A
- Abrasion: the deterioration of an object caused by external friction on its surface
- Accelerated Life Test: the procedure to discover the life expectancy of your equipment under regular conditions
- Acid resistant: has protection against dangerous acids
- Adapters: ideal to bond two differing materials together
- Adhesion loss: when two bonds separate after loss of quality down to service qualities
- Adhesive: suited for sticking two objects together (see: sellotape)
- Air flow: the volume of air that is coursing through test parameters
- Ambient temperature: the heat of the surroundings during a test (see: room temperature)
- Ambient conditions: what the test subject may be exposed to
- Application: determining how and when the hose assembly will be used
- Attachment: using a tool to connect two separate objects
- Axial movement: condensing or lengthening the longitudinal axis
B
- Barb: a component of the seal that acts as a hook to keep the attachment secure
- Bend radius: the measurement of how far the hose can bend
- Braid: A piece of apparatus that determines the pressure rating and strength
C
- C of C: an essential document that describes whether or not the product meets industry standards and is safe for application
- Cam & Groove: the enabler of connection and disconnection of the female part of the fitting
- Cemented end: the final piece of the device which is sealed off by liquid coating
- Chemical compatibility: how long a material can be exposed to an element for or if it should be exposed at all
- Chemical resistance: the duration at which a polymer can resist the effects of a harmful chemical
- Clamp: the connector become a hose and a fitting
- Coefficient of friction: the calculation of a surface’s lubricity
- Compound: the result of mixing rubber, plastic or other materials
- Conductive: if a material is cable of transferring an electric current
- Convolution count: the amount of ridges or corrugations per hose
- Convolution/corrugation: a helical flexing member in a corrugated hose
- Coploymer: a combination of two polymers
- Corrosion: when outside elements cause the degradation of a material
- Corrugated hose: a variety of hose that has enhanced flexibility
- Coupler: the female equivalent of the cam & groove
- Coupling: (see: fitting)
- Creep: a gradual, subliminal deterioration of a material after initial stressing
D
- Deburr: to remove the rough edges from the inside of a hose end
- Durometer: useful for deciding the strength of rubber and plastic compounds
- Durometer indicator: determining the strength of the durometer itself
E
- Elastomer: the grouping of polymeric materials that are typically name thermoset
- Electrostatic discharge: a release of electrostatic energy
- Elongation: an increase in size compared to the original percentage
- EN: certification that most European specialists require
- Enlarged end: the last portion of the hose being of greater diameter than the body
- Extrusion: the process of forcing through the shaping die of an extruder
F
- Fatigue: the state of a material after constant pressure is applied to it
- Fitting: attaching a component to a hose to allow connection
- Flex life/ flex life test: how long the hose can defend against flexing and the application of finding out the figure
- Flow rate: the amount of element flowing through
G
- Guide: the supporting device for a pipe in all directions
H
- Hand built hose: a handmade hose, constructed by specialists
- Heat resistance: the amount of heat a product can withstand
- Helix: a peculiar shape typically implemented for use in suction hoses
- Hose: the conduit for the body
I
- Interstice: a minute opening occasionally found between fibres
K
- Kinking: a distress of the hose to make it a permanent shape
L
- Low Temperature flexibility: how well a hose handles being at cold temperatures without loss of quality
- Life test: (see: accelerated life test)
M
- Mandrel built: a hose built on a mandrel
- Media: what is being processed through a systemic action
N
- Non-conductive: a material being incapable of transferring an electric conduct
O
- OEM: original equipment manufacturer
- Oil resistance: how efficiently the materials handle exposure to oil
- Operating conditions: a hose assembly’s surroundings which need to be optimised
- Overall length: how long the hose assembly is
- Ozone resistance: how the material is affected by the efforts of ozone
P
- PC: polycarbonate
- Permeation: migrating one substance to another i.e. gas through a hose
- Pitch: the separation measure between two helixes
- Plain ends: a thread-less and groove-less fitting
- Ply: a singular layer of a hose
- Pneumatic testing: utilising compressed gas through a hose to discover if it suffers from leakage
- Polymer: the combination of monomers with either the same or different chemical compositions
- Pressure: force of the test divided by unit area
- Profile: the contour of manufactured strip hose
- PSI: a measurement that means pounds per square inch
- PVC: polyvinyl chloride
Q
- Quality conformance inspection/test: a professional inspection of whether or not the test subject meets regulation guidelines
R
- Reinforcement: increasing the defensive aspects of your product
S
- Smooth bore: the description of the hose’s innercore
- Soft end: the rigid reinforcement is omitted through this sector
- Specification: The ‘specs’ of a product that details all there is to know about it
- Spiral: differentiating the types of reinforcement with various shapes and strands
- Static conductive: being able to create a path for static electricity
- Static wire: the enabler of static electricity
T
- Tear resistance: the factor to be considered when determining the product’s longevity
- Thermoset: a polymer that does not revert back to its original state after increased heat
V
- Vacuum resistance: how resilient the hose is in regards to the vacuum volume
- Vibration: the disturbance of a material after frequent motion
- Vulcanisation: when a rubber compound is expanded or contracted and its elasticity is altered
W
- Weathering: similar to fatigue but it’s more a degradation found outside in unfortunate elements
- Wire reinforced: the strengthening of a hose by implementing added wiring
- Working temperature: the heat of the application area, typically noted in testing
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