69 Hooked on SER VICE Environmental considerations Nylon and P o lyester are seriously degraded a t tempera tures above 200 F Prolonged exposure to ultra violet light adversely affects n y lon and polyester Slings become bleached and stiff when exposed to sunlight or arc welding Man y chemicals ha ve an adverse effect on n y lon and polyester See chemicals chart this pa ge W ARNING Ny lo n P ol y es t e r Acids N OT OK OK Alcohols OK OK Aldehydes OK N OT OK Strong Alkalis OK OK Bleaching Agents N OT OK OK Dry Cleaning Solvents OK OK Ethers OK N OT OK Halogenated Hydro Carbons OK OK Hydro Carbons OKJ OK Ke t o n e s OK OK Oils Crude OK OK Oils Lubricating OK OK Soap Detergents OK OK W a ter Seawater OK OK W e ak Alkalis OK OK Chemicals OK N OT OK Co d e D i m e ns i o ns in We i g h t A ppro x lb s Wo r k i n g Lo a d Lim i t lb s A B C E G I T TA C 2 2 516 2 18 3 34 3 78 1 34 1 12 1 6600 TA C 3 3 516 3 116 5 5 316 2 1 14 12 16 8900 TA C 4 3 78 4 516 6 58 6 716 2 1 58 12 27 11600 TA C 5 4 1516 5 316 7 1516 7 78 2 12 2 12 35 14000 TA C 6 5 916 6 18 9 14 9 2 34 2 516 12 53 16800 TA C 8 7 316 8 14 12 11 716 3 58 2 78 34 12 22400 TA C 1 0 8 14 10 18 14 18 13 14 4 78 3 58 34 17 28000 TA C 1 2 8 12 38 16 716 13 1316 5 4 116 34 19 32000 Safety F a ctor 51 Better corrosion resistance Co d e D i m e ns i o ns in We i g h t A ppro x lb s Wo r k i n g Lo a d Lim i t lb s A B C E G I T CA C2 2 14 2 18 5 12 6 2 1 116 12 2 6600 CA C3 3 316 3 18 7 7 12 2 1 316 12 29 8900 CA C4 3 12 4 18 9 916 9 516 2 12 1 1316 12 6 11600 CA C5 4 716 5 18 11 58 10 916 2 34 2 116 12 7 14000 CA C6 4 916 6 18 12 34 12 2 78 2 1116 12 98 16800 CA C8 6 716 8 18 16 12 14 716 5 2 1316 34 24 22400 CA C10 7 58 10 14 18 34 16 12 5 18 3 12 34 28 28000 CA C12 9 34 12 18 22 58 19 14 5 12 4 14 34 40 32000 Safety F a ctor 51 Better corrosion resistance Steel T r iangles zinc plated Steel Chokers zinc plated Disintegra ted by concentra ted sulfuric acid Degraded by strong alkalis a t eleva t ed tempera ture