Roller chain made from stainless steel.
Provides even greater corrosion resistance than RS Roller Chain or RS surface area treated chain. Tsubaki offers four standard stainless steel chain types to meet up any application.
Applications and Features
Series SS Series Because Series NS Series
Material SUS304
*Clips are SUS301
Pins and rollers : precipitation hardened stainless steel
Plates, bushes : SUS304
Clips use SUS301
SUS316
*Clips are SUS301
Features
Offers better corrosion resistance than metal or plated chains underwater or in contact with acids, alkalis, etc.
Usable in both low and temperature ranges (-20ºC to 400ºC)
Maximum allowable load : 1.5x that of SS Series
Less corrosion level of resistance than SS 
Series
Usable in both low and high temperature ranges (-20ºC to 400ºC)
Better corrosion resistance than SS Series
nonmagnetic (aside from the clips)
Product Types/Features
SS Series
SS Series
Our basic stainless steel chain using SUS304 equivalent material. Perfect for use in drinking water or in acidic, alkali, or other corrosive conditions.
Details
NS Series
NS Series
Uses SUS316 stainless steel for better corrosion resistance than SS Series. Use in situations requiring greater corrosion level of resistance than SS Series.
Details
AS Series
AS Series
Pins and rollers make use of precipitation hardened stainless steel for 1.5x the utmost allowable load of SS Series. However, AS Transmission Drive Chain Series has much less corrosion resistance than SS Series.
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LSC Series
LSC Series
Stainless steel chain with a particular engineering plastic material sleeve inserted between the pins and bushes for long life, lube-free operation.