Fittings
Fittings
2003 – 2005
Low Pressure catalog
Legris has a policy of continual product development and therefore reserves the right to modify products
shown in this catalog without prior notification. Please treat all dimensions therefore, as indicative.
introduction
As an introduction to this catalog, we include We hope that this section will be a useful quick
a section containing basic technical guidelines, reference for designers and installers, as well
practical information and recommendations. as end users.
index
• technical guidelines
flow and pressure drop of compressed air
pressure
vacuum and vacuum levels
threaded connections
• practical information
threaded connections and profiles
conversion tables
• recommendations
installation of Legris fittings
food applications
safety
medical applications
packaging applications
compatibility of Legris fittings and tubing
identification of Legris part numbers
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technical guidelines
• flow and pressure drop of compressed air
Flow represents the quantity of compressed air that In order to obtain simple and useful values which enable
passes through a section over a unit of time. It is calculations and comparison of the performance of pneumatic
represented in cfm, scfm, l/min, m3/min or m3/h, at the components, in practice, we use a flow coefficient called Kv.
equivalent value in free air, in conditions of standard This coefficient characterizes the flow capacity of a component
reference atmosphere (SRA), i.e. : + 68°F, 65% of relative and corresponds to the precise value of water flow in l/min,
humidity, 14.65 psi, in accordance with norms NFE 48100 under a ∆p of 1 bar, with completely unimpeded flow.
and ISO R554, R558.
Flow coefficient Kv corresponds to a conductance coefficient;
When opened and submitted to inlet pressure (P), the indeed the higher its value, the better the flow assured by
pneumatic component insures a flow rate (d) generating the component.
pressure drop at the outlet. The difference of pressure
measured, between the inlet (pressure upstream) and Kv and pressure loss are linked by the
the outlet (pressure downstream), is called pressure following relation:
drop represented by ∆p (differential pressure). Qv = 26.7 Kv ∆p x P upstream
Qv = flow in l/min
Kv = flow coefficient
pneumatic ∆p = in bar
component P upstream: in absolute bar
• conversion table
units of flow
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l/min Cfm m /h
600 21 36
1200 43 72
1800 64 108
2400 85 144
3000 106 180
3600 128 216
4200 149 252
4800 170 288
5400 191 324
6000 213 360
6600 234 396
7200 255 432
7800 277 468
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technical guidelines
• pressure
Normal atmospheric air pressure represents 14.65 psi at
In the U.S. it is represented in pounds per square
sea level. Generally used as a reference for pressure
inch, gauge (psig) and absolute (psia). The
measurement, it is, however, variable according to
measure of pressure corrected for atmospheric
altitude. For tests and measures, it is advisable to use
pressure that is
absolute bar corresponding to absolute pressure.
‘zero’ psig = 14.65 psia
Pressure
‘zero’ psia = absolute zero vacuum
Actual pressure
The acceptable maximum pressure of a component is the
effective pressure to which this item can be submitted in
Prel a given installation.
Upstream pressure is the compressed air pressure at the
component inlet.
Pabs Variable pressure
level
Downstream pressure is the component outlet pressure.
Normal
Local atmospheric air Differential pressure (∆p) is the difference between
atmospheric pressure level
pressure Patm = 14.65 psi upstream pressure and downstream pressure.
Patm
Vacuum
P = 0 (100% vacuum)
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technical guidelines
• threaded connections
NPT threads metric threads NPT threads (National Pipe Thread)
NPT is an American taper thread standard ASME B1.20.1–1983.
metric and inch metric tube They can be assembled on the same taper thread. Sealing is
tube ensured by thread sealant.
metric threads
These ISO profile threads are parallel type threads which can be
assembled with the compatible parallel thread. Sealing is
ensured by a face seal at the base.
male thread male thread
NPT taper metric parallel
thread designation
• M followed by diameter x pitch in mm, according to
standards ISO 68-1 and ISO 965-1
example: M7x1
thread thread
NPT taper metric parallel
thread designation
male thread male thread • exterior threads (male)
BSP parallel BSP taper • BSP parallel: G followed by the description,
according to standard ISO 228-1
example: 1/8 thread BSP parallel ➜ G1/8
• BSP taper: R followed by the description,
thread thread according to standard ISO 7-1
BSP parallel BSP taper example: 1/8 thread BSP taper ➜ R1/8
Legris fittings can be used for any installation conforming to international standards DIN 3852 (1, 2, 3) –
NF F 49051 – NF E48051 – JIS B202/JIS B203 – ISO7-1 – ISO 228-1 - DIN 259 - BS 21 - BS 2779
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practical information
• threaded connections
national pipe thread british standard pipe
nominal threads max. torque handtight thread O.D. Nominal Threads Male Parallel Female Parallel
thread size (in) per inch (inch pounds) engagement at small end Thread Size per inch Thread O.D. Thread I.D.
10-32UNF 32 13 Seals Flush 0.187" (4.75mm) 1/8 28 0.375" (9.5mm) 0.344" (8.7mm)
1/16 27 — 0.28" (7.1mm) 0.271" (6.8mm) 1/4 19 0.531" (13.5mm) 0.438" (11.1mm)
1/8 27 70 0.37" (9.4mm) 0.363" (9.2mm) 3/8 19 0.656" (16.7mm) 0.534" (13.6mm)
1/4 18 100 0.49" (12.4mm) 0.477" (12.1mm) 1/2 14 0.813" (20.6mm) 0.719" (18.3mm)
3/8 18 250 0.627" (15.9mm) 0.612" (15.5mm)
1/2 14 308 0.778" (19.7mm) 0.758" (19.2mm)
metric thread
metric male metric male metric male When looking at a Legris fitting or adapter, there is a ring groove at the end
thread thread thread thread thread thread of the thread to identify NPT threads. If the end of the base is smooth, the
size O.D. (mm) size O.D. (mm) size O.D. (mm) thread is BSPT. This applies to all threaded fittings, adapters and right angle
flow control valves.
M5 x 0.75 5 M14 x 1 14 M27 x 1.50 27
M6 x 0.75 6 M14 x 1.25 14 M27 x 2 27 NPT BSPT
M6 x 1 6 M14 x 1.50 14 M30 x 1.50 30
M7 x 0.75 7 M15 x 1.25 15 M30 x 2 30
M7 x 1 7 M15 x 1.50 15 M33 x 1.50 33
M8 x 1 8 M16 x 1.25 16 M33 x 2 33
M8 x 1.50 8 M16 x 1.50 16 M24 x 2 24
M9 x 0.75 9 M17 x 1.25 17 M36 x 2 36
M9 x 1 9 M18 x 1.25 18 M39 x 2 39
M10 x 1 10 M18 x 1.50 18 M52 x 2 52
M10 x 1.25 10 M20 x 1.50 20 M42 x 2 42
M10 x 1.50 10 M21 x 1.50 21 M45 x 2 45
M11 x 1 11 M22 x 1.50 22 M48 x 2 48
M12 x 1 12 M23 x 1.50 23 M52 x 2.50 52
M12 x 1.25 12 M24 x 1.50 24
M12 x 1.50 12 M25 x 1.50 25
M13 x 1.25 13 M26 x 1.50 26
NPT
BSPT
BSPP
metric
M7 M5 M3 10-32 UNF
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practical information
• conversion tables
pressure – PSI and Bars table of equivalents
1 PSI = .0689655 bar 1 bar = 14.5 PSI COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 COLUMN 3
PSI BARS PSI BARS BARS PSI BARS PSI TO CONVERT INTO MULTIPLY BY
20 1.379 1100 75.86 1 14.50 55 797.5
INTO TO CONVERT DIVIDE BY
30 2.069 1200 82.76 2 29.00 60 870.0
40 2.759 1300 89.66 3 43.50 65 942.5 Atmospheres Feet of Water 33.9
50 3.448 1400 96.55 4 58.00 70 1015 Atmospheres Inches of Mercury (Hg) 29.92
60 4.138 1500 103.5 5 72.50 75 1088 Atmospheres PSI (Lbs per Sq. Inch) 14.7
70 4.828 1600 110.3 6 87.00 80 1160 BTU Foot Pounds 778.3
80 5.517 1700 117.2 7 101.5 85 1233 BTU per Hour Watts 0.2931
90 6.207 1800 124.1 8 116.0 90 1305 BTU per Minute Horsepower 0.02356
100 6.897 1900 131.0 9 130.5 95 1378 Celsius (Centigrade) Fahrenheit °C x1.8+ 32
200 13.79 2000 137.9 10 145.0 100 1450 Centimeters Inches 0.3937
300 20.69 2250 155.2 15 217.5 150 2175 Cubic Centimeters Gallons (U.S. Liquid) 0.0002642
400 27.59 2500 172.4 20 290.0 200 2900 Cubic Centimeters Liters 0.001
500 34.48 2750 189.7 25 362.5 250 3625 Cubic Feet Cubic Inches 1728
600 41.38 3000 206.9 30 435.0 300 4350 Cubic Feet Gallons (U.S. Liquid) 7.48052
700 48.28 3500 241.4 35 507.5 350 5075 Cubic Inches Cubic Feet 0.0005787
800 55.17 4000 275.9 40 580.0 400 5800 Cubic Inches Gallons (U.S. Liquid) 0.004329
900 62.07 4500 310.3 45 652.5 450 6525 Days Seconds 86,400
1000 68.97 5000 344.8 50 725.0 500 7250 Degrees (Angle) Radians 0.01745
Feet Meters 0.3048
Feet Miles 0.0001894
Feet of Water Atmospheres 0.0295
Feet of Water Inches of Mercury (Hg) 0.8826
Feet of Water PSI (Lbs. Per Sq. Inch) 0.4335
Feet per Minute Miles per Hour 0.01136
units of vacuum Feet per Second Miles per Hour 0.6818
Foot-Pounds BTU 0.001286
depression vacuum absolute pressure depression Foot-Pounds per Minute Horsepower 0.0000303
(in mm Hg) (in %) (in mbar) (in mbar) Foot-Pounds per Second Horsepower 0.001818
0 0 1000 0 Gallons (U.S. Liquid) Cubic Feet 0.1337
-75 10 900 -100 Gallons (U.S. Liquid) Cubic Inches 231
-100 13.3 867 -133 Gallons of Water Pounds of Water 8.3453
-150 20 800 -200 Horsepower BTU per Minute 42.44
-200 26.7 733 -267 Horsepower Foot-Pounds per Minute 33,000
-225 30 700 -300 Horsepower Foot-Pounds per Second 550
-300 40 600 -400 Horsepower Watts 745.7
-375 50 500 -500 Hours Days 0.04167
-400 53.3 467 -533 Hours Weeks 0.005952
-450 60 400 -600 Inches Centimeters 2.54
-500 66.7 333 -667 Inches of Mercury (Hg) Atmospheres 0.03342
-525 70 300 -700 Inches of Mercury (Hg) Feet of Water 1.133
-600 80 200 -800 Inches of Mercury (Hg) PSI (Lbs. Per Sq. Inch) 0.4912
-675 90 100 -900 Inches of Water PSI (Lbs. Per Sq. Inch) 0.03613
-690 92 80 -920 Liters Cubic Centimeters 1000
Liters Gallons (U.S. Liquid) 0.2642
Micron Inches 0.00004
Miles (Statute) Feet 5280
Miles per Hour (MPH) Feet per Minute 88
Miles per Hour Feet per Second 1.467
Ounces (Weight) Pounds 0.0625
Ounces (Liquid) Cubic Inches 1.805
Pints (Liquid) Quarts (Liquid) 0.5
Pounds Grains 7000
Pounds Grams 453.59
Pounds Ounces 16
PSI (Lbs. Per Sq. Inch) Atmospheres 0.06804
PSI (Lbs. Per Sq. Inch) Feet of Water 2.307
PSI (Lbs. Per Sq. Inch) Inches of Mercury (Hg) 2.036
Quarts Gallons 0.25
Square Feet Square Inches 144
Temperature (°F - 32) Temperature °C 0.5555
Tons (U.S.) Pounds 2000
Watts Horsepower 0.001341
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recommendations
• assembly of Legris fittings
Industrial Industrial
Push-to-Connect Push-to-Connect
Connection Fittings
Quick Assembly Disconnection Do’s Fittings
Quick List
Don’ts
90°
Tube Insertion
2 Depress the manual push button,
then pull the tube out. 4
Keep Push
Button Depressed
4 Allow adequate
bend radius of tube.
Avoid kinking the tubing and side
load against the collet
or gripping ring which
Tube Insertion
compression fittings
Push the sleeve nut onto the tube. For large diameters,
lubricate the inside of the nut to facilitate tightening.
Fit the sleeve onto the end of the tube, after the nut.
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recommendations
food industry applications
Products designed for food industry use must conform
to specific requirements, dependant upon the application.
The Legris catalog features several product ranges that
meet such requirements, including:
- ranges for food fluids, with materials that conform to
relevant FDA standards.
- ranges for compressed air and other fluids, whose
materials can be used in direct contact with food products.
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recommendations
safety
The safety of individuals and equipment in the
workplace is one of the main responsibilities of
company managers, shop floor supervisors,
prevention organizations and standards bodies.
Several Legris ranges have been specifically designed
to meet the operating requirements and safety
standards that apply to all industrial organizations.
lock-out valves
Designed to offer maximum flow capacity, Legris lock-out
valves lock the piston by simultaneously cutting off the
supply and exhaust air.
Found on page B21.
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recommendations
medical industry applications
Legris, inventor of push-to-connect fitting
technology, offers a wide variety of products
suitable for medical activities, such as cartridges,
fittings and tubing. Materials and grease can
be adapted to meet various medical applications
like dental, anesthesia and dialysis equipment.
carstick
The concept which combines LF3000® one-piece cartridge
with a specially designed protection and dispensing sleeve.
Materials: nylon button and protection sleeve, nickel-plated
brass retaining sleeve, nitrile seals. Found on page A47.
tubing
FEP 140 tubing provides excellent resistance to aggressive
and corrosive agents and to high temperatures. Nylon tubing
provides optimum mechanical properties and has good
chemical resistance. Polyurethane tubing has high flexibility
which allows for compact cabling where a small bend radius
is required. Found in section M.
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recommendations
packaging industry applications
With a wide variety of ranges, the Legris offer suits many
industrial activities. One of them is packaging applications
like case palletizing, labeling, filling, conveying and
rinsing/pasteurizing.
pressure regulators
Used to stabilize the pressure at a given value that is applied
to pneumatic equipment, whatever the fluctuations of
pressure upstream. The pressure outlet is fully controlled by
an adjustment screw which is calibrated to show pressure
setting levels. Found on page B37.
slide valves
Effect an immediate isolation of the air line by venting the
system to atmosphere. They are compact, neat, aesthetic and
can be directly installed in the circuit. Found on page B29.
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recommendations
• compatibility of Legris fittings and tubing
The chart below summarizes the compatibility of Legris fittings and tubing. In order to obtain the best performance of
connection assembly, the user should take into account the individual technical specification of both fitting and tubing.
LF3000
system
Function
valves
LF3200
system
LF3600
system
LF3800
system
Brass * * * *
compression
Cartridges
Models 0132,
0133 and 0134
Stainless
steel * *
compression
C9000
safety coupler
Metal quick
disconnect
couplers
Micro & small
couplers
Blowguns
At high temperature and pressure or during oscillating movements, the use of a tube support prevents
distortion of the tube which guarantees effective gripping and sealing.
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recommendations
• identification of Legris part numbers
To help users, Legris classifies it‘s product ranges with
specific part numbers which provide easy
Each fitting is identified by:
identification of each item.
• its series (4 numbers)
Legris fittings and valves • the diameter of passage through the fitting (2 numbers)
• the thread code or diameter of the second passage
Part numbers have been chosen by a method
(2 numbers)
of mnemonics.
• a suffix, if appropriate
fittings valves
3109 56 14 0402 13 21 22
thread code or
type of fitting O.D. of tube second passage type of valve passage thread semi-standard
diameter diameter code suffix
diameter of passage: corresponds to the O.D. of tube passage diameter: corresponds to the passage diameter through
thread code: see chart below the valve
thread code: see chart below
When the item is not threaded (plug-in or tube to tube
fittings) the code is: 00
threads threads
NPT thread code BSP thread code metric thread code metric thread code metric thread code
1/16" 08 1/8" 10 M3x0.5 09 M13x1.25 68 M27x1.5 85
1/8" 11 1/4" 13 M5x0.8 19 M14x1.25 70 M30x2 87
1/4" 14 3/8" 17 M7x1 55 M14x1.5 71 M33x1.5 90
3/8" 18 1/2" 21 M8x1 56 M16x1.25 74 M39x1.5 36
1/2" 22 3/4" 27 M8x1.25 57 M16x1.5 75 M42x1.5 37
3/4" 28 1" 34 M10x1 60 M18x1.5 78 M42x2 96
1" 35 1 1/4" 42 M10x1.5 62 M20x1.5 80 M48x2 98
1 1/4" 43 1 1/2" 49 M12x1 65 M22x1.5 82
1 1/2" 50 2" 48 M12x1.25 66 M24x1.5 83
2" 44
10-32" UNF 20
Legris tubing and hoses Each tube and hose is identified by:
• product type (4 numbers and one letter)
Part numbers have been chosen by a method • O.D. of the tube (2 numbers)
of mnemonics. • color (2 numbers)
• I.D. of non-standard tube, if appropriate (2 numbers)
1094U 04 02 1100P 04 03 27
suffix denoting
product type tube O.D. color product type tube O.D. color non-standard
tube I.D.
tube O.D.: corresponds to the O.D. (outside diameter) of the tube tube O.D.: corresponds to the O.D. (outside diameter) of the tube
color code: see chart below color code: see chart below
00 = 03 = 06 = 12 = translucent 14 = translucent
01 = 04 = 07 = 13 = translucent 15 = translucent
02 = 05 = 08 = CLEAR
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consult our North American catalog with ease
one color per type of
product.
yellow chart:
technical specifications of
the range