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Tubing & Hose Buying Tips
#12: Flammability

It can be challenging to make sure you’ve covered all the bases during the tubing and hose selection process. Have you considered all the elements involved with the application? Temperatures, chemicals, pressures, flexibility needs? In Tubing & Hose Buying Tips we’ll address common selection factors, one at a time, in each issue of extrusions.

Tubing and hose applications can involve high temperatures or electricity, leading to concerns about fire safety and flammability. How about your application?

Do you know what will happen to the tubing or hose if it catches on fire? Might it emit fumes? Self-extinguish? Is it non-flammable? It all depends on the material.

Some tubing and hose, such as that made from particular polypropylene formulas, meet burn ratings established by Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
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Material Focus
Medical Silicone

Silicone tubing and reinforced hose are used in applications ranging from appliances to chemical transfer to viscous material handling. They have a long history in the medical field, as they meet the industry’s standards for cleanliness and non-toxicity.

Silicone’s benefits include resistance to temperature variations (from as low as –100°F to as high as 500°F; -73°C to 260°C), flexibility and elasticity, and inertness toward U.V., radiation, and ozone.
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Tech Talk
What Happened to My Tubing?
Craze, Bloom, Haze, & More

So the tubing was installed months ago, and everything is working well. Then you notice fine cracks on the tubing’s exterior where it makes a tight bend before going into a fitting. What are those? How long have they been there? How long till they get worse?

Those are stress cracks, also known as craze, caused by too much tension on the tubing at the bend. Rerouting the tubing or using a more flexible material may avoid the situation.
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On the Light Side

In the Next Issue

• Tubing & Hose Buying Tips
  #13: Quality
• Material Focus
  PVDF
• Meet the Team
  Warehouse

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Tubing & Hose Buying Tips
#12: Flammability

Material Focus
Medical Silicone

Tech Talk
What Happened to My Tubing? Craze, Bloom, Haze, & More

On the Light Side
A Touch of Humor

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