BPE Catalog 2022
BPE Catalog 2022
BPE Catalog 2022
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ABOUT US
Steel & O’Brien is a domestic manufacturer of sanitary stainless steel fittings for the food processing,
pharmaceutical and various other industries, located in Western New York.
Founded in 1990, S&O specializes in quick turn around, custom fittings and very competitive pricing.
Our 205,000 square foot facility, maintains over twenty-five million dollars in finished goods inventory as
well as over one million dollars in raw materials inventory.
INTRODUCTION
Steel & O’Brien offers a full line of ASME-BPE compliant fittings for the Pharmaceutical and Biotech
Industries. Ranging in sizes from 1/2” - 6” with weld and clamp end connections, in 316L material.
Traceability All fittings are marked according to the latest ASME-BPE specifications.
Permanently marking each fitting allows for full traceability back to the original
stainless steel used to make the part. All Material Test Reports are available upon
request or at steelobrien.com.
Quality Every BPE fitting is inspected by a highly trained staff to the latest ASME-BPE
specifications.
Packing To prevent damage and contamination all BPE fittings are capped and bagged in
transparent bags.
Boroscoping Ability to inspect and record welds with an inside diameter of .370 and larger.
With a reach of up to 76” from access port. Our high resolution boroscope gives
Steel and O’Brien the ability to inspect for ASME-BPE weld discoloration acceptance.
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INTRODUCTION
Polishing Polishing is an important component for BPE fittings. Polish offerings
are shown below and comply to the latest ASME-BPE requirements
SPECIAL FABRICATIONS
Steel & O’Brien provides custom fabrications in stainless steel as well as other alloys including Hastelloy,
AL6XN, Titanium, Monel and Inconel.
Our experienced team of engineers, machinists, welders, and polishers can take your design from
drawing to finished product while meeting and often exceeding customer specifications. Industry
leading delivery times keeps your project on time.
Nominal Wall Thickness Wall Thickness Squareness Face to Off Angle Equivalent Off Plane, P Centerline
Size O.D. (Mechanical Polish) (Electropolish) Tangent, B O (max.) Angle (O) (max.) Radius
(max.) (max.) (CLR), R
in. in. mm. in. mm. in. mm. in. mm. in. mm. in. mm. in. mm.
1/4 ±0.005 ±0.13 +0.003/-0.004 +0.08/-0.10 +0.003/-0.006 +0.08/-0.15 0.005 0.13 0.009 0.23 2.1 0.030 0.76 0.563 14.30
3/8 ±0.005 ±0.13 +0.003/-0.004 +0.08/-0.10 +0.003/-0.006 +0.08/-0.15 0.005 0.13 0.012 0.30 1.8 0.030 0.76 1.125 28.58
1/2 ±0.005 ±0.13 +0.005/-0.008 +0.13/-0.20 +0.005/-0.010 +0.13/-0.25 0.005 0.13 0.014 0.36 1.6 0.030 0.76 1.125 28.58
3/4 ±0.005 ±0.13 +0.005/-0.008 +0.13/-0.20 +0.005/-0.010 +0.13/-0.25 0.005 0.13 0.018 0.46 1.4 0.030 0.76 1.125 28.58
1 ±0.005 ±0.13 +0.005/-0.008 +0.13/-0.20 +0.005/-0.010 +0.13/-0.25 0.008 0.20 0.025 0.64 1.4 0.030 0.76 1.500 38.10
1-1/2 ±0.008 ±0.20 +0.005/-0.008 +0.13/-0.20 +0.005/-0.010 +0.13/-0.25 0.008 0.20 0.034 0.86 1.3 0.050 1.27 2.250 57.15
2 ±0.008 ±0.20 +0.005/-0.008 +0.13/-0.20 +0.005/-0.010 +0.13/-0.25 0.008 0.20 0.043 1.09 1.2 0.050 1.27 3.000 76.20
2-1/2 ±0.010 ±0.25 +0.005/-0.008 +0.13/-0.20 +0.005/-0.010 +0.13/-0.25 0.010 0.25 0.054 1.37 1.2 0.050 1.27 3.750 95.25
3 ±0.010 ±0.25 +0.005/-0.008 +0.13/-0.20 +0.005/-0.010 +0.13/-0.25 0.016 0.41 0.068 1.73 1.3 0.050 1.27 4.500 114.30
4 ±0.015 ±0.38 +0.008/-0.010 +0.38/-0.38 +0.008/-0.012 +0.20/-0.30 0.016 0.41 0.086 2.18 1.2 0.060 1.52 6.000 152.40
6 ±0.030 ±0.76 +0.015/-0.015 +0.38/-0.20 +0.015/-0.017 +0.38/-0.43 0.030 0.76 0.135 3.43 1.3 0.060 1.52 9.000 228.60
General Notes:
1) Tolerances for “E” end-to-end and center-to-end = .050 in (1.27mm)
2) Tolerance for centerline radius (CLR) = ±10% of the nominal O.D. Dimension
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ELBOWS BPE FITTINGS
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88-92 DEGREE ELBOWS BPE FITTINGS
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TEES BPE FITTINGS
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OFF ANGLE TEES BPE FITTINGS
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CROSSES BPE FITTINGS
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BOTTOM OUTLET USE POINT BPE FITTINGS
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STUB ENDS BPE FITTINGS
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CAPS BPE FITTINGS
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CLAMPS BPE FITTINGS
THE ABOVE CHART IS INTENDED AS A GUIDLINE, ACUTAL PERFORMANCE MAY VARY WITH EACH APPLICATION.
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BPE-TUBING BPE FITTINGS
SAN00507 .500 .065 +.005 / -.005 .065 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 300
SAN00757 .750 .065 +.005 / -.005 .065 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 300
SAN01007 1.000 .065 +.005 / -.005 .065 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 300
SAN01507 1.500 .065 +.008 / -.008 .065 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 300
SAN02007 2.000 .065 +.008 / -.008 .065 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 300
SAN02507 2.500 .065 +.010 / -.010 .065 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 200
SAN03007 3.000 .065 +.010 / -.010 .065 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 200
SAN04007 4.000 .083 +.015 / -.015 .083 ± 10% + .125 / -.000 100
SAN06007 6.000 .109 +.030 / -.030 .109 ± 10% + .188 / -.000 20
• Tubing available in numerous sizes and wall thicknesses not listed including rectangular shapes, call
for details and pricing.
• Surcharges apply at time of shipment.
Chemical Composition - 316L (%)
(C) Carbon, (Mn) Manganese, max (N) Nitrogen, (S) Sulfur (Ni) Nickel (Cr) Chromium (Mo) Molybdenum
max max
.030 2.00 .10 .005 - .017 10.0 - 14.0 16.0 - 18.0 2.0 - 3.0
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Automatic weld Uses equipment which welds without the constant adjusting of controls by the welder or operator.
Equipment controls joint alignment by using an automatic sensing device.
Bioprocessing Specific process that uses complete living cells or their components (e.g., bacteria, enzymes,
chloroplasts) to obtain desired products.
Borescope An optical device consisting of a rigid or flexible tube with an eyepiece on one end, an objective
lens on the other, linked together by a relay optical system in between. Used for the inspection of
difficult access locations.
Clean-in-place (CIP) A method of cleaning the interior surfaces of pipes, vessels, process equipment, typically with acid,
caustic or a combination of both, without disassembly.
Compendial water Water that complies with USP and/or other acknowledged body related to the quality, manufacture
or distribution of high purity water.
Dead leg An area of entrapment in a vessel or piping run that could lead to contamination of the product.
Electropolishing An electrochemical process that removes material from a metallic workpiece. It is used to polish,
passivate, and deburr metal parts.
Fixture mark An area on an electropolished component where the electrical connection was made for processing
the component.
Full penetration weld A weld joint where the depth of the weld extends from its face into the weld joint so that the joint
is fully fused.
Gasket A static seal which fills the space between two or more mating surfaces, generally to prevent
leakage from or into the joined objects while under compression.
Heat number The identification number that is stamped on a material plate after it is removed from the ladle and
rolled at a steel mill.
Hydrotest A pressure test of vessels, piping or components performed by pressurizing the internal volume
with water at a pressure defined by applicable code.
Hygienic Term used to describe equipment and piping systems that, by their design, construction and
operation provide for cleanliness so that the products produced will not adversely affect human or
animal health.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Lay One of the three components of surface finish. Lay is the direction of the predominant surface
pattern ordinarily determined by the production method used.
Manual welding Welding in which the entire welding operation is performed and controlled by hand.
Maximum working The temperature/pressure at which the system is capable of operating for a sustained period of
temperature/pressure time.
Mechanical seal A device used for sealing fluids with rotating shafts.
Orbital welding Automatic welding whereby the arc is rotated mechanically through 360° (180° in double up
welding) around a static work piece, an object such as a pipe, in a continuous process, with or
without filler material.
Passivation The removal of free iron from the surface of stainless steel by means of a chemical dissolution
usually by acid which enhance the formation of the passive layer.
Product contact surface Any surface that contacts raw materials, process materials and/or product.
Profilometer A measuring instrument used to measure a surface’s profile, in order to quantify its roughness.
Steam-in-place (SIP) The use of steam to sterilize a piece of equipment without the use of an autoclave.
Validation Documented evidence that the system does what it purports to do.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Reasonable care has been taken in preparing this catalog. Steel & O’Brien Manufacturing. Inc. reserves the right to make
changes or corrections to any of the product information, including dimensions, listed herein without notice.
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