Drop Forged Chain

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Drop Forged Chain

The drop forged chains supplied by VAV are made of heat treated high grade alloy steel. These links can be equipped with plastic or steel scrapers. The drop forged chain can often be supplied from stock.

Pins are available in the following materials: 16MnCr5, 42CrMo4i, 1.4034i, 1.4122i, 1.4462, 1.4713.

This product is also commonly referred to as or can be compared to: Forged chain, redler chain, Vo-chain or scraper chain.

Specifications Drop Forged Chain

The following table shows various types of drop forged chains, together with the respective breaking loads and core/surface hardness.


Drop Forged Chain (Dimension in mm)
							Breaking strengths (Kn) available from stock
Pitch	A	B	C1	C2	D	E	58 HRC insert hardened	Q+T 40 HRC
102	32	10	14	15	36	18	150 kN
102	27	11	12	13	36	16		170 kN
102	28	8	12	13	36	14	130 kN	180 kN
102	24	6	8	9	36	14	100 kN
125	36	10	15	16	36	16		140 kN
142	42	13	19	20	50	25	250 kN	350 kN
142	54	16	25	26	50	25	300 kN	380 kN
142	62	15	29	30	50	25	350 kN	600 kN
150	36	13	15	16	50	25		200 kN
150	36	13	15	16	50	25		300 kN
150	36	13	15	16	50	25		400 kN
160	42	13	20	21	46	20		300 kN
160	50	14	25	26	50	25	300 kN	380 kN
175	62	15	29	30	50	25		600 kN
200	68	18	30	31	60	30	500 kN
200	70	24	30	31	60	30		700 kN
250	70	20	30	33	70	32		750 kN
260	70	20	30	33	70	32	600 kN

Material qualities: 20MnCr5, 42CrMo4, V2A, V4A, 1.4713. The breaking load depends on the respective material.

Pins for drop forged chains

The drop forged chains supplied by VAV are made of heat treated high grade alloy steel. These links can be equipped with plastic or steel scrapers. Pins for drop forged chains are available in material 16MnCr5, 42CrMo4i, 1.4034i, 1.4122i, 1.4462, 1.4713.