Many businesses or industry sectors may suffer failed machinery, which in turn could lead to a loss of productivity if they are using the wrong type of chain within their machinery and applications. However in order to make sure you are using the right chain you need to analyse your working environment and find out which chain is best suited to the demands of the job that needs to be done. In the case of stainless steel chains they have many uses and without them your business or industry sector could end up suffering. So what are the main uses of stainless steel chains?

One of the main examples of the use of stainless steel chains is if you are working in an industry or an area with a high exposure to water/sea water, for example boating, yachting or a marine environment. The reason for this is the fact that these chains have excellent corrosive resistance, which is also why they are the chain of choice for aspects where public hygiene is important such as medical applications, hospitals catering and the food industry. They are also widely used in the chemical industry and the manufacturing industry.

As well as being used in an array of different industry sectors, stainless steel chains can be brought in pretty much whatever size you need them as they can be cut to specific lengths. The customisation of them doesn't however stop here! You are able to purchase stainless steel chains in a raw condition or they can be finished to, again, meet your specification. So if you need them to be supplied on hooks, reels, cut to length or assembled to meet requirements then you can. The flexibility that you get with stainless steel chains is another reason as to why they are used in a vase array of industries as they are suitable to more than one type of machinery or application, this is a point that is also backup up by the fact that these chains come in either link (short or long) or roller chains.

A stainless steel chain provides high strength and due to this fact they are used in extreme environments in order to provide added longevity. So basically if you are involved in an industry where a lot of pressure is used or if you work in an environment that is acidic or alkaline then this type of chain can handle it; they are designed to be used in this way. On top of this, and what I mentioned previously, these chains are also ideal if your work involves temperatures of -40°C to +400°C where resistance to corrosion is a requirement.

Other aspects and features of stainless steel chains that are important to the job that they do are as follows:

• They allow a bearing pressure of up to 14.7 Mpa

• A special surface treatment is placed on them in order to provide maximum resistance to wear

• All of the rounded parts on them are specially treated in order to provide extreme long life

• They have the highest quality appearance

• Provide a resistance to corrosion

• They retain a compliance to hygiene within food and pharma applications

Stainless steel chains are the chain of choice and necessity of many industries and after looking into it, it is easy to see why so make sure that if your business falls into categories such as the above that you opt for a stainless steel chain.