Inch Steel Hydraulic Tubing  

1. Description

Inch Steel Hydraulic Tubing  is a drawn tube which has been normalised (heat treated) to give it good flexibility. It is popular in hydraulic applications such as oil and water conveying and pneumatic applications. Inch Steel Hydraulic Tubing and piping is not suitable for load bearing applications.

Our Inch Steel Hydraulic Tubing is supplied in full compliance with the Standard SAE J524. Typical lengths available are 3 metre and 6 metre, but should you need a different size please let us know when place orders.

2. Specification of  Inch Steel Hydraulic Tubing

2.1 Dimensions

Tubes shall be ordered:

2.1.1. by outside diameter and inside diameter

2.1.2. by outside diameter and wall thickness

2.2 Tolerances

2.2.1. Values according to standards

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2.2.2. Tolerances by agreement

2.2.3. Dimensions and tolerances according to standard ASTM A450

2.3 Steel grades

Steel is produced in electric arc furnace and is fully killed. 

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2.4 Delivery conditions and heat treatment

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2.5 Surface condition

Tube surface corresponds to the standards and depends on the method of tube manufacturing and method of heat treatment. Value of roughness Ra <0.8 µm.

2.6 Tube ends

The tubes are delivered with plain ends without burrs at the ends of the tube.

Upon request ends could be plugged with plastic caps

3.Testing of  Inch Steel Hydraulic Tubing

Testing is performed in accordance with corresponding standards or by agreement

• flattening test , drift expanding test, flaring test, bending test

• mechanical properties test 

• NDT for detection of transverse imperfections and wall imperfections

4. Packing and Protective coating

4.1 Tubes are supplied either uncoated or with the manufacturers standard mill coating at the option of the customer (subject of agreement between customer and manufacturer).