Roller Chain

About Roller Chain and Sprockets

Roller chain links engage with matched sprocket teeth to transmit power between rotating shafts. Since there’s Pitch
no slippage and little stretch, chain drives can handle heavy loads and high torque.
Sizing Roller Chain and Sprockets—ANSI roller chain and sprockets have a standard ANSI number. Metric roller
chain and sprockets have a standard ISO number. Only use chain and sprockets with the same number together.
If you don’t know the ANSI or ISO number of your chain or sprocket, determine size by measuring pitch. Pitch
is the distance between the pin centers of a chain link.
Modifying Roller Chain Length—Reduce chain length with a chain Choosing a Sprocket Bore Style—Drive sprockets attach to
breaker (see page 1169). Join and extend chain with individual links. rotating shafts and transmit power to your roller chain. They con-
Connecting links are also known as master links. They’re nect to the shaft with a bore; the bore style determines how they
used to join the ends of a chain length. The side plate is will attach.
easy to remove for attaching to chain. • Machinable-bore sprockets have an unfinished bore that can
Adding links are also known as roller links. They require be machined for a custom fit.
two connecting links to join chain. • Finished-bore sprockets fit directly on a shaft and attach with
Add-and-connect links are also known as half links and set screws and/or keyways that reduce slippage.
offset links. A combination of connecting and adding links, • Bushing-bore sprockets mate with a compatible bushing that
they join chain that requires an odd number of links. The attaches to the shaft. The same sprocket can be used with multiple
side plate is easy to remove for attaching to chain. shaft diameters.

ANSI Roller Chain and Links

Run conveyors and power machinery with this general purpose steel roller chain. It comes with connecting links; one for 1- to 20-ft. lengths,
five for 50-ft. lengths, and ten for 100-ft. lengths.
Heavy Duty—The links have thick side plates to handle double the working loads of standard chain.
Single Strand

B C

Roller Roller  Roller   Connecting   Adding   Add-and- 

ANSI Pitch Dia. Wd. Working Chain Links Links Connect Links
No. (A) (B) (C) Load, lbs. Lengths, ft. Per Ft. Each Each Each
Standard
 25. . . . . . . . . .   1/40. . . . . . . 0.1300. . . .   1/80. . . . . . . .     88.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K171. . . $5.14 6261K108. . . $1.00 6261K106. . . $0.62 6261K105. . . $2.00
 35. . . . . . . . . .   3/80. . . . . . . 0.2000. . . .   3/160. . . . . .    199.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K172. . . 3.90 6261K191. . . .82 6261K241. . . .70 6261K261. . . 1.78
 40. . . . . . . . . .   1/20. . . . . . . 0.3120. . . .   5/160. . . . . .    356.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K173. . . 4.54 6261K193. . . .87 6261K243. . . .73 6261K263. . . 2.01
 41. . . . . . . . . .   1/20. . . . . . . 0.3060. . . .   1/40. . . . . . . .    168.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K174. . . 4.40 6261K192. . . .87 6261K242. . . .64 6261K262. . . 1.97
 50. . . . . . . . . .   5/80. . . . . . . 0.4000. . . .   3/80. . . . . . . .    561.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K175. . . 5.98 6261K194. . . 1.09 6261K244. . . 1.03 6261K264. . . 2.38
 60. . . . . . . . . .   3/40. . . . . . . 0.4690. . . .   1/20. . . . . . . .    803.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K176. . . 7.78 6261K195. . . 1.40 6261K245. . . 1.46 6261K265. . . 3.28
 80. . . . . . . . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . 0.6250. . . .   5/80. . . . . . . .  1,432.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K177. . . 13.70 6261K196. . . 2.60 6261K246. . . 2.64 6261K266. . . 5.25
100. . . . . . . . . . 11/40. . . . . . . 0.7500. . . .   3/40. . . . . . . .  2,235.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . . . 6261K178. . . 22.20 6261K181. . . 3.86 6261K211. . . 4.22 6261K271. . . 8.88
120. . . . . . . . . . 11/20. . . . . . . 0.8750. . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . .  3,207.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K179. . . 32.46 6261K182. . . 6.05 6261K212. . . 7.14 6261K272. . . 13.62
140. . . . . . . . . . 13/40. . . . . . . 1.0000. . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . .  4,354.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K185. . . 39.98 6261K183. . . 8.34 6261K213. . . 10.88 6261K273. . . 18.69
160. . . . . . . . . . 20.. . . . . . . . . . . 1.1250. . . . 11/40. . . . . . . .  5,727.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K186. . . 50.06 6261K184. . . 11.67 6261K214. . . 15.97 6261K274. . . 25.92
Heavy Duty
 35H. . . . . . .   3/80. . . . . . . 0.2000. . . .   3/160. . . . . .    670.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K2. . . . . . . . 10.49 7265K224. . . 2.10 7265K226. . . .64 ...

 40H. . . . . . .   1/20. . . . . . . 0.3120. . . .   5/160. . . . . .  1,030.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K3. . . . . . . . 12.43 7265K324. . . 2.24 7265K326. . . .89 ...

 50H. . . . . . .   5/80. . . . . . . 0.4000. . . .   3/80. . . . . . . .  1,620.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K4. . . . . . . . 12.62 7265K424. . . 2.20 7265K426. . . 1.96 7265K425. . . 4.76
 60H. . . . . . .   3/40. . . . . . . 0.4690. . . .   1/20. . . . . . . .  2,000.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K5. . . . . . . . 10.55 7265K524. . . 2.06 7265K526. . . 1.81 7265K525. . . 4.40
 80H. . . . . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . 0.6250. . . .   5/80. . . . . . . .  3,400.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K6. . . . . . . . 17.64 7265K624. . . 3.06 7265K626. . . 3.06 7265K625. . . 6.85
100H. . . . . . . 11/40. . . . . . . 0.7500. . . .   3/40. . . . . . . .  5,200.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K7. . . . . . . . 29.62 7265K724. . . 5.66 7265K726. . . 6.38 7265K725. . . 11.76
120H. . . . . . . 11/20. . . . . . . 0.8750. . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . .  7,000.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K8. . . . . . . . 42.74 7265K824. . . 8.73 7265K826. . . 9.54 7265K825. . . 18.13
140H. . . . . . . 13/40. . . . . . . 1.0000. . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . .  9,200.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K9. . . . . . . . 52.60 7265K924. . . 13.86 7265K926. . . 14.58 7265K925. . . 29.02
160H. . . . . . . 20.. . . . . . . . . . . 1.1250. . . . 11/40. . . . . . . . 12,300.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7265K11. . . . . 67.49 7265K927. . . 17.78 ... 7265K928. . . 36.69
Double Strand

B C

A
Roller Roller  Roller   Connecting   Adding   Add-and- 
ANSI Pitch Dia. Wd. Working Chain Links Links Connect Links
No. (A) (B) (C) Load, lbs. Lengths, ft. Per Ft. Each Each Each
Standard
 35-2. . . . . .   /80. . . . . . . 0.2000. . . .
3   3/160. . . . . .    810.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . 6261K711. . . $9.71 6261K221. . . $2.08 6261K103. . . $1.51 6261K841. . . $4.52
 40-2. . . . . .   1/20. . . . . . . 0.3120. . . .   5/160. . . . . .  1,370.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . 6261K712. . . 10.39 6261K223. . . 2.17 6261K104. . . 1.71 6261K842. . . 4.73
 50-2. . . . . .   5/80. . . . . . . 0.4000. . . .   3/80. . . . . . . .  2,380.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . 6261K713. . . 13.57 6261K224. . . 2.33 6261K109. . . 2.44 6261K843. . . 5.67
 60-2. . . . . .   3/40. . . . . . . 0.4690. . . .   1/20. . . . . . . .  3,315.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . 6261K714. . . 18.30 6261K225. . . 3.24 6261K116. . . 3.38 6261K844. . . 7.99
 80-2. . . . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . 0.6250. . . .   5/80. . . . . . . .  5,610.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K715. . . 29.44 6261K226. . . 4.88 6261K117. . . 6.05 6261K845. . . 12.48
100-2. . . . . . 11/40. . . . . . . 0.7500. . . .   3/40. . . . . . . .  8,600.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K91. . . . . 48.18 6261K922. . . 9.31 6261K118. . . 8.90 6261K923. . . 21.75
120-2. . . . . . 11/20. . . . . . . 0.8750. . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . 11,560.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K81. . . . . 66.80 6261K706. . . 13.13 ... 6261K92. . . . . 28.71
140-2. . . . . . 13/40. . . . . . . 1.0000. . . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . 15,300.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K82. . . . . 83.69 6261K707. . . 17.85 ... 6261K709. . . 38.41
160-2. . . . . . 20.. . . . . . . . . . . 1.1250. . . . 11/40. . . . . . . . 20,230.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6261K83. . . . . 106.92 6261K708. . . 24.51 ... 6261K94. . . . . 53.16
Heavy Duty
 50H-2. . .   5/80. . . . . . . 0.4000. . . .   3/80. . . . . . . .  2,400.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . 5871K3. . . . . . . . 30.74 5871K13. . . . . 4.19 ... 5871K33. . . . . 15.24
 60H-2. . .   3/40. . . . . . . 0.4690. . . .   1/20. . . . . . . .  3,400.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50, 100. . . 5871K4. . . . . . . . 28.34 5871K14. . . . . 4.93 ... 5871K34. . . . . 10.48
 80H-2. . . 10.. . . . . . . . . . . 0.6250. . . .   5/80. . . . . . . .  5,800.. . . . . . . . . . 1-20, 50. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5871K5. . . . . . . . 45.91 5871K15. . . . . 8.17 ... 5871K35. . . . . 27.57
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