DAVIDSTECKER
Mechanical
I've sort of stumbled into a new market for one of our stock product lines.
I'm using our small capstan by removing the smooth rope barrel and replacing it with a chain pocket wheel for 3/8" chain.
The end users do not have a lot of details regarding the chain they've been using but the samples they have supplied have lead me to Grade 100 even though it's not being used for lifting.
I have not been able to find a connecting link that will fit inside the pockets and have equal working load, so I'm left with the concept of cutting a link in half and re-welding it to form a continuous loop.
Looking at ASTM A973 material requirements, would I be in the Ball Park to say that Grade 100 is similar to 8630 even though ASTM caps the Carbon at .35%?
I would first like to ask if anyone knows of a connecting link that is equal to the strength and size of a 3/8" Grade 100 chain link.
My machine should deliver at least 6,000# of pull.
If my assumption of 8630 is correct, can any one recommend a welding procedure and filler metal?
I my assumption is wrong, please enlighten me as to what it really is.
I'm using our small capstan by removing the smooth rope barrel and replacing it with a chain pocket wheel for 3/8" chain.
The end users do not have a lot of details regarding the chain they've been using but the samples they have supplied have lead me to Grade 100 even though it's not being used for lifting.
I have not been able to find a connecting link that will fit inside the pockets and have equal working load, so I'm left with the concept of cutting a link in half and re-welding it to form a continuous loop.
Looking at ASTM A973 material requirements, would I be in the Ball Park to say that Grade 100 is similar to 8630 even though ASTM caps the Carbon at .35%?
I would first like to ask if anyone knows of a connecting link that is equal to the strength and size of a 3/8" Grade 100 chain link.
My machine should deliver at least 6,000# of pull.
If my assumption of 8630 is correct, can any one recommend a welding procedure and filler metal?
I my assumption is wrong, please enlighten me as to what it really is.