What a Swage Nipple Fitting Is A swage nipple fitting is a forged, seamless component used to change pipe diameter within a piping run while keeping the connection compatible with threaded or socket-welded systems. Unlike a conventional buttweld reducer, which is joined by welding the pipe ends to ...
What a Stainless Steel Pipe Nipple Is A stainless steel pipe nipple is a short length of stainless pipe with male threads, a plain end, or a weld end, used to extend a line or make a connection in a system where carbon steel would corrode. The stainless body is the entire point: it brings the ...
What a Brass Pipe Nipple Is A brass pipe nipple is a short length of brass pipe or barstock with male threads, used to extend or connect low-pressure lines in plumbing, instrumentation, and utility service. Brass — a copper-zinc alloy — is easy to machine and thread, resists corrosion in many water ...
What an Aluminum Pipe Nipple Is An aluminum pipe nipple is a short length of aluminum pipe with male threads or plain ends, used to make a connection in a system where keeping weight down is a priority. Aluminum's density is roughly one-third that of steel, so for any given diameter and wall, an ...
Malleable iron pipe fittings are the workhorses of threaded low-pressure piping. Unlike gray cast iron, which is hard but brittle, malleable iron is heat-treated to become tough and ductile—capable of deforming slightly under load rather than cracking. In our supply work for plants and skid builders...
A KC nipple—short for "King Combination nipple"—is a simple but highly practical hose-end fitting. One end is a plain hose shank (sometimes called a stem) that clamps into a rubber or PVC hose; the other end carries male NPT threads that screw directly into a pipe, valve, or camlock adapter. In our ...
