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Soft Plastic Tubing for Air and Water
This general purpose PVC tubing is the industry standard for air and water applications. Tubing is clear, so you can easily monitor flow. It is flexible to easily bend around objects.
Masterkleer tubing is more economical than Tygon tubing. Tygon tubing has a nonabsorbing surface for improved flow and drainage.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Hardness: Soft (Durometer 70A)
- Temperature Range: -40° to 140° F
High-Temperature Soft Rubber Tubing for Air and Water
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft
- Temperature Range: -90° to 390° F
More resilient than latex rubber, this silicone rubber tubing can stand up to high-temperature applications. Commonly used with metering (peristaltic) pumps and robotics, it can handle continuous bending and flexing and maintains its flexibility over time.
Opaque tubing doesn’t allow you to see what’s flowing through the line. Semi-clear tubing gives you a limited view inside the line.
UV-Resistant Soft Plastic and Rubber Tubing for Air and Water
This tubing won’t degrade when exposed to the damaging effects of ultraviolet light. It is opaque, so you can’t see what’s flowing through the line.
PVC plastic tubing is the most economical option.
EPDM rubber tubing is the most flexible option. It has better durability than PVC tubing to stand up to harsh outdoor environments. It has excellent resistance to ozone as well as UV light.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 70A)
- Temperature Range: -5° to 160° F
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 60A)
- Temperature Range: -40° to 300° F
Static-Control Soft Plastic and Rubber Tubing for Air and Water
Protect sensitive equipment with this tubing—it is specially formulated to reduce the buildup of static electricity.
Silicone rubber tubing has carbon embedded into the walls to divert static quickly. It can handle a wider temperature range than PVC tubing, and is more flexible, so it bends easily around objects. It is opaque, so you can’t see what’s flowing through the line.
Insulated High-Temperature Soft Rubber and Foam Tubing for Air and Water
- Flexible
- Soft
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Temperature Range: -70° to 450° F
Lightweight, spongy walls provide more thermal insulation than standard silicone rubber tubing, so they won’t produce condensation when cold air or fluid runs through the tubing. It’s flexible to easily bend around objects. Tubing is opaque, so you can’t see what’s flowing through the line.
Silicone rubber tubing is harder and more durable than foam tubing. It also has a tighter bend radius.
Flame-Retardant Soft Rubber Tubing for Air and Water
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 60A)
- Temperature Range: -70° to 450° F
This self-extinguishing, silicone rubber tubing meets UL 94 V-0 and UL 94 V-1 for flame retardance, so it delays the spread of flames to valuable equipment. It is opaque, so you cannot see what’s flowing through the line. Tubing is flexible to easily bend around objects.
Choose-a-Color Firm Plastic and Rubber Tubing for Air and Water
Multiple colors allow you to color-code your line for easy identification. Tubing is flexible, so it bends easily around objects.
Polyurethane rubber tubing can handle higher pressures than PVC plastic tubing and can also be used in vacuum applications. It is ether based, so it performs better in humid environments than ester-based polyurethane.
Opaque tubing doesn’t allow you to see what’s flowing through the line. Clear tubing allows you to easily monitor flow.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Firm (Durometer 95A)
- Temperature Range: See table
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Firm (Durometer 95A)
- Temperature Range: See table
Hard Plastic Tubing for Air and Water
This general purpose tubing has hard walls, yet is flexible enough for gradual bends. It has excellent strength and durability.
Nylon tubing can handle lower temperatures than polypropylene tubing and can withstand higher pressures. It has slightly softer walls than polypropylene tubing, making it more flexible and impact absorbent.
Opaque tubing doesn’t allow you to see what’s flowing through the line. Semi-clear tubing gives you a limited view inside the line.
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Rockwell R78)
- Temperature Range: -60° to 200° F
| ID | OD | Wall Thick. | Bend Radius | Max. Pressure | Max. Vacuum | Lengths, ft. | Per Ft. | |
Inch | ||||||||
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Black | ||||||||
| 3/32" | 1/8" | 1/64" | 1/2" | 270 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | 0000000 | 00000 | |
Blue | ||||||||
| 3/32" | 1/8" | 1/64" | 1/2" | 270 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | 0000000 | 000 | |
Green | ||||||||
| 3/32" | 1/8" | 1/64" | 1/2" | 270 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | 0000000 | 000 | |
Red | ||||||||
| 3/32" | 1/8" | 1/64" | 1/2" | 270 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | 0000000 | 000 | |
Yellow | ||||||||
| 3/32" | 1/8" | 1/64" | 1/2" | 270 psi @ 72° F | 28 in. of Hg @ 72° F | 0000000 | 000 | |
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Rockwell R78)
- Temperature Range: -60° to 200° F
High-Pressure Hard Plastic Tubing for Air and Water
Excellent strength and durability allow this tubing to handle high-pressure air and water applications.
Polycarbonate tubing won’t degrade when exposed to the damaging effects of ultraviolet light. It should be used at temperatures above freezing. Tubing is clear, so you can easily monitor flow. It is rigid and does not bend.
- Rigid
- Compatible with Socket Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Rockwell R120)
- Temperature Range: 32° to 250°F
Hard Plastic Tubing for Vehicle Air Systems
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 65D)
- Temperature Range: -40° to 200° F
Safely power seat controls, horns, and other vehicle parts with compressed air. This tubing meets SAE or D.O.T. testing and performance standards for use in air-powered vehicle systems. It’s opaque, so you can’t see what’s flowing through the line. Semi-flexible, it’s good for gradual bends.
Tubing that meets D.O.T. FMVSS 106 is rated for use in motor vehicle brake systems. It’s also known as air brake tubing.
Abrasion-Resistant Hard Rubber Tubing for Air and Water
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 50D)
- Temperature Range: -30° to 140° F
With excellent resistance to abrasion and tearing, this polyurethane tubing can hold up in rugged environments. The material is ether based, so it stays strong and durable even when exposed to water. Semi-flexible, it’s good for gradual bends.
Opaque tubing blocks your view, so you can’t see inside your line.
Flame-Retardant Hard Plastic Tubing for Air and Water
This tubing is self-extinguishing to delay the spread of flames to valuable equipment. Tubing is opaque, so you cannot see what’s flowing through the line. It is semi-flexible, so it is good for gradual bends.
Polyethylene tubing can handle a wider temperature range than nylon tubing. It meets UL 94 V-2 for flame retardance and UL 1820 specifications and testing requirements for flame propagation and smoke density. It is designed for use in air control systems.
Tubing with stripe allows you to color-code your lines for easy identification.
Black with
White Stripe
Black with
Green Stripe
with Orange
Stripe
Black with
Purple Stripe
Black with
Yellow Stripe
Black with
Blue Stripe
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard
- Temperature Range: -70° to 175° F
- Specifications Met: UL 1820, UL 94 V-2
Soft Plastic Tubing for Food, Beverage, and Dairy
The industry standard for general purpose food, beverage, and dairy applications, this tubing meets NSF/ANSI Standard 51 for food contact. Tubing doesn’t contain plasticizers like DEHP, so it won’t impart tastes or odors to the fluid passing through it. It has a nonabsorbing surface, which makes it easy to clean. Tubing is clear, so you can easily monitor flow through the line. It is flexible, so it bends easily around objects.
PVC tubing is the most economical option.
Tygon PVC tubing can withstand lower temperatures than standard PVC tubing.
3-A certified tubing meets a national standard for use with dairy.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 70A)
- Temperature Range: -10° to 160° F
- Manufacturer Equivalent Number: B-44-4X
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 65A)
- Temperature Range: -30° to 160° F
High-Temperature Abrasion-Resistant Soft
Rubber Tubing for Food, Beverage, and Dairy
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 65A)
- Temperature Range: -60° to 450° F
Not only can this tubing handle the highest temperatures of all our soft tubing for food, beverage, and dairy, it also has thick, silicone rubber walls for superior abrasion and crush resistance. Tubing is made of FDA listed materials. Free of plasticizers like DEHP, it won’t impart tastes or odors to the fluid passing through it. Tubing is semi-clear, so you get a limited view inside the line. It is flexible, so it bends easily around objects.
High-Temperature Soft Rubber Tubing for Food and Beverage
Hot food and beverage applications won’t harm this silicone tubing. It is made of FDA listed materials. Tubing is made without plasticizers like DEHP, so it won’t impart tastes or odors to the fluid passing through it. It can handle applications requiring repeated bending and flexing, such as metering (peristaltic) pumps and robotics. It is flexible and bends easily around objects.
Semi-clear tubing gives you a limited view inside the line.
Tubing that meets NSF/ANSI Standard 51 is approved for food contact.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 50A)
- Temperature Range: -90° to 390° F
Crack-Resistant Firm Plastic Tubing for Food and Beverage
This tubing offers superior impact and crack resistance—even at low temperatures. Made of FDA listed materials, it is suitable for use with food and beverage. It is made without plasticizers like DEHP, so it won’t impart tastes or odors to the fluid passing through it. Tubing is semi-flexible, so it is good for gradual bends.
Polyethylene tubing can withstand lower temperatures and higher pressures than EVA tubing.
Opaque tubing doesn’t allow you to see inside the line.
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression Tube Fittings
- Firm (Durometer 45D)
- Temperature Range: -100° to 170° F
Chemical-Resistant Firm Plastic Tubing for Food and Beverage
Made from TPE plastic, this tubing doesn’t contain plasticizers like DEHP, so it won’t impart tastes or odors to the fluid passing through. The surface isn’t absorbent, making it easy to clean. Tubing is clear, so you can monitor flow.
Tubing with a PVDF liner is often used in pharmaceutical applications since it won’t bind to proteins or leach substances into the fluid moving through. It’s more flexible than tubing made entirely from PVDF.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Firm (Durometer 85A)
- Temperature Range: -50° to 170° F
| ID | OD | Wall Thickness | Bend Radius | Maximum Pressure | Color | Specifications Met | Length, ft. | Each | |
| 3/32" | 5/32" | 1/32" | 3/8" | 160 psi @ 72° F | Clear | FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.1520, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, USP Class VI | 50 | 0000000 | 0000000 |
Soft Plastic Tubing for Chemicals
Use this general purpose PVC tubing with a variety of chemicals. Tubing is clear, so you can easily monitor flow. It is flexible, so it bends easily around objects.
PVC tubing is the most economical option.
Tygon PVC tubing can withstand a wider range of chemicals than standard PVC tubing. It has a super-smooth interior that resists product buildup better than standard PVC.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 60A)
- Temperature Range: -20° to 160° F
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 55A)
- Temperature Range: -20° to 160° F
UV-Resistant Hard Plastic Tubing for Chemicals
Ultraviolet light won’t cause this tubing to degrade or deteriorate.
FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene) tubing is the most economical option. Teflon® FEP tubing can handle lower temperatures than standard FEP tubing. It also withstands a wider range of chemicals than standard FEP and TPE tubing.
Semi-clear tubing gives you a limited view inside the line. Clear tubing allows you to easily monitor flow. Opaque tubing does not allow you to see inside the line.
Semi-flexible tubing is good for gradual bends.
Tubing that meets USP Class VI adheres to specifications for material testing; it is not for use in medical applications. Tubing that meets UL 94 V-0 is flame retardant, so it delays the spread of flames to valuable equipment. Tubing that meets ASTM D2116 and ASTM D3296 adheres to specifications and testing requirements for material quality.
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 55D)
- Temperature Range: 32° to 212° F
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 60D)
- Temperature Range: -100° to 400° F
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 55D)
- Temperature Range: 32° to 212° F
- See table for flexibility
- Compatible with Compression and Push to Connect Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 55D)
- Temperature Range: -300° to 400° F
Extreme-Temperature Hard Plastic Tubing for Chemicals
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression Tube Fittings
- Hard (Durometer 60D)
- Temperature Range: -100° to 500° F
Run acids, coolant, and other harsh chemicals through this PTFE tubing over a wide range of temperatures. It has a smooth interior for unrestricted flow and easy cleaning. Tubing is semi-flexible, so it is good for gradual bends. Not for use in medical applications.
Teflon® PTFE tubing meets UL 94 V-0 for flame retardance, so it delays the spread of flames to valuable equipment.
Semi-clear tubing gives you a limited view inside the line.
Abrasion-Resistant Hard Plastic Tubing for Chemicals
This durable tubing has the best abrasion and wear resistance of all our hard tubing for chemicals. It can withstand a variety of acids and other harsh substances. Tubing is semi-clear, so you get a limited view inside the line. It is semi-flexible, so it’s good for gradual bends.
ETFE tubing can withstand a wider temperature range than PVDF tubing and can also handle vacuum applications. It has a super-smooth interior for unrestricted flow and easy cleaning. It meets ASTM D3159 specifications and testing requirements for material quality.
Low-Temperature Firm Plastic Tubing for Chemicals
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Firm (Durometer 75A)
- Temperature Range: -100° to 130° F
Cold temperatures pose no problems for this tubing—it stays strong and flexible, even when temperatures drop below freezing. Tubing is also known as Tygon. It has the chemical resistance to handle a variety of acids and other harsh substances. It is clear, so you can easily monitor flow. Tubing is flexible and bends easily around objects.
Oil-Resistant Soft Rubber Tubing for Fuel and Lubricants
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 60A)
- Temperature Range: -20° to 212° F
With the best oil resistance of all our fuel and lubricant tubing, this Buna-N rubber tubing won’t deteriorate or become brittle when exposed to oil—even with long-term use. It is opaque, so you cannot see inside the line. Tubing is flexible, so it bends easily around objects.
High-Temperature Soft Rubber Tubing for Fuel and Lubricants
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 60A)
- Temperature Range: -80° to 450° F
This fluorosilicone rubber tubing can handle the highest temperatures of all of our fuel and lubricant tubing. It meets MIL-R-25988 specifications for material quality. Tubing is opaque, so you cannot see inside the line. It is flexible, so it bends easily around objects.
Soft Plastic Tubing for Fuel and Lubricants
The industry standard for fuel and lubricant applications, this tubing can be used intermittently with petroleum-based products without becoming hard or brittle. Do not use with ethanol-based gasoline. It is flexible, so it bends easily around objects.
PVC tubing is the most economical option.
Tygon PVC tubing and tubing comparable to Tygon PVC can handle a wider temperature range than standard PVC tubing.
Clear tubing allows you to easily monitor flow. Semi-clear tubing gives you a limited view inside the line.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 65A)
- Temperature Range: -10° to 120°F
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 55A)
- Temperature Range: -35° to 165° F
- Comparable to Tygon F-4040-A, except inch sizes
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Hardness:
Inch: Soft (Durometer 65A)
Metric: Soft (Durometer 55A) - Temperature Range:
Inch: -15° to 165° F
Metric: -35° to 165° F
Hard Plastic Tubing for Fuel
Hard walls give this tubing the strength to handle high-pressure fuel and gasoline applications. It is nylon, which has excellent abrasion resistance. This tubing can be brittle, so take care as you're handling it. To ensure a good connection when installing fittings, trim damaged tube ends with a plastic tube cutter (sold separately).
Clear tubing makes it easy to monitor flow. It is semi-flexible, so it is good for gradual bends.
- Semi-Flexible
- Compatible with Compression Tube Fittings
- Hard (Rockwell R127)
- Temperature Range: -40° to 212° F
For OD | ||||
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| Min. | Max. | Length | Each | |
| 1/8" | 3/4" | 4 1/2" | 0000000 | 000000 |
High-Purity Soft Plastic and Rubber Tubing
Designed for high-purity processes, this tubing is made without plasticizers like DEHP that can contaminate the fluid passing through it. It meets USP Class VI specifications for material testing; it is not for use in medical applications. Tubing is clear or semi-clear, so you can monitor flow. It’s also flexible and easily bends around objects.
TPE plastic tubing is extremely flexible. It’s often used as an alternative to silicone tubing for high-purity bioprocessing, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and peristaltic pump applications.
- Flexible
- Compatible with Barbed Tube Fittings
- Soft (Durometer 65A)
- Environment: Clean Room, Sanitary
- Temperature Range: -110° to 270° F
| ID | OD | Wall Thick. | Bend Radius | Max. Pressure | Max. Vacuum | Color | Specifications Met | Lengths, ft. | Each | |
Without Polyester Braid Reinforcement | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/32" | 5/32" | 1/32" | 0.19" | 25 psi @ 72° F | Not Rated | Clear | ISO 9001, ISO 13485, USP 661, USP Class VI | 50 | 00000000 | 000000 |
High-Temperature and High-Purity Soft Rubber Tubing
Not only is this tubing cured with platinum for high purity, it can handle higher temperatures than any of our other high-purity soft tubing. It is free of plasticizers like DEHP and will not impart tastes or odors to the fluid running through it. Tubing is not for use in medical applications. It is semi-clear, so you get a limited view inside the line. Tubing is flexible and bends easily around objects.
Tubing with a pump tube number is designed for use with metering (peristaltic) pumps; it can handle repeated bending and flexing.