DOMINION CHAIN DIVISION
CHAIN SLINGS

Table of Wear

28g1.GIF (1876 bytes)

Specifications

Size
of
Chain
Inches		 Minimum Safe
Dimension at Worn
Part of Link
C
Inches
9/32 13/64
3/8 5/16
1/2 7/16
5/8 9/16
3/4 23/32
7/8 25/32
1 29/32
1-1/4 1-1/8

Effect of high temperatures on working load limit of alloy chain

Temperature
of Chain		 Percentage of
Reduction in Safe
Load Strength
While Heated*		 Percentage of
Permanent
Reduction
in Working
Load Limit**
(Degrees F) (Degrees C)
500 260 None None
600 315 10 None
700 370 20 None
800 425 30 None
900 482 40 10
1000 540 50 15

*While chain is at temperature shown in first column.
**When chain is used at room temperature after being heated to temperature shown in first column.