Abstract：Wire ropes are widely used in many industries. Depended on its using conditions, there are many forming terminations. Among these terminations, wire rope fixed in socket with zinc has been used popularly for its excellent fixation ability and easy operating. However, the mechanical property of wires in socket has not been well studied, because it is very difficult to handle the composite structure for wires and zinc in socket. In this article, the strand wires in the zinc socket termination was studied with finite element method. The domain superposition technology ( DST) was introduced to deal with the composite structure of wires and zinc in the socket. The results had shown the effective of the strand socket termination. In addition, strand wires were effective only in the front half of the socket basket length. It could be deduced that manufacturing defects in the back half of the socket would not reduce the strength of the termination, while defects in the front half were much more significant.