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Grade 80 Chain Connecting Link ULCL08PCL: WLL and Sizes (Did You Know)

Hobson's one-page "Did You Know" flyer for its powder coated Grade 80 chain connecting link (part ULCL08PCL). It lists the WLL and breaking load of ten sizes from 6 to 32mm, the uses, the features and the markings.

What this covers

  • WLL and breaking load
  • Applications
  • Features
  • Markings

For Chain Sling Fittings (Master & Connecting Links).

Key things to remember

The essentials from this document in plain words. Check the full document before you rely on a figure.

  • Grade 80 chain connecting link, powder coated, for joining lifting components to chains and eyes.
  • For lifting with chains and synthetic slings, with Grade 80 lifting components.
  • Working load limit (WLL) ranges from 1.12 tonne (6mm) to 31.50 tonne (32mm). Examples: 10mm 3.15 tonne, 13mm 5.30, 16mm 8.00, 20mm 12.50 tonne.
  • Breaking load (BL) is four times the WLL in every row, for example 126.00 tonne for the 32mm link.
  • Conforms to AS 3776, fatigue tested at 1.5 x WLL for 20,000 cycles, and 100% magnaflux crack tested.
  • Each link is marked with CE, its WLL, a trace code linked to its test certificate online, and the maker's mark.
  • Part numbers ULCL08PCL-06 to ULCL08PCL-32 (Qfind CCL6 to CCL32).

Who it helps: Riggers and anyone making up a Grade 80 chain sling who needs the connecting link's part number and WLL.

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