Magic City Supply offers these Hooven Allison products

ROPE WORKING CHARACTERISTICS	RELATIVE MATERIAL VALUES
ROPE WORKING CHARACTERISTICS	SISAL	MANILA	POLYESTER	POLYPROPYLENE	NYLON
Strength Shock Load Surface Abrasion Elasticity Floats	Fair Fair Fair Fair No	Fair Fair Good Fair No	Excellent Very Good Excellent Very Good No	Very Good Very Good Good Good Yes	Excellent Excellent Very Good Excellent No
RESISTANCE TO	Poor Excellent Fair Poor Poor	Poor Excellent Fair Poor Poor	Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Good	Excellent Fair Excellent Excellent See Notes below	Excellent Good Excellent Fair Excellent
Rot & Mildew Sunlight Oil & Gas Acids Alkalis	Poor Excellent Fair Poor Poor	Poor Excellent Fair Poor Poor	Excellent Excellent Excellent Very Good Good	Excellent Fair Excellent Excellent See Notes below	Excellent Good Excellent Fair Excellent
Storage Wet/Dry	Dry Only	Dry Only	Wet or Dry	Wet or Dry	Wet or Dry
Affected by Heat at	Weakens at 300°C	Weakens at 300°C	Weakens at 350°C	Weakens at 150°C	Weakens at 350°C
Note: Polypropylene resistance to Alkalis is Very Good, except to concentrated Sodium Hydroxide at high temperatures.

Magic City Supply, Inc.
1603 Granby Street, N.E.
Roanoke, VA 24012
Tel. 540-985-0822
888-289-5115
Fax 540-985-0935