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What Is The Difference Between Tube Bend Types?
Short, Medium and Long Tube Bends are all produced according to the AS1528.1 standard for Stainless steel tube fittings for the food industry
We stock them in both 304 & 316 grade stainless steel.
Our short bend has a tight radius which measures 1.5x the diameter and no leg, so a 25.4mm Bend has a radius of 38.1mm. We stock our short radius bends from 1” to 8”.
Our medium bends have the same centerline radius as our short bends, but with an extended leg. The leg refers to the straight tube after the end of the curved part of the bend. On most sizes of our medium bends, this leg is 30mm past the end of the curve except for 5” & 6” sizes which have a 40mm leg. Medium bends are the most commonly used tube bends in New Zealand. We stock medium bends in sizes from ½” to 6”.
The Long Radius bend has a larger radius than both short and medium bends. It differs across the sizes but is between 1.8 – 2x the diameter. Measurements for the radius are available on our website. The Long Radius bends also have a longer leg on them which once again differs across the sizes. Our long radius tube bends are stocked from 1 ¼” up to 3”.
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What Is The Difference Between Tube Bend Types?
Short, Medium and Long Tube Bends are all produced according to the AS1528.1 standard for Stainless steel tube fittings for the food industry
We stock them in both 304 & 316 grade stainless steel.
Our short bend has a tight radius which measures 1.5x the diameter and no leg, so a 25.4mm Bend has a radius of 38.1mm. We stock our short radius bends from 1” to 8”.
Our medium bends have the same centerline radius as our short bends, but with an extended leg. The leg refers to the straight tube after the end of the curved part of the bend. On most sizes of our medium bends, this leg is 30mm past the end of the curve except for 5” & 6” sizes which have a 40mm leg. Medium bends are the most commonly used tube bends in New Zealand. We stock medium bends in sizes from ½” to 6”.
The Long Radius bend has a larger radius than both short and medium bends. It differs across the sizes but is between 1.8 – 2x the diameter. Measurements for the radius are available on our website. The Long Radius bends also have a longer leg on them which once again differs across the sizes. Our long radius tube bends are stocked from 1 ¼” up to 3”.
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