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4300 Catalog                                                                      General Technical



            Tube and Fitting Material Compatibility                                                          M
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            As a general rule, tube and fitting materials should be    Before making a final decision on material combination, it   Index
            the same. If different materials must be considered, the    should be sufficiently tested under appropriate  conditions to
            following chart can be used as a general guide. Since    assure suitability for the intended application. For additional
            operating conditions differ with applications, this chart should   material combinations, contact the Tube Fittings Division.
            be used only as a guide and not a firm recommendation.
                                                                                Tube Material to Fitting & Material Compatibility
                                                                                                           EO/EO-2
               Tube                              Max.  Temperature         Seal-Lok   Triple-Lok   Ferulok  Intru-Lok  Flareless
              Material  Specification  Construction  Condition  Hardness  Range (7)  Application  ORFS (SAE   37°Flare  Flareless  Flareless  (ISO
                                                                            J1453   (SAE J514)  (SAE J514)
                                                                                                           8434-1)
                                                                           S  SS  B  S  SS  B  M  S  SS  M  B  S, SS ,B
                      SAE J524
                     (ASTM A179) (8)  Seamless                  High pressure  E  NR (6)  G  NR (6) NR  E  NR NR  NR  NR
            Carbon Steel  SAE J525  Welded &   Fully   -65° to 500°F  hydraulic, air, &
              C-1010  (ASTM A178) (8)  Drawn  Annealed  HRB 72  -55° to 260°C  some specialty  E  NR (6)  E  NR (6) NR  E  NR NR  NR  NR
                                                                 chemicals
                      SAE J356  Welded & Flash                             G  NR (6) NR NR (6) NR  G  NR NR  NR  NR
                                Controlled
                      SAE J2467  Welded & Flash                            E  NR (6) NR NR (6) NR  E  NR NR  NR  NR
            Carbon Steel        Controlled  Fully   HRB 75  -65° to 500°F  High pressure
              C-1021            Welded &   Annealed   -55° to 260°C  hydraulic
                      SAE J2435  Drawn                                     E  NR (6)  E  NR (6) NR  E  NR NR  NR  NR
                                                                           E
            Carbon Steel  SAE 2613  Welded & Flash                        (10)  NR (6) NR NR (6) NR NR NR NR  NR  NR
                                Controlled
            High Strength                Sub-criti-   -65° to 500°F  High pressure
                                          cally
             Low Alloy  SAE J2614  Welded &   annealed  HRB 90  -55° to 260°C  hydraulic  E  NR (6) NR NR (6) NR NR NR NR  NR  NR
              (HSLA)             Drawn
             Alloy Steel   ASTM A519  Seamless        -65° to 500°F  High pressure  E   NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  NR  NR
               4130                                   -55° to 260°C  hydraulics  (4)
              St 37.4  DIN 2391           Fully                 High pressure
              (Carbon  Part 2   Seamless        HRB 72  -65° to 500°F  hydraulic, air, &  E  NR NR  G  NR NR NR NR NR NR  NR  E
                                                                some specialty
                                                      -55° to 260°C
              Steel)   (Metric)          Annealed                chemicals
                      ASTM A213
             Stainless   ASTM A269  Seamless  Fully   -425° to 1200°  High pressure, high  (6)  E  (6)  (6)  G  (6) NR (6)  E  NR  NR  NR
             Steel 304 &        Welded &        HRB 90  -255° to 650°C  temperature, or
                                                                  generally
               316    ASTM A249  Drawn   Annealed        (3)   corrosive media (1)  (6)  E  (6)  (6)  E  (6) NR (6)  E  NR  NR  NR
                      ASTM A269
              1.4571                                           High pressure, high
              1.4541  DIN 17458           Fully       -425° to 1200°  temperature, or
                       Tab 8
             Stainless   (Metric)  Seamless  Annealed  HRB 90  -255° to 650°C  generally   (6)  E  NR (6)  G  NR NR NR  E  NR  NR  E
                                                         (3)
               Steel                                           corrosive media (1)
                                          Soft  60 Max.        Low pressure, low
                                                                                             G
                      SAE J528
              Copper  (ASTM B-75) (8)  Seamless  Annealed  Rockwell  -325° to 400°F  temperature, water,  E  (6)  E  G  (6)  E  NR  (2)  NR NR  E  E
                                                      -200° to 205°C
                                         Temper 0  15T            oil & air
                                                                                             E
                                        T6 Temper  HRB 56      Low pressure, low NR NR NR  G  NR NR NR  (2)  NR NR  (6)  NR
                                                                 temperature,
             Aluminum   ASTM-B210  Seamless           -325° to 400°F  water,oil, air &
               6061                      0 & T4       -200° to 205°C  some specialty   E     E
                                         Temper  HRB 30          chemicals  (5)  NR NR  G  NR NR NR  (2)  NR NR  (6)  NR
                                                               Sour gas, marine
                                          Fully       -400° to 800°F  & general
             Monel 400  ASTM-B165  Seamless     HRB 70                    NR (6) NR NR (6) NR  E  NR (6)  E  NR  NR
                                         Annealed     -240° to 425°C  chemical
                                                               processing media
                                                               Lube lines, chemi-
                                                                                               G
                                                                                             G
                                                                   cal
                                                                                                  G
                                        Flexible &
              Nylon             Extruded  Semi-Rigid  -60° to 200°F  process controls  NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  (2)  (2)  (2)  E  G (2), (9)
                                                      -50° to 95°C
                                                                   & air
                                                                                                  G
                                                                                               G
                                                                                             G
            Polyethylene  ASTM D-1248  Extruded  Instrument  -80° to 150°F  Instrumentation  NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  (2)  (2)  (2)  E  G (2), (9)
                                                                   lines
                                                      -60° to 65°C
                                          Grade
                                        Instrument &
                                                       0° to 140°F
               PVC              Extruded  Laboratory  -20° to 60°C  General purpose  NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  G  NR
                                                                laboratory use
                                          Grade
                                                               Very low pressure,
                                                                                             G
                                                                                                  G
                                Extruded
                                                               high temperature,
                                                                                               G
               PFTE             & Cintered            -65° to 400°F  fuel, lube, chemical  NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  (2)  (2)  (2)  G  G (2), (9)
                                                      -55° to 205°C
                                                               & air applications
            Table T16 — Tube and Fitting    Notes:
            Material Compatibility        1)  For highly corrosive media or service environment, contact the Tube Fittings Division.
            Ratings Key:                  2)  Requires different assembly procedure. Contact the Tube Fittings Division.
            NR Not Recommended            3)  Low temperature limit for stainless steel Ferulok fittings is -20°F (-30°C).
            F  Fair                       4)  For brazing only. Grade 4130 not recommended with Parflange process.
            G  Good                       5)  For use with Parflange process only. Not recommended with brazing.
            E  Excellent                  6)  Use depends on specific application. Contact the Tube Fittings Division.
            Fitting Materials Code:       7)  Applies to tube material.
            S  Steel                      8)  Comparable specifications to SAE.
            SS Stainless Steel            9)  With metric version of tubing.
            B  Brass                        10)  Not tested with Parflange. Contact the Tube Fittings Division.
            M  Monel                     Dimensions and pressures for reference only, subject to change.
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