AS 3637.6-2005

1 - AS 3637.6-2005 UNDERGROUND MINING-WINDING SUSPENSION EQUIPMENT - SHACKLES AND CHAINS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 3 DEFINITIONS
6 - 3.1 Chain
6 - 3.2 Conveyance
6 - 3.3 Conveyance chain
6 - 3.4 Rating
6 - 3.5 Safety chain
6 - 3.6 Shackle
7 - 4 SIZE DESIGNATION
7 - 4.1 Shackles and chains
7 - 4.2 Conveyance chains
7 - 5 MATERIALS
7 - 5.1 Component type designation
7 - 5.2 Type A components
7 - 5.3 Type B components
7 - 6 DESIGN
7 - 6.1 Static design factor
7 - 6.2 Fatigue reserve factor
7 - 6.3 Rating (see Figure 3)
8 - 6.4 Safety chain length
8 - 7 MANUFACTURE
8 - 7.1 General
8 - 7.2 Chain links
8 - 7.3 Shackle bodies
8 - 8 TESTING
8 - 8.1 Proof load tests
8 - 8.1.1 Shackles and chains
9 - 8.1.2 Master links
10 - 8.1.3 Shackle connections
10 - 8.2 Non-destructive testing
10 - 8.3 Length of chains
10 - 8.4 Wear limits
10 - 9 TEST CERTIFICATES
10 - 9.1 General
10 - 9.2 Shackles
10 - 9.3 Conveyance chains
10 - 10 MARKING
12 - APPENDIX A - GUIDELINES FOR STATIC AND FATIGUE DESIGN OF SHACKLES
12 - A1 STATIC DESIGN
13 - A2 FATIGUE DESIGN
14 - APPENDIX B - GUIDELINES FOR STATIC AND FATIGUE DESIGN OF CHAIN LINKS
14 - B1 STATIC DESIGN
15 - B2 FATIGUE DESIGN
16 - APPENDIX C - PERMISSIBLE IMPERFECTIONS FOR MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION
16 - C1 SCOPE
16 - C2 GENERAL
16 - C3 LIMITS OF PERMISSIBLE IMPERFECTIONS
16 - C4 DESIGNATION
16 - C5 RECORD

Specifies requirements for shackles and chains used in the suspension of vertical mine shaft conveyances. Design, materials, manufacture, marking and testing are specified. Appendices provide guidelines on permissible imperfections for magnetic particle inspection, and design guidelines for shackles and chain links.

This Standard specifies requirements for the design, manufacture and testing of shackles and chains for use in the suspension of conveyances in underground vertical mine shafts.General requirements are specified in AS3637.1.Guidelines for the design of shackles are given in AppendixA.Guidelines for the design of chain links are given in AppendixB.Permissible imperfections in components are given in AppendixC.

First published as AS 3637.6-1991.
Second edition 2005.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No. 1 (May 2011).