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18 Fitting Installation Manual
Temperature Derating
As application temperature increases maximum allowable working
pressure decreases. The following chart provides derating factors for
copper and 316 stainless steel tubing. To use, locate the maximum
allowable working pressure for specic tubing in the tubing data
charts. Multiply that number by the number in the chart below appli-
cable to the application temperature.
Example: Determine the maximum allowable working pressure for
12mm 316 stainless steel annealed seamless tubing with a wall thick-
ness of 1.5mm when used at 427 C.
Maximum allowable working pressure at ambient temperature
(from tubing data charts) = 317 bar
Derating factor for 427 C = 0.84
Maximum allowable working pressure
at 427 C = 317 bar 0.84 = 266 bar
TEMPERATURES COPPER TYPE 316
F C
SEAMLESS
ANNEALED
TUBING SPEC.
ASTM B-75
SEAMLESS
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TUBING SPEC.
ASTM A-213
WELDED
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TUBING SPEC.
ASTM A-249
-20 to 100 -29 to 38 1.00 1.00 1.00
150 66 0.85 1.00 1.00
200 93 0.80 1.00 1.00
300 149 0.78 0.98 0.98
400 204 0.50 0.96 0.96
500 260 0.96 0.96
600 316 0.90 0.90
700 371 0.87 0.87
800 427 0.84 0.84
1000 538 0.81 0.81
1200 649 0.39 0.39
Fitting Installation Manual 19
Care and Handling of Tubing
Proper control of tubing variables is not only a function of how the
tubing is manufactured. Improper care and handling of the tubing
can cause correctly manufactured tubing to become unsuitable for
use with a tube tting.
1. Notify Supplier of Need for Careful Handling of Tubing
Not only should tubing be ordered to applicable specications
but appropriate precautions must be taken to protect key tubing
characteristics through each handling and preparation phase.
2. Protect Tubing Surface from Damage
A smooth, unscratched tubing surface is essential for achieving a
proper seal with a tube tting. Do not drag straight tubing from
storage racks.
3. Uncoil Tubing Correctly
When working with coiled tubing, do not uncoil more than is
needed and then recoil. Excessive uncoiling and recoiling will
work harden the tubing, potentially increasing surface hardness
beyond that which is suitable for use with tube ttings. Uncoil
tubing by holding one end and unrolling the coiled section.
4. Properly Cut Tubing
Tubing must be cut squarely to maximize tting function. While
a hacksaw can be used, HOKE recommends the use of a tube cut-
ter. Ensure cutting wheel is appropriate for tubing material.
Tube Cutter
A. Ensure cutting wheel is sharp
Incorrect Correct
Hold
Uncoil
Pull
Hold
Cutting Wheel
Adjustable Knob
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B. Insert tubing into tube cutter
C. Tighten and maintain pressure on the knob which advances the
cutting wheel
D. Cut long lengths of tubing by rocking the cutter above and then
below the tubing, assuring full circular cutting. On shorter lengths
a continual rotation can be performed. In either case tighten the
knob about 18-turn after every two rotations of the cutter.
Hacksaw
When cutting tubing with a hack-
saw use guideblocks to ensure a
square cut and prevent the tub-
ing from attening out.
5. Deburr Tubing
Cutting tubing, with either a tube cutter or hacksaw, will leave burrs
on the tubing. It is important to deburr both the tubings inside
and outside diameters prior to installation. Excessive burring of the
tubing outside diameter can damage the tting during assembly
or prevent proper tting performance. Burrs on the inside
diameter of the tubing can break o, enter the
uid stream, and possibly damage critical
system components.
After deburring, clean all metal chips from
the tubing.
Do Not Use Excessively Flattened Tubing
Correctly cut tubing should retain proper roundness. Do not force
excessively out-of-round tubing into a tting. If tubing will not easily
insert into tting, loosen tting nut to ensure that ferrules are not
blocking tube bore. If tubing will still not insert, do not force it; this
could cause damage to the tubing and tting.
Fitting Installation Manual 21
Bending the Tubing
As weve already noted, tube bendability is one of the outstand-
ing advantages of using tubing. Careful measurement and accurate
bending are essential to achieving desired installation requirements
including the achievement of a correct tube and tting connection.
1. Use a tube bender when bending tubing. By carefully following
manufacturers instructions, suitable bends will be produced.
In order to prevent the problems of attening, kinking, or wrin-
kling, use a tube bender and ensure tubing is tightly locked in
the bender. If not using a bender, be sure not to bend too short a
radius.
2. Provide for key bending dimensions.
R Minimum Bend Radius
L Minimum Length of Straight Tube
required to fully bottom tubing in tting
body
Minimum Bend Radius (R)
It is important not to bend too small a radius
which will cause excessive ovality and may
lead to weakening of the tubing. Use of a
proper tube bender will avoid this problem.
Minimum Straight Length of Tube Before Bend (L)
A minimum straight length of tubing before a bend is required to:
assure full insertion of tubing into tting, necessary for proper
installation
assure that ferrules are not trying to seal and grip on out-of-
round tubing in area of bend
assure ferrules are contacting area of tubing which has not
been work hardened. As a rule of thumb, when space is not at a
premium, allow the following:
For fractional sizes allow 2 for tubing 38 and under, 4.5 for
tubing to 1, and 12 for tubing 1 to 2.
For metric sizes allow 50mm for tubing 10mm and under, and
120mm for tubing 12mm to 25mm, 300mm for tubing 28mm
to 50mm.
Flattening Kinking Wrinkling
Avoid Problem Bends
R
R
L
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Bending Information Charts
The sum of the R and L dimensions identies the absolute minimum
length of tubing required before the rst bending reference mark.
Recommended dimensions are shown below.
T
TUBE
O.D.
R
MINIMUM
BEND RADIUS
L
LENGTH OF
STRAIGHT TUBE
RECOMMENDED
MINIMUM DISTANCE
BEFORE FIRST MARK
116 38 1332 2732
18 38 1932 1
316 58 1532
916 1116 11732
38 1516 12332
1 3132 21732
58 1 1132 2916
1 1132 21316
78 2 1332 318
1 3 1932 438
1 5 2 7332
1 6 21332 8
2 8 3 111132
T
TUBE
O.D.
R
MINIMUM
BEND RADIUS
L
LENGTH OF
STRAIGHT TUBE
RECOMMENDED
MINIMUM DISTANCE
BEFORE FIRST MARK
3mm 9mm 15mm 25mm
4mm 12mm 16mm 30mm
6mm 14mm 18mm 33mm
8mm 19mm 18mm 38mm
10mm 24mm 19mm 44mm
12mm 38mm 25mm 65mm
14mm 38mm 27mm 65mm
15mm 38mm 27mm 67mm
16mm 38mm 27mm 67mm
18mm 44mm 27mm 74mm
20mm 44mm 27mm 74mm
22mm 50mm 28mm 80mm
25mm 76mm 34mm 112mm
28mm 112mm 40mm 154mm
30mm 120mm 52mm 174mm
32mm 128mm 51mm 180mm
38mm 152mm 60mm 214mm
50mm 200mm 80mm 282mm
Metric
Fractional
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3. Tubing Layout
Before marking the tubing for bending, it is important that a com-
plete layout be identied including consideration, where appropri-
ate, of the use of expansion loops, osets, staggered union loca-
tions, and vertical ganging. Always allow sucient access to utilities
and other equipment requiring maintenance.
Expansion Loops
Do not use a straight length of
tube to connect two in-line tting
ends. Such an approach makes
installation very dicult and does
not compensate for temperature
change.
Set the ends so they are not in
line and use expansion loops.
Expansion loops allow the tubing
and entire system to self-compen-
sate for temperature change while
not only simplifying assembly and
disassembly but also ensuring a
safer system.
Oset Bends and Stagger Union Locations
Oset bends are used to increase accessibility to tube tting unions
for maintenance purposes. When osetting in a ganged run, stagger
the union locations to further ensure ease of access.
Vertically Gang Tubing
To the maximum extent possible, tubing should be ganged verti-
cally rather than horizontally. Vertical ganging prevents the collec-
tion of dirt or any potentially corrosive medium. Vertical ganging
additionally increases system safety, since, for example, oor-level
horizontally ganged tubing may be stepped on.
Correct
Expansion Loop
Incorrect
DONT DO
Correct Osetting
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4. Marking the Tubing for Bending
Mark the tubing with a pencil using a ferrule as a guide to make a
straight line.
Example: Assume the following layout is required for tubing:
For accurate bending, do not mark the tubing with the dimensions
shown above. The tubing runs will be too long and the resultant
piece will be asymmetrical. This occurs because when tubing is bent
it does not exactly make right angle turns but, in eect, takes short
cuts at each bend, as shown below.
X
Y
Z
The distance along the tube (dotted
line) from X to Z is shorter than the
solid lines from X to Y to Z.
4
2 2
Side 2
Side 1 Side 3
Note: The 2 dimensions at each end do not violate the 11732 minimum straight length
dimension required before the rst mark from the end.
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The shortcuts create what is called gain. Bend gains are as follows:
Required Length of Tubing
Using the layout on the previous page, the actual tubing length
required is 7.52, calculated as follows:
[Side 1 length (2)] + [Side 2 length (4) - Gain for rst 90 bend
(0.24)] + [Side 3 length (2) - Gain for second 90 bend (0.24)]
2 + [4 - 0.24] + [2 - 0.24] = 7.52
Marking the Tubing
Mark the tubing based on the brackets [ ] shown above:
First mark: 2
Second mark: 4 - 0.24 = 3.76
Third mark for cutting: 2 - 0.24 = 1.76
To ensure best t, we recommend not cutting until bending is complete.
Oset Bends
While 90 bends are
most commonly used
in tubing layouts, o-
set bends of 30, 45,
or 60 are frequently
used for maintenance purposes. As shown in the drawing above, the
length of oset (S) is considerably more than the amount of oset
(L).
TUBE SIZE 90 45
18 0.16 0.02
316 0.19 0.02
0.24 0.02
38 0.48 0.05
0.64 0.06
58 0.80 0.08
0.97 0.10
78 1.13 0.11
1 1.29 0.13
1 1.61 0.16
1 1.94 0.20
2 2.58 0.26
Tube Bending Gains
L
S
45
7.52
2 3.76 1.76
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Use the following chart to determine
the appropriate oset length for a
given amount of oset.
30 OFFSET 45 OFFSET
L S L S
1 2 1 11332
118 2 118 11932
1 2 1 12532
138 2 138 11516
1 3 1 218
158 3 158 2516
1 3 1 21532
178 3 178 22132
2 4 2 21316
218 4 218 3
2 4 2 3316
238 4 238 31132
2 5 2 31732
258 5 258 32332
2 5 2 378
278 5 278 4116
3 6 3 4
318 6 318 41332
3 6 3 41932
338 6 338 42532
3 7 3 41516
358 7 358 518
3 7 3 5516
378 7 378 51532
4 8 4 52132
Oset Bend Dimensions (dimensions in inches)
The specic length required for the oset,
which is what will need to be marked for
bending, is determined by multiplying the
amount of oset by an amount specic to
the oset angle.
Example: As shown above, the specic
length of tubing required to provide 1 of oset with a 30 angle is
2:
Oset Amount (1) Multiplier for 30 Angle (2) = 2 Oset Length
L
S
angle
OFFSET ANGLE MULTIPLIER
30 2
45 1.414
60 1.155
Oset Calculations
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5. Bending the Tubing
Best bends are produced by using tube benders specic to the tub-
ing size.
Note the proper callout of tube size on the bender.
Tube Size
0
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90 Bends
Locate the mark in the bender so that it is tangent to the 90 mark
on the benders dial. Lock the tubing in place to avoid problem
bends.
Bend the tubing by smoothly swinging the upper arm down.
Align the 0 on the upper arm with the 90 on the dial. Allow for
about 3 of springback.
Reverse Bends
Since benders only bend in one
direction, it is critical when reverse
bending to ensure that the tubing is
properly aligned in the bender.
0
4
5
9
0
1 8 0
3
Reverse
Bend
0
4
5
9
0
1 8 0
Fitting Installation Manual 29
Oset Bends
Locate the mark in the bender so that it lines up with the desired
oset angle on the dial. Smoothly swing the upper arm until the
zero on the upper arm aligns with the desired oset angle on the
dial.
Tube Clamping
Never support instruments or tubing with the tube tting. Use
clamps. Tube support by clamping is necessary to reduce shock
and vibration which may aect performance. Clamp should be
placed close to each bend and then periodically, as shown in
chart below, for long straight lengths.
0
9
0
1 8 0
4
5
TUBE O.D. SPACING BETWEEN CLAMPS
INCH MM FT METERS
6-12 3 .9
5878 14-22 4 1.2
1 25 5 1.5
12 3250 7 2.1
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HOKE Gyrolok Assembly Instructions
Sizes 1, 25mm and Smaller
Manual Assembly
Use the following instructions when initially
setting ferrules onto either tubing, or the tube
stub end of certain ttings (e.g. adapters, port
connectors, and reducers). Note that for tub-
ing sizes larger than , or 12mm, the use of
a presetting tool, either manual or hydraulic,
may apply.
1. Loosen the tting nut.
2. Firmly insert the tubing into the tting assembly. Proper assembly
requires that the tubing be fully bottomed in the tting body.
Note: Use of the HOKE Gyrogage, explained below, will allow the
assembler to conrm proper tube insertion.
3. Establish a consistent starting point for wrench tightening.
For sizes under , nger tightening of the tting nut is sucient.
For applications requiring high-pressure, high-safety factor or
severe service as well as all sizes and above, tighten the tting
nut until the tubing will not rotate. If it is not possible to determine
tubing rotation then, while supporting the body with a backup
wrench, use a wrench to tighten the tting nut an additional -turn
past nger-tight.
4. Mark the tting body and nut at the 12:00 position with a readily
visible marking.
5. While supporting the body with a backup wrench, tighten the nut
with a wrench 1-turns by going completely around past the
12:00 position to the 3:00 position. Note that if a Gyrogage is used,
the mark made on the tubing will become visible at the back of the
nut when the nut has been suciently tightened.
Presetting Tool Assembly
Due to the inherent strength of large diameter heavy wall tubing,
HOKE recommends the use of a presetting tool, either manual or
hydraulic, for all installations involving tubing sizes from 58 or 16mm
and larger, regardless of application. When the tubing wall thickness
being utilized is less than 0.065 or 2.0mm, a manual presetting tool is
sucient. When the wall thickness is 0.065 or 2.0mm and greater, the
use of a hydraulic presetting tool is specically required. Each Hydraulic
Presetting Tool is supplied with its own set of instructions. The use
of manual presetting tools is also suggested for smaller size ttings
and tubing when the actual installation is in a hard-to-reach location,
Fitting Installation Manual 31
making it dicult to count turns. Use manual presetting tools by fol-
lowing the instructions for initially setting ferrules. By presetting the
ferrules in the presetting tool, installation in place simply requires
following Gyrolok remake instructions.
Remake Instructions
1. Firmly insert the end with the previously set ferrules into the tting
body and tighten the nut to a nger tight condition.
2. While supporting the body with a backup wrench, tighten the nut
with a wrench until a sharp rise in torque is felt, then simply snug
tight.
Sizes 1, 28mm and Larger
A Hydraulic Presetting Tool must be used when assembling 1, 1,
2, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm & 38mm Gyrolok Tube Fittings
1. A Hydraulic Presetting Tool is designed to set the ferrules on the
tubing prior to installation into a tting body. Each Hydraulic
Presetting Tool is supplied with its own set of instructions.
2. Prior to installation into the tting body, lubricate the back surface
of the rear ferrule and threads on the nut with the lubricant
supplied.
3. Using the lubricant supplied, periodically lubricate the cone angle
and threads of the Presetting Tool die-set (prior to rst tting
make-up and approximately every fth tting thereafter).
4. Insert tubing with preset ferrules into Gyrolok body, hand-tighten
the nut, while supporting the body with a backup wrench, further
tighten the nut with a wrench until a sharp rise in torque is felt.
5. When initially assembling the pre-set ferrule end of larger than
1, 25mm Gyrolok adapters, follow the remake instructions listed
below.
Remake Instructions:
1. Firmly insert the end with the previously set ferrules into the tting
body and tighten the nut to a nger tight condition.
2. While supporting the body with a backup wrench, tighten the nut
with a wrench until a sharp rise in torque is felt, then simply snug
tight.
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All Sizes
Installations that do not involve setting of ferrules
Assembly instructions dier when installing tting ends that do not
involve setting ferrules, such as a plug (P), or the machined ferrule end
of a port connector (PC), as well as for threaded ends such as NPT or
SAE, for which appropriate standards should be used.
When assembling a Gyrolok plug onto a Gyrolok body:
1. Remove nut and ferrules from tting body.
2. Place plug assembly onto tting body. Tighten plug nut to a
hand-tight condition.
3. While supporting tting body with a backup wrench, tighten
plug nut with a wrench until a sharp rise in torque is felt,
(approximately -turn on initial makeup, less on reconnections)
then simply snug.
When initially assembling the machined ferrule end of a Gyrolok
port connector:
1. Remove nut and ferrules from a tting body.
2. Firmly insert machined ferrule end of port connector into tting
body.
3. Slide nut over tube stub end of port connector and then over
machined ferrule. Hand-thread onto tting body.
4. While supporting tting body with a backup wrench, tighten nut
with a wrench until a sharp rise in torque is felt (approximately
-turn on initial makeup, less on reconnections), then simply
snug.
Fitting Installation Manual 33
Installation Aids
1. Installation Gage
To achieve a proper installation, it is necessary
to:
Verify all components are present
Insure proper insertion of the tubing
into the tting
Conrm sucient tightening of the tting nut
The HOKE Gyrogage provides each of these checks, when used with
Gyrolok ttings, to ensure maximum safety.
2. Hydraulic Presetting Tool
Presetting tools simplify hard-to-reach installations, or installation
of larger size tubing. HOKE recommends the use of its hydraulic
presetting tool to preset nut and ferrules when installing tubing
with a diameter of 58 (16mm) or larger and a wall thickness of 0.065
(2.0mm) or greater.
3. Manual Presetting Tool
A manual presetting tool is also available for 1 and under sizes of
HOKE Gyrolok ttings and is particularly well suited for applications
where the installation is in a hard-to-reach location.
Gyrogage
Hydraulic Presetting Tool
Manual Presetting Tool
34 Fitting Installation Manual
4. Tube Stub Adapters
A tube stub adapter is an excellent tool to use when faced with pos-
sible alignment problems. Consider the following situation.
Situation: need to join tubing
and female NPT port at 90
angle to one another
Problem: with the NPT end
properly assembled, the tube
tting end of a male elbow may
not properly line up with the
tubing.
Solution: Use a male tube stub
adapter to convert the female port
to a tube stub end.
Assembly: Then simply use a
union elbow to make the required
connections.
Fitting Installation Manual 35
5. Port Connectors
Use port connectors for close connecting one tube tting to anoth-
er. Port connector installation is accomplished as follows:
Remove nut and ferrules from rst port
Firmly insert machined ferrule end of port connector into tube
tting port
Place nut over machined ferrule and nger tighten. Using wrench,
turn nut until sharp rise in torque is felt, then simply snug.
Insert tube stub end into tube tting port and follow initial
assembly instructions to complete installation.
36 Fitting Installation Manual
6. Nut and Ferrule Safety Changer
A nut and ferrule safety changer provides the safest method of
replacing tting components by eliminating the need for ferrule
handling while ensuring proper ferrule orientation.
To use a nut and ferrule safety changer, insert the changer end
into the tting body, lightly thread the nut onto the body, and
simply extract safety changer from nut
7. Bleed Valves
Bleed valve nuts are crimped for safety. Loosen bleed valve nut to
relieve system pressure. Never loosen the tting nut to relieve or
bleed system pressure. Bleed ttings are specically designed to
perform this function.
8. Tube Inserts
Safety Changer
Bleed Union
Fitting Nuts
Captured
Bleed Vent
Fitting Installation Manual 37
Tube inserts are used to support soft pliable plastic tubing to insure
safe system performance. With HOKE Gyrolok, simply place the tube
insert into the tubing end and then follow standard initial assembly
instructions.
9. Sacricial Pipe Fittings
Use sacricial pipe ttings to protect expensive equipment. When
pipe threads are frequently assembled and reassembled, the
threads ability to maintain a seal may diminish. In order to maximize
the functional life of valuable equipment, insert a sacricial pipe
tting between the pipe and the equipment. Perform makes and
breaks between the pipe and pipe tting to extend the life of the
equipment.
Pipe Sacricial Fitting Equipment Port
Tube Insert Installing Tube Insert
38 Fitting Installation Manual
HOKE Safety Check List
1. Use products suitable for the application. HOKE Gyrolok ttings
provide outstanding protection against pressure/shock or vibration
conditions.
2. Always use tubing that is compatible with the tting or valve
material (e.g., use 316 stainless steel ttings with 316 stainless steel
tubing). Tubing appropriate for use with HOKE products is described
in the HOKE Tubing Data Charts.
3. Make sure the system is not pressurized when tightening or
loosening a tting or valve connection.
4. When relieving or bleeding system pressure, do not loosen tube
tting nut. Use appropriate bleed/relief device.
5. Do not exceed product temperature specications.
6. Do not exceed maximum allowable working pressure/temperature
combinations for tubing. Check the HOKE Tubing Data Charts for
specic information when using HOKE Gyrolok ttings. If no pressure
is identied for a given size and wall thickness of tubing, that tubing
is not considered suitable for use with HOKE Gyrolok. Note: that
pressure ratings may vary for other tting ends. Contact HOKE for
additional information.
7. When the application involves use of a toxic or hazardous uid,
exercise extra caution during operation and maintenance.
8. Always leave a length of straight tube between the tube bend and
the tting. A tube bent too close to the tting connection may be a
source of leakage.
9. Before assembling new, unused HOKE Gyrolok tube tting ends,
loosen the HOKE Gyrolok nut before inserting the tube to allow full
insertion of the tube to the base of the body bore.
10. Use a Hydraulic Presetting Tool to preset nut and ferrules when
installing tubing with a diameter of 58 (16mm) or larger and a wall
thickness of 0.065 (2.0mm) or greater.
11. Use the HOKE Gyrogage, or other manufacturers installation tool,
during tting assembly to ensure that key steps necessary to achieve
proper makeup have been correctly performed.
12. In accordance with manufacturers instructions use a tube insert
when assembling a tube tting to soft, pliable plastic tubing.
13. Use the HOKE Gyrolok Nut and Ferrule Safety Changer to ensure safe
component replacement.
14. Always use proper thread lubricants or sealants on tapered pipe
threads. Note that thread sealants may have dierent temperature
ratings than basic tting.
15. NPT threads should be torqued in accordance with an industry
standard, such as Underwriters Laboratory UL842. Note that
previously assembled threads may require additional tightening.
Fitting Installation Manual 39
16. For proper installation, request a Safety Installation Training
Program today! Ask your HOKE distributor for details.
IT IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SYSTEM DESIGNER AND USER
TO SELECT PRODUCTS SUI TABLE FOR THEI R SPECI FI C APPLI CATI ON
REQUIREMENTS AND TO ENSURE PROPER INSTALLATION, OPERATION, AND
MAINTENANCE OF THESE PRODUCTS. MATERIAL COMPATIBILITY, PRODUCT
RATINGS, AND APPLICATION DETAILS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THE
SELECTION.
Gyrolok and Gyrogage are registered trademarks of HOKE Incorporated.
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