Ankerdam kettingen worden gebruikt voor slepen en ankeren. Ze mogen niet gebruikt worden voor hijsdoeleinden.
De geschiktheid van de kettingen worden in het algemeen bepaald door richtlijnen , bijvoorbeeld Noble Denton.

|
Grade U3 |
R4 |
| Chain diameter |
Proof load |
Breaking load |
Proof load |
Breaking load |
| mm |
kN |
kN |
kN |
kN |
| 19 |
|
|
331 |
420 |
| 20,5 |
244 |
349 |
385 |
488 |
| 22 |
281 |
401 |
442 |
560 |
| 24 |
333 |
475 |
524 |
664 |
| 26 |
389 |
556 |
612 |
776 |
| 28 |
450 |
642 |
707 |
897 |
| 30 |
514 |
734 |
809 |
1026 |
| 32 |
583 |
832 |
917 |
1163 |
| 34 |
655 |
936 |
1031 |
1308 |
| 36 |
732 |
1045 |
1151 |
1460 |
| 38 |
812 |
1160 |
1278 |
1621 |
| 40 |
896 |
1280 |
1410 |
1789 |
| 42 |
984 |
1406 |
1548 |
1964 |
| 44 |
1076 |
1537 |
1693 |
2147 |
| 46 |
1171 |
1673 |
1843 |
2338 |
| 48 |
1270 |
1814 |
1999 |
2535 |
| 50 |
1373 |
1961 |
2160 |
2740 |
| 52 |
1479 |
2113 |
2327 |
2952 |
| 54 |
1589 |
2269 |
2499 |
3170 |
| 56 |
1702 |
2430 |
2677 |
3396 |
| 58 |
1818 |
2597 |
2860 |
3628 |
| 60 |
1938 |
2707 |
3048 |
3867 |
| 62 |
2060 |
2943 |
3242 |
4112 |
| 64 |
2187 |
3123 |
3440 |
4364 |
| 66 |
2316 |
3308 |
3643 |
4621 |
| 68 |
2448 |
3496 |
3851 |
4885 |
| 70 |
2583 |
3690 |
4064 |
5156 |
| 73 |
2792 |
3988 |
4392 |
5572 |
| 76 |
3007 |
4295 |
4731 |
6001 |
| 78 |
3154 |
4505 |
4962 |
6295 |
| 81 |
3380 |
4827 |
5317 |
6745 |
| 84 |
3612 |
5158 |
5682 |
7208 |
| 87 |
3849 |
5498 |
6056 |
7682 |
| 90 |
4093 |
5845 |
6439 |
8167 |
| 92 |
4258 |
6081 |
6699 |
8497 |
| 95 |
4510 |
6442 |
7096 |
9001 |
| 97 |
4682 |
6687 |
7365 |
9343 |
| 100 |
4943 |
7060 |
7776 |
9864 |
| 102 |
5120 |
7312 |
8054 |
10217 |
| 105 |
5389 |
7697 |
8478 |
10754 |
| 107 |
5571 |
7957 |
8764 |
11118 |
| 111 |
5941 |
8486 |
9347 |
11856 |
| 114 |
6224 |
8889 |
9791 |
12420 |
| 117 |
6511 |
9299 |
10242 |
12993 |
| 120 |
6801 |
9714 |
10700 |
13573 |
| 122 |
6997 |
9994 |
11008 |
13964 |
| 124 |
7195 |
10276 |
11319 |
14358 |
| 127 |
7494 |
10703 |
11789 |
14955 |
| 130 |
7796 |
11135 |
12265 |
15559 |
| 132 |
8000 |
11426 |
12585 |
15965 |
| 137 |
8514 |
12161 |
13395 |
16992 |
| 142 |
9036 |
12906 |
|
|
| 147 |
9565 |
13662 |
|
|
| 152 |
10100 |
14426 |
|
|
| 157 |
10640 |
15197 |
|
|
| 162 |
11185 |
15975 |
|
|