Description
Tubing available in PVC, silicone, fluoropolymer, TPR (thermoplastic rubber), latex, nylon, polypropylene, polyethylene, and more. Rubber tubing and plastic hose styles are available in unreinforced tubing, corrugated or convoluted tubing, and braid-reinforced hose for extra strength and pressure capabilities. Copper or aluminum tubing is also available.
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Technical Info
Pieco's tubing materials, many of which meet:
  • 3A
  • NSF
  • USP Class VI requirements.
Selecting the tubing that best suits a particular application should be done after all the requirements are considered.
  • Media - material passing through the tubing must be considered
  • Flexibility and Kink Resistance - all plastic tubing is flexible to a certain degree but not equally
  • Flow - the amount of material that must be transported
  • Working Pressure - is the burst pressure at room temperature plus a safety factor
  • Working Temperature - temperature range tubing can effectively be used
  • Fitting Type - barbed, compression, and push to connect offer different features and benefits