Did I hurt my tie down chains much?

[charles todd]

No.

They are utility chains now.

CT

 

[Mace Canute]

Just found 2 of my 5/16 grade 70 tie down chains in my fire ashes. Must of had them in the bucket when managing the fire. Don't think it was a hot fire this time and mostly just a bunch of branches.

Looked all over and had already made up two to replace them. How much damage was done?

Are you telling us you burn scrap wood/branches in your loader bucket?

(And yes, they are just utility chains now.)

 

[two_bit_score]

Just found 2 of my 5/16 grade 70 tie down chains in my fire ashes. Must of had them in the bucket when managing the fire. Don't think it was a hot fire this time and mostly just a bunch of branches.

Looked all over and had already made up two to replace them. How much damage was done?

Got anything you need to chain to a big cement block and drop into a deep lake?

.

 

[clemsonfor]

Are you telling us you burn scrap wood/branches in your loader bucket?

(And yes, they are just utility chains now.)

no but he dumped the branches out of his bucket!

 

[LD1]

No metalurgist either, but the way chains are made IIRC is they are quenched and tempered steel.

Meaning they are heated really hot. Orange hot. Then quenched in water, that hardens them, but makes them brittle. Then the chain is heated dull red and dunked in water again. That takes the brittleness away but still leaves them strong and tough. Thats the quench and temper process.

By heating and slow cooling (which is what would have happened in the ashes) you have annealed the metal. Taking it back to near its original properties, which aint very tough or strong.

Grade 30 proof coil rating would be about right IMO