Tay-Loop Ring-Type Kiln Chain — Stainless Steel
The ring-type chain in stainless, for the hot end where carbon and alloy steel will not last.
Read this first
For heat transfer only — not suitable for lifting. Kiln chain
hangs in a kiln as a heat exchanger and as a scraper. It is not rated for load,
it carries no working load limit, and it must never be used for lifting or
rigging. The catalogue page says so on every family and so do we.
Same flash-welded circular link as the carbon and alloy ring chain,
in AISI 304 or 309 stainless. Other stainless grades on request.
Note the material dimension is exact rather than nominal — a 5/8″ Tay-Loop is
5/8″ of stainless, where the carbon equivalent is 21/32″. Weights are calculated
at 0.29 lb/in³ for stainless against 0.283 for carbon.
Sizes and surface area
| Size |
Link dimensions |
Links / ft |
Weight / ft |
Area / link |
Area / ft |
Area / lb |
| 5/8″ |
5/8 Exact x 2-1/2″ |
4.80 |
4.19 lb |
19.26 in² |
.642 ft² |
22.30 in²/lb |
| 3/4″ |
3/4 Exact x 3″ |
4.00 |
6.04 lb |
27.73 in² |
.771 ft² |
18.60 in²/lb |
| 7/8″ |
7/8 Exact x 3″ |
4.00 |
8.74 lb |
33.46 in² |
.93 ft² |
15.33 in²/lb |
| 1″ |
1 Exact x 3″ |
4.00 |
11.78 lb |
39.43 in² |
1.09 ft² |
13.80 in²/lb |
| 1″ |
1 Exact x 3-1/2″ |
3.43 |
11.37 lb |
44.30 in² |
1.06 ft² |
14.00 in²/lb |
Material: AISI 304, 309 stainless. Surface area is the number that matters —
the chain is a heat exchanger, so area per foot decides how much chain the kiln
needs, and area per pound decides what that area costs you.
Options
| Hardness |
Heat treated to 400+ Brinell, or carburized to 500+ Brinell for greater wear resistance |
| Lengths |
Ready-to-install lengths, or continuous |
| Tolerance |
Weights and dimensions approximate, ±4% |
Weights are calculated at 0.283 lb/in³ for carbon and alloy steel, and
0.29 lb/in³ for stainless.
Fitting it
Chain hangs from a hanger through a
shackle. Both are quoted separately.
The shackle is pinned and locked with a plate: hang the chain on the shackle,
position it over the hanger, push the pin through both, place the locking plate
in its recess and straighten it with a few hammer blows.
Tell us the kiln, the zone and the duty and we will quote it.
