ISO 606:2015
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Short-pitch transmission precision roller and bush chains, attachments and associated chain sprockets
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Published date
08-13-2015
ISO 606:2015 specifies the characteristics of short-pitch precision roller and bush chains with associated sprockets suitable for the mechanical transmission of power and allied applications. It covers dimensions, tolerances, length measurement, preloading, minimum tensile strengths and minimum dynamic strength.
Although Clause 5 applies to chain sprockets for cycles and motor cycles, this International Standard is not applicable to their chains, which are covered by ISO 9633 and ISO 10190, respectively.
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Supersedes ISO 1395 (04/2004) Supersedes ISO/DIS 606. (08/2015)
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Standard
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35
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International Organization for Standardization
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Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| NF ISO 606 : 2015 | Identical |
| NEN ISO 606 : 2015 | Identical |
| BS ISO 606:2015 | Identical |
| DIN ISO 606:2012-06 | Identical |
| UNI ISO 606:2021 | Identical |
| BIS IS 2403 : 2014 | Identical |
| UNE 18002:1990 | Identical |
| SANS 606 : 1ED 2006 | Identical |
| DIN ISO 606:2018-02 | Identical |
| ISO 4347:2015 | Leaf chains, clevises and sheaves Dimensions, measuring forces, tensile strengths and dynamic strengths |
| BS ISO 10823:1996 | Guidance on the selection of roller chain drives |
| BS 2947:1985 | Specification for steel roller chains, types S and C, attachments and chain wheels for agricultural and similar machinery |
| BS EN 81-40:2008 | Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods Stairlifts and inclined lifting platforms intended for persons with impaired mobility |
| BS ISO 9633:2001 | Cycle chains. Characteristics and test methods |
| UNI EN 81-40 : 2009 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 40: STAIR LIFTS AND INCLINED LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| EN 81-41:2010 | Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility |
| ISO 15654:2015 | Fatigue test method for transmission precision roller chains and leaf chains |
| I.S. EN 1570-2:2016 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 2: LIFTING TABLES SERVING MORE THAN 2 FIXED LANDINGS OF A BUILDING, FOR LIFTING GOODS WITH A VERTICAL TRAVEL SPEED NOT EXCEEDING 0,15 M/S |
| I.S. EN 1570-1:2011 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 1: LIFTING TABLES SERVING UP TO TWO FIXED LANDINGS |
| 16/30341165 DC : 0 | BS EN 14492-2 - CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| BIS IS/ISO 10823 : 2004 | GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION OF ROLLER CHAIN DRIVES |
| 11/30235014 DC : 0 | BS EN 13135 - CRANES - SAFETY - DESIGN - REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT |
| I.S. EN 14010:2004 | |
| DIN EN 1570:1998-08 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES |
| EN 13157:2004+A1:2009 | Cranes - Safety - Hand powered cranes |
| DIN EN 13892-7:2003-09 | METHODS OF TEST FOR SCREED MATERIALS - PART 7: DETERMINATION OF WEAR RESISTANCE TO ROLLING WHEEL OF SCREED MATERIAL WITH FLOOR COVERINGS |
| EN 13135-2:2004+A1:2010 | Cranes - Equipment - Part 2: Non-electrotechnical equipment |
| BS 6440:2011 | Powered vertical lifting platforms having non-enclosed or partially enclosed liftways intended for use by persons with impaired mobility. Specification |
| 07/30095013 DC : 0 | BS ISO 10190 - MOTOR CYCLE CHAINS - CHARACTERISTICS AND TEST METHODS |
| BIS IS 15859 : 2013 | COTTON SEED DELINTING MACHINERY - BUFFING MACHINE WITH AIR JET AND NYLON BRUSH - SPECIFICATION |
| BIS IS 15860 : 2013 | COTTON SEED DELINTING MACHINERY - AMMONIA COTTON SEED NEUTRALIZER MACHINE WITH AMMONIA VAPORIZER - SPECIFICATION |
| BS EN 81-41:2010 | Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility |
| 04/19993045 DC : 0 | EN 14492-1 - CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 1: POWER DRIVEN WINCHES |
| DEFSTAN 30-4/1(1972) : 1972 | CHAINS, ROLLER AND ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES FOR POWER TRANSMISSION |
| UNI EN 81-41 : 2011 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 41: VERTICAL LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| PREN 81-40 : DRAFT 2017 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 40: STAIRLIFTS AND INCLINED LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| 01/711550 DC : DRAFT AUG 2001 | BS ISO 4347 - LEAF CHAINS, CLEVISES AND SHEAVES |
| ISO 9633:2001 | Cycle chains — Characteristics and test methods |
| 02/710617 DC : 0 | BS EN 14492-2 - CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| ISO 10190:2008 | Motorcycle chains — Characteristics and test methods |
| BS ISO 4347:2015 | Leaf chains, clevises and sheaves. Dimensions, measuring forces, tensile strengths and dynamic strengths |
| ISO 9386-2:2000 | Power-operated lifting platforms for persons with impaired mobility — Rules for safety, dimensions and functional operation — Part 2: Powered stairlifts for seated, standing and wheelchair users moving in an inclined plane |
| BS ISO 1275:2006 | Double-pitch precision roller chains, attachments and associated chain sprockets for transmission and conveyors |
| DIN EN 1570-1:2015-01 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 1: LIFTING TABLES SERVING UP TO TWO FIXED LANDINGS |
| ISO 487:1998 | Steel roller chains, types S and C, attachments and sprockets |
| ISO 13203:2005 | Chains, sprockets and accessories List of equivalent terms |
| DIN EN 81-40:2009-04 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 40: STAIRLIFTS AND INCLINED LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| I.S. EN 14492-2:2006 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| DIN EN 13157:2010-07 | Cranes - Safety - Hand powered cranes (includes Amendment A1:2009) |
| DIN EN 14010:2009-12 | Safety of machinery - Equipment for power driven parking of motor vehicles - Safety and EMC requirements for design, manufacturing, erection and commissioning stages (includes Amendment A1:2009) |
| UNE-EN 13135-2:2005 | Cranes - Equipment - Part 2: Non-electrotechnical equipment |
| I.S. EN 14492-1:2006 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 1: POWER DRIVEN WINCHES |
| DIN EN 1570:2009-12 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES |
| DIN EN 14492-1:2010-06 | Cranes - Power driven winches and hoists - Part 1: Power driven winches (includes Amendment A1:2009) |
| ONORM EN 81-40 : 2009 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 40: STAIRLIFTS AND INCLINED LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| I.S. EN 13157:2004 | CRANES - SAFETY - HAND POWERED CRANES |
| BS 5900:2012 | Powered homelifts with partially enclosed carriers and no liftway enclosures. Specification |
| DIN ISO 13203:2011-02 | Chains, sprockets and accessories - List of equivalent terms (ISO 13203:2005) |
| BS 4687:1984 | Specification for extended pitch precision roller chains and chainwheels |
| BS ISO 487:1998 | Steel roller chains, types S and C, attachments and sprockets |
| BIS IS 15862 : 2013 | COTTON SEED DELINTING MACHINERY - HCL GAS GENERATION UNIT - SPECIFICATION |
| BS EN 13135 : 2013 | CRANES - SAFETY - DESIGN - REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT |
| BS ISO 13203:2006 | Chains, sprockets and accessories. List of equivalent terms |
| ISO 9386-1:2000 | Power-operated lifting platforms for persons with impaired mobility — Rules for safety, dimensions and functional operation — Part 1: Vertical lifting platforms |
| NF EN 81-41 : 2011 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 41: VERTICAL LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| I.S. EN 81-40:2008 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 40: STAIRLIFTS AND INCLINED LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| 17/30364300 DC : 0 | BS EN 81-40 - SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 40: STAIRLIFTS AND INCLINED LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| UNE-EN 13135:2013 | Cranes - Safety - Design - Requirements for equipment |
| ISO 10823:2004 | Guidelines for the selection of roller chain drives |
| BS EN 13135-2 : 2004 | CRANES - EQUIPMENT - PART 2: NON-ELECTROTECHNICAL EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 1570 : 1999 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES |
| EN 81-40:2008 | Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 40: Stairlifts and inclined lifting platforms intended for persons with impaired mobility |
| EN 13892-5:2003 | Methods of test for screed materials - Part 5: Determination of wear resistance to rolling wheel of screed material for wearing layer |
| EN 1570:1998+A2:2009 | Safety requirements for lifting tables |
| UNI EN 13135-2 : 2010 | CRANES - EQUIPMENT - PART 2: NON-ELECTROTECHNICAL EQUIPMENT |
| BS 5594:1986 | Specification for leaf chains, clevises and sheaves |
| UNI EN 1570 : 2009 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES |
| UNI EN 13157 : 2009 | CRANES - SAFETY - HAND POWERED CRANES |
| UNI EN 14492-2 : 2009 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| UNI EN 14010 : 2009 | SAFETY OF MACHINERY - EQUIPMENT FOR POWER DRIVEN PARKING OF MOTOR VEHICLES - SAFETY AND EMC REQUIREMENTS FOR DESIGN, MANUFACTURING, ERECTION AND COMMISSIONING STAGES |
| UNI EN 14492-1 : 2009 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 1: POWER DRIVEN WINCHES |
| BS 5594:1993 | Specification for leaf chains, clevises and sheaves |
| DIN EN 1570-2:2014-06 (Draft) | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 2: LIFTING TABLES SERVING MORE THAN 2 FIXED LANDINGS OF A BUILDING, FOR LIFTING GOODS WITH A VERTICAL TRAVEL SPEED NOT EXCEEDING 0,15 M/S |
| 00/707658 DC : DRAFT APR 2000 | PREN 13852-2 - CRANES - EQUIPMENT - PART 2: NON-ELECTROTECHNICAL EQUIPMENT |
| 05/30030830 DC : 0 | ISO 1275 - DOUBLE-PITCH PRECISION ROLLER CHAINS, ATTACHMENTS AND ASSOCIATED CHAIN SPROCKETS FOR TRANSMISSION AND CONVEYORS |
| UNE-EN 81-41:2011 | Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility |
| BS EN 1570-2:2016 | Safety requirements for lifting tables Lifting tables serving more than 2 fixed landings of a building, for lifting goods with a vertical travel speed not exceeding 0,15 m/s |
| DIN EN 81-41:2016-06 (Draft) | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 41: VERTICAL LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| I.S. HD 632:2016 | POWER CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION AND THEIR ACCESSORIES FOR RATED VOLTAGES ABOVE 36 KV (U[M] = 42 KV) UP TO 150 KV (U[M] = 170 KV) |
| UNE-EN 1570-2:2017 | Safety requirements for lifting tables - Part 2: Lifting tables serving more than 2 fixed landings of a building, for lifting goods with a vertical travel speed not exceeding 0,15 m/s |
| 14/30272237 DC : 0 | BS ISO 15654 - FATIGUE TEST METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION PRECISION ROLLER CHAINS |
| BS ISO 10190:2008 | Motor cycle chains. Characteristics and test methods |
| 11/30194294 DC : 0 | BS 6440 - POWERED LIFTING PLATFORMS WITH NON-ENCLOSED LIFTWAYS FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH LIMITED MOBILITY - SPECIFICATION |
| I.S. EN 81-41:2010 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 41: VERTICAL LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| ISO 1275:2006 | Double-pitch precision roller chains, attachments and associated chain sprockets for transmission and conveyors |
| DIN EN 13135:2013-05 | CRANES - SAFETY - DESIGN - REQUIREMENTS FOR EQUIPMENT |
| BS EN 13157 : 2004 | CRANES - SAFETY - HAND POWERED CRANES |
| BS EN 14492-1 : 2006 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 1: POWER DRIVEN WINCHES |
| BS EN 14010 : 2003 | |
| BS EN 13892-7:2003 | Methods of test for screed materials Determination of wear resistance to rolling wheel of screed material with floor coverings |
| EN 1570-1:2011+A1:2014 | Safety requirements for lifting tables - Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings |
| EN 13892-7:2003 | Methods of test for screed materials - Part 7: Determination of wear resistance to rolling wheel of screed material with floor coverings |
| EN 14492-1:2006+A1:2009/AC:2010 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 1: POWER DRIVEN WINCHES |
| EN 1818:1998 | Resilient floor coverings - Determination of the effect of loaded heavy duty castors |
| EN 14492-2:2006+A1:2009/AC:2010 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| EN 14010:2003+A1:2009 | Safety of machinery - Equipment for power driven parking of motor vehicles - Safety and EMC requirements for design, manufacturing, erection and commissioning stages |
| DIN ISO 1275:2012-07 | Double-pitch precision roller chains, attachments and associated chain sprockets for transmission and conveyors (ISO 1275:2006) |
| DIN EN 1570-1 E : 2015 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 1: LIFTING TABLES SERVING UP TO TWO FIXED LANDINGS |
| 10/30194893 DC : 0 | BS EN 13135-2:2004/A1 - CRANES - EQUIPMENT - PART 2: NON-ELECTROTECHNICAL EQUIPMENT |
| BS 7615:1992 | Specification for motor cycle chains |
| 04/30122476 DC : 0 | EN 14492-1 - CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 1: POWER DRIVEN WINCHES |
| BIS IS 15855 : 2010 | COTTON SEED DELINTING MACHINERY - SURGE BIN MACHINE - SPECIFICATION |
| BS EN 1570-1 : 2011 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 1: LIFTING TABLES SERVING UP TO TWO FIXED LANDINGS |
| DIN EN 1570-2 E : 2017 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 2: LIFTING TABLES SERVING MORE THAN 2 FIXED LANDINGS OF A BUILDING, FOR LIFTING GOODS WITH A VERTICAL TRAVEL SPEED NOT EXCEEDING 0,15 M/S |
| DIN ISO 487:2012-10 | Steel roller chains, types S and C, attachments and sprockets (ISO 487:1998) |
| 11/30194292 DC : 0 | BS 5900 - POWERED HOME LIFTS WITH FULLY OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED CARS AND NO LIFT-WELL ENCLOSURES - SPECIFICATION |
| 16/30339195 DC | BS EN 81-41. Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts. Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods. Part 41. Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility |
| 04/30113996 DC : 0 | PREN 81-41 - SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - SPECIAL LIFTS FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PERSONS AND GOODS - PART 41: VERTICAL LIFTING PLATFORMS INTENDED FOR USE BY PERSONS WITH IMPAIRED MOBILITY |
| 08/30180969 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 | BS EN 1570 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES |
| BS ISO 15654:2015 | Fatigue test method for transmission precision roller chains and leaf chains |
| 06/30147145 DC : 0 | EN 1570 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES |
| BIS IS 15858 : 2013 | COTTON SEED DELINTING MACHINERY - DELINTING MACHINE WITH ELECTRICAL HEATING AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM - SPECIFICATION |
| DIN EN 14492-2:2016-08 (Draft) | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| DIN EN 13135-2:2011-07 | CRANES - EQUIPMENT - PART 2: NON-ELECTROTECHNICAL EQUIPMENT |
| DIN EN 14492-1:2015-05 (Draft) | Cranes - Power driven winches & hoists - part 1 power driven winches; German and English version prEN 14492-1:2015 |
| BS EN 1818:1999 | Resilient floor coverings. Determination of the effect of loaded heavy duty castors |
| BS EN 13892-5:2003 | Methods of test for screed materials Determination of wear resistance to rolling wheel of screed material for wearing layer |
| BS EN 14492-2 : 2006 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| DIN EN 14492-2:2010-05 | CRANES - POWER DRIVEN WINCHES AND HOISTS - PART 2: POWER DRIVEN HOISTS |
| DIN EN 1570-2:2017-03 | SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR LIFTING TABLES - PART 2: LIFTING TABLES SERVING MORE THAN 2 FIXED LANDINGS OF A BUILDING, FOR LIFTING GOODS WITH A VERTICAL TRAVEL SPEED NOT EXCEEDING 0,15 M/S |
| DIN EN 81-41:2011-09 | Safety rules for the construction and installation of lifts - Special lifts for the transport of persons and goods - Part 41: Vertical lifting platforms intended for use by persons with impaired mobility |
| DIN EN 13892-5:2003-09 | METHODS OF TEST FOR SCREED MATERIALS - PART 5: DETERMINATION OF WEAR RESISTANCE TO ROLLING WHEEL OF SCREED MATERIAL FOR WEARING LAYER |
| UNE-EN 1570-1:2012 | Safety requirements for lifting tables - Part 1: Lifting tables serving up to two fixed landings |
| ISO 10190:2008 | Motorcycle chains — Characteristics and test methods |
| ISO 13203:2005 | Chains, sprockets and accessories List of equivalent terms |
| ISO 10823:2004 | Guidelines for the selection of roller chain drives |
| ISO 9633:2001 | Cycle chains — Characteristics and test methods |
| ISO 6892-1:2016 | Metallic materials Tensile testing Part 1: Method of test at room temperature |
| ISO 15654:2015 | Fatigue test method for transmission precision roller chains and leaf chains |
| ISO 286-2:2010 | Geometrical product specifications (GPS) ISO code system for tolerances on linear sizes Part 2: Tables of standard tolerance classes and limit deviations for holes and shafts |
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