A DK conveyor chain has a structure, as well as names in the parts are stated while in the drawing. These elements have functions specified below.
Pins
Pins help all of the load acting on the chain along with plates, and when the chain is 
engaged using the sprockets, they slide together with bushings as bearings. They are topic to dress in and especially have to have substantial shear strength, bending power and wear resistance. Hardened and tempered challenging steel, carburized steel, or induction-hardened steel is used.
Rollers
Rollers safeguard the chain from shocks with the sprockets, and when the chain is engaged together with the sprockets, the rollers bend the chain smoothly and act to lessen the resistance when the chain runs on the rail. They may be essential to get large shock fatigue power, collapse strength and wear resistance. Hardened and tempered hard steel, carburized steel or induction-hardened steel is utilised.
Bushings
Bushings are found in between pins and rollers and act as bearings for the two the pins and rollers not to transmit the load acquired from the rollers immediately to your pins when the chain is engaged together with the sprockets. They may be necessary to possess higher shock fatigue strength, collapse strength and wear resistance, and in general, carburized steel is applied.
Plates
Plates are subject to repeated stress from the chain and at times to huge shocks. They’re expected to have substantial tensile power, and especially higher shock power and fatigue strength. Higher tensile steel is utilised for typical chains and heat-treated alloy steel for heavy-duty chains.
T-pins
T-pins avoid the outer plates from disengaging in the pins. They’re manufactured from soft steel given that pins are frequently pressed-in the outer plates and thus no huge force acts on the T-pins.