



316L Stainless Steel Chain
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316L Stainless Steel Chain
8mm / 1
How NOT 2 LLC
1065 12th Ave NW
Suite E7
Issaquah WA 98027
United States
Description & Tech Specs
Wondering if your quick links will work with this chain or other anchor hardware? Check out our compatibility chart here!
We offer pre cut lengths or "by the foot". This 316L stainless chain is passivated by Climbing Taiwan to be even more corrosion resistant. Feel free to mix with other 304 stainless hardware such as hangers and quicklinks, as galvanic corrosion won't happen in any human lifetime.
The price of 1 link is $1.25 ($1.50). Every precut requires 1 sacrificial chain. Therefore 1 link by itself is the price of 2. 2 is the price of 3. Etc.
12" of 8mm = 8 links. 12" of 10mm = 7 links We have some precut and we can just sell continuous lengths by the foot. If you see we have a lot by the foot, but not the precut length you want, email us at contact@hownot2.com and we'll make those for you.
Climbing Taiwan UPDATE 9/30/24: It was recently brought to our attention that some of our CTW 8mm 304 and 316 high-strength quick links do not fit inside our current 8mm 316L chain, nor do our 10mm 304 quick links. We checked with our chain supplier and analyzed the recent batches of chain we have been receiving and they adjusted the width by about 1mm. It was an adjustment we didn't catch, that advertently affected the compatibility of our chain and quick links. We're sorry for any inconvenience caused. We are currently in the process of changing to standardized DIN chain for more consistency and compatibility.
Note- The 8 mm chain is narrow enough that it does not fit wide nose carabiners like the Black Diamond OZ or Wild Country Helium. They do fit most of the carabiners and a lot of the lockers we tested. Keep this in mind when using chonky biners.
Dimensions of one link
56mm x 28mm x 8mm (2.2in x 1.14in x .31in)
Weight of one link
67g (1.66oz)
Strength Testing Results
8 mm:
10 mm: 56.9 kN, 51.6 kN
