Description
08B-1 Roller Chain – 1/2″ Pitch ISO 606 / BS 228 Simplex Chain
The 08B-1 is the most widely used small-pitch B-series roller chain in Europe and the UK. Made to ISO 606-B, BS 228 and DIN 8187, it has a 12.7 mm (1/2″) pitch, an 8.51 mm roller and a minimum tensile strength of 17.8 kN – the standard choice for light drives, packaging machinery, small conveyors and agricultural attachments.
Specifications
| Chain number | 08B-1 |
| Pitch (P) | 12.700 mm (1/2″) |
| Roller diameter (d1) | 8.51 mm |
| Inner width (b1) | 7.75 mm |
| Pin diameter (d2) | 4.45 mm |
| Pin length (b4) | 17.0 mm |
| Plate height (h2) | 11.81 mm |
| Plate thickness (Ti / To) | 1.60 / 1.60 mm |
| Min. tensile strength | 17.8 kN |
| Avg. tensile strength | 19.6 kN |
| Weight | 0.69 kg/m |
| Standard | ISO 606-B / BS 228 / DIN 8187 |
Related items
08B-2 duplex, 08B-3 triplex, 08B-1 stainless (SUS304), and 08B sprockets – available from the same factory.
Not sure whether you need 08B-1 or ANSI 40? The pitch is the same (12.7 mm) but the roller diameter differs (8.51 mm vs 7.95 mm), so the two are not interchangeable. Send us the chain stamping or a photo with a ruler and we will confirm.
Request a price for 08B-1 chain – tell us the length, quantity and material.
