ORB Adapter Fittings - Lateral-g Forums

**JohnUlaszek** · #1 08-26-2020, 11:02 AM

At least once a week we get asked about o-ring boss adapters on tech calls. I wrote a blog post about this, but was wondering if folks here had any insight on this, oddly, confusing topic. What do you call them?
https://www.iimuch.com/blogs/news/wh...an-orb-fitting

572Camaro · #2 09-04-2020, 02:40 PM

John!
Thanks for the call last week.

My two cents here regarding your O-ring boss question:

O - ring boss..,

In the nuclear industry,
We refer to your fitting as an “SAE/MS Straight thread (ST)”

I refer to SAE J1926/1 and ISO 11926-1 regarding straight thread boss fittings.

P.S. it’s confusing

P.S.2: The only reason an o-ring boss will fail is if you don’t lubricate the o-ring during installation.., but you already know that.