Abbreviation Index
A/F
Across Flats
ABS, Abs.
Absolute
ABS
American Bureau of Shipping
AC
Air Conditioning
AGA
Australian Gas Association
AS
Australian Standard
AV
Average
BCS
British Coal Standard
BH
Bulkhead
BP
Burst Pressure
BS
British Standard
BSP
British Standard Pipe
BSPP
British Standard Pipe Parallel Thread
BSPPFS
British Standard Pipe Parallel Female Swivel
BSPPMBH
British Standard Pipe Parallel Male Bulkhead
BSPPOM
British Standard Pipe Parallel O Ring Male
BSPPOM
British Standard Pipe
EXT
Parallel O Ring Male Extended
BSPT
British Standard Pipe
BSPTFF
British Standard Pipe Taper Female Fixed
BSPTM
British Standard Pipe Taper Male
BSW
British Standard Whitworth
C/W
Complete With
CA
Cut-off Allowance
CL, C/L
Cut Length
CrVI
Chromium 6
cSt
Centistoke
DIA, DIAM
Diameter
DIN
Deutsche Industrie Normen (German Industrial Standard)
DKL
Dicht Kegel Leicht (Metric Light Series 24° Cone)
DKM
Dicht Kegel Metric (Metric 60° Cone)
DKO
Dicht Kegel O Ring (Metric O Ring Seal 24° Cone)
DKOL
Dicht Kegel O Ring Leicht (Metric Light O Ring Series 24° Cone)
DKOS
Dicht Kegel O Ring Schwer (Metric Heavy O Ring Series 24° Cone)
DKS
Dicht Kegel Schwer (Metric Heavy Series 24° Cone)
DL
Drop Length
DN
Diameter Nominal (mm)
DNV
Det Norske Veritas
EEC
Evaporative Emission Control
ELB
Elbow
EPDM
Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer
EXT
Extended
F, FEM
Female
FF
Female Fixed
FIX
Fixed
FLNG
Flange
FOS
Factor Of Safety
FS
Female Swivel
ft
Foot
ft.lbf
Foot Pound force
g
Gram
GL
Germanischer Lloyd
GPM
Gallons Per Minute
HP
High Pressure
hp
Horse Power
HTS
High Tensile Steel
HW
Heavy Wall
ID
Inside Diameter
inHg
Inches of Mercury
IMP
Imperial
INV
Inverted
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
JIC
Joint Industries Council (Thread UN)
JICM
JIC Male
JICMBH
JIC Male Bulkhead
JICMEXT
JIC Male Extended
JIS
Japanese Industrial Standard
kg
Kilogram
kg.m
Kilogram Metres
kPa
KiloPascal
kW
Kilowatt
LNG
Long
L
Litre
lb
Pound
LP
Low Pressure
LPG
Liquified Petroleum Gas
LPM
Litres Per Minute
LR
Lloyd’s Register
M
Male
m
Metre
MAX
Maximum
MBP
Minimum Burst Pressure
MED
Marine Equipment Directive
MFL
Minimum Free Length
MIC, Mic.
Micron (µm)
MIL
Military Specification (USA)
MIN
Minimum
mm
Millimetre
mmHg
Millimetres of Mercury
MPa
MegaPascal
MSHA
USA Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration.
MWP
Maximum Working Pressure
NA, N/
Not Applicable
NAHAD
National Association of Hose and Accessories Distributors (USA)
NATA
National Association of Testing Authorities (Aus.)
NB
Nominal Bore
NCB
National Coal Board
NCS
NATA Certification Services
NFPA
National Fluid Power Association (USA)
Nm
Newton Metre
NOM, Nom.
Nominal
NPS
National Pipe Straight
NPSM
National Pipe Straight Mechanical
NPSMFS
National Pipe Straight Mechanical Female Swivel
NPT
National Pipe Taper Thread
NPTF
National Pipe Taper for Fuel
NPTFF
National Pipe Taper Female Fixed
NPTM
National Pipe Taper Male
OA, O/A
Overall
OD
Outside Diameter
ORFS
O Ring Face Seal
ORFSFS
ORFS Female Swivel
ORFSM
ORFS Male
PCD
Pitch Circle Diameter
PCV
Positive Crankcase Ventilation
P/N, P/NO
Part Number
PREV
Previous
psi
Pounds per Square Inch
PTFE
Polytetrafluoroethylene
PW
Pressure Washer
QA
Quality Assurance
QC
Quality Control
QRC
Quick Release Coupling
RED
Reducing
RMA
Rubber Manufacturers
RPM
Revolutions Per Minute
RQP
RYCO Quality Product
SAE
Society of Automotive Engineers (USA)
SAEFS
SAE Female Swivel
SAEM
SAE Male
SF
Swivel Female (Union)
SS
Stainless Steel
STD
Standard
STPL
Staple
SWIV
Swivel
T/NESS
Thickness
TBA
To Be Advised
THRD
Thread
TP
Test Pressure
TPI
Threads Per Inch
TW
Tube Weld
UN
Unified National Thread
UNO
UN O Ring (O Ring Boss)
UNOM
UNO Male (O Ring Boss Male)
UNOMEXT
UNO Male Extended (O Ring Boss Male Extended)
USCG
United States Coast Guard
WP
Working Pressure
°C
Degrees Celcius
°F
Degrees Farenheit
ß
Beta (filtration)
µm
Micron