SAE Face Seal and O-Ring Stud End Fitting Torque Chart—High Pressure Applications

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A - Stud Straight and Tube Nut

B - Bulkhead Union and Bulkhead Lock Nut

C - 90° Swivel Elbow and Tube Nut

D - 90° Adjustable Stud Elbow

E - Port Plug

F - Stud End

G - Tube Nut

H - Swivel Nut

I - Lock Nut

SAE Face Seal and O-Ring Stud End Fitting Torque Chart—High Pressure - Above 27.6 MPA (4,000 PSI), Working Pressure-41.3 MPA (6,000 PSI)
Nominal Tube OD Hose ID				O-Ring Face Seal/ Tube Swivel Nut				Bulkhead Jam Nut TorqueA			O-Ring Straight, Adjustable, and External Port Plug Stud EndsA
Metric Tube OD	Inch Tube OD			Thread Size	Swivel Nut Hex Size	Tube Nut/Swivel Nut Torque		Jam Nut Hex Size	Jam Nut Torque		Thread Size	Straight Hex SizeB	Adj Lock Nut Hex Size	Steel or Gray Iron Torque
mm	Dash Size	in.	mm	in.	in.	N˙m	lb-ft		N˙m	lb-ft	in.	in.	in.	N·m	lb-ft
5	-3	0.188	4.78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3/8-24	5/8	9/16	18	13
6	-4	0.250	6.35	9/16-18	11/16	24	18	13/16	32	24	7/16-20	5/8	5/8	24	18
8	-5	0.312	7.92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1/2-20	3/4	11/16	30	22
10	-6	0.375	9.53	11/16-16	13/16	37	27	1	42	31	9/16-18	3/4	3/4	37	27
12	-8	0.500	12.70	13/16-16	15/16	63	46	1-1/8	93	69	3/4-16	7/8	15/16	75	55
16	-10	0.625	15.88	1-14	1-1/8	103	76	1-5/16	118	87	7/8-14	1-1/16	1-1/16	103	76
20	-12	0.750	19.05	1-3/16-12	1-3/8	152	112	1-1/2	175	129	1-1/16-12	1-1/4	1-3/8	177	131
22	-14	0.875	22.23	1-3/16-12	—	152	112	—	175	129	1-3/16-12	1-3/8	1-1/2	231	170
25	-16	1.000	25.40	1-7/16-12	1-5/8	214	158	1-3/4	247	182	1-5/16-12	1-1/2	1-5/8	270	199
32	-20	1.25	31.75	1-11/16-12	1-7/8	286	211	2	328	242	1-5/8-12	1-3/4	1-7/8	286	211
38	-24	1.50	38.10	2-12	2-1/4	326	240	2-3/8	374	276	1-7/8-12	2-1/8	2-1/8	326	240
A Tolerance is +15%, minus 20% of mean tightening torque unless otherwise specified.
B The straight hex wrench sizes listed apply to connectors only and may not be the same as the corresponding plug of the same thread size.