Is Yor-Lok compatible with Swagelok?
Yor-Lok Fittings for Stainless Steel Tubing They are compatible with Swagelok®, Let-Lok, and Parker A-Lok fittings.
What is yor-Lok fitting?
Quick Disconnect fittings consist of a socket and a plug, sometimes called a coupling and an insert. They easily connect and disconnect with the push of a latch. These compression fittings are made to handle higher pressures and are sometimes known as Yor-Lok fittings.
What are Swagelok fittings used for?
Swagelok tube adapters can help you shrink assembly size, fitting inventory, installation time and labor costs as you simplify installation and eliminate difficult alignment problems and potential leak points.
Can Swagelok fittings be used on copper?
The short answer is like material goes with like material. Match stainless steel ferrules and fittings with stainless steel tubing, brass fittings and ferrules with copper tubing, and plastic fittings and ferrules with plastic tubing.
How do you tighten a tube fitting?
You can tighten by hand, by using a wrench, or a mixture of the two. By tightening the fitting with your hand, you can ensure that the threads are lined up correctly. If threads crossover, not only does it make it harder to tighten, you also risk stripping the threads.
What is most important for instrument tubing installation?
To insure that the tubing is correctly placed for the desired change in plane, a reference mark on the tube is very helpful. One method for keeping track of changes in plane is to use a longitudinal or lengthwise bend direction mark. (Figure 5) Put the mark on the side opposite the direction in which you wish to bend.
Can the gap gauge be used on a re tightened fitting?
CAUTION Gap Gauge is accurate ONLY for initial fitting pull-up. When the fitting is Re-Assembled, do not use Inspection Gauge.
Is swagelok a compression fitting?
Why Swagelok is one of the most successful compression tube fitting manufacturers in the world. We pride ourselves in focusing on two important aspects: High quality products, which we continuously improve. Customer-oriented support and services.
Can you use stainless steel fittings on copper tubing?
While stainless steel is a common plumbing material for water mains and fittings because it has an exceptionally long lifespan and is resistant to corrosion, it’s not a good idea to directly connect stainless steel to copper. When stainless steel is directly connected to copper, copper galvanic corrosion occurs.
Can you use a plastic ferrule on copper tubing?
Tubing comes in a variety of materials, but so do Swagelok tube fittings. So if you have stainless steel tubing, use stainless steel ferrules and fittings. On plastic tubing, use plastic ferrules and fittings. On copper tubing we suggest using brass ferrules and fittings.