An investigation of assembly and performance of a Resistoflex dynatube 1/4 inch fitting
Abstract
Installation of titanium (6Al-4V) threaded fittings on 1/4 in. tubing is sensitive to workmanship and to the state of repair of the installation tooling. Tooling with very slight out-of-specification imperfections produces less than optimum swaged fittings. A significant quantity of samples were fabricated and X-rays were used to determine the depth of swage. Joint performance was assessed through static and dynamic testing.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- June 1981
- Bibcode:
- 1981STIN...8131402E
- Keywords:
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- Assembling;
- Fittings;
- Installing;
- Joints (Junctions);
- Pipes (Tubes);
- Swaging;
- Dynamic Tests;
- Fabrication;
- Grooves;
- Static Tests;
- Tooling;
- X Ray Inspection;
- Engineering (General)