SURFACE J1065

REV.
FEB2003
VEHICLE
INFORMATION Issued 1974-01
REPORT Revised 2003-02

Superseding J1065 JUL1995

(R) Nominal Reference Working Pressures for Steel Hydraulic Tubing

1. Scope—This SAE Information Report is intended to provide design guidance in the selection of steel tubing
and related tube fittings for general hydraulic system applications. The information presented herein is based
on tubing products which conform to SAE standards listed in the reference section.

1.1 Purpose—The purpose of this document is to provide nominal reference working pressures for selecting tube
material, OD size and wall thickness for given hydraulic system working pressures based on desired 4 to 1
design factor of the applicable burst pressure rating.

1.2 Information Report—Since many factors influence the pressure at which a hydraulic system will or will not
perform satisfactorily, this document should not be used as a “standard” nor a “specification,” and the values
shown herein should not be construed as “guaranteed” minimum or absolutes. This document is an
information report only. See SAE J2551 for information concerning designing, bending, fabrication and routing
of fluid conductor metallic tube assemblies.

1.3 Minimum Tensile Strength—Within the fluid power industry, many criteria are used for determining the
pressure capability of steel tubing. In this document, consideration is given to specified minimum tensile
strength of the materials to calculate the nominal minimum burst pressure of the specified steel tubing. The
actual tensile strength of the material can be easily determined by common methods of testing.

1.4 Straight Tube Sections—The nominal reference working pressures listed in this document are for straight
tube sections of the listed tubing materials only. Factors such as the thinning of tube walls due to forming
operations, shock loads, and vibration characteristics of the system should also be considered when designing
all hydraulic tubes and tube assemblies, especially in high pressure applications.

1.5 Operating at 100% of the Reference Working Pressures—When designing systems that operate at 100%
of the charted reference working pressure, in conjunction with the materials being subjected to bending, cold
forming, wall thinning, brazing, welding, side loads, shock loads and extreme vibrations, the maximum yield
strength of the material may be compromised and may cause premature failure of the tube material.
Therefore, a good recommended practice is to design hydraulic systems to operate at a level less than the
calculated maximum reference working pressures of the materials used. This diminished level may vary from
application to application, depending on the operating conditions, pressure spikes and designer discretion,
90% is commonly used.

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1.6 Endurance Testing—It is impractical to specify in this report guaranteed allowable working pressures that will
satisfy all design criteria for every hydraulic system. Therefore, endurance testing in accordance with SAE
J343 and/or ISO 6605 is recommended.

2. References

2.1 Applicable Publications—The following publications form a part of this specification to the extent specified
herein. Unless otherwise indicated, the latest issue of SAE publications shall apply.

2.1.1 SAE PUBLICATIO NS—Available from SAE, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.

SAE J343—Test and Test Procedures for SAE 100R Series Hydraulic Hose and Hose Assemblies
SAE J356—Welded Flash-Controlled Low-Carbon Steel Tubing Normalized for Bending, Double Flaring,
and Beading
SAE J524—Seamless Low-Carbon Steel Tubing Annealed for Bending and Flaring
SAE J525—Welded and Cold Drawn for Low-Carbon Steel Tubing Annealed for Bending and Flaring
SAE J526—Welded Low-Carbon Steel Tubing
SAE J527—Brazed Double Wall Low-Carbon Steel Tubing
SAE J533—Flares for Tubing
SAE J2435—Welded Flash Controlled, SAE 1021 Carbon Steel Tubing, Normalized for Bending, Double
Flaring, and Beading
SAE J2467—Welded and Cold-Drawn, SAE 1021 Carbon Steel Tubing Normalized for Bending and
Flaring
SAE J2551—Recommended Practices for Fluid Conductor Metallic Tubing Applications
SAE J2613—Welded Flash Controlled High Strength Low Alloy Steel Hydraulic Tubing, Sub-Critically
Annealed for Bending, Flaring and Beading
SAE J2614—Welded and Cold Drawn High Strength Low Alloy Steel Hydraulic Tubing, Sub-Critically
Annealed for Bending and Flaring

2.1.2 ISO P UBLICATIONS—Available from ANSI, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036-8002.

ISO 6605—Tests and test procedures

2.2 Related Publications—The following publications are provided for informational purposes only and are not a
required part of this document.

2.2.1 SAE PUBLICATIO NS—Available from SAE, 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15096-0001.

SAE J246—Spherical and Flanged Sleeve (Compression) Tube Fittings

SAE J514—Hydraulic Tube Fittings
SAE J515—Specification for Hydraulic O-Ring Materials, Properties, and Sizes for Metric and inch Stud
Ends, Face Seal Fitting and Four-Screw Flange Tube Connections
SAE J518—Hydraulic Flanged Tube, Pipe, and Hose Connections, Four-Bolt Split Flange Type
SAE J1231—Formed Tube Ends for Hose Connections and Hose Fittings
SAE J1273—Recommended Practices for Hydraulic Hose Assemblies
SAE J1290—Automotive Hydraulic Brake System—Metric Tube Connections
SAE J1453—Fitting—O-Ring Face Seal
SAE J1644—Metallic Tube Connections for Fluid Power and General Use—Test Methods for Threaded
Hydraulic Fluid Power Connectors
SAE J1677—Tests and Procedures for SAE Low-Carbon Steel and Copper-Nickel Tubing

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2.2.2 ISO P UBLICATIONS—Available from ANSI, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036-8002.

ISO 2944—Fluid power systems and components - Nominal pressures

ISO 3304—Plain end seamless precision steel tubes - Technical conditions for delivery
ISO 3305—Plain end welded precision steel tubes - Technical conditions for delivery
ISO 4397—Connectors and associated components - Nominal outside diameters of tubes and nominal
inside diameters of hoses
ISO 4399—Connectors and associated components - Nominal pressures
ISO 5598—Fluid power systems and components - Vocabulary
ISO 6162—Four-screw split-flange connections
ISO 6163—Round Flange, 8 and 12 screw connections
ISO 6164—Four-screw, one-piece square-flange connections
ISO 8434—Metallic tube connections for fluid power and general Use
ISO 10583—Test Methods for tube connections
ISO 10763—Plain-end, seamless and welded steel tubes - Dimensions and nominal working pressures

2.2.3 DIN P UBLICATIONS—Available from ANSI, 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036-8002.

DIN 17120—Welded Circular Steel Tubing

DIN 17121—Seamless Circular Steel Tubing

3. Tube Selection—Tube material, size and wall thickness may be selected from Tables 1 through 4.

4. Nominal Pressures—See Tables 1 through 4 for nominal reference working pressures. The nominal
reference working pressures listed are based on a design factor ratio of 4 to 1 between the calculated nominal
static reference burst pressure and the calculated nominal reference working pressure using the following
formulas:

Burst Pressure -- Pb = Rm , min  I n ---- 

D
(Eq. 1)
 d

Pb
Working Pressure -- Pw = ------- (Eq. 2)
4

where:

Pb is the nominal static reference burst pressure in MPa (megapascals)

Pw is the nominal reference working pressure in MPa (megapascals)
Rm, min is the minimum tensile strength in MPa (megapascals)
ln is the natural logarithm, also referred to as log e
D is the nominal tube outside diameter in millimeters
d is the nominal tube inside diameter in millimeters

NOTE— These formulae and the derived nominal reference working pressures are only applicable to the
listed tube materials, of which, all have at least a 50% ratio of the minimum yield strength to the
minimum tensile strength. When calculating nominal reference pressures for tube materials where
this ratio falls below a 50% ratio, formulae listed in “Appendix A” should be used.

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 TABLE 1—NOMINAL REFERENCE WORKING PRESSURES IN MPa (MPa X 145 = PSI), FOR SAE J526 AND SAE J527 HYDRAULIC STEEL
HYDRAULIC TUBING AT 4 TO 1 DESIGN FACTOR, MATERIAL STRENGTH = 290 MPa MINIMUM TENSILE
Inch Inch Inch
Size Size Size Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal
Tubing Tubing Tubing Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall
Nom Nom Nom Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick-
SAE Tube Tube ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness
Dash OD OD in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm
Size mm Inch 0.71 0.89 1.24 1.65 2.11 2.41 2.77 3.05 3.40 3.76 3.96 4.76 6.35
–2 3.18 0.125 42.9 59.5
–3 4.76 0.188 25.4 33.7 53.0
–4 6.35 0.250 18.3 23.8 35.9 53.1
–5 7.94 0.312 14.5 18.6 27.4 39.2 55.3
–6 9.52 0.375 11.7 15.0 21.8 32.0 42.4 51.1
–8 12.70 0.500 10.9 15.7 21.8 29.2 34.6 41.5 47.4

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–10 15.88 0.625 8.6 12.3 16.8 22.4 26.2 31.1 35.1 40.5 46.5
–12 19.05 0.750 7.1 10.1 13.8 18.1 21.1 24.9 28.0 32.0 36.4 39.0
–14 22.23 0.875 6.0 8.5 11.6 15.2 17.7 20.7 23.2 26.4 29.9 31.9 40.5
–16 25.40 1.000 5.2 7.4 10.1 13.1 15.2 17.8 19.9 22.6 25.4 27.1 34.0 50.2
–18 28.58 1.125 6.6 8.9 11.6 13.4 15.6 17.4 19.7 22.1 23.5 29.4 42.6
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–20 31.75 1.250 5.9 7.9 10.3 11.9 13.9 15.5 17.4 19.6 20.8 25.8 37.0
–24 38.10 1.500 6.5 8.5 9.8 11.4 12.6 14.2 15.9 16.9 20.8 29.4
–28 44.45 1.750 5.6 7.2 8.3 9.6 10.7 12.0 13.4 14.2 17.4 24.4
–32 50.80 2.000 4.9 6.3 7.2 8.3 9.3 10.4 11.6 12.3 15.0 20.8
–36 57.15 2.250 4.3 5.5 6.4 7.4 8.2 9.2 10.2 10.8 13.2 18.2
–40 63.50 2.500 3.9 5.0 5.7 6.6 7.3 8.2 9.1 9.6 11.8 16.2
–48 76.20 3.000 3.2 4.1 4.7 5.5 6.0 6.8 7.5 8.0 9.7 13.2

NOTE— Tube sizes for pressures shown to the right of the bold line are not considered suitable for flaring to SAE J533.
 TABLE 2—NOMINAL REFERENCE WORKING PRESSURES IN MPa (MPa X 145 = PSI), FOR SAE J356, SAE J524, AND SAE J525 LOW
CARBON STEEL HYDRAULIC TUBING AT 4 TO 1 DESIGN FACTOR, MATERIAL STRENGTH = 310 MPa MINIMUM TENSILE
Inch Inch Inch
Size Size Size Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal
Tubing Tubing Tubing Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall
Nom Nom Nom Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick-
SAE Tube Tube ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness
Dash OD OD in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm
Size mm Inch 0.71 0.89 1.24 1.65 2.11 2.41 2.77 3.05 3.40 3.76 3.96 4.76 6.35
–2 3.18 0.125 45.8 63.6
–3 4.76 0.188 27.4 36.2 56.9
–4 6.35 0.250 19.6 25.5 38.4 56.8
–5 7.94 0.312 15.3 19.7 29.1 41.8 60.0
–6 9.52 0.375 12.5 16.0 23.4 33.0 45.4 54.7
–8 12.70 0.500 11.7 16.8 23.3 31.3 37.0 44.4 50.7

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–10 15.88 0.625 9.2 13.2 18.1 23.9 28.0 33.3 37.6 43.3 49.7
–12 19.05 0.750 7.6 10.8 14.7 19.4 22.6 26.6 29.9 34.2 38.9 41.7
–14 22.23 0.875 6.5 9.2 12.5 16.3 18.9 22.2 24.9 28.3 32.0 34.1 43.3
–16 25.40 1.000 5.6 8.0 10.8 14.1 16.3 19.1 21.3 24.2 27.2 29.0 36.4 53.7
–18 28.58 1.125 7.0 9.5 12.4 14.3 16.7 18.6 21.1 23.7 25.1 31.4 45.5
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–20 31.75 1.250 6.3 8.5 11.1 12.8 14.9 16.5 18.7 20.9 22.2 27.6 39.6
–24 38.10 1.500 7.0 9.1 10.5 12.2 13.5 15.2 17.0 18.1 22.3 31.4
–28 44.45 1.750 6.0 7.7 8.9 10.3 11.4 12.9 14.4 15.2 18.7 26.1
–32 50.80 2.000 5.2 6.7 7.7 8.9 9.9 11.1 12.4 13.1 16.1 22.3
–36 57.15 2.250 4.6 5.9 6.8 7.9 8.7 9.8 10.9 11.6 14.1 19.5
–40 63.50 2.500 4.1 5.3 6.1 7.1 7.8 9.2 9.8 10.3 12.6 17.3
–48 76.20 3.000 3.4 4.4 5.1 5.8 6.5 7.2 8.1 8.5 10.3 14.1

NOTE— Tube sizes for pressures shown to the right of the bold line are not considered suitable for flaring to SAE J533.
 TABLE 3—NOMINAL REFERENCE WORKING PRESSURES IN MPa (MPa X 145 = PSI), FOR SAE J2435 AND SAE J2467 MEDIUM CARBON
STEEL HYDRAULIC TUBING AT 4 TO 1 DESIGN FACTOR, MATERIAL STRENGTH = 415 MPa MINIMUM TENSILE
Inch Inch Inch
Size Size Size Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal
Tubing Tubing Tubing Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall
Nom Nom Nom Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick-
SAE Tube Tube ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness
Dash OD OD in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm
Size mm Inch 0.71 0.89 1.24 1.65 2.11 2.41 2.77 3.05 3.40 3.76 3.96 4.76 6.35
–2 3.18 0.125 61.4 104
–3 4.76 0.188 36.7 48.5 76.1
–4 6.35 0.250 26.3 34.1 51.4 76.1
–5 7.94 0.312 20.5 26.4 39.0 55.9 79.0
–6 9.52 0.375 16.8 21.5 31.3 44.2 60.8 73.2
–8 12.70 0.500 15.7 22.5 31.1 41.9 49.5 59.5 67.9

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–10 15.88 0.625 12.3 17.6 24.2 32.0 37.5 44.5 50.3 58.0 66.5
–12 19.05 0.750 10.2 14.5 19.7 26.0 30.3 35.7 40.0 45.8 52.1 55.8
–14 22.23 0.875 8.7 12.3 16.7 21.8 25.4 29.7 33.3 37.9 42.8 45.7 58.0
–16 25.40 1.000 7.5 10.7 14.4 18.9 21.8 25.5 28.5 32.3 36.4 38.8 48.7 71.9
–18 28.58 1.125 9.4 12.7 16.6 19.2 22.4 24.9 28.2 31.7 33.7 42.0 61.0
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–20 31.75 1.250 8.4 11.4 14.8 17.1 19.9 22.1 25.0 28.0 29.8 37.0 53.0
–24 38.10 1.500 9.4 12.2 14.0 16.3 18.1 20.4 22.8 24.2 29.8 42.1
–28 44.45 1.750 8.0 10.3 11.9 13.8 15.3 17.2 19.2 20.4 25.0 34.9
–32 50.80 2.000 7.0 9.0 10.3 12.0 13.3 14.9 16.6 17.6 21.5 29.8
–36 57.15 2.250 6.2 8.0 9.1 10.6 11.7 13.1 14.6 15.5 18.9 26.1
–40 63.50 2.500 5.5 7.1 8.2 9.5 10.5 11.8 13.1 13.8 16.9 23.2
–48 76.20 3.000 4.6 5.9 6.8 7.8 8.7 9.7 10.8 11.4 13.8 18.9

NOTE— Tube sizes for pressures shown to the right of the bold line are not considered suitable for flaring to SAE J533.
 TABLE 4—NOMINAL REFERENCE WORKING PRESSURES IN MPa (MPa X 145 = PSI), FOR SAE J2613 AND SAE J2614 ALLOY STEEL
HYDRAULIC TUBING AT 4 TO 1 DESIGN FACTOR, MATERIAL STRENGTH = 500 MPa MINIMUM TENSILE
Inch Inch Inch
Size Size Size Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal Nominal
Tubing Tubing Tubing Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall Wall
Nom Nom Nom Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick- Thick-
SAE Tube Tube ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness ness
Dash OD OD in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm in mm
Size mm Inch 0.71 0.89 1.24 1.65 2.11 2.41 2.77 3.05 3.40 3.76 3.96 4.76 6.35
–2 3.18 0.125 73.9 102
–3 4.76 0.188 43.9 58.1 91.4
–4 6.35 0.250 31.6 41.1 61.9 91.6
–5 7.94 0.312 24.7 31.8 46.9 67.3 95.1
–6 9.52 0.375 20.2 25.8 37.7 53.2 73.2 88.2
–8 12.70 0.500 18.9 27.2 37.6 50.5 59.7 71.6 81.8

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–10 15.88 0.625 14.8 21.2 29.1 38.6 45.2 53.6 60.6 69.8 80.2
–12 19.05 0.750 12.2 17.4 23.8 31.3 36.4 42.9 48.2 55.2 62.7 67.2
–14 22.23 0.875 10.4 14.8 20.1 26.3 30.5 35.8 40.1 45.6 51.6 55.0 69.9
–16 25.40 1.000 9.1 12.8 17.4 22.7 26.3 30.7 34.3 38.9 43.9 46.7 58.7 86.6
–18 28.58 1.125 11.3 15.3 20.0 23.1 26.9 30.0 34.0 38.1 40.5 50.6 73.4
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–20 31.75 1.250 10.1 13.7 17.8 20.6 24.0 26.7 30.1 33.8 35.9 44.5 63.8
–24 38.10 1.500 11.3 14.7 16.9 19.6 21.8 24.6 27.5 29.1 35.9 50.7
–28 44.45 1.750 9.6 12.5 14.3 16.6 18.4 20.7 23.2 24.5 30.1 42.0
–32 50.80 2.000 8.4 10.8 12.5 14.4 16.0 18.0 20.0 21.2 25.9 36.0
–36 57.15 2.250 7.4 9.6 11.0 12.7 14.1 15.8 17.6 18.6 22.8 31.4
–40 63.50 2.500 6.7 8.6 9.9 11.4 12.6 14.1 15.7 16.6 20.3 27.9
–48 76.20 3.000 5.5 7.1 8.2 9.4 10.4 11.7 13.0 13.7 16.7 22.8

NOTE— Tube sizes for pressures shown to the right of the bold line are not considered suitable for flaring to SAE J533.
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5. Notes

5.1 Marginal Indicia—The (R) is for the convenience of the user in locating areas where technical revisions have
been made to the previous issue of the specification. If the symbol is next to the specification title, it indicates a
complete revision of the specification.

PREPARED BY THE SAE METALLIC TUBING SUBCOMMITTEE S5 OF THE SAE FLUID CONDUCTORS
AND CONNECTORS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

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APPENDIX A

A.1 Formerly Accepted Formulae—When calculating nominal reference pressures for tube materials where the
ratio of the minimum yield strength to the minimum tensile strength falls below a 50% ratio, formulae listed in
this annex should be used.

A.1.1 Formulae

A.1.1.1 THE B ARLO W FO RMULA

2 ST
P = ----------- (Eq. A1)
D
A.1.1.2 THE B OARDMAN F ORMULA
2 ST
P = ---------------------- (Eq. A2)
D – 0.8T
A.1.1.3 THE L AME FORMULA

 D 2 – d 2
P = S -------------------  (Eq. A3)
 D 2 + d 2

where:

D = Nominal Outside Diameter of Tubing, mm

d = Nominal Inside Diameter of Tubing, mm
P = Hydrostatic Working Pressure, MPa
T = Nominal Wall Thickness of Tubing, mm
S = Allowable Fiber Stress of Material, MPa

Use 86 MPa Fiber Stress for 4 to 1 Design Factor (Burst Pressure to Working Pressure)
Use 117 MPa Fiber Stress for 3 to 1 Design Factor (Burst Pressure to Working Pressure)

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Rationale—This SAE Information Report has been revised to bring this document into line with global
standardization. Formulae from page 2 of SAE J1065 Revised JUL95 were placed in Appendix A for a
period of five years from publication date of this revised document. After the five year period this
information will be removed from this information report. The hydraulic fittings and performance
information has been moved to SAE J533 to provide appropriate location for this type of information.

Relationship of SAE Standard to ISO Standard—ISO 10763 was used as a reference for this report and the
formula from ISO 10763 was used to calculate the working pressures presented.

Application—This SAE Information Report is intended to provide design guidance in the selection of steel
hydraulic tubing for general hydraulic system applications. The information presented is based on tubing
products which conform to the SAE tubing standards listed in the references section.

Purpose-- The purpose of this document is to provide nominal reference working pressures for selecting
tube material, OD size and wall thickness for given hydraulic system working pressures based on
desired 4 to 1 design factor of the applicable burst pressure rating.

Information Report -- Since many factors influence the pressure at which a hydraulic system will or will
not perform satisfactorily, this report should not be used as a “standard” nor a “specification” and the
values shown should not be construed as “guaranteed” minimums or absolutes. This document is an
information report only.

Minimum Tensile Strength -- Within the fluid power industry, many criteria are used for determining the
pressure capability of steel tubing. In this report consideration is given to the specified minimum tensile
strength of the materials to calculate the nominal minimum burst pressure of the specified steel tubing
based on the actual tensile strength of the material which can be determined by common methods of
testing.

Straight Tube Sections -- The nominal reference working pressures listed in this report are for straight
tube sections of the listed tubing materials only. Factors such as wall thinning due to
formingoperations, shock loads and vibration characteristics of the system should be considered when
designing all hydraulic tubes and tube assemblies, especially in high pressure applications.

Operating at 100% of the Reference Working Pressures -- When designing systems that operate at
100% of the charted reference working pressure, in conjunction with the materialsbeingsubjected to
bending, cold forming, wall thinning, brazing, welding, side loads, shock loads and extreme vibrations,
the maximum yield strength of the material may be compromised and may cause premature failure of the
tube material. Therefore, a good recommended practice is to design hydraulic systems to operate at a
level less than the calculated maximum reference working pressures of the materials used. This
diminished level may vary from application to application, depending on the operating conditions,
pressure spikes and designer discretion, 90% is a commonly used.

Endurance Testing -- It is impractical to specify in this report guaranteed allowable working pressures
that will satisfy all design criteria for every hydraulic system. Therefore, endurance testing in accordance
with SAE J343 and/or ISO 6605 is recommended.

Reference Section

SAE J246—Spherical and Flanged Sleeve (Compression) Tube Fittings

SAE J343—Test and Test Procedures for SAE 100R Series Hydraulic Hose and Hose Assemblies

SAE J356—Welded Flash-Controlled Low-Carbon Steel Tubing Normalized for Bending, Double Flaring,
and Beading
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SAE J514—Hydraulic Tube Fittings

SAE J515—Specification for Hydraulic O-Ring Materials, Properties, and Sizes for Metric and inch Stud
Ends, Face Seal Fitting and Four-Screw Flange Tube Connections

SAE J518—Hydraulic Flanged Tube, Pipe, and Hose Connections, Four-Bolt Split Flange Type

SAE J524—Seamless Low-Carbon Steel Tubing Annealed for Bending and Flaring

SAE J525—Welded and Cold Drawn for Low-Carbon Steel Tubing Annealed for Bending and Flaring

SAE J526—Welded Low-Carbon Steel Tubing

SAE J527—Brazed Double Wall Low-Carbon Steel Tubing

SAE J533—Flares for Tubing

SAE J1231—Formed Tube Ends for Hose Connections and Hose Fittings

SAE J1273—Recommended Practices for Hydraulic Hose Assemblies

SAE J1290—Automotive Hydraulic Brake System—Metric Tube Connections

SAE J1453—Fitting—O-Ring Face Seal

SAE J1644—Metallic Tube Connections for Fluid Power and General Use—Test Methods for Threaded
Hydraulic Fluid Power Connectors

SAE J1677—Tests and Procedures for SAE Low-Carbon Steel and Copper-Nickel Tubing

SAE J2435—Welded Flash Controlled, SAE 1021 Carbon Steel Tubing, Normalized for Bending, Double
Flaring, and Beading

SAE J2467—Welded and Cold-Drawn, SAE 1021 Carbon Steel Tubing Normalized for Bending and
Flaring

SAE J2551—Recommended Practices for Fluid Conductor Metallic Tubing Applications

SAE J2613—Welded Flash Controlled High Strength Low Alloy Steel Hydraulic Tubing, Sub-Critically
Annealed for Bending, Flaring and Beading

SAE J2614—Welded and Cold Drawn High Strength Low Alloy Steel Hydraulic Tubing, Sub-Critically
Annealed for Bending and Flaring

ISO 2944—Fluid power systems and components - Nominal pressures

ISO 3304—Plain end seamless precision steel tubes - Technical conditions for delivery

ISO 3305—Plain end welded precision steel tubes - Technical conditions for delivery

ISO 4397—Connectors and associated components - Nominal outside diameters of tubes and nominal
inside diameters of hoses

ISO 4399—Connectors and associated components - Nominal pressures

 SAE J1065 Revised FEB2003

ISO 5598—Fluid power systems and components - Vocabulary

ISO 6162—Four-screw split-flange connections

ISO 6163—Round Flange, 8 and 12 screw connections

ISO 6164—Four-screw, one-piece square-flange connections

ISO 6605—Tests and test procedures

ISO 8434—Metallic tube connections for fluid power and general Use

ISO 10583—Test Methods for tube connections

ISO 10763—Plain-end, seamless and welded steel tubes - Dimensions and nominal working pressures

DIN 17120—Welded Circular Steel Tubing

DIN 17121—Seamless Circular Steel Tubing

Developed by the SAE Fluid Conductors and Connectors Technical Committee SC5 - Metallic Tubing
Subcommittee

Sponsored by the SAE Fluid Conductors and Connectors Technical Committee