A DK conveyor chain has a structure, and also the names from the elements are stated in the drawing. These parts have functions specified below.
Pins
Pins assistance the many load acting over the chain together with plates, and when the chain is engaged using the sprockets, they slide together with bushings as bearings. They can be topic to dress in and especially must have high shear power, bending strength and wear resistance. Hardened and tempered difficult steel, carburized steel, or induction-hardened steel is utilised.
Rollers
Rollers protect the chain from shocks using the sprockets, and when the chain is engaged together with the sprockets, the rollers bend the chain smoothly and act to lessen the resistance once the chain runs on the 
rail. They're demanded to have substantial shock fatigue strength, collapse power and wear resistance. Hardened and tempered difficult steel, carburized steel or induction-hardened steel is utilized.
Bushings
Bushings are positioned among pins and rollers and act as bearings for the two the pins and rollers not to transmit the load acquired from the rollers immediately on the pins when the chain is engaged using the sprockets. These are essential to get high shock fatigue strength, collapse power and dress in resistance, and generally, carburized steel is applied.
Plates
Plates are topic to repeated stress with the chain and at times to massive shocks. They can be essential to possess high tensile strength, and especially substantial shock strength and fatigue strength. Higher tensile steel is utilised for common chains and heat-treated alloy steel for heavy-duty chains.
T-pins
T-pins avoid the outer plates from disengaging through the pins. They're made of soft steel due to the fact pins are typically pressed-in the outer plates and hence no significant force acts within the T-pins.
