Upchurch Scientific Flangeless Nut for 3/16 inch OD Tubing, 5/16-24 Flat-Bottom, Delrin, Natural, Single - P-138

Flangeless Nut for 3/16" OD Tubing, 5/16-24 Flat-Bottom, Delrin, Natural, Single

Part Number: P-138

Categories: Fittings, Flangeless Fittings, Flat-Bottom Fittings, Fluidic Connections

These Upchurch Scientific / IDEX Health & Science / Biotech Fluidics Flangeless Nut is easy to use and eliminates the need to flange tubing. It is manufactured from versatile Delrin (acetal resin). This material allows the nut to resist cross threading or loosening during use. It’s Flat-Bottom port is one of the most frequently used by equipment manufacturers. It has a 5/16-24 thread port configuration and is for a 3/16″ OD tubing. It comes in natural color.

Available in the Following Configurations:

• P-138 - Single Pack
• P-138C - 100 per pack

Flangeless Fittings

Flangeless Fittings eliminate the need to flange tubing. This removable and reusable system provides several benefits:

Convenience: Flangeless Fittings are easy to use. Just slip the nut and ferrule over the tubing and finger tighten the assembly into your receiving port. In tests, it is shown that the ideal amount of torque to achieve expected part performance should be approximately 3–4 in-lbs (0.34–0.45 N·m). Check out the line of special tightening tools designed to adapt to many standard torque wrenches, on page 50 and the adjustable torque driver, VHP-4000.

Minimal Down-Time: Component replacement is quick, taking only a few seconds — unlike the significant time required to flange tubing.

Cost-Effectiveness: Repairing a flanged tubing assembly requires a costly flanging tool or the purchase of a complete replacement assembly, including a new length of tubing and a set of fittings. The Flangeless Fittings system typically requires only one new ferrule at minimal cost when repairing a connection. 

Flangeless Fittings for 1/16” and 1/8”OD Tubing

• Wide variety of materials and geometries to fit most applications
• Excellent replacement for flanged fittings
• Convenient and easy to use
• Fittings and ferrules packaged together for easy ordering convenience

Flangeless Fittings for 1/16” OD Tubing, and for 1/8” OD Tubing are available in a variety of materials. The replacement ferrules are manufactured from inert ETFE, and are sold in a colored version or ETFE’s natural color as the N option. The smaller ferrules, XP-240x and XP-340x are designed for shallow ports. These fittings are packaged together with the ferrules in convenient 10-packs. The 1/16” version include the XP-200x ferrule, and the 1/8” verison include the XP-300x ferrule. 

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