SWIVEL JOINT REFERENCE CHART
Models
Color Coding
Cold Working
Pressure, PSI
Material
End Connections
Sizes
 Notes
3/4
1
1-1/4
1-1/2
2
 2-1/2
3
4
High Pressure
Swivel Joints
BSR
Dark Blue
3,000
Carbon Steel
Threaded
1
Silver
6,000
Threaded
1
Long Radius
Swivel Joints
Olive Green*
10,000
Alloy Steel
Figure 1502 Union
Sour Gas
Sour Gas
Sour Gas
2
Black
10,000
Alloy Steel
Female Line Pipe Threads
3
Red*
15,000
Alloy Steel
Figure 1502 Union
1
* BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFIED
SWIVEL JOINT NOTES
All body materials meet ASTM or AISI standards.
Consult factory for special sizes, styles, end connections or package units.
  1. Furnished with nitrile packing and brass or stainless steel anti-extrusion ring.
  2. Furnished with fluoroelastomer packing and stainless steel snap in races. BEST does not warrant the performance of any elastomer seal for sour gas service.
  3. Power make up must be used for line pipe threaded connections to achieve rated cold working pressure.

Sour Gas Service
BEST manufactures sour gas swivel joints in accordance with the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) Standard MR-01-75 and the American Petroleum Institute's (API) Standard RP-14-E. These swivel joints are specially heat-treated and inspected for controlled hardness, Fluoroelastomer packing is used to isolate the races and bearings from line fluid.
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