Intro 12
K
NOWLEDGE
B
ANK
S
ERVICES
Threading Information
Abbreviation System Name
BSPP
B
ritish
S
tandard
P
ipe
P
arallel
BSPTr
B
ritish
S
tandard
P
ipe
T
aper
CHT
American Standard Fire Hose Thread (1”National Hose Thread is
C
hemical
H
ose
T
hread, also known as Booster Hose Thread)
GHT
G
arden
H
ose
T
hread
(
FGH - Female Garden Hose ) ( MGH - Male Garden Hose )
IPS
I
ron
P
ipe
S
traight Thread
IPT
I
ron
P
ipe
T
hread
JIC
J
oint
I
ndustrial
C
ommittee
NH or NST
American Standard Fire Hose Coupling Thread (
N
ational
H
ose thread also
known as
N
ational
S
tandard
T
hread)
NPT
American Standard Taper Pipe Thread (
N
ational
P
ipe
T
apered)
NPTF
American Standard Taper Pipe Fuel Dryseal Thread (
N
ational
P
ipe
T
a-
pered)(Dryseal)
NPSH
American Standard Straight Pipe for Hose Couplings (
N
ational
P
ipe
S
traight
H
ose)
NPSM
American Standard Straight Mechanical Joints (
N
ational
P
ipe
S
traight
M
echanical)
Association Abbreviations
SAE International
(
SAE
)
is a professional organization for mobility engineering
professionals in the aerospace, automotive, and commercial vehicle industries. The
Society is a standards development organization for the engineering of powered vehicles
of all kinds, including cars, trucks, boats, aircraft, and others.
AGA
-
A
merican
G
as
A
ssociation
JIC
-
J
oint
I
ndustrial
C
ommittee
ASA
-
A
merican
S
tatistical
A
ssociation
ASME
-
A
merican
S
ociety of
M
echanical
E
ngineers
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Additional information
Brass Fitting Material Composition .................Intro Page 22
Thread Size Chart ...................................................Page 417
Thread Profiles.........................................................Page 418
Quick Disconnect Crossover reference...........Page 416