The most commonly used chain is roller chain or as it is also known transmission chain. These are the simplest chain drives, Used mainly for transmitting power. Can be supplied from 3mm pitch up to 4" pitch in either mild steel or stainless steel.
DIN/ISO Chain No. | Pitch | Roller Diameter | Width Between Inner Plates | Pin Diameter | Pin Length | Inner Plate depth | Plate thick ness | Ultimate Tensile Strength | Average Tensile Strength | Weight Per Meter | |
Mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | mm | kN/LB | kN | Kg/m | |
04B-1 | 6.000 | 4.00 | 2.80 | 1.85 | 6.80 | 7.80 | 5.00 | 0.60 | 3.0/682 | 3.2 | 0.11 |
05B-1 | 8.000 | 5.00 | 3.00 | 2.31 | 8.20 | 8.90 | 7.10 | 0.80 | 5.0/1136 | 5.9 | 0.20 |
*06B-1 | 9.525 | 6.35 | 5.72 | 3.28 | 13.15 | 14.10 | 8.20 | 1.30 | 9.0/2045 | 10.4 | 0.41 |
08B-1 | 12.700 | 8.51 | 7.75 | 4.45 | 16.70 | 18.20 | 11.80 | 1.60 | 18.0/4091 | 19.40 | 0.69 |
10B-1 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 9.65 | 5.09 | 19.50 | 20.90 | 14.70 | 1.70 | 22.4/5091 | 27.50 | 0.93 |
12B-1 | 19.050 | 12.07 | 11.68 | 5.72 | 22.50 | 24.2 | 16.00 | 1.85 | 29.0/6591 | 32.20 | 1.15 |
16B-1 | 25.400 | 15.88 | 17.02 | 8.28 | 36.10 | 37.4 | 21.00 | 4.15/3.1 | 60.0/13636 | 72.80 | 2.71 |
20B-1 | 31.750 | 19.05 | 19.56 | 10.19 | 41.30 | 45.0 | 26.40 | 4.5/3.5 | 95.0/21591 | 106.7 | 3.70 |
24B-1 | 38.100 | 25.40 | 25.40 | 14.63 | 53.40 | 57.80 | 33.20 | 6.0/4.8 | 160.0/36364 | 178.0 | 7.10 |
28B-1 | 44.450 | 27.94 | 30.99 | 15.90 | 65.10 | 69.50 | 36.70 | 7.5/6.0 | 200.0/45455 | 222.0 | 8.50 |
32B-1 | 50.800 | 29.21 | 30.99 | 17.81 | 66.00 | 71.0 | 42.00 | 7.0/6.0 | 250.0/56818 | 277.5 | 10.25 |
40B-1 | 63.50 | 39.37 | 38.10 | 22.89 | 82.20 | 89.2 | 52.96 | 8.5/8.0 | 355.0/80682 | 394.0 | 16.35 |
48B-1 | 76.20 | 48.26 | 45.72 | 29.24 | 99.10 | 107.0 | 63.80 | 12.0/10.0 | 560.0/127272 | 621.6 | 25.00 |
56B-1 | 88.90 | 53.98 | 53.34 | 34.32 | 114.60 | 123.0 | 77.80 | 13.5/12.0 | 850.0/193180 | 940.0 | 35.78 |
*Bushing chain: d1 in the table indicate the external diameter of bushing |