Hydraulic and industrial hoses come in a variety of specifications to suit various applications. Choosing the right hose for your project requires a consideration of the best hose material, size, pressure rating, and other factors. This guide will help you choose the ideal hose based on your requirements.
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Depending on your individual needs, the following are the main types of hoses you might choose.
This type of hose moves process materials through an industrial setting or can with the right choice of hose, be used with steam, pneumatics, or other process functions. Industrial hoses are engineered to resist environmental factors like abrasion and corrosion and come in many sizes to meet the requirements of various applications.
At Jason Industrial, you can find top-quality industrial hoses and accessories for air, water, food handling, petroleum, oil, chemical, and other industrial applications. Designed for longevity and durability in harsh industrial conditions, these hoses have features tailored to specific use cases.
If you need to convey fluids under pressure and connect components in a hydraulic system, select an appropriate hydraulic hose. These hoses comprise elastomeric or rubber material inner tube, with layers of reinforcing textiles, metals, or other materials and covered by an external protective layer. This durable design holds up under pressure while remaining suitably flexible to fit into confined spaces, making them suitable specifically for hydraulic applications.
Like industrial hoses, hydraulic hoses are available in multiple material and size options to meet different application requirements, with a wide variety offered fitting connector ends on Jason-approved couplings.
When choosing a hose for your application, it&#;s best to follow the STAMPED guideline for selection, which stands for &#;size, temperature, application, medium, pressure, ends, and delivery.&#; The right blend of these features will help you make the right choice for your needs.
Based on your specifications, you can choose from a variety of industrial and hydraulic hoses at Jason Industrial. Our hoses offer reliable, long-lasting performance conveying chemicals, food and beverages, steam, air, petroleum, oil, water, and more. We also offer various accessories, such as hose saws, crimpers, and armor guards.
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This article and accompanying video are excerpts from the Swagelok® Hose Selection Webinar presented by Swagelok Senior Product Manager, Doug Nordstrom.
Let's get started by discussing some background on different hose types. Obviously, hose is made differently than tubing. Hose is multi-layered. Whenever we talk about tubing, it's one layer of material, whether it's stainless steel tubing or PFA tubing. A hose, however, has multiple layers.
The core material is the material that obviously sees the media that's flowing through the hose. Everything else is there for either protection or pressure containment (things like braids, reinforcements, and possibly covers).
In the picture above, it's a silicone cover that we put on the hose to possibly add abrasion resistance and also make the hose outside more cleanable. Then we put in connections. For softer core materials, like PTFE or Teflon, we can squeeze or crimp the hose. On metal hoses, of course, we have to weld the hose on. These can change the way a hose performs.
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Different Hose Core Materials
It's key to understand every layer of the hose in order to apply the right hose to the right application. Some common materials, we list here. The top one is a metal core. The actual core material is metal, and it's convoluted so that the actual core can bend. If it was just a straight core like a piece of tube, it obviously wouldn't bend and it would break quickly. So we convolute the core and weld it to the end to make a very flexible metal hose.
A fluoropolymer or PTFE core is the second one on the list here. And that's a crimp tank connection that we put on and the actual core material doesn't withstand much pressure. So we need to braid this one (and the metal hose) to give it pressure containment.
Thermoplastic hose is really designed for hydraulic pressure impulses and the like. It can withstand a lot of abuse and pressure spikes.
The last one on the list here is more of a down and dirty type. It's a rubber hose. These are relatively low cost, and they can withstand the most amount of abuse, but they're not really suited for higher technical applications.
If you apply the wrong hose to an application, the life of the hose will be dramatically impacted. And this is something that many people don't understand. The right hose for the right application can deliver a significantly longer life.
Each hose type has its strengths and weaknesses. As you see in the above graph, the metal core is good for temperature pressure because it withstands or limits permeation, but it can bend like a paperclip and will break faster than other types of hoses. So it's always important to apply the right hose for the right application.
To learn more about industrial hoses, watch the Swagelok® Hose Selection Webinar, visit our Swagelok hose product page, or contact us at 412.761..
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