BS 3551:1962
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Specification for alloy steel shackles
Hardcopy , PDF
10-07-2024
English
22-10-1962
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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
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.
| Committee |
MHE/1
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 825(1949) (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, October 2012. (09/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
24
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| Supersedes |
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.
| Standards | Relationship |
| UNE-EN IEC 63129:2020 | Identical |
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