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Old 08-01-2007
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Stainless vs. Galvenized Cable Strengths

I'm tuning my rigging, but I couldn't find a gauge for galvanized steel, only one for stainless. Can anyone tell me what the ratio of tension, breaking strength, etc difference is between stainless and galvanized. I'm guessing that galvanized is a little more flexible than stainless, giving it lower tension in lbs but a higher breaking strength. But the again, I have no idea.

My I have both 3/8" and 5/16" cable on my rig.
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