There are a number of useful ways of fitting pipes and hoses together. In some cases, threaded fittings can allow for ease of removal and maintenance that can make them an attractive option, especially where connections must regularly be broken down and reestablished. One downside of such fittings, though, is that they tend to perform less well than some other types under conditions of extreme pressure, since the threads that lend them flexibility and ease of use tend to work against such applications.
When high pressure will regularly be encountered, then, most users find that other types of fittings make more sense. Brass Compression Fittings are perhaps the most common in industry of all, as they deliver excellent performance under pressure and do so quite economically and reliably.
As the name suggests, in fact, Brass Compression Fittings actually perform better, to a point, as pressure within the pipes or hoses they join rises. The outward force that fluids within these conduits exerts causes the fittings to cinch together more tightly, creating a seal that becomes tighter and stronger as those forces increase.
Suppliers like Ameriflex Hose and Accessories typically provide a wide range of fittings, some of which will be appropriate for just about any application. Fittings are rated according to the pressures they are designed to endure, as well as the diameter of the pipe or hose they are meant to be used to join together.
Some such fittings, for example, can be used to join pipes of two different diameters, with the brass section in the middle holding up to the pressure peak that can be expected to develop as fluid transfers from conduits of one dimension to another. Most fittings, though, are typically designed to join pipes of equal diameters, and these tend to offer even better performance because of that fact.
Because brass is a relatively inexpensive but resilient material, the cost-benefit equation of such fittings is typically high, as well. All of these facts combine to make them the most commonly used fitting types of all, particularly where performance under a certain amount of pressure is likely to be a major consideration.
