Swagelok Tube Fitter’s Manual: Your Guide for Tubing & Fittings Installation

Home Toolbox Tube Fitting Manual and Installation Guide

The Swagelok Tube Fitter’s Manual provides step-by-step instructions for fitting and tubing installation.

Since 1947, industrial professionals have built reliable small-bore fluid systems featuring leak-tight Swagelok^® tube fittings and high-quality tubing. They know that when properly installed, these systems can be relied upon to safely and efficiently transfer liquids and gases.

The Swagelok Tube Fitter’s Manual (TFM) is designed to equip you to build similarly reliable fluid systems by providing step-by-step instructions for fitting and tubing installation. This in-depth guide has been developed based on extensive field research and laboratory studies conducted by Swagelok engineers and customers. If you want to learn how to properly install compression fittings on tubing, the Swagelok Tube Fitter’s Manual is the resource for you.

The Tube Fitter’s Manual will teach you about:

The Swagelok tube fitting
Specifying and ordering tubing
Tubing and tube fitting installation
Severe service application requirements
Tubing system troubleshooting
Testing and evaluation of tube fitting performance
Thread types and considerations
Tubing system pressure ratings
The hidden costs of leakage
Meeting flow, pressure, and corrosion resistance needs

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Swagelok Tube Fitter’s Manual References

To increase the depth and improve the accessibility of information in the Tube Fitter’s Manual, we have provided additional links to important information arranged by chapter below. We suggest bookmarking these supplemental publications, videos, and other resources for ease of future access.

Tube Fitter’s Manual Chapter	Supplemental Information
1	Design of the Swagelok Tube Fitting
1	Leak-Tight Performance
1	How the Pull-Up Works
1	How it Works – Finite Element Analysis
1	Tube Fitting Gas Seal
2	Tubing Data Sheet (MS-01-107)
3	Standard Practice ANSI/MSS SP-58-2009
3	Swagelok Five-Roll Straightener User’s Manual (MS-CRD-0147)
3	Hand Tube Bender (HTB) User’s Manual (MS-13-43)
3	Bench Top Tube Bender (BTTB) User’s Manual (MS-13-145)
3	Electric Tube Bender (ETB) User’s Manual (MS-13-138)
3	Tube Bending Qualification Programs
3	Tube Facing Tools Catalog (MS-02-426)
3	Tube Facing Tool User’s Manual (MS-13-215)
3	How the Gap Inspection Gauge Is Used
3	Reassembly Procedure
3	AHSU Operations Manual (MS-12-38)
3	MHSU Operations Manual (MS-12-37)
3	Gaugeable Tube Fittings and Adapter Fittings Catalog (MS-01-140)
3	Medium- and High-Pressure Fittings, Tubing, and Valves Manual (MS-02-472)
4	Tubing Data Sheet (MS-01-107)
4	Oxygen System Safety Technical Bulletin (MS-06-13)
4	Leak Detectors, Lubricants, and Sealants Catalog (MS-01-91)
4	Tube Fitting Performance Product Test Reports (MS-06-108)
6	Weld Fittings Catalog (MS-01-149)
6	Welding System Catalog (MS-02-342)
6	VCR Metal Gasket Face Seal Fittings Catalog (MS-01-24)
6	VCO O-Ring Face Seal Catalog (MS-01-28)
6	Vacuum Fittings Catalog (MS-01-32)
6	Hose and Flexible Tubing Catalog (MS-01-180)
6	Medium- and High-Pressure Fittings, Tubing, and Valves Manual (MS-02-472)
6	Pressure Gauges Catalog (MS-02-170)
6	Gaugeable Chromatograph and Column End Fittings Catalog (MS-02-173)
6	Flange Adapters Catalog (MS-02-200)
7	Tube Fitting Performance Product Test Reports (MS-06-108)
8	Thread and End Connection Identification Guide (MS-13-77)
9	Tubing Data Sheet (MS-01-107)
9	Gaugeable Tube Fittings and Adapter Fittings catalog (MS-01-140)

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