Metal Expansion Joint Line ArtPrecision Hose & Expansion Joints manufactures to the highest quality standards in the industry. All metal expansion joints and bellows are 100% tested either by hydro, pneumatic, liquid penetrant, or mass spectrometer. We can offer additional tests, if required, such as cycle life, burst test, ultrasonic, chemical analysis, radiography, shock and vibration, and Charpy impact testing.

Precision Hose & Expansion Joints continually strives for better products and to improve the efficiency of our service without compromising standards. These product and quality improvements are from the standard catalog item to the more complicated aerospace product lines. We design and manufacture all of our metal expansion joints and bellows to EJMA, ASME B31.1, ASME B31.3, and ASME Section 8.

Our expansion joints are manufactured to the highest quality standards in the industry.

Types of Metal Expansion Joints

METAL EXPANSION JOINT SIZE RANGES AVAILABLE

We offer a wide range of sizes for your order. The metallic bellows products are available from 2-1/2” diameter through 100” diameter and available as single-ply and multi-ply bellows. The single-ply bellows are offered from a thickness of .008” to .125” and the multiply bellows are available up to a thickness of .160” combined wall thickness.

MATERIALS AVAILABLE

The standard material for bellows is type 321 stainless steel, but there are many other alloys available. Stainless steel is available in types 304L, 310, 316, and 316L. The nickel alloys available are 400, 600, 625, 800. Please contact the factory for other types of alloys available.

DELIVERY

Normal delivery for standard bellows and expansion joints is three to five days—depending on the size, quantity, and type of alloy. Please contact the factory for delivery information on exotic alloys and/or high quantity orders. Precision Hose & Expansion Joints can ship all products anywhere in the United States and internationally.