Seizing, Wire

Binding of a wire rope with wire or other material on each side of the place where a rope is to be cut, to prevent un-lay­ing of the strands. Seizing wire is a mild steel wire drawn to sizes approximately 2 mm (.04 in.) in diameter. Finish, annealed or annealed galvanized. Seizings on locked coil ropes will range in length from 10 to 20 rope diameters and their number will vary with rope diameter and construction.