american pipe thread
1National pipe thread — Threaded pipe and elbow. The pipe has a male NPT thread, while the elbow s is female. National Pipe Thread Tapered Thread (NPT) is a U.S. standard for tapered threads used on threaded pipes and fittings. The taper rate for all NPT threads is 1⁄16 …
2american standard pipe thread — type of screw thread commonly used on pipe and fittings to assure a tight seal …
3Pipe (fluid conveyance) — For structural pipe, see Hollow structural section. For other uses, see Pipe (disambiguation). Steel pipes …
4Pipe (material) — A pipe is a tube or hollow cylinder used to convey materials or as a structural component. The terms pipe and tube are almost interchangeable. A pipe is generally specified by the internal diameter (ID) whereas a tube is usually defined by the… …
5Screw thread — Internal and external threads illustrated using a common nut and bolt. The screw and nut pair can be used to convert torque into linear force. As the screw (or bolt) is rotated, the screw moves along its axis through the fixed nut, or the non… …
6Nominal Pipe Size — (NPS) is a North American set of standard sizes for pipes used for high or low pressures and temperatures.[1] Pipe size is specified with two non dimensional numbers: a nominal pipe size (NPS) for diameter based on inches, and a schedule (Sched.… …
7British Standard Pipe — Raccord BSP Pour les articles homonymes, voir BSP. BSP ou BSPT est un type de raccord hydraulique. Il désigne en réalité la forme du filetage et la façon dont l étanchéité est faite. Dans le cas du BSP, elle est assurée par un contact cône sur… …
8British Standard Whitworth — (BSW) is one of a number of imperial unit based screw thread standards which use the same bolt heads and nut hexagonal sizes, some others being British Standard Fine thread (BSF) and British Standard Cycle. These three are collectively called… …
9Gender of connectors and fasteners — A male threaded pipe, left, and female threaded elbow. In electrical and mechanical trades and manufacturing, each half of a pair of mating connectors or fasteners is conventionally assigned the designation male or female. The female connector is …
10Tap water — Indoor Tap commonly found in the bathroom or kitchen. This tap is a single handle, double spout tap (one spout for hot water, one spout for cold water). Tap water (running water, city water, municipal water, etc.) is a principal component of… …
