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GENERAL

INFO

F-1

GENERAL

INFO

F - General ino about maintenance, metallurgical-,heat-treatments, calculations, ect...o chains & sprockets

Metallurgical and heat-treatment inormation about chains and sprockets F2 - F4

Use o chains in accordance with environment, temperature, water,

dust, lubrication, etc F5 - F6

Calculations and ormulas or horizontal and inclined conveyors F7 - F11

Products to convey and their recommended chains F12 Installation, adjustment and maintenance F13 - F14

How to calculate pitch-circle diameters o toothed sprockets F15

Standard ratios o dierent teeth-numbers or sprockets F16

How to calculate the weight o conveyor chains F17

Hardness comparing tables Brinell, Vickers & Rockwell F18 - F19

View o installations or transmission drive-chains F20

Comparison table BS / Metric (or length, surace, volume, weight, capacity) F21



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INFO

F-2

Metallurgical and heat-treatment inormation

about conveyor chains and sprockets

1. Chains (**)

s WITHYOURINQUIRYITISIMPORTANTTOGIVETHEMOSTPOSSIBLE

INFORMATIONABOUTTHEAPPLICATIONOFTHECHAINYOUHAVE

TOINSTALL3UCHASPRODUCTTOCONVEYTEMPERATURE

CHAINSPEEDLENGTHOFCONVEYORBUCKETELEVATOR

PANCONVEYORSCRAPERCONVEYORETC

s WITHTHISINFORMATIONWEWILLBEABLETOCHOOSETHE

ADEQUATEMATERIALSANDHEATTREATMENTSFOREACHPART

OFTHECHAINWEWILLPROPOSEYOU

tFOHJOFFSFEQJOCVTISPMMFSDIBJOJTNPTUMZDPNQPTFE

by 3 or 4 parts.

THEPINCANBEMADEOFSEVERALTYPEOFALLOYSTEELSUCHAS

-N#R-N#R.I#R-OANDSOME

AFTERWARDSINDUCTIONHARDENED4HISMATERIALISALSO

RECOMMENDEDIFBREAKINGLOADSHOULDBEHIGHER

THEBUSHINGCANALSOBEMADEINABOVEMENTIONED

MATERIALSANDSOMETIMESALSOINCARBONSTEEL#%

CASEHARDENEDFORNORMALUSE

THEROLLERCANBEMADEOF3-N0BSTEEL CASEHARDENEDIN#KTROUGHHARDENEDANDEVENTUALLY

INANDOUTSIDEINDUCTIONHARDENED!LSOHERETHEROLLERS

CANBEMADEOFALLOYSTEELSUCHASFORTHEBUSHINGS

SIDEBARSAREMOSTLYMADEOF#KSTEELNORMALISEDAT

.MMORWITHEXTRATROUGHHARDENINGTILL

.MMTOINCREASEBREAKINGLOAD&ORSOMEAPPLICATIONS

ANDDEPENDINGHEAVYUSETHESIDEBARSCANBEMADEOF

(ARDOXSTEELOR-AXSTEELWITHHIGHRESISTANT

PROPERTIESSUCHASRESISTANCE.MMAND

HARDNESSOF("RCARBONCONTENTISHEREONLY

tDPODFSOJOHTUBJOMFTTTUFFMDPOWFZPSDIBJOT

PINSMOSTLYMADEOF&ERRITICOR-ARTINSITICSTAINLESSSTEEL

WHICHCANBETROUGHHARDENEDORCASEHARDENED4HESE

AREMAGNETICSTAINLESSSTEELSSUCHAS8#ROR8#R

!)3)ORHIGHER

BUSHISMOSTLYMADEBY!USTENITICSTAINLESSSTEELSUCHAS

!)3)AND!)3)OR!)3)4I

ROLLERMATERIALSSEEMATERIALASFORBUSH

SIDEBARSAREMOSTLYMADEOF33!)3)OR!)3)&OR

HEATRESISTANTTILL#STAINLESSSTEELSPLEASE

CONSULTUS

STAINLESSSTEELCHAINSHAVEALOWERBREAKINGLOADIN

COMPARINGWITHABOVESTEELCHAINS

A all breaking-loads in this catalogue are only an indication as

the breaking-load depends on the chosen materials and

heat-treatments.

tESPQGPSHFETDSBQFSDIBJOT

THESECHAINLINKSAREMOSTLYMADEOFALLOYSTEELLIKE

-N#R.I#R-OCASEHARDENEDAND#R-O

THRUHARDENED&ORNORMALUSETHEREISALSOAVAILABLE

#K%STEELCASEHARDENEDAND#K6STEELTROUGH

HARDENED.MM

THEPINSAREMOSTLYMADEOF-N#R-N#R

.I#R-O#R-OANDLIGHTLYCORROSIONRESISTANT

!)3)STEEL

THESCRAPERBLADESCANBEMADEOF3T3TOR(ARDOX

STEEL

A drop-forged chains can also be made of stainless-steel.

2. Sprockets (**)

s SPROCKETSAREAVAILABLEINALOTOFEXECUTIONSSIZESAND

SHAPESDEPENDINGTHEAPPLICATION)NBUCKETELEVATORSAND

HEAVYCONVEYORSSUCHASPANCONVEYORSAPRONFEEDERSETCITISRECOMMENDEDTOUSESPROCKETSWITHREPLACEABLE

SEGMENTSORTEETH4HESESEGMENTSAREMADEOF#KSTEEL

OR#R-OALLOYSTEELWITHINDUCTIONHARDENEDTEETH

3OMETIMESTHESESEGMENTSCANBEMADEOF(ARDOX

STEEL4HEHUBSAREMADEOF3TSTEELOR#KSTEEL

s FORSMALLERCONVEYORSORFORTRANSMISSIONUSESPROCKETS

INSINGLEPIECECANBEUSED

3. About other chain-typess round-link steel chains, shackles and sprockets.

&ORMATERIALSHEATTREATMENTSANDEXECUTIONSPLEASESEE

CHAPTERhROUNDLINKCHAINSv

tDBTUDIBJOT

CASTCHAINSAREONLYUSEDFORVERYTYPICALAPPLICATIONSAND

AREMOSTLYREPLACEDBYDROPFORGEDCHAINS!NYWAYWE

CANSUPPLYCASTDRAGCHAINSMOSTLYMADEOF

MANGANESESTEEL$).4OLERANCESACCORDING

$).'4"

(*) here-after you will find diagrams of some heat-treatments.

(**) for more information, please contact us.



GENERAL

INFO

F-3

Ferro-coal content diagram (partly)



GENERAL

INFO

F-4

Fe C diagram

Infuence o carbon-content

0,8% C

LIQUID

AUSTENIET

PERLIET

Less than 0,8% C

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Ac3

Temperrature

Time

Temperrature

Time

T.t. diagram acc. DIN17210



GENERAL

INFO

F-5

For use at high temperature

)NAHIGHTEMPERATUREATMOSPHEREORWHENHIGHTEMPERTAUREARTICLESARECONVEYEDDIRECTLYONTHECHAINORWHENTHECHAINISHEATEDBYRADIATEDHEATETCCHAINSTRENGTHISDIMINISHED4HESERVICELIMITATHIGHTEMPERATUREDOESNOTDEPENDONTHETEMPERATUREOFTHEATMOSPHEREBUTONTHETEMPERATUREANDMATERIALOFTHECHAIN7HENYOUUSEYOURCHAINATHIGHTEMPERATUREPAYATTENTIONTOTHEFOLLOWINGPOINTS

(IGHTEMPERATUREBRITTLENESSANDFRACTUREBYLOWERED HARDNESSOFHEATTREATEDMATERIAL "RITTLENESSCAUSEDBYCARBIDEPRECIPITATION !BNORMALWEARBYSCALE &ATIGUEFRACTURECAUSEDBYREPEATEDTHERMALSHOCK

COOLINGANDEXPANSION !BNORMALWEARDUETOANINCREASEINTHECOEFlCIENTOFFRICTION #REEPFRACTURE &RACTUREDUETOTHERMALFATIGUEOFWELDZONE )NmUENCEOFTHERMALEXPANSIONA3TIFFLINKSANDROTATIONFAILUREDUETODECREASEDCLEARANCEB&ATIGUEFRACTUREDUETOLOWEREDlTTINGFORCE ,UBRICATIONFAILUREANDSTIFFLINKSDUETODETERIORATIONANDCARBONI

ZATIONOFLUBRICATINGOIL'REASEEXCELLENTINHEATRESISTANCEINCLUDETHOSEBASEDONSILICONGRAPHITEOR

MOLYBDENUMBISULlDE&ORUSEATHIGHTEMPERATUREHIGHTEMPERATUREBEARINGSANDSTAINLESSSTEELBEARINGSARERECOMMENDED

For use at low temperature

7HENYOUUSEYOURCONVEYORCHAINATLOWTEMPERATUREINAREFRIGERATORORINACOLDATMOSPHEREETCPAYATTENTIONTOTHEFOLLOWINGPOINTS ,OWTEMPERATUREBRITTLENESS)NGENERALAMATERIALISEMBRITTLEDATLOWTEMPERATUREANDSHOCKRESISTANCEISLOWERED4HISPHENOMENONISCALLEDLOWTEMPERATUREBRITTLENESSANDTHEDEGREEOFEMRITTLEMENTDIFFERSFROMMATERIALTOMATERIAL4HESERVICELIMITOFACONVEYORCHAIN

DEPENDSONITSSPECIlCATIONS

Versions dierent in material and heat treatment Basic service limit temperature

2EGULARVERSION *!

7EARRESISTANCEVERSION 0#$ #

0ARTIALSTAINLESSSTEELVERSION $$$

4OUGHNESSVERSION +%

3TAINLESSSTEELVERSION 333( #

3TAINLESSSTEELVERSION 3 #

)NmUENCEOFFREEZING )FACONVEYORCHAINISUSEDATLOWTEMPERATUREWATERMAYPENETRATE

ANDFREEZEINTHECLEARANCEBETWEENAPINANDABUSHINGBETWEENABUSHINGANDAROLLERORBETWEENANINNERPLATEANDANOUTERPLATEORFROSTMAYBEDEPOSITEDCAUSINGBENDINGFAILUREROLLERROTATIONFAILURESEIZINGOFCHAINBYRAILETC4HISPERMITSANOVERLOADACTONTHECHAINANDRIVEDIMINISHINGTHELIFEOFTHECHAIN

4OPREVENTFREEZINGINGENERALITISRECOMMENDEDlLLINGTHECLEARANCESWITHALOWTEMPERATURELUBRICANTTOPREVENTWATERFROSTETCFROMPENETRATINGTHERESPECTIVEPORTIONSOFTHECHAIN!SILICON

BASEDGREASEISRECOMMENDED

For use in dusty environment

7HENYOUUSEYOURCHAININADUSTYENVIRONMENTOFDIRTSANDDUSTETCPERIODICALLYWASHANDGREASETHECHAIN&ORGREASINGUSEAGREASEGUNTOALOWTHEGREASETOSUFlCIENTLYPENETRATEINTOTHECLEARANCESBETWEENPINSANDBUSHINGSBETWEENTHEBUSHINGSANDROLLERSANDBETWEENOUTERPLATESANDINNERPLATES3PECIlCALLYWHENYOUUSEYOURCHAININAHIGHLYABRASIVEENVIRONMENTCONSIDERTHEFOLLOWING

3ELECTACONVEYORWHICHDOESNOTALLOWTHECONVEYED ABRASIVEARTICLESTOCONTACTORCOATTHECHAIN 3ELECTACHAINSIZEASLARGEASPOSSIBLETOREDUCETHEFACEPRESSURE

OFBEARINGPORTIONSBETWEENPINSANDBUSHINGSETC +EEPTHECHAINSPEEDASLOWASPOSSIBLE

-AKEGREASEHOLESINTHEPINSANDBUSHINGSANDGREASE FROMGREASENIPPLES 0INSANDBUSHINGSAREHIGHINSTRENGTH3OFORDRILLINGTHEMPLEASE

CONSULTUS &ORDUSTYENVIRONMENTSANDHIGHLYABRASIVEENVIRONMENTSHIGH

WEARRESISTANTBEARINGSSUCHASSPECIALCHAINBEARINGSAREAVAILABLE

For use in an atmosphere exposed to plashes owater or sea water

)NANATMOSPHEREWHERERAINWATERORSEAWATERISSPLASHEDONTHECHAINLOWERINGOFSTRENGTHANDBRITTLENESSBYCORROSIONBENDINGFAILUREANDROLLERROTATIONFAILUREDUETOSUDDENWEARORRUSTETC)NTHISCASEDEPENDINGONTHESITUATIONADOPTION

OFAPARTIALSTAINLESSSTEELVERSIONSTAINLESSSTEELVERSIONORHIGUARDVERSIONISRECOMMENDED4HEHIGUARDVERSIONUSEDINANATMOSPHEREEXPOSEDTOSPLASHESOFRAINWATERORSEAWATERISHIGHLYRECOMMENDED4OUSETHECHAININWATER

SEETHEFOLLOWINGh&ORUSEINWATERv

For use in water

&ORUSEINWATERORSEAWATERINADDITIONTOTHE

MATTERSSTATEDINTHEABOVEh&ORUSEINANATMOSPHEREEXPOSEDTOTHESPLASHESOFWATERORSEAWATERvESPECIALLYBRITTLEFRACTUREANDCORROSIONMUSTBECONSIDERED/UTLINEINCLUDEShINWATERUSEDCONVEYORCHAINSvWATERPURIlCATIONSCREENTRANSFER

CHAINSCHAINSFORRAKEUSESEWAGETREATMENTCHAINSAND"0TYPEBUSHCHAINSFORWATERTREATMENTDRIVEUNITS)TISRECOMMENDEDTHATYOUADOPTAPARTIAL

STAINLESSSTEELVERSIONWITHSPECIALLYCOATEDPLATESORASTAINLESSSTEELVERSION&URTHERMOREASCORROSIONRESISTANTBEARINGSWHICHCANBEUSEDINWATERSTAINLESSSTEELBEARINGSAREAVAILABLE

For use in an environment o acid, alkali, etc.)NANENVIRONMENTOFACIDALKALIETCINADDITIONTOTHEPROBLEMSENCOUNTEREDINOTHERCORROSIVEENVIRONMENTSSTRESSCORROSIONHYDROGEN

EMBRITTLEMENTINTERGRANULARCORROSIONETCOCCURANDSPECIALCAREMUSTBEEXERCISED3ECTIONh#ORROSIONRESISTANCEAGAINSTVARIOUSSUBSTANCESvLISTSTHECORROSIONRESISTANCEOFCHAINMATERIALSTOVARIOUSSUBSTANCES0LEASEBEARINMINDTHATCOMPONENTSMADEOF#STAINLESSSTEELMAYRUSTDEPENDINGONCONDITIONS&ORUSEINACORROSIVE

ENVIRONMENTPLEASELETUSKNOWTHENAMEANDPROPERTIESOFCONVEYEDOBJECTSERVICECONDITIONS

TEMPERATURELOADETCMATERIALSOFPARTSUSEDAROUNDTHECHAINRAILCOVERMEMBERSTANKETC

About the use o chains



GENERAL

INFO

F-6

Lubrication

4OEXTENDTHELIFEOFCHAINPERIODICALLUBRICATIONISIMPORTANT,UBRICATIONALSOREDUCESTHEREQUIREDPOWER(OWEVERNOTETHATUNDERSOMESERVICECONDITIONSLUBRICATIONMAYADVERSELYAFFECTTHECHAINORBEREGULATEDBYLAWETC

Lubricating oils and lubrication intervals

4EMPERATURE #^# #^# &^& &^&

3!%./ 3!% 3!%

)NGENERALTHELUBRICATIONINTERVALSAREASFOLLOWS

)NTERVALS!BOUTONCEAWEEK-ETHOD#OATINGORDRIPPING

Lubrication intervals,UBRICATINGABOUTONCEAWEEKGENERALBUTDEPENDINGONTHECONDITIONSDURINGOPERATIONANDTHESTATEOFLUBRICATINGOILCARRYOUTLUBRICATIONASNEEDED!SALUBRICATIONMETHODCOATINGORDRIPLUBRICATIONISRECOMMENDED!SFORTHELOCATIONSOFLUBRICATIONSEETHEFOLLOWINGILLUSTRATION&OREFFECTIVELUBRICATIONCLEANTHECHAINBEFORELUBRICATION)NASPECIALENVIRONMENTADOPTTHELUBRICATIONMETHODSUITABLEFORTHERESPECTIVECONDITIONS

Automatic oiling (greasing) device7EHAVEVARIOUSAUTOMATICOILINGGREASINGDEVICES)FYOUUSEYOURCHAININAPLACEWHERELUBRICATIONISDIFlCULTORIFYOUPLANTOAUTOMATEOILINGPLEASECONTACTUS

When lubrication cannot be practiced

,UBRICATIONISABSOLUTELYNECESSARYFOREXTENDINGTHELIFEOFTHECHAIN(OWEVERUNDERSOMECONDITIONSLUBRICATIONMAYNOTBEPRACTICAL!VOIDLUBRICATIONINTHEFOLLOWINGCASES 4HECHAINISEMBEDDEDINTHECONVEYEDARTICLESGRANULARMATERIALPOWDERETC 7HENAGRANULARMATERIALORPOWDERISCONVEYEDBYAPANCONVEYORORAPRONCONVEYORETCITCANNOTBEAVOIDEDTHATTHEGRANULARMATERIALORPOWDER

WILLBEDEPOSITEDONTHECHAIN(ERELUBRICATIONEXERTSANADVERSEINmUENCE4HECHAINTEMPERATUREBECOMESHIGH

7HENTHECHAINCANNOTBELUBRICATEDITISRECOMMENDEDTHATYOUUSEOURRESINBEARINGSOILESSBEARINGSORSTAINLESSBEARINGSIFFOODPRODUCTCONVEYED

For use with oods, etc.

7HENYOUUSEYOURCHAINFORTRANSPORTORDRIVINGINAFOODPROCESSINGMACHINEESPECIALLYWHENTHEFOODDIRECTLYCONTACTSTHECHAINSTAINLESSSTEELISREQUIREDBY&$!REGULATIONS!STAINLESSSTEELVERSIONUSINGSTAINLESSSTEEL3VERSIONISRECOMMENDED7EALSOMAKEASPECIALTYPEDESIGNEDFORhSTYLEvASWELLASFUNCTIONINFOODPROCESSING



GENERAL

INFO

F-7

Calculation ormula or horizontal, vertical and

inclined conveyors4HEMAXIMUMSTATICTENSIONACTINGONTHECHAINCANBECALCULATEDFROMTHEFOLLOWINGFORMULA

Specications o conveyor SI unit Gravitational unit

4Q

36H

,-FF

K7

G7

-AXIMUMTENSIONACTINGONTHECHAIN-AXIMUMCONVEYANCECAPACITY#ONVEYANCESPEED6ERTICALCENTREDISTANCEBETWEENSPROCKETSHAFTS(ORIZONTALCENTREDISTANCEBETWEENSPROCKETSHAFTS#ENTREDISTANCEBETWEENSPROCKETSHAFTS-ASSOFOPERATINGSECTIONMASSOFCHAINSLATSBUCKETSETC#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONBETWEENCHAINANDGUIDERAIL#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONBETWEENCONVEYEDARTICLESANDBOTTOMPLATEORSIDEPLATE-ECHANICALEFlCIENCYOFTRANSMISSIONOFDRIVE2EQUIREDPOWER

'RAVITATIONALACCELERATION34OTALMASSOFCONVEYEDARTICLESONTHECONVEYORMAXIMUMVALUE K.

K.THMMINMMMKGM

K7

KG

KGFTFHMMINMMMKGFM

K7

KGF

#OUNTABLEOBJECT7 ,M 8-ASSPERUNITOFCONVEYEDARTICLEKG )NTERVALSOFCONVEYEDOBJECTM

!SUNITSYMBOLSASYMBOLOF3)UNITANDASYMBOLOFGRAVITATIONALUNITARESTATEDTOGETHER%ACHPARENTHESIZEDSYMBOLISA'RAVITATIONALUNIT

SYMBOL&ORTHEWEIGHTKGFANDMASSKGTHESAMEVALUEISUSED

,AYOUTOFCONVEYOR #ONVEYANCEMETHOD4YPEOFCON

VEYEDOBJECTSI UNIT 'RAVITATIONALUNIT

(ORIZONTAL

CONVEYANCE

)NTHECASEOF

CONVEYINGARTICLES

ONACONVEYOR(slat conveyor, apronconveyor, etc.)

#OUNTABLEOBJECT

47X-X,XF1X

G

K74X3

X

47X-X,XF1

K7483

X

"ULK

4X1X-X,XF18GXF

1XG

3

K74X3

X

4XQX-X,XF1

3

K7483

X

)NTHECASEOFCONVEYANCE

BYSCRAPING(continuous flowconveyor, scraper

conveyor, ect.)

"ULK

4X1XF2X-XF

1X,X

G

3

K74X3

X

4X1XF2X-XF

1X,

3

K74X3

X

6ERTICAL

CONVEYANCE

)NTHECASEOF

CONVEYINGARTICLES

ONACONVEYOR(Bucket Elevator Tray Elevator.)

#OUNTABLE

OBJECT

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K74X3

X

47-X,

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X

4XQ-X,

3

K71X,

X

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3

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X



GENERAL

INFO

F-8

Coef cient o riction

Value o coe cient o riction 14ABLE

#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONWITHCHAINROLLERS

ONAGUIDERAIL

.OTE4HEVALUEMAYDEPENDONTHE

AMBIENTTEMPERATUREETC

.OTE4HELISTEDVALUESAREATROOM

TEMPERATURE

4ABLE

#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONWITHCHAINPLATES

SLIDINGONAGUIDERAIL

Value o coe cient o riction 24ABLE

#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONWITHCONVEYED

MATERIALSANDBOTTOMANDORSIDEWALL

.OTE4ABLEISCHANGEDBYTHECONDITION

OFGRADINGANDORHUMIDITY

-ULTIPLYTHECHAINTENSIONCALCULATEDINBYTHESAFETY

FACTORTOOBTAINTHEREQUIREDSTRENGTHOFTHECHAINFOR

CONlRMINGWHETHERITSATISlESTHETENSILESTRENGTHOFTHE

CHAINSELECTEDBEFORE)FTHECALCULATEDSTRENGTHDOESNOT

SATISFYCHAINTENSILESTRENGTHSELECTACHAINLARGERINSTRENGTH

BEONESTEPORAHEAVYDUTYCHAINANDRECALCULATE

#HAINSIZEDECISIONCONDITION

!VERAGETENSILESTRENGTH#ALCULATEDCHAINTENSIONX+SX+E

4HESERVICEFACTORUNDERGOODSERVICECONDITIONSIS

BUTDEPENDINGONWHETHERSHOCKLOADSOCCURSERVICE

ENVIRONMENTLUBRICATIONCONDITIONSERVICETIMEPERDAYETC

THECORRESPONDINGVALUEINTHETABLEGIVENONTHERIGHTIS

USEDASTHESERVICEFACTOR

2EFERENCE'OODSERVICECONDITIONSREFERTOTHEFOLLOWING

CONDITIONS

4HELOADISALMOSTCONSTANTANDUNIFORM

!TTHETIMEOFLOADINGANDUNLOADINGTHEREARENOSHOCKLOADS

3ERVICEENVIRONMENTISGOOD#LOSETOROOM

TEMPERATUREWITHOUTWEARANDCORROSION

,UBRICATIONISGOODWITHLITTLEWEAR

Saety actor and determination o chain size

)NANYSPECIALENVIRONMENTWHENTHETEMPERATUREOFCHAINISHIGHERTHAN#WHENWETORABRASIVEORCORROSIVE

ARTICLESARECONVEYEDETCTHEENVIRONMENTMUSTBECAREFULLY

EXAMINEDWHENDETERMININGCHAINSIZE)NTHISCASEPLEASE

CONSULTUS

3ERVICEFACTOR+E

3ERVICETIMEPERDAY

HOURSORLESS HOURS

'OOD

&AIR

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^

^

#HAINSPEED 3AFETYFACTOR+3

MMINORLESS

^MMIN

^MMIN

^MMIN

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ORMORE

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Saety actor

Ks depending

on chain speed

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Ke

2OLLERDIAMETER 7ITHLUBRICATION 7ITHOUTLUBRICATION

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$

$

$

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INFO

F-9

Chain determination about pressure in

the articulations, resistance o the side-bars

and bending coef cient o the chain-pins

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!RTICULATIONSURFACEFDXBCM

0RESSUREINTHEARTICULATIONPR&F.CM

&

4HEVALUEOFTHEPRESSUREINTHEARTICULATIONSWILLBEAROUND.CMFORAPPLICATIONSWITHHOT

PRODUCTORIMPORTANTABRASIVENESS)TGOESTILL.CMFOREASYANDCLEANCONVEYINGCONDITIONS

3TANDARDINDICATIONSARETOCONSIDER

5NHARDENEDSTEEL .CM

.ORMALSTEELHARDENED CA.CM

(ARDENEDALLOYSTEEL CA.CM

!BOVEELEMENTISVERYIMPORTANTTODETERMINETHECHAINTYPEANDSPECIALLYTHELIFETIME

#3FTJTUBOUPGUIFTJEFQMBUFT

&F .XHDXS MM

$CFOEJOHSFTJTUBODFPGUIFQJO

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1BALLOWED

-B BENDINGFACTORIN.CM

-D ROTATIONMOMENTIN.M

& CHAINRESISTANCEIN.

&F TOTALCHARGEOFTHECHAININ.

B DIMENSIONBETWEEN!LINKINMM

PR PRESSUREINTHEARTICULATIONIN.CM

F SURFACEOFTHEARTICULATIONINCM

H SIDEBARHEIGHTINMM

S THICKNESSOFTHESIDEBARINMM

1 WORKINGLOADINKGM7 RESISTANCEFACTORINCM

1B BENDINGTENSIONIN.MM

7 RESISTANCETORQUEMOMENTINCM

B INNERWIDTHBETWEENSIDEBARSOFINNERLINK



GENERAL

INFO

F-10

Examples o calculation or selection

Selection case I!CASEOFCALCULATIONWHEREAPOWDERISHORIZONTALLYSCRAPEDTOBE

CONVEYEDBYASCRAPERCONVEYORISSHOWNBELOW

Specications#ONVEYORTYPE 3CRAPERCONVEYOR

-AXIMUMCONVEYANCECAPACITY 1TONSH

#ONVEYANCESPEED 3MMIN

(ORIZONTALCENTERDISTANCEBETWEENSPROCKETSHAFTS ,M

3CRAPERINSTALLATIONINTERVALS MM

-ASSOF3CRAPER 7KGM

#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONBETWEENCHAINANDGUIDERAIL F

#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONBETWEENCONVEYEDARTICLES

ANDBOTTOMPLATEORSIDEPLATE F.UMBEROFCHAINROWS

.OTE-ASSOFCHAIN7ISSUPPOSEDTOKGMSTRANDBECAUSEITISUNKNOWNVALUEATTHEINITIALSELECTION

Calculation

SI unit Gravitational unit

-AXIMUMCHAINTENSION4XXF2X-XF

1X,X -AXIMUMCHAINTENSION4XXFX-XFX,

2EQUIREDPOWERK7 2EQUIREDPOWERK7

3UBSTITUTINGTHEVALUESOFTHEABOVESPECIlCATIONSINTOTHESEFORMULAS

4XXXXXXK. 4XXXXXKGF

4HEVALUEOF4OBTAINEDHEREISATENSIONACTINGONTWOCHAINSTRANDS3OTHECHAINTENSIONPERSTRANDIS4

3INCETHECONVEYANCESPEEDCHAINSPEEDISMMINTHESAFETYFACTOR+EIS

&URTHERMOREFORANHOUROPERATIONPERDAYANDNOLUBRICATIONENGENDEREDBYPOORENVIRONMENTTHESERVICEFACTOR+EIS

Required chain tensionXK. Required chain tensionXXKGF

4HEREFORESINCETHE'REGULARVERSIONAMONGTHEREGULARCONVEYORCHAINSSATISlESTHEAVERAGETENSILESTRENGTH

ITCANTENTATIVELYSELECTED4HENWITHTHEMASSOFCHAINCONSIDEREDACCURATECALCULATIONISREMADE

4HEMASSESOFCHAINCOMPONENTSWITH!ATTACHMENTSFOREVERYFOURLINKSAREASFOLLOW

-ASSOFCHAINPROPERKGM

-ASSOFATTACHMENTKGPC

!TTACHMENTINSTALLATIONINTERVALSM Mass o chainKGMROW

Mass o operation section M XKGM

4HEREFORETHEMAXIMUMSERVICECHAINTENSIONIS

4XXXXXXK. 4XXXXXKGF

4HECHAINTENSIONPERCHAINSTRANDIS

XXK.K. XXKGFKGF

Hence, the chain size to be selected is 15011G regularVERSION

#ONVEYORCHAINSAFETYFACTOR3F #ONVEYORCHAINSAFETYFACTOR3F

2EQUIREDPOWERWHENTHEMECHANICALEFlCIENCYOFTRANSMISSIONOFDRIVEISIS

K7K7 K7K7

Q

3

G1000

4838

4838

100

20

1000

100

20

21

2

21

2

100

20

1000

100

20

2

2

8

88

88

8



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INFO

F-11

Examples o calculation or selection

Selection case II!CASEWHERECONVEYORCHAINFORBUCKETELEVATORCONVEYINGAPOWDERVERTICALLYUSINGBUCKETSISDESCRIBEDBELOW

Specications#ONVEYORTYPE 'UIDEDISCHARGETYPEBUCKETELEVATOR-AXIMUMCONVEYANCECAPACITY 1TONSH #ONVEYANCESPEED 3MMIN(ORIZONTALCENTREDISTANCEBETWEENSPROCKETSHAFTS ,M -ASSOFBUCKETS 7KGM-ASSOFCHAIN 7 3INCE7ISUNKNOWNINTHEINITIALSTATEITIS ASSUMEDTOBEAPPROXIMATELYKGMROW"UCKETINSTALLATIONINTERVALS MM#HAINPITCH MM.UMBEROFCHAINROWS #OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONBETWEENCHAINANDGUIDERAIL F#OEFlCIENTOFFRICTIONBETWEENCONVEYEDARTICLESANDBOTTOMPLATEORSIDEPLATE F .OTE-ASSOFCHAIN7ISSUPPOSEDTOKGMSTRANDBECAUSEITISUNKNOWNVALUEATTHEINITIALSELECTION

SI unit Gravitational unit!SACALCULATIONFORMULAFROMTHELAYOUROFCONVEYANCETHEFORMULAFORVERTICALCONVEYANCEOFBULK

-AXIMUMCHAINTENSION4X-X,X -AXIMUMCHAINTENSION4X-X,

Required power kW Required power kW

3UBSTITUTINGTHEVALUESOFTHEABOVESPECIlCATIONSINTOTHESEFORMULAS

4XXXK. 4XXKGF

4HEVALUEOF4OBTAINEDHEREISATENSIONACTINGONTWOCHAINSTRANDS3OTHECHAINTENSIONPERSTRANDIS43INCETHECONVEYANCESPEEDCHAINSPEEDISMMINTHESAFETYFACTOR+EIS&URTHERMOREFORANHOUROPERATION

PERDAYANDNOLUBRICATIONENGENDEREDBYPOORENVIRONMENTTHESERVICEFACTOR+EIS

Required chain tensionXXK. Required chain tensionXXKGF

4HEREFORESINCETHE:''AMONGCHAINSFOR.+4YPE"UCKET%LEVATORSSATISlESTHEAVERAGETENSILESTRENGTHITCANBETENTAVIVELYSELECTED4HENACCURATECALCULATIONISREMADEALSOCONSIDERINGTHEMASSOFTHECHAIN3INCETHEMASSOFCHAIN

WITH'ATTACHMENTSEVERYTWOLINKSISKG

The masses o operation section is-XKGM

4HEREFORETHEMAXIMUMSERVICECHAINTENSIONIS

4XXXK. 4XXKGF

4HECHAINTENSIONPERCHAINSTRANDIS

XXK.K. XXKGFKGF

(ENCETHECHAINSIZETOBESELECTEDIS:'

#ONVEYORCHAINSAFETYFACTO3F #ONVEYORCHAINSAFETYFACTO3F

2EQUIREDPOWERWHENTHEMECHANICALEFlCIENCYOFTRANSMISSIONOFDRIVEISIS

K7K7 K7K7

Q

3G

1000

Q

348,

848,8

1000

2

2

1000

2

2

X

X

XX

XX



GENERAL

INFO

F-12

Particularity o conveyed articles and the

recommended chains4HEFOLLOWINGTABLESHOWSTHECHAINVERSIONSFORGENERALCONVEYEDOBJECTS!POWDERORGRANULARMATERIALOFTHESAME

CATEGORYMAYBEDIFFERENTFROMTHEFOLLOWINGTABLEINPHYSICAL

PROPERTIESDEPENDINGONTHEPLACEOFPRODUCTION

MANUFACTURERGRAINFORMSTORAGECONDITIONSUPPLYCONDITIONTEMPERATUREHUMIDITYETC3OCONlRMTHEPROPERTIESOFEACH

ACTUALCONVEYEDOBJECTWHENSELECTINGTHECONVEYORTYPEAND

CHAIN

-ETALOREAN

DDUST

)RONOREPOWDER ^ / / / / / +

.ONM

ETAL

"ENTONITE ^ / / / / / !

)RONORELUMPS ^ / / / / / + &LYASH ^ / / / / +

:INCORE ^ / / / / + -AGNESIACLINKER ^ / / / / / / +

:INCDUST ^ / / / ! "RICKSTONESCRAPS ^ / / / / / +

-ANGANESEOREPOWDER ^ / / / / + 3ODAASHDENSE ^ / / / / !

.ICKELOREPOWDER ^ / / / / + 3ODAASHLIGHT ^ / / / / / !

#OPPEROREPOWDER ^ / / / / / + #ASTINGSAND ^ / / / / / / / +

)RONSULlDEOREPOWDER ^ / / / / / / + #RUSHEDSTONEANDGRAVEL ^ / / / +

"AUXITE ^ / / / / + 2AWMATERIALOFFERRITE ^ / / / / / !

!LUMINA ^ / / / / + 0ORCELAINCLAY ^ / / / / / +

4ITANIUMOXIDELUMPSPOWDER ^ / / / / + #ARBIDE ^ / / / / !

3INTEREDORE ^ / / / / + 5REA ^ / / / / / / 3

3PILEDOREFORRESINTERING ^ / / / / + 'LAUBERSSALT ^ / / / / 3

)RONOREPELLETS ^ / / / / / + !NHYDROUSSODIUMSULFATE ^ / / / / 3

3LAG ^ / / / / / + 3ULFURPOWDER ^ / / / !

#ASTINGBEDDUST ^ / / / / + #ULLET ^ / / / +

3INTEREDDUST ^ / / / / + 06#POWDER ^ / / / !

+LINEXHAUSTGASDUST ^ / / / / + 0LASTICPOWDER ^ / / / !

)RONOXIDEDUST ^ / / / / + 3YNTHETICDETERGENT ^ / / / / / !

#OA

L

#OALGRAINS ^ / / / / / / 3( #ARBONBLACK ^ / / / / / / +

#OALLUMPS ^ / / / / / / 3( &INEPOWDERCARBON ^ / / / / / / +

0ULVERIZEDCOAL ^ / / / / / / 3( 2UBBERPOWDER ^ / / / !

COKE ^ / / / / + 7OODCHIPS ^ / / / / !

0OWDERYCOKE ^ / / / / / + 2AWMATERIALS OFAGRICULTURALCHEMICALS ^ / / / / / / 3(

7ASTE

&UELOILBURNEDASH ^ / / / / / $ 0HOSPHORUSOREPOWDER ^ / / / / +

3LUDGEBURNEDASH ^ / / / / ! 0HOSPHORUSORELUMPS ^ / / / / +

2EFUSEBURNEDASH ^ / / / / !

&ERT

ILIZER

0HOSPHORUSSULlDEPOWDER ^ / / / / !

+ITCHEREFUSE / / / $ !MMONIUMPHOSPHATE ^ / / / / / !

#EMENTAN

DLIME

#EMENT ^ / / / ! !MMONIUMCHLORIDEPOWDER ^ / / / / / / !

"LASTFURNACECEMENT ^ / / / / + !MMONIUMCHLORIDEGRAINS ^ / / / / / !

#EMENTRAWMATERIALPOWDER ^ / / / ! !MMONIUMSULFATE ^ / / / / / / !

#EMENTCLINKER ^ / / / / / / + 0OTASSIUMSULFATE ^ / / / / / 3(

#EMENT#OTTRELDUST ^ / / / ! 0OTASSIUMCHLORIDE ^ / / / / / 3(

#LINKERDUST ^ / / / / / + ,IMENITROGEN ^ / / / / / 3(

,IMESTONELUMPS ^ / / / / / / ! #ALCIUMSUPERPHOSPHATE ^ / / / / 3(

,IMESTONEGRAINS ^ / / / / ! #OMPOUNDFERTILIZER ^ / / / / / / 3(

,IMESTONEPOWDER ^ / / / ! &USEDPHOSPHATE ^ / / / / / +

,IMESTONEDUST ^ / / / !

#EREA

LFOO

DAN

DFEED

2ICE ^ / / / / !

1UICKLIME ^ / / / / ! "ARLEY ^ / / / / !

3LAKEDLIME ^ / / / / ! 7HEAT ^ / / / / !

.ONMETAL

$OLOMITE ^ / / / / / / + 7HEATmOUR ^ / / / / / !

#ALCIUMCARBONATE ^ / / / ! 3OYBEAN ^ / / / / !

3ILICASAND ^ / / / / + #ORN ^ / / / / !

3ILICAROCK ^ / / / / + -ALT ^ / / / / !

#LAYDRY ^ / / / / / / / $ 3TARCH ^ / / / / / !

#LAYDUST / / / / / $ #ANE ^ / / !

&LUORITE ^ / / / / ! "AGASSE ^ / / / !

'YPSUM ^ / / / / / / $ 3UGAR ^ / / / / / 33

4ALC ^ / / / / / ! 3ALTDRY ^ / / / / / / !

&ELDSPAR ^ / / / / / + -IXEDFEED ^ / / / / / !

#ONVEYEDARTICLES

!PPARENT

SPEC

IlC

GRAV

ITY

7EAR

#ORROSION

!DHESION

"UC

KETELEVATOR

#ONTINUOUS

mOWCONVEYOR

$RAGC

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HA

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INSPEC



GENERAL

INFO

F-13

Installation o sprockets4HEINSTALLATIONACCURACYOFSPROCKETSGREATLYAFFECTSTHE

SERVICELIFEOFEQUIPMENTANDCONVEYORCHAIN%VENIFTHEY

AREACCURATELYINSTALLEDVIBRATIONDURINGOPERATIONLAND

SUBSIDENCEETCMAYCAUSEDEVIATION)NSUCHCASETHETEETH

OFSPROCKETSAREWORNLATERALLYORTHECONVEYORCHAINIS

DAMAGED-ISALIGNMENTPARALLELMEASUREMENTANDOTHER

CHECKSMUSTBECONDUCTEDFROMTIMETOTIME

Parallel measurement

!DJUSTTHEPARALLELMEASUREMENTASFOLLOWSUSINGALEVEL

&LOWCONVEYOR 7ITHINMM

M

"UCKETCONVEYOR 7ITHINMM

M

,ONGPANCONVEYOR 7ITHINMM

M3LATCONVEYOR 7ITHINMM

M

Deviation o sprocket theet line rom conveyor chain line

!DJUSTTOELIMINATEDEVIATIONFROMTHECONVEYORCHAINLINE

Dierence between sprocket planes

!DJUSTTOKEEPTHEDRIVINGANDDRIVENSPROCKETSONTHESAME

PLANEASFOLLOWS

&LOWCONVEYOR 7ITHIN MM

"UCKETCONVEYOR 7ITHIN MM

,ONGPANCONVEYOR 7ITHINMM

3LATCONVEYOR 7ITHIN MMWITHINMMINTHECASEOFHEAVYDUTYTYPECHAIN(AND:ORLARGER

Conveyor chain connection procedure!STHEGENERALCONNECTIONPROCEDUREFORCONVEYORCHAIN

TAKESTEPSTHROUGHBELOW$ISCONNECTIONISTHEREVERSE

OFCONNECTION

0ULLTHEPINATONEENDOFTHECHAINANDOVERLAPTHECHAIN

ENDSWITHTHEPINHOLESOFTHEINNERANDOUTERPLATESKEPT

COINCIDINGWITHEACHOTHER

)NSERTTHEPININTOTHECOINCIDINGHOLESOFTHEPLATES

!PPLYAHAMMERTOTHEPLATEONTHESIDEOPPOSITETODRIVING

SIDEANDHITTHEHEADOFTHEPINTODRIVEITIN

)NSERTA4PININTOTHEPINHOLEANDBENDITBYAWRENCHETC

TOSECUREITINPOSITION

(Cautions)

#ONlRMTHEPROGRESSIONDIRECTIONOFTHECHAIN

THEDIRECTIONOFATTACHMENTSETCBEFOREWORKBEGINS

7HENDRIVINGINTHEPINDONOTGRINDTHEPINFOREASIER

WORKING!GROUNDPINWILLCAUSEVARIOUSTROUBLES

!FTERCOMPLETIONOFCHAINCONNECTIONCONlRMWHETHER

THECHAINCANBEBENTSMOOTHLY

Installation, adjustment and maintenance



GENERAL

INFO

F-14

Tension adjustment o conveyor chain

!NOVERLYTIGHTOROVERLYSAGCONVEYORCHAINCANNOTBESMOOTHLYOPERATED%SPECIALLYANOVERLYSAGCHAINRIDESOVER

ASPROCKETANDINTERFERESWITHTHERAILETC3OCHECKANDADJUST

PROPERTIMING

Timing o adjustment)NTHEBEGINNINGOFUSEACHAINCAUSESINITIALELONGATIONAND

SUBSEQUENTLYISELONGATEDDUETOSTEADYWEAR5SUALLYTHE

COMPONENTSOFACHAINAREHARDENEDONTHESURFACEANDIFTHE

HARDENEDLAYERISEXHAUSTEDELONGATIONPROGRESSESRAPIDLY

3OPERIODICALCHECKSARENECESSARY

Check requency or daily 8-hour working

7ITHINONEWEEKAFTERSTARTUPOFOPERATION /NCEDAILY

7ITHINONEMONTHAFTERSTARTUPOFOPERATION /NCEWEEKLY

!FTERLAPSEOFONEMONTH 4WICEMONTHLY

4HISTABLESHOWSAGENERALCASE)NTHECASEOFCONTINUOUS

OPERATIONINTHECASEOFABRASIVEENVIRONMENTORINTHECASE

OFCORROSIVEENVIRONMENTINCREASETHECHECKFREQUENCY

(Cautions)

s!LSOFORACHAINWITHTENSIONAUTOMATICALLYADJUSTEDBY

COUNTERWEIGHTTAKEUPORSPRINGTAKEUPCONlRMWHETHER

THETENSIONDEVICEFUNCTIONSNORMALLYs7HENHIGHTEMPERATUREARTICLESARECONVEYEDBESURETO

ADJUSTTHETAKEUPSINCETHECHAINEXPANDSORCONTRACTS

REMARKABLYWHENTHECONVEYORISSTARTEDORSTOPPED

Adjust take-up using two persons

4HETAKEUPADJUSTMENTMUSTBEPERFORMEDEQUALLYONBOTH

SIDES3OONEPERSONISREQUIREDTOCHECKTHETENSIONOFCHAIN

WHILETHEOTHERISREQUIREDTOCHECKTHETENSIONOFCHAINWHILE

THEOTHERCARRIESOUTADJUSTMENT&ORADJUSTMENTALTERNATE

TENSIONONBOTHSIDESLITTLEBYLITTLE)FTHECHAINISTENSIONED

TOOTIGHTLYONONESIDEONLYANACCIDENTWILLBECAUSED"ESURE

TOLOCATETHECHAINATTHECENTERSOFTHETEETHOFTHESPROCKETS

THROUGHADJUSTMENT7HENTHECHAINISNOTLOCATEDATTHE

CENTERSOFTEETHADJUSTACCORDINGTOTHEFOLLOWINGPROCEDURE

4ENSIONONTHESIDEWITHACLEARANCEBETWEENTHESPROCKET

ANDTHECHAINORSLACKENONTHESIDEWITHTHESPROCKETKEPTIN

CONTACTWITHTHECHAIN

Shorten the chain early4HECHAINTENSIONISADJUSTEDBYTAKEUP)FELONGATIONCOMES

CLOSETOTHELIMITOFHETADJUSTABLERANGESHORTENTHECHAIN

EARLY!NOVERLYSAGCHAINCAUSESTROUBLESTHROUGHINTERFERENCE

ANDCONTACT

Check point4HESLACKENINGOFACHAINOCCURSGENERALLYATONEPLACE

4HEREFORECONlRMATlRSTWHATPOINTOFTHECONVEYORSHOULDBE

CHECKED&URTHERMOREEXERCISECARETOENSURESAFETYATTHESITE

OFCHECKINGANDIMPROVEIMPERFECTIONSFORSAFEWORKCONDITIONS

s)NTHECASEOFAHORIZONTALCONVEYORIRRESPECTIVEOFTOP

CONVEYANCEORBOTTOMCONVEYANCETHESLACKENINGISUSUALLY

ELIMINATEDONTHECHAINRETURNSIDEATAPORTIONIMMEDIATELY

AFTERORDOWNSTREAMOFTHEDRIVINGSPROCKET

s)NTHECASEOFASTRAIGHTGRADIENTCONVEYORTHEPOINTWHERE

THESLACKENINGISELIMINATEDDEPENDSONTHEGRADIENTANGLE

ANDTHEKINDOFCONVEYORANDCANNOTBEGENERALLYADDRESSED

#ONlRMWITHREFERENCETOTHEINSTRUCTIONMANUALETCs)NTHECASEOFAN,TYPEOR3TYPECONVEYORSLACKENINGIS

ELIMINATEDATTHEBENDCASE

Tension adjusting degree

4HEDEGREEOFTENSIONADJUSTMENTISDETERMINEDWITH

REFERENCETOTHEFOLLOWINGCONDITIONS

s4HECHAINSMOOTHLYDEPARTSFROMTHESPROCKETS

s3PACESARESECUREDTOKEEPTHECHAINATTACHMENTSPANSETC

FROMINTERFERINGWITHTHERAILANDFRAMES

s!PROPERTENSIONNOTCAUSINGSURGINGISSECURED&OREXAMPLE

INTHECASEOFAHORIZONTALCONTINUOUSmOWCONVEYORADJUSTTO

ACHIEVEASAGDEPTHOFABOUT ,^,

(OWEVERINTHEFOLLOWINGCASESINCREASETHEADJUSTING

FREQUENCYTOACHIEVE ,n,

s&REQUENTLYSTARTINGANDSTOPPINGOFCONVEYOR

s4HECONVEYEDARTICLESAREHIGHINTEMPERATUREs4HECHAINISHEAVYORLARGE

)NTHECASEOFAN,TYPECONTINUOUSmOWCONVEYORADJUSTTHE

TENSIONTOKEEPTHECHAINDIRECTLYVISIBLEFROMTHEINSPECTION

HOLE4HEDIMENSIONISL,

/NTHEBOTTOMOFTHECASETHECONVEYEDARTICLESAREOFTEN

DEPOSITED3OPERIODICALLYCLEANTHEINSIDETOSECURESPACE

FORSLACKENINGOFCHAIN



GENERAL

INFO

F-15

How to calculate the pitch-circle diameter

or toothed sprockets

'031*/#64)30--&3$0/7&:03$)"*/4

z = number o teeth

t = pitch

n = index

'PSNVMB 1D = t x n

&YBNQMF DIBJOQJUDINNUoTQSPDLFUUFFUI[

TXNMM0C

z n z n z n z n z n z n z n

22 73 107

7

110

77 111

10 27 112

11 113

12

13 30

31

32 100 117

33 101

17 102

103 120

70 121

20 37 71 122

21 72 28,335 106 33,746 124 39,475



GENERAL

INFO

F-16

Standard ratios o dierent teeth numbers

Table



GENERAL

INFO

F-17

Approximative weight calculation o conveyor chains

!3)$%0,!4%3,H31000

0

+GM

( )

THEROUNDEDENDSOFTHEPLATESARENOTCONSIDERED

BUTCOMPENSATETHEPINENDSCOMINGOUTOFTHECHAIN&ORHEAVYCHAINSWITHSHORTPITCHTHISHASTOBECALCU

LATEDSEPARATELYTOOBTAINCORRECTWEIGHTOFTHECHAIN

"0)."53(2/,,%2D

0

+GM

( ) ( )

505"-8&*()51&3.&53&"#

#n7%)'(4/&7%,$%$!.',%!44!#(-%.4

'%,N3XNUMBEROFATTACHMENTSPERMETRETOTALAPPROXWEIGHTOF

ATTACHMENTPERMETRE



GENERAL

INFO

F-18

Hardness comparison table & strenght(or all non Austenitic steel types)

BRINEL

Strengthkg/mm2

ROCKWELL Vickers

HV

P=30

kg

BRINEL

Strengthkg/mm2

ROCKWELL

Vickers HV

P=30 kg3000 kg 10

mm ball

Diam.

in mmHRB HRC

3000 kg 10

mm ball

Diam.

in mmHRB HRC

120

30 123

32 370

33

132

100 100

37

110 110

120 120

130 130

170 170

200 200

70

210 72 210

73

220 220

77

230 230

700

720

270 270

101

300 103 300

310 310

320 110 320

330 3,35 113 33,8 330

340 3,30 117 34,9 340



GENERAL

INFO

F-19

Hardness comparison table

Rockwell

HRC

Rockwell SUPERFICIALShore

Rockwell

HRC

Rockwell SUPERFICIALSHORE

15 N 30 N 45 N 15 N 30 N 45 N

37

33 32

31

72 30

71

27

37

23

22

21

20

Round steel Square steel Flat steel & profiles

FromTill Extra/mm From Till Extra/mm Large Extra/mm

From Till Large Thickness

10 CA 10 CA CA CA

11 30 CA 11 30 CA CA CA

31 CA 31 CA 100 CA CA

120 CA 110 CA 101 200 CA CA

121 CA 111 CA 201 300 CA CA

200 CA CA 301 CA CA

201 300 CA CA

301 CA 320 CA

CA 321 CA

(ARDNESSACCORDING!ST-3PEC%4

Table or extra tolerance beore machining(and beore heat-treatment)



GENERAL

INFO

F-20

Installation tips concerning chain transmissions(some examples)

Recommended

2ECOMMENDEDWITHSMALLSAG.R

6ERTICALDRIVESONLYWITHSHOECHAINTENSIONER.R

'UIDEROLLERNECESSARYFOREXTENDEDCENTERLINES.R

4WOSPROCKETSDRIVEWITHGUIDESPROCKETS.R

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GENERAL

INFO

Comparison table BS / Metric

(or length, surace, volume, weight, capacity)

Length dimensions :

MM X INCHES X MM

CM X INCHES X CM

M X INCHES X M

M X FEET X M

M X YARDS X M

+M X FEET X +M

+M X YARDS X +M

+M X MILES X +M

Surface dimensions :

MM X SQINCHES X MM

CM X SQINCHES X CM

M X SQFEET X M

M X SQYARDS X M

+M X SQMILES X +M

HA X ACRES X HA

Volume :

CM X CUINCHES X CM

CM X mOUNCES X CM

L X CUINCHES X L

L X CU&EET X L

L X 53GALLON X L

L X )MPERIALGALLON X L

M X CU&EET X M

Weight :

G X GRAINS X G

G X OZAVOIRDUPOIS X G

+G X OZAVOIRDUPOIS X +G

+G X LBS X +G

+G X 53TONS X +G

+G X LONGTONS X +G

Capacity :

LMIN X 53GPM X LMIN

LMIN X CFM X LMIN

LHR X 53GPM X LHR

MMIN X CFM X MMIN

MHR X CFM X MHR

MHR X 53GPM X MHR

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