ISO Chain No. | Chain No. | Pitch P mm | Roller diameter d1max mm | Width between inner plates b1min mm | Pin diameter d2max mm | Pin length | Inner plate depth h2max | Plate thickness t/Tmax | Tensile strength Qmin | Average tensile strength Q0 | Weight per meter q | |
Lmax | Lcmax | |||||||||||
mm | mm | mm | mm | kN/lbf | kN | kg/m | ||||||
- | 9.525 | 6 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 18.6 | 20 | 9.3 | 1.85/1.50 | 11.80/2653 | 13.6 | 0.61 | |
420 | 420 | 12.7 | 7.77 | 6.25 | 3.96 | 14.7 | 16.1 | 12 | 1.5 | 16.00/3597 | 17.6 | 0.55 |
- | 420F3 | 12.7 | 7.77 | 6.4 | 3.97 | 15 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 1.60/1.45 | 16.00/3597 | 17.6 | 0.64 |
- | 420HF1 | 12.7 | 7.77 | 6.25 | 3.96 | 17 | 18.4 | 12 | 2.03 | 16.00/3597 | 17.6 | 0.76 |
- | 420HT | 12.7 | 7.77 | 6.25 | 3.96 | 17 | - | 12 | 2.03 | 21.40/4811 | 23.5 | 0.76 |
428 | 428 | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.75 | 4.45 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 17.80/4002 | 19.6 | 0.7 |
- | 428F1 | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.94 | 4.5 | 16.7 | 18.05 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 17.15/3855 | 19.4 | 0.71 |
- | 428DS | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.94 | 4.45 | 17.9 | 19.3 | 12 | 1.85 | 18.62/4186 | 21 | 0.76 |
428MH | 428H | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.85 | 4.45 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 11.8 | 2.03 | 20.60/4631 | 23.4 | 0.79 |
- | 428HF1 | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.85 | 4.45 | 17.9 | 19 | 11.8 | 1.8 | 19.50/4384 | 20.7 | 0.74 |
- | 428HSH | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.75 | 4.45 | 20 | - | 12 | 2.42 | 27.00/6070 | 29.4 | 0.89 |
- | 428HF4 | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.94 | 4.5 | 18.9 | 20.1 | 11.8 | 2.03 | 20.50/4609 | 23.4 | 0.82 |
- | 428HD | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.85 | 4.45 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 11.8 | 2.03 | 20.60/4631 | 23.4 | 0.85 |
- | 428F3 | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.85 | 4.45 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 11.7 | 1.6 | 17.80/4002 | 19.6 | 0.77 |
- | 428F4 | 12.7 | 8.51 | 7.85 | 4.45 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 11.8 | 1.6 | 17.80/4002 | 19.6 | 0.72 |
520 | 520 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 6.25 | 5.08 | 17.5 | 19 | 15.09 | 2.03 | 26.50/5957 | 29.7 | 0.89 |
- | 520F2 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 6.35 | 5.24 | 17.5 | 19.05 | 15.09 | 2.03 | 26.50/5957 | 29.7 | 0.97 |
- | 520F3 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 6.48 | 5.08 | 17.5 | 19 | 15.09 | 2.03 | 26.50/5957 | 29.7 | 0.89 |
520MH | 520MH | 15.875 | 10.22 | 6.25 | 5.25 | 19 | 21.2 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 30.50/6857 | 33.6 | - |
- | 520HD | 15.875 | 10.16 | 6.35 | 5.34 | 18.6 | 20 | 15.09 | 2.2 | 35.00/7868 | 38.5 | 1.04 |
525 | 525 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 7.95 | 5.08 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 15.09 | 2.03 | 26.50/5957 | 29.7 | 1.06 |
525MH | 525MH | 15.875 | 10.22 | 7.85 | 5.25 | 21.2 | 23.2 | 15.3 | 2.2 | 30.50/6857 | 33.6 | - |
- | 525HF1 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 7.95 | 5.08 | 20.9 | 22.3 | 15.09 | 2.42 | 26.50/5957 | 29.7 | 1.2 |
530 | 530 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 9.4 | 5.08 | 20.7 | 22.2 | 15.09 | 2.03 | 26.50/5957 | 29.7 | 1.06 |
- | 530SH | 15.875 | 10.16 | 9.4 | 5.08 | 22.1 | - | 15.09 | 2.42 | 32.80/7374 | 33.5 | 1.24 |
- | 520F12 | 15.875 | 10.16 | 6.25 | 5.25 | 17.6 | - | 15 | 2.03 | 29.43/6615 | 32.3 | 0.98 |
- | 520HF7 | 15.875 | 10.22 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 21.35 | - | 15.3 | 2.8/2.42 | 40.00/8992 | 44 | 1.43 |
630 | 630 | 19.05 | 11.91 | 9.4 | 5.94 | 23 | 24.8 | 18 | 2.42 | 35.30/7936 | 38.8 | - |
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MOTORCYCLE CHAIN LUBRICATION
Chains operating at high speeds comparable to those on motorcycles should be used in conjunction with an oil bath. For modern motorcycles this is not possible, and most motorcycle chains run unprotected. Thus, motorcycle chains tend to wear very quickly relative to other applications. They are subject to extreme forces and are exposed to rain, dirt, sand and road salt.
Motorcycle chains are part of the drive train to transmit the motor power to the back wheel. Properly lubricated chains can reach an efficiency of 98% or greater in the transmission. Unlubricated chains will significantly decrease performance and increase chain and sprocket wear.
Two types of aftermarket lubricants are available for motorcycle chains: spray on lubricants and oil drip feed systems.
Spray lubricants may contain wax or PTFE. While these lubricants use tack additives to stay on the chain they can also attract dirt and sand from the road and over time produce a grinding paste that accelerates component wear.
Oil drip feed systems continuously lubricate the chain and use light oil that does not stick to the chain. Research has shown that oil drip feed systems provide the greatest wear protection and greatest power saving.
BICYCLE CHAIN WEAR
The lightweight chain of a bicycle with derailleur gears can snap (or rather, come apart at the side-plates, since it is normal for the "riveting" to fail first) because the pins inside are not cylindrical, they are barrel-shaped. Contact between the pin and the bushing is not the regular line, but a point which allows the chain's pins to work its way through the bushing, and finally the roller, ultimately causing the chain to snap. This form of construction is necessary because the gear-changing action of this form of transmission requires the chain to both bend sideways and to twist, but this can occur with the flexibility of such a narrow chain and relatively large free lengths on a bicycle.
Chain failure is much less of a problem on hub-geared systems (e.g. Bendix 2-speed, Sturmey-Archer AW) since the parallel pins have a much bigger wearing surface in contact with the bush. The hub-gear system also allows complete enclosure, a great aid to lubrication and protection from grit.