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Economy Sprocket/Chain

  • Japanese standard, European standard 12 series
  • More peace of mind when purchasing as a set
Economy Sprocket/Chain

Product Features

Voice of Customer

Economy Sprocket/Chain

As a result of purchasing a 3/8 inch sprocket from Company A and a 3/8 inch chain from Company B I was told by an engineer that these two are completely impossible to assemble.

The cause was that the pins of the chain were too short and the width was not even 5.7 degrees.

In the end, had to purchase an assemblable product from the market, wasting 3 days

If you purchase a set of 06B sprocket and 06B chain from Misumi, you can use it immediately after receiving the product
Economy Sprocket/Chain

Introduction to standards

Economy sprockets/chains are available in 12 commercial series in European and Japanese standards to meet your daily design needs.

European standard (6 series)
Nominal model name 06B 08B 10B 12B 16B 20B
Sprocket Number of teeth 10~30 10~30 10~25 11~25 11~25 9~20
Chain Number of links 4 links all customizable
Japanese standard (6 series)
Nominal model name 25 35 40 50 60 80
Sprocket Number of teeth 16~40 9~40 9~40 9~35 9~30 9~21
Chain Number of links 4 links all customizable

MISUMI economy sprockets/chains can be assembled and used if they are the same nominal model.

There are 4 series and 11 types of economy idler pulleys, and they can be used in set design mechanisms.

Performance Introduction

Differences in standard performance between economy and market distribution products

Misumi existing products Misumi Economy Type Market distribution product
Sprocket hardness HRC45 HRC40 HRC20
Sprocket conversion life 3 years or more 2 years or more More than 1 year
Sprocket roller hardness HRA75 HRA68 HRA42
Sprocket roller tensile strength 12.5kN 9.3kN 7.4kN
Specification model name Applies to Japanese standard 25-100 Japanese standard 25-80, European standard 06B-20B Applies only to European standards 06B-08B

Sprocket strength comparison

Misumi Economy Type

High-frequency heat treatment on the tooth surface Hardness 40HRC or higher

Sprocket strength comparison

Long wear life

VS

Market distribution products

Hardness 20HRC Serious wear on the tooth surface

Sprocket strength comparison

Teeth are easily worn and frequently caught

* There are many difficulties when using market distributed products

Comparison of meshing degree between sprocket and chain
(smooth meshing when meshing tolerance is 0)

Misumi Economy Type

All dimensions meet GB standards The meshing tolerance is 0

Sprocket strength comparison
VS

Market distribution products

The meshing tolerance is a small value of 0~0.024, so the meshing condition is not good. The chain frequently comes off the sprocket.

Sprocket strength comparison

Cases of poor quality in market distribution products.

The market products on the above page are similar products that we purchased randomly from online and offline markets

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