Posted 3/14/2009 22:40 (#644688 - in reply to #644669) Subject: Re: Roller chain strength?
From the table in McMaster's catalog:
60 working load is 1950 lbs. Average tensile strength is 10,000 lbs.
60-2 is 3315 and 20,000. So the working load is only 1.65 times stronger.
60H is 2000 and 12,300.
60-3R is 4875 and 30,000.
Roller chain strength?
