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Statesville, NC | In your example, each link will be carrying the full 10,000 pounds. Think of it this way, if you took out one link, you would be disconnected from the load. If a chain is in good condition, no damaged, bent, or rusted links, a longer chain is less likely to break. This is because a chain can stretch a certain amount before breaking. It can stretch very slightly and return to it's original length. Too much and it's stretched beyond it's elastic limit and is permanently damaged. The longer a chain is, the more the elastic stretch adds up, so if a load is snatched or jerked beyond the rated load of the chain, there is more room for give in a longer chain, each link deforms less. Say for example each link can stretch .005" and return to its original shape. In a longer chain there are more .005 inches to add up. | |
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A chain question.
