How high tensile chain is made - GIF

[12bolts]

I'm guessing pretty long

The question being how long does the chain need to be before it can’t support its own weight?

10 mm grade 100 lifting chain is rated at 4.0T W.L.L. and by itself weighs 1.0T per 400 m, so a single link could suspend 1.6 km of chain below it at its rated limit, which would be well below its breaking capacity.

cheers Phil