"Fittings" (6)

1.What is it?

2.What is it used for?

3.What material (is it/can it) be made from?

1. Flexible Coupling- two metal hubs connected by an rubber insert

2. Connect shafts and allow them to slide/ move relative to each other by transmitting torque from one shaft to another that have a small amount of misalignment.

3. [Steel, Aluminium, Elastomers-rubber]

1.What is it?

2.What is it used for?

3.What material (is it/can it) be made from?

1. Yorkshire Fitting- short copper plumbing fittings with a ring of solder already built into the end.

2. A pre-soldered plumbing fitting, joins copper pipework for water, oil and gas systems. They have an integral solder ring that melts and runs around joint when heated.

3. [Copper]

1.What is it?

2.What is it used for?

3.What material (is it/can it) be made from?

1. Compression Fitting- a compression nut, compression ring and the fitting body

2. For low-pressure applications, connects two pipes (tight and leak-resistant) without the use of welding. Compression nut tightens onto fitting body, compressing ring against the pipe to form a seal

3. [Brass]

1.What is it?

2.What is it used for?

3.What material (is it/can it) be made from?

1. Push Fitting- short connectors with a socket on each end and a coloured release ring.

2. Used by plumbers to make pipe connections without having to solder or use clamps, unions, or glue and gives a water tight seal by simply pushing the pipe into the fitting.

3. [PVC, Brass]

1.What is it?

2.What is it used for?

3.What material (is it/can it) be made from?

1. Flange- flat ring/ square metal piece with holes for bolts/welded connections

2. Used to connect pipeline systems and provide reliable seals to prevent leakage. One end is connected to pipe or equipment (flange base) and the other end isthe flange plate.

3. [Stainless Steel]

1.What is it?

2.What is it used for?

3.What material (is it/can it) be made from?

1. Raw Plug- small ribbed plastic tubes that taper slightly and split at the end (expand when a screw goes in)

2. To enable the attachment of a screw into drywalls. Used in materials which can't handle the weight of what is being screwed in e.g. a TV on the wall.

3. [Plastic]