6
Tubing Installation
Properly selected tubing, combined with quality
Swagelok tube fittings, can provide leak‑tight
systems .
When installing fittings near tube bends, there must
be a sufficient length of straight tubing to allow the
tube to be bottomed in the Swagelok tube fitting:
L
T
R
Metric,
mm
T
Tube OD
R
Bend Radius
L
3
15
19
6
15
21
8
24
23
10
24
25
12
38
31
Fractional,
in .
T
Tube OD
R
Bend Radius
L
1/8
9/16
23/32
1/4
9/16
13/16
3/4
5/16
15/16
7/8
3/8
15/16
15/16
1/2
1 1/2
1 3/16
T
Tube OD
L
Required straight tube
length (see table)
(corresponds to straight
tube length mark on hand
bender .)
R
Radius of tubing bend
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