钢丝绳的绳芯，有天然纤维绳芯和合成材料绳芯，还有钢芯，也就是所谓的实心钢丝绳，钢芯钢丝绳的破断拉力大于麻芯钢丝绳，麻芯钢丝绳的特点是比较柔软。
The rope core of steel wire rope includes natural fiber rope core and synthetic material rope core, as well as steel core, so-called solid steel wire rope. The breaking force of steel core wire rope is greater than that of hemp core wire rope, which is characterized by softness.
常用钢丝绳品种有磷化涂层钢丝绳、镀锌钢丝绳、不锈钢丝绳或涂塑钢丝绳。大气环境中使用，专利技术生产的锰系磷化涂层钢丝绳使用寿命最长，锰系磷化涂层可以大幅度提高制绳钢丝表面的耐磨性和耐蚀性，磷化涂层钢丝绳疲劳寿命是光面钢丝绳的3-4倍，最高达到5倍，随着对耐磨磷化液的研究，还有进一步提高的可能性。依据磷化涂层钢丝绳目前市场价格，磷化涂层钢丝绳日均使用成本仅仅是光面钢丝绳的百分之三十左右，磷化涂层钢丝绳是光面钢丝绳的升级换代产品
The common types of steel wire rope are phosphatized coating steel wire rope, galvanized steel wire rope, stainless steel wire rope or plastic coated steel wire rope. In the atmospheric environment, the patented manganese phosphating coating steel wire rope has the longest service life. The manganese phosphating coating can greatly improve the wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the surface of the steel wire rope. The fatigue life of the phosphating coating steel wire rope is 3-4 times of that of the smooth steel wire rope, up to 5 times. With the research on the wear-resistant phosphating solution, it is possible to further improve it. According to the current market price of phosphating coated steel wire rope, the daily average use cost of phosphating coated steel wire rope is only about 30% of that of smooth steel wire rope. Phosphating coated steel wire rope is the upgrading product of smooth steel wire rope