Steel wire rope, elevator provided with steel wire rope, lubricant for steel wire rope, and use of lubricant for lubricating the steel wire rope

Traction sheave elevator, comprising at least an elevator car, possibly a counterweight and a plurality of suspension ropes, comprising one or more strands composed of steel wires, which ropes are led to pass over a traction sheave provided with a hoisting machine and which suspension ropes are lubricated with a lubricant that comprises at least oil, wherein the lubricant of the suspension ropes comprises powder substance, which powder substance comprises particles whose internal aspect ratio is at most about 5, preferably less than 2, more preferably less than 1.5, even more preferably at most about 1.2, and most preferably as close to one as possible.

Rope lubricant for a steel wire rope, which rope comprises one or more strands composed of steel wires, and which lubricant comprises oil and powder substance, wherein the powder substance in the lubricant comprises particles whose internal aspect ratio is at most about 5, preferably the internal aspect ratio is less than 2, more preferably less than 1.5, even more preferably at most about 1.2, most preferably as close to one as possible.

Use of a lubricant for lubricating a rope, e.g. a steel rope, that comprises metal as a load-bearing material, which lubricant comprises at least oil and powder substance, which powder substance in the lubricant comprises particles whose internal aspect ratio is at most about 5, preferably the internal aspect ratio is less than 2, more preferably less than 1.5, even more preferably at most about 1.2, most preferably as close to one as possible.