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Stainless steel cable

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mdvelasco

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Can someone please explain why 7 x 19 nylon coated 18-8 ss cable is more flexible in cold weather than 7 x 7 cable which has approximately 1/3 the number of strands?
 
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Generally, the more strands, the more flexible - it acts less like a large diameter solid bar and more like a loose collection of small diameter solid bars that are somewhat free to slide on each other to adjust to a new shape.
 
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