Thermal Expansion in Sanitary Process Tubing Thermal expansion is easy to overlook because stainless sanitary tubing feels rigid and “fixed” once it’s installed. But when a line heats up during SIP, hot water sanitizing, steam exposure, or even warm product... keep reading
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Manufactured to the stringent ASTM A270 S2 specifications, this high-quality tubing is 100% bore-scoped and polished on both the ID and OD. RathGibson proprietary finishing processes guarantee specific ID and OD Ra values for customers’ application, minimizing surface anomalies.
RathGibson’s A270-BPE series tubing significantly reduces customer inspection requirements prior to installation by utilizing only the highest quality stainless steel materials made exclusively to RathGibson melt criteria. Tubing is available in 1/2″ (12.7 mm) to 6″ (152.4 mm) OD in stock 20′ (6.1 m) lengths.
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