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 "name": "Sanitary clamp crosses (9MP): ½ to 4 in",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Sanitary clamp fittings",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of a 2 inch tri-clamp cross?",
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  "9mp",
  "tri-clamp",
  "sanitary"
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  "tri clamp cross",
  "9mp cross dimensions",
  "sanitary cross 2 inch",
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   "A cross (9MP): a run with two opposite branches of the same size, four faces in all. Run face to face B, each branch centre to face A.",
   "From ¾ in up the cross has the same run and branch lengths as the equal tee of that size; the ½ in cross is longer (114.3 run, 57.1 branch) than the ½ in tee.",
   "Faces are the ISO 2852 profile (2.85 mm rim, 1.6 mm gasket recess, 20° back cone) on the BPE flange diameters; the groove diameter on ½, ¾ and 4 in is derived (flange − 7.0 / 7.5 mm), the rest is from the standard."
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    "size_in",
    "run_face_to_face_mm",
    "branch_centre_to_face_mm"
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     "½",
     114.3,
     57.1
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    [
     "¾",
     120.6,
     60.3
    ],
    [
     "1",
     120.6,
     60.3
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    [
     "1½",
     139.7,
     69.8
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     "2",
     177.8,
     88.9
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    [
     "2½",
     177.8,
     88.9
    ],
    [
     "3",
     190.5,
     95.2
    ],
    [
     "4",
     228.6,
     114.3
    ]
   ]
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  "sanitary-clamp-end-caps",
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     "slug": "sanitary-clamp-spools",
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   "feature": "clamp faces",
   "exact": "ISO 2852 / BPE flange",
   "mates": "clamp + Type B gasket to any fitting of the same size",
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  "run": "turns or slides in use: pin in a link, rod through a guide. Typical FDM: +0.3 mm.",
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  "clamp": "split part that closes on the mating part with screws: make it at size.",
  "designed": "a gap that is part of the design (piston fit option, displacer gap, air gap): do not change."
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   "q": "How long is a 2 inch tri-clamp cross?",
   "a": "177.8 mm (7.0 in) face to face on the run, 88.9 mm centre to each branch face."
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   "q": "Is a cross the same size as a tee?",
   "a": "From ¾ to 4 in yes, run and branch match the equal tee; at ½ in the cross is 114.3 mm on the run against 63.5 for the tee."
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