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[email protected] CHAINS GENERAL INFORMATION DIMENSION RATIOS For many years, dimensions of stud link anchor chain have been standardized so that all chain manufacturers are required to furnish chain conforming to dimension charts published by various testing societies (Lloyds, American Bureau of Shipping, etc.), within their limiting tolerances. For estimating purposes it is often useful to note the following: CHAINS The inside length (“grip” or pitch) of one link is 4 wire diameters. The outside length of one link is 6 wire-diameters. The outside width of one link is 3.56 wire-diameters. The gauge-test length is the outside length over 6 links and equals 26 wire-diameters. The weight of one link is about 3-1/3 times its wire diameter cubed.