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Swagelok VCR metal seal gasket fitting

Swagelok VCR® Metal Gasket Face Seal Fitting

Swagelok VCR® metal gasket face seal fittings are the industry standard for vacuum coupling radius fittings. They offer the high purity of a metal-to-metal seal, providing leak-tight service from vacuum to positive pressure.

Swagelok VCR fittings are the authentic VCR brand as the original metal gasket face seal fitting design manufactured from high-purity stainless steels. They are easy to install, reducing maintenance and downtime costs, and feature a small footprint, making them ideal for applications where space is limited. The metal-to-metal seal makes them appropriate for situations where system fluids or temperatures may not be compatible with elastomers, such as semiconductor systems.

Controlled surface finishes, electropolishing, and special cleaning options offered on a variety of VCR face seal glands, metal gaskets, and bodies meet ultra-high purity system requirements. VCR fitting caps, plugs, and lock and tag devices are also available for general system needs.

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Bulkheads

Bulkheads

VCR bulkhead fittings offer a high-purity, metal-to-metal seal for leak-tight connections. Available in various sizes and materials to fit your application.

Caps and Plugs

Caps and Plugs

Block a fitting port or the end of a tube run with 316 stainless steel caps and plugs to provide leak-tight service from vacuum to positive pressure.

Female Connectors

Female Connectors

Female connectors with a VCR fitting on one end are available in a range of sizes and deliver a leak-tight seal in high-purity applications.

Glands

Glands

Swagelok VCR® metal gasket face seal fittings allow you to create reliable, metal-to-metal sealed, make-and-break connections in high-purity welded systems.

Long Glands

Long Glands

Achieve a leak-tight connection while maintaining the high purity of a metal-to-metal seal connection in situations requiring a longer end connection.

Male Connectors

Male Connectors

Establish a secure face seal between the gland and gasket to achieve a leak-proof connection while upholding the high purity of the metal-to-metal seal.

Nuts, Gaskets, and Accessories

Nuts, Gaskets, and Accessories

Attain a lasting leak-tight seal from vacuum to positive pressure with these resources.

Reducers

Reducers

Designed for ultra-high purity systems, these fittings connect tubes of different sizes and offer excellent reliability and leak integrity.

Short Bulkheads

Short Bulkheads

Providing a leak-tight seal between two sides of a partition, use these short bulkheads in high-purity applications requiring compact design.

Short Glands

Short Glands

Provides reliable sealing in more compact applications by compressing the metal gasket from both ends upon tightening, resulting in a tight face seal.

Unions

Unions

Swagelok VCR® fittings are the original vacuum coupling fittings and have set the industry standard for metal-to-metal sealed connections.

Weld Fittings

Weld Fittings

Establish a permanent connection joining tubing and components to create a leak-proof, strong bond that provides high integrity to metal-to-metal seals.

VCR Metal Gasket Face Seal Fittings Catalogs

Locate detailed product information, including materials of construction, pressure and temperature ratings, options, and accessories.

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