通力表示,用碳纤维取代钢索可以让升降索的重量减少约90%,他们称之为超级钢丝绳。
Roped together
牢牢捆在一起
Carbon fibres are both stronger and lighter than steel.
碳纤维绳索比钢索更牢,却更轻。
In particular, they have great tensile strength, meaning they are hard to break when theirends are pulled.
通常,它们的拉伸强度很高,就是说当用力拉它们的两端时,它们很难会被拉断。
That strength comes from the chemical bonds between carbon atoms: the same sort that givestrength to diamonds.
这种强度来自于碳原子间的化学键:这也是金钢石之所以坚固的原因。
Kone embeds tubes made of carbon fibres in epoxy, and covers the result in a tough coatingto resist wear and tear.
通力公司把碳纤维制成的管状物嵌入环氧树脂,再在外层涂上坚固的涂层,以防止磨损。
According to Johannes de Jong, Kone s head of technology for large projects, the steel ropesin a 400-metre-high lift weigh about 18,650kg.
根据通力大型项目技术负责人约翰内斯-德荣表示,一个400米高电梯的钢索重量大约重18.65吨。
An UltraRope for such a lift would weigh 1,170kg.
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