Features and Benefits

316 Stainless Steel
150 lb fitting
with BSPT (Tapered) and BSPP (Parallel) connections
Chemical Resistance

What are pipe fittings?

A common occurrence in the plumbing industry, threaded pipe fittings or nipples are gateway connections for increasing and securing the length of pipe work. Every home and building around the world is almost certain to have operational threaded fittings for running water, central heating, sewage and other pipeline systems. Although these stainless steel fittings are a bush reducer. Other types such as elbow and T shape fittings are also widely used.

Who uses these pipe fittings?

Stainless steel fittings are used primarily by plumbers, but are often used by various other professions and areas. Due to the ability for fittings and nipples to plug and extend areas for pipe networks. Usually they would be hidden behind walls for design purposes, rather than having exposed stainless steel. As an example, some different areas you would find these fittings are:

All throughout the home (bathroom, kitchen etc)
Any building with running water, heating or gas
Sewage and underground networks
Ships and boats
Car engines

Benefits of Stainless Steel

When choosing pipe fittings, material is always a big part of the choice. Stainless steel offers excellent protection against corrosion and rust, something which could prove hugely troublesome within water and gas pipes. Brass and copper pipes wouldn't have the same resistance to these kinds of issues. Outlining the reasons why stainless steel is the preferred plumbers choice for threaded fittings.