BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 818-2:

1996+A1:2008
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Short link chain for

lifting purposes —
Safety —
Part 2: Medium tolerance chain for
chain slings — Grade 8

ICS 53.020.30
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National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 818-2:1996+A1:2008. It

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supersedes BS EN 818-2:1996 which is withdrawn.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in
the text by tags. Tags indicating changes to CEN text carry the number of the
CEN amendment. For example, text altered by CEN amendment A1 is
indicated by !".
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
MHE/1, Chains and fittings.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on
request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.

This British Standard was

published under the authority
of the Standards Board and
comes into effect on 15 April
1997 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication

© BSI 2008 Date Comments

30 November 2008 Implementation of CEN amendment A1:2008, and

alignment of BSI and CEN publication dates

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NORME EUROPÉENNE
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ICS 53.020.30 Supersedes EN 818-2:1996

English Version

Short link chain for lifting purposes - Safety - Part 2: Medium

tolerance chain for chain slings - Grade 8

Chaînes de levage à maillons courts - Sécurité - Partie 2: Kurzgliedrige Rundstahlketten für Hebezwecke - Sicherheit
Chaîne de tolérance moyenne pour élingues en chaînes - - Teil 2: Mitteltolerierte Rundstahlketten für Anschlagketten
Classe 8 - Güteklasse 8

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 March 1996 and includes Amendment 1 approved by CEN on 10 February 2008.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European
Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
standards may be obtained on application to the CEN Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation
under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN Management Centre has the same status as the
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Contents Page

Foreword..............................................................................................................................................................3
Introduction .........................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................5
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................5
3 !Terms and definitions".................................................................................................................5
4 Hazards ...................................................................................................................................................6
5 Safety requirements ..............................................................................................................................6
5.1 General....................................................................................................................................................6
5.2 Dimensions.............................................................................................................................................6
5.2.1 Nominal size of chain, dn ......................................................................................................................6
5.2.2 Tolerance on material diameter (except at the weld) .........................................................................6
5.2.3 Weld diameter ........................................................................................................................................7
5.2.4 Length dimensionally affected by welding .........................................................................................7
5.2.5 Pitch and widths ....................................................................................................................................7
5.3 Materials and heat treatment ................................................................................................................8
5.3.1 Quality of material..................................................................................................................................8
5.3.2 Heat treatment........................................................................................................................................9
5.4 Mechanical properties ...........................................................................................................................9
5.4.1 Manufacturing proof force (MPF) .........................................................................................................9
5.4.2 Breaking force (BF) and total ultimate elongation (A) .......................................................................9
5.4.3 Bend deflection ......................................................................................................................................9
6 Verification of safety requirements....................................................................................................10
6.1 !Qualification of personnel .............................................................................................................10
6.2 Size of lot and selection of samples ..................................................................................................10
6.3 Manufacturing proof force, breaking force and total ultimate elongation.....................................10
6.3.1 Static tensile test .................................................................................................................................10
6.3.2 Manufacturing proof force acceptance criteria ................................................................................11
6.3.3 Breaking force and total ultimate elongation acceptance criteria..................................................11
6.4 Bend deflection ....................................................................................................................................11
6.4.1 Bend test...............................................................................................................................................11
6.4.2 Bend deflection acceptance criteria ..................................................................................................11
7 Marking .................................................................................................................................................11
8 Manufacturer's certificate ...................................................................................................................11
9 !Information" for use ...................................................................................................................11
Annex A (informative) Calculation of dimensions, working load limits and mechanical properties .......13
A.1 Dimensions and tolerances ................................................................................................................13
A.2 Working load limits and mechanical properties...............................................................................13
Annex B (informative) Weight of chain ...........................................................................................................15
Annex C (informative) Designation system for chain (medium tolerance) - grade 8 .................................16
Annex ZA (informative) !Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC ............................................................................................17
Annex ZB (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC ........................................................................................18
!Bibliography.................................................................................................................................................19

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Foreword
This document (EN 818-2:1996+A1:2008) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 168 “Chains,
ropes, webbing, slings and accessories - Safety”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2008 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by October 2008.

This document includes Amendment 1, approved by CEN on 2008-02-10.

This document supersedes EN 818-2:1996.

The start and finish of text introduced or altered by amendment is indicated in the text by tags ! ".

!This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annexes ZA and ZB, which are integral parts of this
document."

The other parts of EN 818 are:

Part 1: General conditions of acceptance

Part 3: Medium tolerance chain for chain slings - Grade 4
Part 4: Chain slings - Grade 8
Part 5: Chain slings - Grade 4
!Part 6: Chain slings - Specification for information for use and maintenance to be provided by the
manufacturer"
!Part 7: Fine tolerance hoist chain, Grade T (Types T, DAT and DT)"

A further part or parts will cover fine tolerance chains for chain hoists and other lifting appliances.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Introduction
This European Standard has been prepared to be a harmonized standard to provide one means of conforming
with the essential safety requirements of the Machinery Directive.

This Directive stipulates that where chain with welded links is used for lifting accessories it is to be of short link
type and for the purposes of this standard this is chain having a ratio of nominal pitch to nominal size of 3:1.

The extent to which hazards are covered is indicated in the scope of this Part of EN 818. In addition, lifting
equipment shall comply as appropriate with !EN ISO 12100" for hazards which are not covered by this
standard.

Annex C gives a designation system for recording the identifying features of grade 8 short link chain. Since
this system is not widely used it has been included in this first edition of this standard as an informative annex,
however, should its use become more generally accepted then the status of the information would need to be
reviewed.

!This standard is a Type C standard as stated in EN ISO 12100.

When provisions of this type C standard are different from those which are stated in type A or B standards, the
provisions of this type C standard take precedence over the provisions of the other standards, for equipment
that have been designed and build according to the provisions of this type C standard."

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1 Scope
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!This part of EN 818 specifies the requirements related to safety for short link chains, grade 8, of medium
tolerance for use in chain slings according to !EN 818-4:1996+A1" and for general lifting purposes."
They are electrically welded round steel short link chains, heat treated and tested and complying with the
general conditions of acceptance in !EN 818-1:1996+A1".

The range of nominal sizes of chain covered by this Part of EN 818 is from 4 mm to 45 mm.

The hazards covered by this Part of EN 818 are identified in clause 4.

The bases for calculation of tabulated values for dimensions, working load limits and mechanical properties
are given in annex A.

Annex B gives information on weight/metre of chain.

Annex C gives an example of a designation system for chains.

2 Normative references
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference provisions from other publications.
These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the publications are listed
hereafter. For dated references, subsequent revisions to or amendments of any of these publications apply to
this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references, the
latest edition of the publication referred to applies.

!deleted text"

!EN 818-1:1996+A1", Short link chain for lifting purposes – Safety – Part 1: General conditions of
acceptance

!EN 818-6:2000+A1", Short link chain for lifting purposes – Safety – Part 6: Chain slings – Instructions for
use and maintenance

!EN 1050", Safety of machinery – Risk assessment

!EN ISO 12100-1, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 1: Basic
terminology, methodology (ISO 12100-1:2003)

EN ISO 12100-2, Safety of machinery - Basic concepts, general principles for design - Part 2: Technical
principles (ISO 12100-2:2003)"

ISO 643, Steels – Micrographic determination of the ferritic or austenitic grain size.

3 !Terms and definitions"

!For the purposes of this document, the terms, definitions and symbols given in EN 818-1:1996+A1 and the
following apply."

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4 Hazards
!Accidental release of a load, or release of a load due to" failure of lifting accessories such as slings or
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their component parts puts at risk either directly or indirectly the !safety or health" or health of those
persons within the danger zone of lifting equipment.

In order to provide the necessary strength and durability of lifting accessories this Part of EN 818 lays down
requirements for the design, selection of materials of construction and testing to ensure that specified levels of
performance are met.

Fatigue failure has not been identified as a hazard when chain having the specified levels of performance
given in this Part of EN 818 is used in general lifting service.

Since failure can be caused by the incorrect choice of grade and specification of lifting accessories this Part of
EN 818 also gives the requirements for marking and the manufacturer's certificate.

Those aspects of safe use associated with good practice are given in !EN 818-6:2000+A1".

Table 1 contains !all those hazards", which require action to reduce risk identified by risk assessment as
being specific and significant for short link chain (medium tolerance) grade 8 for lifting purposes.

Table 1 — Hazards and associated requirements

Hazards identified in annex A of !EN 1050" Relevant clause/sub-

clause of this standard

!1 e)" Mechanical hazard due to inadequacy of 5

strength !deleted text"

5 Safety requirements

5.1 General

The chain shall also comply with the appropriate requirements of !EN 818-1:1996+A1".

5.2 Dimensions

5.2.1 Nominal size of chain, dn

The nominal size of chain shall be one of the sizes listed in table 2 column 1.

5.2.2 Tolerance on material diameter (except at the weld)

The tolerance on material diameter for each nominal size of chain shall be in accordance with table 2 column
2.

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5.2.3 Weld diameter

The maximum diameter at the weld for each nominal size of chain shall be in accordance with table 2 column
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3. The thickness of the steel at the weld shall nowhere be less than the actual diameter of the steel adjacent
to the weld.

5.2.4 Length dimensionally affected by welding

The length dimensionally affected by welding (e) shall not extend by more than 0,6 dn to either side of the
centre of the link.

5.2.5 Pitch and widths

The dimensions of the pitch and widths of the individual links and chain shall be as specified in table 2
columns 4 to 8, and illustrated in figure 1 of !EN 818-1:1996+A1".

Table 2 — Dimensions

Dimensions in millimetres

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)

Nominal Material Weld Pitch Internal External

Size diameter diameter width away width over
tolerance pn p p from weld the weld
dn ds max min
max w1 W2
min max

4 + 0,16 4,4 12 12,4 11,6 5,2 14,8

5 + 0,2 5,5 15 15,5 14,6 6,5 18,5
6 + 0,24 6,6 18 18,5 17,5 7,8 22,2

7 + 0,28 7,7 21 21,6 20,4 9,1 25,9

8 + 0,32 8,8 24 24,7 23,3 10,4 29,6
10 + 0,4 11 30 30,9 29,1 13 37

13 + 0,52 14,3 39 40,2 37,8 16,9 48,1

16 + 0,64 17,6 48 49,4 46,6 20,8 59,2
18 + 0,9 19,8 54 55,6 52,4 23,4 66,6

19 +1 20,9 57 58,7 55,3 24,7 70,3

20 +1 22 60 61,8 58,2 26 74
22 + 1,1 24,2 66 68 64 28,6 81,4

23 + 1,2 25,3 69 71,1 66,9 29,9 85,1

25 + 1,3 27,5 75 77,3 72,8 32,5 92,5
26 + 1,3 28,6 78 80,3 75,7 33,8 96,2

28 + 1,4 30,8 84 86,5 81,5 36,4 104

32 + 1,6 35,2 96 98,9 93,1 41,6 118
36 + 1,8 39,6 108 111 105 46,8 133

40 +2 44 120 124 116 52 148

45 + 2,3 49,5 135 139 131 58,5 167

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5.3 Materials and heat treatment

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5.3.1 Quality of material

5.3.1.1 General

Within the limitations given in 5.3.1.2 to 5.3.1.4 it is the responsibility of the chain manufacturer to select the
type of steel to be used so that the finished chain, when suitably heat-treated meets the mechanical properties
specified in this Part of EN 818.

5.3.1.2 Type of steel

The steel used shall be produced by an electric process or by an oxygen blown process.

5.3.1.3 Deoxidation

The steel shall be fully killed, be stabilized against strain age embrittlement and have an austenitic grain size
of 5 or finer when tested in accordance with ISO 643.

5.3.1.4 Chemical composition

The steel shall contain alloying elements in sufficient quantities so that the finished chain, when heat treated in
accordance with 5.3.2, complies not only with the mechanical properties specified in this Part of EN 818 but
also possesses adequate low temperature ductility and toughness to provide resistance to impact loading.

The steel shall contain nickel and at least one of the other elements in the minimum percentages shown in
table 3.

Table 3 — Chemical composition-alloying elements

Element Minimum mass content % as determined by cast analysis

Nickel 0,40

Chromium 0,40

Molybdenum 0,15

To ensure that chain is stabilized against strain-age embrittlement during service, the steel shall contain at
least 0,025% aluminium.

The steel shall contain no more sulphur and phosphorous content than the limits given in table 4.

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Table 4 — Sulphur and phosphorous content

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Element Maximum mass content % as determined by

Cast analysis Check analysis

Sulphur 0,025 0,030

Phosphorous 0,025 0,030

5.3.2 Heat treatment

All the chain shall be hardened from a temperature above the AC3 point and tempered before being subjected
to the manufacturing proof force. The tempering temperature shall be at least 400 °C.

The tempering conditions shall be at least as effective as a temperature of 400 °C maintained for a period of 1
h. This requirement is the responsibility of the chain manufacturer. When proposed for verification, sample
chains shall be tested after they have been reheated to and maintained for 1 h at 400 °C and then cooled to
room temperature, they shall comply with the requirements of 5.4.2 and 5.4.3.

5.4 Mechanical properties

5.4.1 Manufacturing proof force (MPF)

All the chain shall be subjected to the manufacturing proof force specified in table 5, column 3 for the
appropriate nominal size of chain.

5.4.2 Breaking force (BF) and total ultimate elongation (A)

Samples of chain in the finished condition shall have a breaking force at least equal to that specified in table 5,
column 4 for the appropriate nominal size of chain. On completion of the static tensile test the total ultimate
elongation as defined in !EN 818-1:1996+A1" shall not be less than 20 %.

5.4.3 Bend deflection

Single link samples shall withstand the minimum deflection specified in table 5, column 5 for the appropriate
nominal size of chain and shall be free from visible defects.

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Table 5 — Working load limits and test requirements

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Nominal size, dn Working load limit Manufacturing roof Breaking force Bend deflection
WLL force BF f
mm t MPF kN mm
kN min min

4 0,5 12,6 20,1 3,2

5 0,8 19,6 31,4 4
6 1,12 28,3 45,2 4,8

7 1,5 38,5 61,6 5,6

8 2 50,3 80,4 6,4
10 3,15 78,5 126 8

13 5,3 133 212 10

16 8 201 322 13
18 10 254 407 14

19 11,2 284 454 15

20 12,5 314 503 16
22 15 380 608 18

23 16 415 665 18
25 20 491 785 20
26 21,2 531 849 21

28 25 616 985 22
32 31,5 804 1290 26
36 40 1020 1630 29

40 50 1260 2010 32
45 63 1590 2540 36

6 Verification of safety requirements

6.1 !Qualification of personnel

All testing and examinations shall be carried out by a competent person."

6.2 Size of lot and selection of samples

The size of the lot from which samples shall be selected shall be 200 m. An excess fraction of the length of lot
shall be considered as a separate lot. Samples shall be selected as specified in !EN 818-1:1996+A1".

6.3 Manufacturing proof force, breaking force and total ultimate elongation

6.3.1 Static tensile test

The testing machine and test procedure for the static tensile test shall be as specified in
!EN 818-1:1996+A1".

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6.3.2 Manufacturing proof force acceptance criteria

All the chain shall sustain the manufacturing proof force specified in 5.4.1.
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6.3.3 Breaking force and total ultimate elongation acceptance criteria

On completion of the static tensile test the requirements of 5.4.2 shall be met.

6.4 Bend deflection

6.4.1 Bend test

The test equipment and procedure shall be as specified in !EN 818-1:1996+A1".

Each single link sample shall be bent to a minimum deflection, "f", as shown in figure 1 and given in table 5,
column 5.

Following the removal of the force, the link sample shall be examined by a competent person.

NOTE Where necessary a surface coating may be removed after the bend test to enable this examination to be
carried out

6.4.2 Bend deflection acceptance criteria

On completion of the bend test the requirements of 5.4.3 shall be met.

7 Marking
Marking shall be as specified in !EN 818-1:1996+A1".

The grade mark for the chain shall be "8".

8 Manufacturer's certificate
The manufacturer's certificate shall be as specified in !EN 818-1:1996+A1".

9 !Information" for use

!Information" for use shall accompany the chain and shall be in accordance with the relevant clauses of
!EN 818-6:2000+A1".

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2dn

d
n
BS EN 818-2:1996+A1:2008

90º

Figure 1 — Bend deflection "f"

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Annex A
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Calculation of dimensions, working load limits and mechanical

properties

A.1 Dimensions and tolerances

A.1.1 In table 2 column 2 the tolerances on material diameters are based on:

a) + 4% of the nominal size of chain for nominal sizes less than 18 mm;

b) + 5% of the nominal size of chain for nominal sizes of 18 mm and over, values being rounded to
0,1 mm.

A.1.2 The bases for calculation of dimensions in table 2 columns 3 to 8 are as follows:

Maximum diameter at the weld ds max = 1,1 dn

Nominal pitch pn = 3 dn
Minimum pitch of chain pmin = 2,91 dn
Maximum pitch of chain pmax = 3,09 dn
Minimum internal width, away from the weld w1 = 1,3 dn
Maximum external width, over the weld w2 = 3,7 dn

Dimensions given in table 2 are full calculated values rounded to 0,1 mm for values up to 100 mm. Values
equal to or greater than 100 mm are rounded to 1 mm.

A.2 Working load limits and mechanical properties

A.2.1 General

The stresses used in the calculation of working load limits and mechanical properties in the formulae given in
A.2.2 to A.2.4 are mean stresses as follows:
2
1) Mean stress at the working load limit (WLL) = 200 N/mm ;
2
2) Mean stress at the manufacturing proof force (MPF) = 500 N/mm ;
2
3) Mean stress at the breaking force (BF min) = 800 N/mm .

A.2.2 Calculated values of working load limit (WLL)

!The calculated values for the working load limits are based on the following equation:"

2 × 1 × π × 200 × d n2
WLL = 4 in t
g × 1000

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WLL = 0,0320353 d n2 in t
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where

WLL is expressed in tonnes, and

2
g = acceleration due to gravity (in m/s i.e. 9,806 65)

!The calculated values have been rounded down to the nearest lower value of the R40 series of preferred
numbers in accordance with ISO 497. These values are listed in Table 5 column 2."

A.2.3 Calculated values of manufacturing proof force (MPF)

The values of manufacturing proof force are based on the full calculated MPF values determined using the
following formula:

2 × 1 × π × 500 × d n2
MPF = 4 in kN
1000

MPF = 0,7853982 d n2 in kN

The values given in table 5, column 3 have been rounded to 0,1 kN up to 100 kN. Values equal to or greater
than 100 kN, up to 1000 kN, are rounded to 1kN and values 1000 kN or greater rounded to 10kN.

A.2.4 Calculated values of minimum breaking force (BFmin)

The values of minimum breaking force are based on the full calculated BFmin values determined using the
following formula:

2 × 1 × π × 800 × d n2
BFmin = 4 in kN
1000

BFmin = 1,2566371 d n2 in kN

The values given in table 5, column 4 have been rounded to 0,1 kN up to 100 kN. Values equal to or greater
than 100 kN, up to 1000 kN, are rounded to 1 kN and values 1000 kN or greater rounded to 10 kN.

A.2.5 Bend deflection (f)

The values of bend deflection have been calculated using the following formula:

f = 0,8 × d n in mm

The values given in table 5 column 5 have been rounded to 0,1 mm up to 10 mm. Values greater than 10 mm
are rounded to 1 mm.

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Annex B
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Weight of chain

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The approximate weight/metre of chain based on a mass density of 7,85 g/cm is given in table B.1.

Table B.1 — Weight of chain

Nominal size Weight

mm Kg/m

4 0,35
5 0,5
6 0,8

7 1,1
8 1,4
10 2,2

13 3,8
16 5,7
18 7,3

19 8,1
20 9
22 10,9

23 12
25 14,1
26 15,2

28 17,6
32 23
36 29

40 36
45 45,5

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Annex C
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Designation system for chain (medium tolerance) - grade 8

General format

EN 818-2 -8- 10 x 30

EN and part(s) number block

Grade of chain

Size of chain

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!Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 98/37/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the
New Approach Directive 98/37/EC, amended by 98/79/CE on machinery.

Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has
been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity
with the relevant Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

WARNING - Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling
within the scope of this standard.

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Annex ZB
(informative)
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Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential

Requirements of EU Directive 2006/42/EC

This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission
and the European Free Trade Association to provide a means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the
New Approach Directive 2006/42/EC on machinery.

Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Communities under that Directive and has
been implemented as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative
clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity
with the relevant Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations.

WARNING - Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the product(s) falling
within the scope of this standard."."

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!Bibliography
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[1] ISO 497, Guide to the choice of series of preferred numbers and of series containing more rounded
values of preferred numbers"

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