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 "slug": "welded-link-chain-nacm-grades-30-43-70-80-100",
 "name": "Welded link chain: proof coil Grade 30, high test 43, transport 70, alloy 80 and 100 — material diameter, inside length, inside width (NACM)",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Rigging",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the link dimensions of 1/4, 5/16 and 3/8 chain: material diameter, inside length and inside width for Grade 30, 43, 70, 80 and 100?",
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  "chain",
  "welded link chain",
  "proof coil chain",
  "grade 30 chain",
  "grade 43 chain",
  "grade 70 transport chain",
  "grade 80 lifting chain",
  "grade 100 chain",
  "nacm",
  "astm a413",
  "tow chain",
  "binder chain",
  "log chain",
  "tool"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "grade 30 chain dimensions",
  "1/4 proof coil chain link size",
  "grade 70 chain link dimensions",
  "grade 80 chain 3/8 link inside length",
  "grade 43 chain 5/16 dimensions",
  "chain link inside width",
  "chain material diameter chart",
  "nacm welded chain specifications",
  "proof coil chain 3/8 dimensions",
  "grade 100 chain 1/2 link size",
  "transport chain 3/8 wire diameter",
  "log chain link size",
  "chain link dimensions for cad",
  "grade 80 7/32 chain dimensions"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": null,
  "width": null,
  "height": null
 },
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 "sheet": {
  "basis": "NACM-based tables from 1st Chain Supply, Perfection Chain, Jinbo Marine, a distributor catalogue and McMaster-Carr; numbers only, load ratings left out on purpose",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": null,
   "width": null,
   "height": null
  },
  "notes": [
   "Each row is one chain size as one source prints it: material diameter (wire diameter of the link), inside length and inside width of one link. Inch rows are inches, millimetre rows are millimetres; the last column converts the three figures (computed here, × 25.4 or ÷ 25.4) so inch and metric sources can be compared. Trade size is the name the maker uses, not a measured dimension: the real wire is larger or smaller than the name (a 1/4 reg link is 0.275 in wire).",
   "Where the sources print a link style it is kept in the trade-size cell: regular link, long link and ISO short link are different link proportions on the same wire (1/4 Grade 30: 1.020 in regular, 1.240 in long, 1.000 in ISO short inside length, 1st Chain Supply). Compare only like with like.",
   "The sources are different makers' catalogues and disagree: 1/4 Grade 30 inside length is 1.02 / 1.24 (1st Chain Supply by link style) against 1.24 (Perfection) and wire 0.275 against 0.276; 5/16 inside width is 0.49 (1st Chain Supply) against 0.44 (Perfection); Grade 80 3/8 wire is 0.40 in (McMaster) against 10 mm = 0.394 in (distributor catalogue) and inside length 1.22 in against 30 mm = 1.18 in. Jinbo Marine's NACM 1996/2003 tables give inside length as a maximum and inside width as a minimum; the NACM-style tables of the other sources do not say. The Jinbo transport (Grade 70) table lists '11.9' as the nominal size of its 10.3 mm wire row, and its Grade 43 table '13' for a 13.5 mm wire row; both are copied as printed.",
   "Grade 80 and Grade 100 are alloy chain for overhead lifting (the headings of the distributor catalogue name EN 818-2 with ASTM A391 for Grade 80 and ASTM A973 for Grade 100); proof coil, high test and transport chain are not for overhead lifting. Working load limits, proof loads and weights per length are printed by every source but are left out here on purpose: use the maker's sheet for the chain you buy, because ratings depend on grade, finish and marking. Grade 70 in the distributor catalogue has no wire diameter column, so none is shown.",
   "No file: a chain link is an oval of wire with a weld whose end radii and weld upset are not published in these tables, so a drawn link would be invented. McMaster-Carr sells chain with per-part STEP; its lifting-chain and transport-chain categories are linked, not copied. Short-link metric chain: short-link-chain-din-766-din-5685; roller chain is a different product: roller-chain-ansi-b29-1-25-to-80."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "grade",
    "source",
    "trade size / nominal",
    "material (wire) dia",
    "inside length",
    "inside width",
    "unit",
    "dia / length / width converted (mm or in, computed)"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/8 reg link",
     "0.160",
     "0.900",
     "0.270",
     "in",
     "4.06 / 22.9 / 6.9"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/16 reg link",
     "0.210",
     "0.950",
     "0.400",
     "in",
     "5.33 / 24.1 / 10.2"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/4 long link",
     "0.275",
     "1.240",
     "0.460",
     "in",
     "6.99 / 31.5 / 11.7"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/4 reg link",
     "0.275",
     "1.020",
     "0.500",
     "in",
     "6.99 / 25.9 / 12.7"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/4 ISO short link",
     "0.279",
     "1.000",
     "0.510",
     "in",
     "7.09 / 25.4 / 13.0"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/16 long link",
     "0.330",
     "1.300",
     "0.490",
     "in",
     "8.38 / 33.0 / 12.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/16 reg link",
     "0.330",
     "1.150",
     "0.490",
     "in",
     "8.38 / 29.2 / 12.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/16 ISO short link",
     "0.342",
     "1.100",
     "0.510",
     "in",
     "8.69 / 27.9 / 13.0"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/8 long link",
     "0.397",
     "1.450",
     "0.600",
     "in",
     "10.08 / 36.8 / 15.2"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/8 reg link",
     "0.397",
     "1.300",
     "0.600",
     "in",
     "10.08 / 33.0 / 15.2"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/8 ISO short link",
     "0.404",
     "1.230",
     "0.620",
     "in",
     "10.26 / 31.2 / 15.7"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/2 reg link",
     "0.520",
     "1.560",
     "0.810",
     "in",
     "13.21 / 39.6 / 20.6"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/2 ISO short link",
     "0.512",
     "1.500",
     "0.820",
     "in",
     "13.00 / 38.1 / 20.8"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/8 reg link",
     "0.630",
     "1.870",
     "1.000",
     "in",
     "16.00 / 47.5 / 25.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/4 reg link",
     "0.787",
     "2.130",
     "1.130",
     "in",
     "19.99 / 54.1 / 28.7"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "Perfection Chain",
     "1/8",
     "0.156",
     "0.94",
     "0.25",
     "in",
     "3.96 / 23.9 / 6.3"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "Perfection Chain",
     "3/16",
     "0.217",
     "0.98",
     "0.39",
     "in",
     "5.51 / 24.9 / 9.9"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "Perfection Chain",
     "1/4",
     "0.276",
     "1.24",
     "0.50",
     "in",
     "7.01 / 31.5 / 12.7"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "Perfection Chain",
     "5/16",
     "0.331",
     "1.29",
     "0.44",
     "in",
     "8.41 / 32.8 / 11.2"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 proof coil",
     "Perfection Chain",
     "3/8",
     "0.394",
     "1.38",
     "0.55",
     "in",
     "10.01 / 35.1 / 14.0"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/4 reg link",
     "0.274",
     "1.020",
     "0.500",
     "in",
     "6.96 / 25.9 / 12.7"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/4 ISO short link",
     "0.274",
     "0.845",
     "0.410",
     "in",
     "6.96 / 21.5 / 10.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/16 reg link",
     "0.330",
     "1.150",
     "0.490",
     "in",
     "8.38 / 29.2 / 12.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/16 ISO short link",
     "0.330",
     "1.030",
     "0.510",
     "in",
     "8.38 / 26.2 / 13.0"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/8 reg link",
     "0.397",
     "1.300",
     "0.600",
     "in",
     "10.08 / 33.0 / 15.2"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/8 ISO short link",
     "0.394",
     "1.220",
     "0.590",
     "in",
     "10.01 / 31.0 / 15.0"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/2 reg link",
     "0.520",
     "1.560",
     "0.810",
     "in",
     "13.21 / 39.6 / 20.6"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "1/2 ISO short link",
     "0.510",
     "1.590",
     "0.760",
     "in",
     "12.95 / 40.4 / 19.3"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/8 reg link",
     "0.630",
     "1.870",
     "1.000",
     "in",
     "16.00 / 47.5 / 25.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "5/8 ISO short link",
     "0.630",
     "1.790",
     "0.900",
     "in",
     "16.00 / 45.5 / 22.9"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 high test",
     "1st Chain Supply",
     "3/4 reg link",
     "0.781",
     "2.610",
     "1.020",
     "in",
     "19.84 / 66.3 / 25.9"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "4 mm",
     "4",
     "23.9 max",
     "6.4 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "5.5 mm",
     "5.5",
     "24.8 max",
     "7.7 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "7 mm",
     "7",
     "31.5 max",
     "9.8 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "8 mm",
     "8.4",
     "32.8 max",
     "11.2 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "10 mm",
     "10",
     "35 max",
     "14 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "11.9 mm",
     "11.9",
     "41.5 max",
     "16.6 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "13 mm",
     "13",
     "45.6 max",
     "18.2 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "16 mm",
     "16",
     "56 max",
     "20 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "20 mm",
     "20",
     "70 max",
     "25 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "22 mm",
     "22",
     "77 max",
     "27.5 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "25 mm",
     "26",
     "90.9 max",
     "31.7 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "7 mm",
     "7",
     "31.5 max",
     "9.8 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "8.7 mm",
     "8.7",
     "32.8 max",
     "11.2 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "10 mm",
     "10.3",
     "35 max",
     "14 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "11.9 mm",
     "11.9",
     "41.6 max",
     "16.6 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "13 mm",
     "13.5",
     "45.5 max",
     "18.2 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "16 mm",
     "16",
     "56 max",
     "20 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "20 mm",
     "20",
     "70 max",
     "25 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "22 mm",
     "22",
     "77 max",
     "27.5 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 (transport) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "7 mm",
     "7",
     "31.8 max",
     "9.8 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 (transport) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "8.7 mm",
     "8.7",
     "32.8 max",
     "11.2 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 (transport) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "11.9 mm",
     "10.3",
     "35 max",
     "14 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 (transport) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "13 mm",
     "13.5",
     "45.5 max",
     "18.2 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 (transport) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "16 mm",
     "16",
     "56 max",
     "20 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 (transport) NACM 1996/2003",
     "Jinbo Marine",
     "20 mm",
     "20",
     "70 max",
     "25 min",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 transport",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "1/4",
     "not printed",
     "31.5",
     "9.7",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 transport",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "5/16",
     "not printed",
     "32.8",
     "11.2",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 transport",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "3/8",
     "not printed",
     "35.0",
     "14.0",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 70 transport",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "1/2",
     "not printed",
     "45.5",
     "18.3",
     "mm",
     "—"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "9/32",
     "7",
     "21",
     "9 – 10.5",
     "mm",
     "0.276 / 0.827 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "5/16",
     "8",
     "24",
     "10 – 12",
     "mm",
     "0.315 / 0.945 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "3/8",
     "10",
     "30",
     "12.5 – 15",
     "mm",
     "0.394 / 1.181 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "1/2",
     "13",
     "39",
     "16.3 – 20",
     "mm",
     "0.512 / 1.535 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "5/8",
     "16",
     "48",
     "20 – 24",
     "mm",
     "0.630 / 1.890 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "3/4",
     "20",
     "60",
     "25 – 30",
     "mm",
     "0.787 / 2.362 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "7/8",
     "22",
     "66",
     "28 – 33",
     "mm",
     "0.866 / 2.598 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "1",
     "26",
     "78",
     "35 – 39",
     "mm",
     "1.024 / 3.071 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A391 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "1-1/4",
     "32",
     "96",
     "40 – 42",
     "mm",
     "1.260 / 3.780 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy, black painted",
     "McMaster-Carr (as printed)",
     "7/32",
     "0.22",
     "0.68",
     "0.32",
     "in",
     "5.59 / 17.3 / 8.1"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy, black painted",
     "McMaster-Carr (as printed)",
     "9/32",
     "0.28",
     "0.88",
     "0.41",
     "in",
     "7.11 / 22.4 / 10.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy, black painted",
     "McMaster-Carr (as printed)",
     "5/16",
     "0.33",
     "1.02",
     "0.48",
     "in",
     "8.38 / 25.9 / 12.2"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy, black painted",
     "McMaster-Carr (as printed)",
     "3/8",
     "0.40",
     "1.22",
     "0.57",
     "in",
     "10.16 / 31.0 / 14.5"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy, black painted",
     "McMaster-Carr (as printed)",
     "1/2",
     "0.51",
     "1.54",
     "0.69",
     "in",
     "12.95 / 39.1 / 17.5"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy, black painted",
     "McMaster-Carr (as printed)",
     "5/8",
     "0.63",
     "1.93",
     "0.92",
     "in",
     "16.00 / 49.0 / 23.4"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 80 alloy, black painted",
     "McMaster-Carr (as printed)",
     "3/4",
     "0.79",
     "2.44",
     "1.01",
     "in",
     "20.07 / 62.0 / 25.7"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "9/32",
     "7.4",
     "22.1",
     "10.4",
     "mm",
     "0.291 / 0.870 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "5/16",
     "8.4",
     "25.7",
     "12.7",
     "mm",
     "0.331 / 1.012 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "3/8",
     "10.2",
     "31",
     "14.5",
     "mm",
     "0.402 / 1.220 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "1/2",
     "13.2",
     "40.1",
     "19.1",
     "mm",
     "0.520 / 1.579 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "5/8",
     "16.3",
     "49",
     "22.1",
     "mm",
     "0.642 / 1.929 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "3/4",
     "20.3",
     "61.5",
     "27.7",
     "mm",
     "0.799 / 2.421 in"
    ],
    [
     "Grade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)",
     "Distributor catalogue section 2",
     "7/8",
     "22.4",
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Trade size is the name the maker uses, not a measured dimension: the real wire is larger or smaller than the name (a 1/4 reg link is 0.275 in wire).\n- Where the sources print a link style it is kept in the trade-size cell: regular link, long link and ISO short link are different link proportions on the same wire (1/4 Grade 30: 1.020 in regular, 1.240 in long, 1.000 in ISO short inside length, 1st Chain Supply). Compare only like with like.\n- The sources are different makers' catalogues and disagree: 1/4 Grade 30 inside length is 1.02 / 1.24 (1st Chain Supply by link style) against 1.24 (Perfection) and wire 0.275 against 0.276; 5/16 inside width is 0.49 (1st Chain Supply) against 0.44 (Perfection); Grade 80 3/8 wire is 0.40 in (McMaster) against 10 mm = 0.394 in (distributor catalogue) and inside length 1.22 in against 30 mm = 1.18 in. Jinbo Marine's NACM 1996/2003 tables give inside length as a maximum and inside width as a minimum; the NACM-style tables of the other sources do not say. The Jinbo transport (Grade 70) table lists '11.9' as the nominal size of its 10.3 mm wire row, and its Grade 43 table '13' for a 13.5 mm wire row; both are copied as printed.\n- Grade 80 and Grade 100 are alloy chain for overhead lifting (the headings of the distributor catalogue name EN 818-2 with ASTM A391 for Grade 80 and ASTM A973 for Grade 100); proof coil, high test and transport chain are not for overhead lifting. Working load limits, proof loads and weights per length are printed by every source but are left out here on purpose: use the maker's sheet for the chain you buy, because ratings depend on grade, finish and marking. Grade 70 in the distributor catalogue has no wire diameter column, so none is shown.\n- No file: a chain link is an oval of wire with a weld whose end radii and weld upset are not published in these tables, so a drawn link would be invented. McMaster-Carr sells chain with per-part STEP; its lifting-chain and transport-chain categories are linked, not copied. Short-link metric chain: short-link-chain-din-766-din-5685; roller chain is a different product: roller-chain-ansi-b29-1-25-to-80.\n\ngrade  source  trade size / nominal  material (wire) dia  inside length  inside width  unit  dia / length / width converted (mm or in, computed)\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  1/8 reg link  0.160  0.900  0.270  in  4.06 / 22.9 / 6.9\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  3/16 reg link  0.210  0.950  0.400  in  5.33 / 24.1 / 10.2\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  1/4 long link  0.275  1.240  0.460  in  6.99 / 31.5 / 11.7\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  1/4 reg link  0.275  1.020  0.500  in  6.99 / 25.9 / 12.7\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  1/4 ISO short link  0.279  1.000  0.510  in  7.09 / 25.4 / 13.0\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  5/16 long link  0.330  1.300  0.490  in  8.38 / 33.0 / 12.4\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  5/16 reg link  0.330  1.150  0.490  in  8.38 / 29.2 / 12.4\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  5/16 ISO short link  0.342  1.100  0.510  in  8.69 / 27.9 / 13.0\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  3/8 long link  0.397  1.450  0.600  in  10.08 / 36.8 / 15.2\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  3/8 reg link  0.397  1.300  0.600  in  10.08 / 33.0 / 15.2\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  3/8 ISO short link  0.404  1.230  0.620  in  10.26 / 31.2 / 15.7\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  1/2 reg link  0.520  1.560  0.810  in  13.21 / 39.6 / 20.6\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  1/2 ISO short link  0.512  1.500  0.820  in  13.00 / 38.1 / 20.8\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  5/8 reg link  0.630  1.870  1.000  in  16.00 / 47.5 / 25.4\nGrade 30 proof coil  1st Chain Supply  3/4 reg link  0.787  2.130  1.130  in  19.99 / 54.1 / 28.7\nGrade 30 proof coil  Perfection Chain  1/8  0.156  0.94  0.25  in  3.96 / 23.9 / 6.3\nGrade 30 proof coil  Perfection Chain  3/16  0.217  0.98  0.39  in  5.51 / 24.9 / 9.9\nGrade 30 proof coil  Perfection Chain  1/4  0.276  1.24  0.50  in  7.01 / 31.5 / 12.7\nGrade 30 proof coil  Perfection Chain  5/16  0.331  1.29  0.44  in  8.41 / 32.8 / 11.2\nGrade 30 proof coil  Perfection Chain  3/8  0.394  1.38  0.55  in  10.01 / 35.1 / 14.0\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  1/4 reg link  0.274  1.020  0.500  in  6.96 / 25.9 / 12.7\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  1/4 ISO short link  0.274  0.845  0.410  in  6.96 / 21.5 / 10.4\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  5/16 reg link  0.330  1.150  0.490  in  8.38 / 29.2 / 12.4\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  5/16 ISO short link  0.330  1.030  0.510  in  8.38 / 26.2 / 13.0\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  3/8 reg link  0.397  1.300  0.600  in  10.08 / 33.0 / 15.2\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  3/8 ISO short link  0.394  1.220  0.590  in  10.01 / 31.0 / 15.0\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  1/2 reg link  0.520  1.560  0.810  in  13.21 / 39.6 / 20.6\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  1/2 ISO short link  0.510  1.590  0.760  in  12.95 / 40.4 / 19.3\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  5/8 reg link  0.630  1.870  1.000  in  16.00 / 47.5 / 25.4\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  5/8 ISO short link  0.630  1.790  0.900  in  16.00 / 45.5 / 22.9\nGrade 43 high test  1st Chain Supply  3/4 reg link  0.781  2.610  1.020  in  19.84 / 66.3 / 25.9\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  4 mm  4  23.9 max  6.4 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  5.5 mm  5.5  24.8 max  7.7 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  7 mm  7  31.5 max  9.8 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  8 mm  8.4  32.8 max  11.2 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  10 mm  10  35 max  14 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  11.9 mm  11.9  41.5 max  16.6 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  13 mm  13  45.6 max  18.2 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  16 mm  16  56 max  20 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  20 mm  20  70 max  25 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  22 mm  22  77 max  27.5 min  mm  —\nGrade 30 (proof coil) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  25 mm  26  90.9 max  31.7 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  7 mm  7  31.5 max  9.8 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  8.7 mm  8.7  32.8 max  11.2 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  10 mm  10.3  35 max  14 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  11.9 mm  11.9  41.6 max  16.6 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  13 mm  13.5  45.5 max  18.2 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  16 mm  16  56 max  20 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  20 mm  20  70 max  25 min  mm  —\nGrade 43 (high test) NACM 1996/2003  Jinbo Marine  22 mm  22  77 max  27.5 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32  96  40 – 42  mm  1.260 / 3.780 in\nGrade 80 alloy, black painted  McMaster-Carr (as printed)  7/32  0.22  0.68  0.32  in  5.59 / 17.3 / 8.1\nGrade 80 alloy, black painted  McMaster-Carr (as printed)  9/32  0.28  0.88  0.41  in  7.11 / 22.4 / 10.4\nGrade 80 alloy, black painted  McMaster-Carr (as printed)  5/16  0.33  1.02  0.48  in  8.38 / 25.9 / 12.2\nGrade 80 alloy, black painted  McMaster-Carr (as printed)  3/8  0.40  1.22  0.57  in  10.16 / 31.0 / 14.5\nGrade 80 alloy, black painted  McMaster-Carr (as printed)  1/2  0.51  1.54  0.69  in  12.95 / 39.1 / 17.5\nGrade 80 alloy, black painted  McMaster-Carr (as printed)  5/8  0.63  1.93  0.92  in  16.00 / 49.0 / 23.4\nGrade 80 alloy, black painted  McMaster-Carr (as printed)  3/4  0.79  2.44  1.01  in  20.07 / 62.0 / 25.7\nGrade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)  Distributor catalogue section 2  9/32  7.4  22.1  10.4  mm  0.291 / 0.870 in\nGrade 100 alloy (EN 818-2 / ASTM A973 as headed)  Distributor catalogue section 2  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for lifting: Grade 80 and Grade 100 steel chain tables, trade size with Thk. / Wd. / Lg. as printed on the category page — web — Distributor catalogue page; numbers only — https://www.mcmaster.com/welded-chain-for-lifting\n- McMaster-Carr: Lifting chain (Grade 80, Grade 100 and others, per-part STEP) (free STEP/IGES per part, for your own design use; no redistribution) — STEP, IGES, PDF — McMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution [verify license at link] — https://www.mcmaster.com/products/lifting-chain/\n- McMaster-Carr: Transport chain (Grade 30, 43, 70) (free STEP/IGES per part, for your own design use; no redistribution) — STEP, IGES, PDF — McMaster-Carr site terms: personal design use, no redistribution [verify license at link] — https://www.mcmaster.com/transport-chain\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: 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   "q": "What is the wire diameter of 1/4 proof coil (Grade 30) chain?",
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   "q": "What is the difference between a regular, long and ISO short link?",
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   "q": "Can I use Grade 30 or Grade 43 chain for overhead lifting?",
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