Wire rope isolators are stable mounting assemblies of high quality

 stranded wire rope held with rugged metal retainers. Each isolating 

element has specific response characteristic determined by the diameter

 of the wire rope, the number of strands, the cable length, the cable 

twist or lay, and the number of cables per section.

Inherent damping is provided by flexure hysteresis, i.e., the rubbing 

and sliding friction between the strands of the wire rope.

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