’s rated breaking strength. We provide full specs for all assemblies up to 3/8” in diameter.
Accessories & Hardware
We offer a full range of wire rope accessories and hardware to complete your assembly with precision and reliability.
From snap hooks and carabiners, to turnbuckles and pins, our components are built for strength, safety, and long-term performance in demanding applications. Let us help you find the right hardware to match your project specifications.
Cable & Wire Rope Stretch
In any tensioned system, cable and wire rope stretch is a natural part of performance — and understanding how it works helps ensure your application functions safely and reliably.
Wire Rope Cable Lubrication
Most of the wire rope cable sizes and constructions we carry—ranging from 3/64" to 3/8" in 7x7, 7x19, and 1x19—are considered dry, which means they are lightly lubricated. This light lubrication helps protect the strands while keeping the cable clean and easy to handle for common applications.
Independent Wire Rope Core (IWRC) is typically found in larger diameter cables and is heavily lubricated to enhance durability and resistance to corrosion. These heavier lubricants are especially beneficial in demanding environments like mining, oil drilling, and marine rigging.
Wire rope lubrication involves both the core and the outer strands:
- IWRC wire rope usually has a lubricated core unless otherwise specified.
- Bright wire rope always features lubricated outer strands.
- Galvanized wire rope may be manufactured with either a dry finish or lubricated outer strands.
- Stainless steel wire rope typically includes a lubricated IWRC and dry-finish outer strands.
Proper lubrication—whether light or heavy—helps reduce internal friction, minimize strand wear, and extend the working life of your cable assembly.
Need help choosing the right cable and wire rope for your application?
Contact our team today for personalized support, product specs, and a quote.
Aircraft Cables
Aircraft Cable Materials
Commercial quality "aircraft grade" cable is made from galvanized steel wire or stainless steel wire.
Stainless Steel Aircraft Cable
Our stainless-steel aircraft cable consists of thin steel wires that are stranded together to give the cable a combination of flexibility and strength. Although the largest diameter of aircraft cable available at Tyler Madison maxes out at a 3/8”, it is lightweight and strong enough to meet special airline safety standards.
Galvanized Aircraft Cable
Galvanized aircraft cable provides high tensile strength and adequate corrosion resistance for most commercial applications.
Aircraft Cable Fabrication
Cable or wire rope is fabricated from individual wires put together in a uniform helical arrangement to form what is called a strand. A strand typically contains 7 wires (1 x 7) or 19 wires (1 x 19), although others are available. Cable or wire rope contains a varying number of these strands such as 7 x 7 and 7 x 19 (number of strands x wire per strand). The more strands and more wires per strand, the more flexible the cable and the higher the cost. The greater the cable diameter, the greater the diameter of each wire and the greater the breaking strength.
Aircraft Cable Available Coatings
Our aircraft cable for sale can be coated with a number of different plastics such as vinyl (PVC) or nylon in various colors. Black, clear and white are typical stock colors, other colors can be ordered. Also, other polymers are available for braided steel cable.
Military Specifications-Cable also available to Mil-W-83420.
Aircraft Cable Applications
Airplane cable is used for more than just aircraft applications. It’s strength and flexibility make aircraft braided steel cable perfect for numerous commercial and industrial uses. Stainless steel aircraft cable is typically used in areas where the components are exposed to oxidative chemicals such as salt, and the ability to resist corrosion is crucial. Galvanized aircraft cable is a more affordable solution, but it does not resist corrosion as well.
The Difference Between Wire Rope & Aircraft Cable
Aircraft cable doesn't strictly fit the definition of wire rope as it lacks an independent core. Instead, it has a strand core, where the center is one of the strands laid with the outer strand layers. Aircraft cable is available in diameters of 3/8" or less, with breaking strengths comparable to equal diameter independent wire rope core (IWRC), and comes in stainless steel and galvanized steel options.
About Us
At Tyler Madison Inc., aircraft cable assemblies are just one of the many quality wire rope products that we manufacture for our industrial and commercial customers. We have the ability to create fully customized cable assemblies with standard or custom aircraft cable fittings. With skilled labor and precise advanced equipment, we are able to manufacture quality aircraft wire ropes and high-strength cables at an affordable price. Along the way, we can help you design and engineer aircraft cable fittings for your application. If you have an idea of what kind of aviation cable assembly or wire rope you need, but aren't sure how to make it a reality, just contact Tyler Madison today and we will be ready to help!
Value Added Services
We are committed to providing our customers maximum value when they choose to do business with us, whether it's custom aircraft cables, metal cables or standard braided steel cable. That’s why we go above and beyond with our customer service and offer value-added services to ensure the quality of our products and the satisfaction of our customers. These services include:
- Design Assistance
- Coiling and Packaging
- Hot stamping part numbers
- Pull testing for cable strength
- Fuse Cutting
- Cable Rewinding
- Lean Manufacturing
- Kitting
- Just-in-time (JIT) Programs
- Kanban Programs
Your Trusted Wire Rope Distributors
From small batches to large runs, we’re a go-to partner for OEMs, contractors, engineers, and manufacturers. As reliable wire rope distributors, we offer consistent product quality, quick turnarounds, and custom assemblies built to spec.
No matter how customized the cable, wire rope or aircraft cable fittings for your application needs to be, we are more than capable of helping you get the job done!