Sample Tube Fitting Specification 316 Stainless Steel Instrumentation Sizes 1/4, 3/8, 1/2 inch / 6, 8, 10, & 12 mm

DESIGN The tube fitting will be a controlled-phased, sequential-gripping device consisting of four machined components the body, front ferrule, back ferrule, and nut that are produced by a single manufacturer and engineered to work in a wide range of system conditions. The back ferrule will have a uniform surface hardening. This surface hardening will be a low-temperature carburization, avoiding carbide formation. It will follow a disclosed and auditable process procedure. There will be no machined ferrule stops. Assembly of parts will provide for ferrule movement during tightening. The tube fitting components will be engineered to provide appropriate controlled phased sequential ferrule movement during tightening. Upon proper installation, the tube fitting will be capable of disassembly and reassembly, producing a leak-tight seal. The back ferrule will hold the tube with a hinging colleting action. This radial hinging colleting action of the back ferrule will grip the tube adjacent to and outboard from the swaging point to enhance the vibration endurance. The hinging colleting action will cause the mid portion of the back ferrule to press onto the tube while keeping the back end of the back ferrule away from the tube surface. The back ferrule will not bow during assembly. The sealing and gripping actions of the fitting will provide a compensating action between ferrules that will accommodate the allowed ranges of tube wall thickness, diameter, and material hardness. For example: on thin wall tubing, the back ferrule will grip the wall of the tube with less indentation than is necessary on heavy wall tube. The front ferrule will move farther down the body ramp to burnish or polish a seal on the tube more than is needed on heavy wall tube. The stainless steel material, from which tube fitting bodies and components are made, will be restricted to a minimum chromium content of 17.0 % and a minimum nickel content of 12.0 % for improved corrosion resistance, and to a maximum carbon content of 0.05 %, which provides better corrosion-resistant weldability. The tube fitting nut will be internally plated with a high-purity silver to eliminate galling during assembly.

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DESIGN [Cont.] The tube seat counter-bore in the body will be faced flat 90 to the axis of the tubing.

PERFORMANCE The tube fitting will produce a leak-tight seal in pressure or vacuum service. The tube fitting manufacturer will specify the allowed ranges of tube wall thickness, diameter, and material hardness. The tube fitting will function on standard ASTM stainless steel tubing, fully annealed according to ASTM A269 or A213. The tube fitting will contain pressure up to a minimum of four times [4x] the working pressure of the tube without leakage.

INSTALLATION The manufacturer will provide clear instructions for proper tube fitting installation. The tube fitting will not require special tools beyond the use of hand wrenches for tube fitting installation. The tube fitting will not apply torque to or twist the tubing during original or subsequent assembly of the connection. The fitting should use geometry or defined axial movement of the nut for assembly. The tube fitting will not require fitting disassembly for inspection after assembly.

APPROVALS The tube fitting will have independent approval, which is accomplished by thirdparty witnessed performance testing by an outside agency acceptable to the customer, such as ASTM F-1387, TV Automotive ECE Nr. 110, Det Norske Veritas, METI/KHK, Lloyds Register, and The American Bureau of Shipping.

QUALITY ASSURANCE All tube fitting components will be stamped to identify manufacturer and material.

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QUALITY ASSURANCE [Cont.] All tube fittings will have a gaugeable shoulder to check for sufficient pull-up on initial installation. The gaugeable shoulder will allow a gap inspection gauge to be inserted between the hex of the nut and hex of the body shoulder. Consistently, the gap inspection gauge will not fit between the nut and shoulder hexes of a sufficiently tightened fitting on the initial installation. The tube fitting manufacturer will be certified to produce fittings under an N Stamp Program accredited by ASME. The tube fitting manufacturer will have a Statistical Quality Control program, which will have an AQL level of 1.5. Note: Additional information may be referenced in Zero Acceptance Number Sampling Plans, 4th Edition, written by N.L. Squiglia, published by ASQ Press. The tube fitting manufacturer will be committed to Statistical Control of Processes for manufacture of all critical dimensions. The tube fittings will be procured from the tube fitting manufacturers distribution network supported and trained by the manufacturer.

STANDARDS Under no circumstances will a tube fitting of another manufacturer be substituted without the written approval of our Engineering Department. No component of any other tube fitting manufacturer will be interchanged or intermixed with the four components (body, nut, front ferrule, and back ferrule) of the tube fitting.

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