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Thread Identification guide to common threads including BSP, JIC, ORFS, Metric, Flanges and more from
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BSP Thread JIC Thread

Metric Thread ORFS Thread

 Flange 61 Thread Flange 62 Thread

BSP Thread Identification

British Standard Pipe (BSP)
Also referred to as Whitworth threads, the BSP thread type fittings seal using metal to metal angled surfaces or
a combination of metal to metal and an O-ring. The angle of the sealing surfaces is 60° for both forms.
There are two popular thread forms, British Standard Pipe Parallel (BSPP) and British Standard Pipe Tapered
(BSPT).

Identification is made by measuring the outside diameter of the thread and the number of threads per inch
(25.4 mm)

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Dash Size Size (inches) TPI Male O/D (mm) Female I/D (mm) Hex

-2 1/8 28 9.7 8.9 14

-4 1/4 19 13.2 11.9 19

-6 3/8 19 16.5 15.2 22

-8 1/2 14 20.8 19.1 27

-10 5/8 14 22.4 20.3 30

-12 3/4 14 26.4 24.6 32

-16 1 11 33 31 41

-20 1.1/4 11 41.9 39.6 50

 -24 1.1/2 11 47.8 45.5 55

-32 2 11 59.7 57.4 70

JIC Thread Identification

JIC - Joint Industry Council Thread - SAE JIC 37°
Commonly referred to as just JIC fittings these metal to metal sealing type fittings have a 37° flare (sealing
surface angle) and straight United National Fine straight Threads (UNF).
The original design specification for the fittings comes from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and
these fittings are the most common American fitting type in Europe.

Standard
ISO 12151-5 2), ISO8434-2 and SAE J516

The most commonly found sizes on hydraulic hose are below:

1/4" hose - 9/16" JIC
3/8" hose - 9/16" JIC / 3/4" JIC
1/2" hose - 7/8" JIC
3/4" hose - 1.1/16" JIC
1" hose - 1.5/16" JIC

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Dash Size Size (inches) Thread Male O/D (mm) Female I/D (mm) Hex (mm)

06 3/8 24 UNF 9.6 8.6 12.7

07 7/16 20 UNF 11.2 9.9 14.3

08 1/2 20 UNF 12.7 11.4 15.9

09 9/16 18 UNF 14.2 12.9 17.5

12 3/4 16 UNF 19 17.5 22.3

14 7/8 14 UNF 22.3 20.3 25.4

17 1.1/16 12 UN 26.9 24.9 31.8

19 1.3/16 12 UN 30.0 28.2 35.0

21 1.5/16 12 UN 33.3 31.3 38.1

26 1.5/8 12 UN 41.4 39.2 50.8

 30 1.7/8 12 UN 47.7 45.5 57.2

40 2.1/2 12 UN 63.5 61.4 70.1

Metric Thread
DIN 24° Light (L) and Heavy Series (S) with O-ring
The male has a 24° sealing angle cone seat with straight metric threads.
The female has a 24° convex cone with O-ring and a swivel straight metric threaded nut.

Standard
ISO 12151-2 / ISO 8434-1 & ISO 8434-4

The most commonly found sizes on hydraulic hose are below:

1/4" hose - 10L Metric
3/8" hose - 12L Metric
1/2" hose - 15L Metric
3/4" hose - 22L Metric
1" hose - 28L Metric

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Tube O.D. Light Tube O.D. Heavy Thread Male O/D (mm) Female I/D (mm)

6mm / 6L M12x1.5 12.0 10.5

8mm / 8L 6mm / 6S M14x1.5 14.0 12.5

10mm / 10L 8mm / 8S M16x1.5 16.0 14.5

12mm / 12L 10mm / 10S M18x1.5 18.0 16.5

12mm / 12S M20x1.5 20.0 18.5

15mm / 15L 14mm / 14S M22x1.5 22.0 20.5

16mm / 16S M24x1.5 24.0 22.5

18mm / 18L M26x1.5 26.0 24.5

22mm / 22L 20mm / 20S M30x2.0 30.0 28.0

28mm / 28L 25mm / 25S M36x2.0 36.0 34.0

30mm / 30S M42x2.0 42.0 40.0

35mm / 35L M45x2.0 45.0 43.0

 42mm / 42L 38mm / 38S M52x2.0 52.0 50.0

ORFS Thread
O-ring Face Seal (ORFS)
ORFS fittings are becoming the most popular international fitting type used on global OEM machines due to
their high level of sealing and their good vibration resistance. The fittings use the O-ring compression
mechanism to seal.
The female fittings have flat faces and straight threaded UNF swivel nuts. The male fittings have the O-ring in
a groove in the flat face.
Seen as a major advantage, these fittings offer the possibility to build the hose assemblies into fixed
distances/spaces, without having to move back other system components due the flat faces of the male and
female fittings - the hose assembly can be slotted in.

Standard
ISO 12151-1, ISO8434-3 and SAE J516

The most commonly found sizes on hydraulic hose are below:

1/4" hose - 9/16" ORFS
3/8" hose - 11/16" ORFS
1/2" hose - 13/16" & 1" ORFS
3/4" hose - 1.3/16" ORFS
1" hose - 1.7/16" ORFS

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Dash Size Size (inches) Thread Male O/D (mm) Female I/D (mm) Hex (mm)

09 9/16 18 UNF 14.1 12.9 19.0

11 11/16 16 UNF 17.4 15.9 22.0

13 13/16 16 UNF 20.6 19.1 27.0

16 1 14 UN 25.2 23.6 30.0

19 1.3/16 12 UN 30.0 28.0 36.0

23 1.7/16 12 UN 36.3 34.4 41.0

27 1.11/16 12 UN 42.7 40.1 50.0

32 2 12 UN 50.6 48.5 60.0

Flange Thread
Code 61 Type
The 4-bolt split flange (or full flange) fitting is used worldwide for connecting high pressure hoses typically to
pumps, motors and cylinders, where the hose assemblies are subjected to large pressure loadings.
The sealing mechanism is through compression of the O-ring in the face of the flange head against the surface
of the port/ connection.
The flange fittings are generally separated into two pressure classes referred to as 3000 psi (SFL) or 6000 psi
(SFS).
ISO 12151-3 refers to the flange fittings as code 61 for the 3000 psi and code 62 for the 6000 psi.
In addition to these flanges, customer specific Komatsu® and CATERPILLAR® flanges can also be found in
the market.

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Dash Size Working Pressure Flange Dia Flange Thickness Hole Centres
Size (inches) (psi) (mm) (mm) (mm)

08 1/2 5000 30.2 6.7 31.8

12 3/4 5000 38.1 6.7 47.6

16 1 5000 44.4 8.0 52.3

20 1.1/4 4000 50.8 8.0 58.7

24 1.1/2 3000 60.3 8.0 69.8

32 2 3000 71.5 9.5 77.7

Flange Thread
Code 62 Type
The 4-bolt split flange (or full flange) fitting is used worldwide for connecting high pressure hoses typically to
pumps, motors and cylinders, where the hose assemblies are subjected to large pressure loadings.
The sealing mechanism is through compression of the O-ring in the face of the flange head against the surface
of the port/ connection.
The flange fittings are generally separated into two pressure classes referred to as 3000 psi (SFL) or 6000 psi
(SFS).
ISO 12151-3 refers to the flange fittings as code 61 for the 3000 psi and code 62 for the 6000 psi.
In addition to these flanges, customer specific Komatsu® and CATERPILLAR® flanges can also be found in
the market.
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Dash Size Working Pressure Flange Dia Flange Thickness Hole Centres
Size (inches) (psi) (mm) (mm) (mm)

08 1/2 6000 31.8 7.7 40.5

12 3/4 6000 42.3 8.7 50.0

16 1 6000 47.6 9.5 57.1

20 1.1/4 6000 53.9 10.3 66.7

24 1.1/2 6000 63.5 12.6 79.4

32 2 6000 79.4 12.6 96.8