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  • BS 3551:1962

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    Specification for alloy steel shackles

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  22-10-1962

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    Foreword
    Specification
    1. Scope
    2. Types of shackle
    3. Special shackles
    4. Material, heat treatment, hardness
    5. Size
    6. Form and dimensions
    7. Tolerances on dimensions
    8. Workmanship
    9. Bolts and nuts
    10. Finish
    11. Screw threads
    12. Proof loading
    13. Marking
    14. Certificate
    Tables
    1. Dee shackles
    2. Bow shackles
    Appendices
    A. Information to be provided with the enquiry and
         order
    B. Notes on design
    C. Recommendations relating to contracts
    D. Metric equivalents

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    Shackles similar to BS 3032, but using alloy steel twice as strong as mild steel and one and a half times as strong as higher tensile steel. Dee and bow shackles with four types of pin. Material, dimensions, heat treatment, workmanship, finish, screw threads, proof loading, marking, certification. Design for special (or unscheduled) shackles with different dimensions. Safe working loads 1 ton 2 cwt to 80 tons. Information with enquiry and order, notes on design, recommendations for contracts.

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    This specification covers shackles in alloy steel.

    Material, heat-treatment, workmanship, finish, screw threads, proof loading, marking and certification are specified. Tables of dimensions for dee and bow shackles are given. Design requirements are laid down for special (or unscheduled) shackles whose dimensions differ from those given in these tables.

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    Committee MHE/1
    Development Note Supersedes BS 825(1949) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

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