Custom Brass Fittings: Best Applications, Top Design Considerations, and Key Benefits

Custom brass fittings can be the right choice for your fluid transfer system when you need leak-proof protection and corrosion resistance. While they are a great fit in certain applications, there are a few key considerations to keep in mind to ensure that custom brass fittings are the right choice for your project.

RB Royal highlights the best and most common applications of custom brass fittings, along with key design considerations to make, and the top benefits of this type of fitting.

Best Applications of Custom Brass Fittings

Custom brass fittings are used in a wide variety of fluid transfer systems, primarily in moderate-pressure situations. This can include multiple forms of water environments and commercial applications.

• Domestic and commercial plumbing systems can utilize custom brass fittings thanks to their corrosion-resistant properties, which help systems maintain integrity.
• Custom brass fittings can be found in numerous gas and fuel lines, including natural gas for residential, commercial, and small industrial applications. 
• In HVAC or air conditioning applications, brass fittings can be used to help connect copper and brass tubing.
• Hydraulic systems and pneumatics for machines, automobiles, and industrial applications will use custom brass fittings for air and oil lines.
• Many marine applications utilize custom brass fittings due to their exceptional corrosion resistance and ability to maintain integrity in wet environments. 

Design Considerations to Make

Design for fittings can be relatively straightforward, but it has to consider the material as well as the intended application of the entire fluid transfer system. Keep these best practices in mind when designing your custom brass fittings.

• Design connection types and sealing methods with the appropriate tapered threads, either NPT or BSPT. 
• Have knowledge of tubing and pipe applications where the fittings are going to connect pieces. Brass fittings work well with brass pipes, but also with copper and a variety of plastics.
• Ensure the directions of the fittings are appropriate by having proper elbows, tees, crosses, reducers, bends, and manifolds in place. 

Key Benefits

There are more benefits to custom brass fittings than corrosion resistance.

• Brass fittings also boast impressive durability. Because of their ability to withstand and resist rust, the service life of brass fittings is much longer than other materials, such as carbon steel.
• Brass is a strong material and can withstand the pressure found within many fluid transfer systems, such as residential plumbing.
• From a manufacturing standpoint, brass is easily machinable and supports tight tolerances, clean threads, and the most complex shapes.
• For custom fittings, common options include brass and stainless steel. Brass is a little more cost-effective than stainless steel and is more readily available.

Contact RB Royal Today for Your Custom Brass Fitting Needs

RB Royal is your full-service fluid transfer system components manufacturing company. We’ve worked with brass since the day we opened our doors back in 1942, and we’re still working with brass today.

Custom brass fittings are part of what we do. Our design-ufacturing program enables us to create the exact product you need at a cost that works for you. And you can be assured that your brass fittings will be high quality. Our ISO 9001 certification demonstrates our attention to quality management and control.

Contact RB Royal for your custom brass fittings. We’ll work together on creating the fittings your fluid transfer system needs to operate efficiently and effectively.