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Glossary of CampbellCrimpnology™ Terms
Crimp chart:
a chart designed to assist
in determining the crimp spec, which
includes allowances for serration style,
fitting and ferrule/sleeve O.D. and design.
Crimp spec (or specification):
the
outside diameter of the ferrule/sleeve after
assembling and crimping.
Cut-slots:
notches cut into the turned-in
end of a ferrule that allows the interlock
portion to crimp straight down into the
fitting interlock without opening outward
during crimping.
Ferrule:
a tube-like product with one end
turned in so as to affect an interlock into a
groove on a mating fitting or coupling.
Ferrule length:
the overall length of the
ferrule as measured from the turn-in end to
the open end.
Ferrule/Sleeve I.D.:
the inside bowl
diameter of the ferrule; the inside diameter of
the sleeve; the inside diameter of either
where the hose is placed
Gauge:
the thickness of the ferrule/sleeve
material.
Interlock groove:
a groove designed into
the fitting/coupling to accept the turn-in end
of the ferrule.
Shank length:
the hose barb area mea-
sured from the end of the fitting to the
interlock groove.
Sleeve:
a tube-like product with no interlock
provisions.
Sleeve length:
the overall length of the
sleeve from end to end.
Turn-in:
the interlocking end of the ferrule.