Appearance

Pipe Swivels are female adapters featuring a nut with a straight thread captured on a 30º cone tapered gland. A seal occurs between the taper in the male fitting and the 30º cone tapered gland. Pipe Swivels are for use with male tapered pipe thread hose fittings with a 30° seat. Pipe Swivels do not seal on the thread like most pipe threads, they seal on the nose of the swivel and the seat of the male tapered pipe thread. This creates a metal to metal seal.

Suggested Applications for Pipe Swivels

As a hose adapter only. Other methods of connecting tubing, pipe, or joining components should be utilized in system design.
Feature Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & Adapters
FeaturePressures Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersVery high to 6,000 psi
FeatureTemperature Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersStainless: -425° to 1200°F
FeatureVibration Resistance Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersMedium
FeatureMaterials Available Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & Adapters316/316L stainless
FeatureSize Available (nominal) Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & Adapters#4-#32
FeatureSeal Reliability Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersGood in static & dynamic systems.
Low tolerance to damage along sealing angles. Medium tolerance to thread imperfectons.
FeatureAssembly Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & Adapters
FeatureThread & Port Preparation Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersGeneral lubricant applied to threads
FeatureEase of Assembly Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersMedium. Flats from Finger-Tight method utilized.
FeatureEase of Maintenance Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersGood. Low metal deformation to create seal means moderately high repeatability
FeatureSpecification Conformance
(design & thread)		 Pipe Swivel, Pipe Fittings & AdaptersSAE J514
ANSI B1.20.1