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Chapter 1d
Concept of Preferred Numbers
(Revision 1.0, 1/10/2010)
(ratio)5 = 10
ratio = = 1.6
Starting with a value of 1 gives the following series (with five sizes per decade):
0.63, 1.0, 1.25, 1.6, 2.0, 2.5, 3.1(3.0), 4.0, 5.0, 6.3(6.0), 8.0, 10
The speeds in brackets above are the actual used values as opposed to the correct
speed from R10 series. The preferred speeds and capacities are detailed in the
international standard ISO4190-1.