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Stainless steel chain grades
Low-carbon steels: A4L, A2L.
Austenitic steels: A4, A2.
Stainless chain standard
GOST standards:
GOST 7070-75;
GOST 2319-81;
GOST 228-79.
European standards:
EN 818-7;
EN 818-4;
EN 818-2.
Stainless chain weight table
For short link chain:
| Link diameter, mm | Link pitch, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 2.0 | ~12 | 0.15 | ~180 |
| 3.0 | ~16 | 0.35 | ~400 |
| 4.0 | ~20 | 0.6 | ~800 |
| 5.0 | ~22 | 0.9 | ~1200 |
| 6.0 | ~24 | 1.4 | ~1800 |
| 8.0 | ~32 | 2.4 | ~3200 |
| 10 | ~40 | 3.8 | ~5000 |
| 12 | ~48 | 5.5 | ~7000 |
For long link chain:
| Diameter, mm | Weight of 1 m, kg | Breaking load, kg |
| 2.0 | 0.1 | ~160 |
| 3.0 | 0.25 | ~350 |
| 4.0 | 0.45 | ~700 |
| 5.0 | 0.7 | ~1000 |
| 6.0 | 1.1 | ~1500 |
| 8.0 | 1.9 | ~2800 |
| 10 | 3.1 | ~4500 |