How to choose air tubes
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How To Choose Air Tubes? When you need some air tubes, do you know how to select the best air tube? Choosing tube that works well is not a trivial matter. Here is a guide for how to choose the best air tube for your application. Polyurethane Tubing 1. Fluid: Air, water 2. Size: 3~16mm and 1/8"~1/2" for outer diameter 2~12mm and 0.079"~0.33" for inner diameter 3. Standard Length: 200m per roll for 3~6mm, 100m per roll for 8~16mm 3. Working Pressure: 0-150 Psi 4. Operating Temperature: -20~60 Celsius dgree 5. Advantage: High size tolerance Good flexibility Environmental friendly Degradable Best cold weather performance Much lighter than rubber 5: Disvantage: Kinks easily Sticks to itself Vulnerable to some solvents 6: Application: Pneumatic industry What matters Size: The inner diameter will determine the maximum amount of fluid it can carry. The outer diameter will determine thickness of the tube. And choose metric size or inch size according to your needs. Length: The tube needs to be as long as long as you need it to be. Pressure: It determines that how high pressure it can bear when working. Temperature: It determines that how low temperature and high temperature it can withstand when working. Material: It determines how flexible the tube is and how long it will last. Fluid: It determines what the media will flow through the tube. Size Generally speaking, the diameter determines its capacity to deliver fluid. The larger the inner diameter is, the more fluid it can carry. And the gap between inner size and outer size determines the thickness of the tube. One issue to keep in mind is the volume of air needed by the tool. Some tools need only a small amount of air while others need more, so you would need a large diameter tube or connect to a machine with more horsepower. But you need to remember that larger tubes weigh more, which will will affect the handling of your tools. Length A 100 meters tube will reach everything you'd ever want to reach, but it would also be much heavier and bulkier than it needs to be most of the time. Shortly, lighter hoses may be a better option for smaller jobs. At some point it becomes easier to move the connected machines than it is to move the hose. Material The material the hose is composed of will determine its performance. Each material performs differently under differing circumstances. The air delivery capacity is the same for all these materials. Let's take a look at the different materials. PU tube is short for polyurethane tube, which can be divided into polyester and polyether due to its difference in material. The polyester is the regular one and its fluid can only be air. Instead, the fluid of polyether can be both water and air.
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How To Choose Air Tubes?When you need some air tubes, do you know how to select the best air tube? Choosing tube that works well is not a
trivial matter. Here is a guide for how to choose the best air tube for your application.
Polyurethane Tubing
1. Fluid: Air, water2. Size: 3~16mm and 1/8"~1/2" for outer diameter 2~12mm and 0.079"~0.33" for inner diameter 3. Standard Length: 200m per roll for 3~6mm, 100m per roll for 8~16mm 3. Working Pressure: 0-150 Psi4. Operating Temperature: -20~60 Celsius dgree5. Advantage: High size tolerance Good flexibility Environmental friendly Degradable Best cold weather performance Much lighter than rubber5: Disvantage: Kinks easily Sticks to itself Vulnerable to some solvents 6: Application: Pneumatic industry
What mattersSize: The inner diameter will determine the maximum amount of fluid it can carry. The outer diameter will determine thickness of the tube. And choose metric size or inch size according to your needs.Length: The tube needs to be as long as long as you need it to be.
Pressure: It determines that how high pressure it can bear when working.Temperature: It determines that how low temperature and high temperature it can withstand when working.Material: It determines how flexible the tube is and how long it will last.Fluid: It determines what the media will flow through the tube.
SizeGenerally speaking, the diameter determines its capacity to deliver fluid. The larger the inner diameter is, the more fluid it can carry. And the gap between inner size and outer size determines the thickness of the tube. One issue to keep in mind is the volume of air needed by the tool. Some tools need only a small amount of air while others need more, so you would need a large diameter tube or connect to a machine with more horsepower. But you need to remember that larger tubes weigh more, which will will affect the handling of your tools.
LengthA 100 meters tube will reach everything you'd ever want to reach, but it would also be much heavier and bulkier than it needs to be most of the time. Shortly, lighter hoses may be a better option for smaller jobs. At some point it becomes easier to move the connected machines than it is to move the hose.
MaterialThe material the hose is composed of will determine its performance. Each material performs differently under differing circumstances. The air delivery capacity is the same for all these materials. Let's take a look at the different materials.
PU tube is short for polyurethane tube, which can be divided into polyester and polyether due to its difference in material. The polyester is the regular one and its fluid can only be air. Instead, the fluid of polyether can be both water and air.
The two layers tubing is also called flame resistant tubing for its high flame gradeof VW-1.
1. Material: TPU for inner layer PVC for outer layer2. Advantage: Flame resistant3: Application: Welding industry
Two Layers Tubing(Flame Resistant Tubing)
Double Row Tubing
If you need transfer different medium at the same time, it can fit you well.Advantage: 1. Twin-row or multi-row are available. 2. Different size can be combined. 3. Different medium can be combined. 4. Close knit and fine pressure resistance.
Polyethylene Tubing
1. Fluid: Air, water2. Size: 3~16mm and 1/8"~1/2" for outer diameter 2~12mm and 0.079"~0.33" for inner diameter 3. Standard Size: 200m per roll for 3~6mm, 100m per roll for 8~16mm 3. Working Pressure: 0-120 Psi4. Operating Temperature: 0~40 Celsius degree5. Advantage: High strength impact at low temperature Most economical among these 7 material6. Disvantage: Poor flexibility Bad to environment7. Application: Pneumatic industry Water fountain
PE tube is also named polyethylene tube with its fluid being air and water. Generally speaking, the polyethylene in PE tubes means LDPE ( Low Density Polyethylene ).
Spiral Tubes
The Spiral tubing can avoid the hurt and crease brought by excessive bending.
Under polyurethane, there are many other types to meet different needs.
PU Braided Tubes
1. Working Pressure:0-300 Psi2. Application: Mainly used for pneumatic toolsTips: It is also called reinforced tubes. So if you need polyurethane tubing for higher working presure, the PU braided tubing is a good choice for you!
1. Fluid: Air, water, oil, corrosion fluid, steam2. Size: 2~16mm and 1/16"~3/4" for outer diameter 1~12mm and 1/32~1/2" for inner diameter3. Standard Length: Upon request3. Working Pressure: 0-150 Psi4. Operating Temperarure: -100~260 Celsius degree5. Advantage: Well performance at both low and high temperature Corrosion resistance6. Disvantage: Low toughness Crease easily when being folded Twice weight of other tubes7. Application: Pneumatic industry Chemical industry
PTFE Tubing
Silicone Tubing 1. Fluid: Air, water, ozone2. Size: 2~16mm and 1/16"~3/4" for outer diameter 1~12mm and 1/32"~5/8" for inner diameter3. Standard Length: Upon request4. Working Pressure: 0-120 Psi5. Operating Temperarure: -60~200 Celsius degree6. Advantage: Excellent elasticity Ozone resistance Environment friendly Non-toxic Tasteless Good physical stability7. Disvantage: Poor pressure resistance8. Application: Pneumatic industry Food industry
The silicone tube is considered as food graded tube for it being non-toxic, tasteless and physically stable.
The material of PTFE tubes is teflon, which enjoys the "plastic king" laudatory title for its great corrosion function.
Rubber Tubing
Rubber hoses are the traditional choice. Most hoses in use today are made from rubber, as they are suitable for a variety of applications.
1. Fluid: Air, water, oil, gas2. Size: 6~25mm for inner diameter3. Standard Length: 25m,50m or 100m as your request 4. Working Pressure: 0-120 Psi5. Operating Temperarure: -20~45 Celsius degree6. Advantage: Lies flat Does not kink Commonly available7. Disvantage: Heavy Mediocre cold weather performance8. Application: Pneumatic industry Agricultural industry Hydraulic industry
PVC braided tube is made of PVC with polyester yarn reinforced.
1. Fluid: Air, water2. Size: 5~64mm and 3/16"~2-1/2" for inner diameter 8-80mm for outer diameter3. Standard Length: 25 feet for all size4. Working Pressure: 0-300 Psi5. Operating Temperarure: -10~80 Celsius degree6. Advantage: Good enough for many situation Cheap, light Well performance at high pressure7. Disvantage: Coils and kink8. Application: Pneumatic industry Irrigation Fire control Hydraulic field
PVC Tubing
Under PVC, there are many other types to meet different needs.
PVC Clear Single Tubing
PVC clear single tube is transparent, unreinforced, flexible and it is made from non-toxic clear PVC. It is therefore suitable for a wide range of applications where many liquids, gases, powders & fine granules are used.
PVC Shower Tubing
PVC shower tubing is mainly used for conveyance of water for shower bath and toilet fittings.
PVC Fiber Reinforced Tubing
PVC fiber reinforced hose also named as PVC net hose, commonly called as snake hose, it's suitable for pressure or corrosive gas, liquid transporting.
PVC Garden Tubing
PVC garden tube is widely used for irrigation and washing in the garden, commnunity, factories and daily application.
PVC High Pressure Spray Tubing
PVC high pressure spray tube is mainly used for spraying agricultural chemicals and high pressure water, air or other liquids in high pressure washing machine, construction machinery and industrial production.
PVC Gas Tubing
PVC gas tube is mainly used for conveying gas for household fuel system.
Model PU tubing PE tubing Nylon tubing Silicone tubing PTFE tubing Rubber tubing PVC tubing
Fluid air, water air, water air, water, oil air, water, ozoneair, water,
oil,corrosion fluid, steam
air, water, oil, gas air, water
Working Pressure(Psi) 0-150 0~120 0~360 0~120 0-~150 0~120 0~300
Operating Temperature(℃ )
-20~60 0~40 -40~120 -60~200 -100~260 -20~45 -10~80
Flexibility least flexible most flexible
Corrosion Resistance no no no yes yes no no
Environment Friendly yes no yes yes yes no no
Weight lightest heaviest
Price most expensive cheapest
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Nylon tube is also called polyamide tube with 3 different materials of PA12, PA11 and PA6.For the quality, the PA11 is the best and the PA6 is the worst in comparision.
1. Fluid: Air, water, oil2. Size: 3~18mm and 1/8"~1/2" for outer diameter 2~15mm and 0.079"~0.33" for inner diameter3. Standard length: 100m per roll for all size4. Working Pressure: 0-360 Psi4. Operating Temperarure: -40~120 Celsius degree5. Advantage: Maintains its tension, Great for coils Placed on the ceiling a coil can create a weightless feel at the tool Well performance at high pressure6. Disvantage: Kinks very easily Less durable than the other materials7. Application: Pneumatic industry Auto industry ( used as air brake tube and trailer electrical coil)
Nylon Tubing
Remarks: Normally, we produce Nylon tubing of PAL material. But if you need PHLY material and HIPHL material, we can also manufacture it for you. In comparison with PAL material, HIPHL material is more bearable at low temperature (-60 ℃ ), and PHLY material plays better performance at low temperature (-60℃ ) and high pressure.
