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 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets are written by Xem Studio from the cited sources and are free to use (CC BY 4.0, attribute 'Xem Studio'). Linked files belong to their publishers under the license shown; Xem Studio does not host them. 'license_verified: false' means the license shown is from memory or the publisher's page as last read and should be confirmed at the link before commercial use.",
 "slug": "sanitary-high-pressure-clamp",
 "name": "High-pressure bolted sanitary clamp, 2 in (bought part: ratings, no drawing)",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Sanitary clamp fittings",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What pressure is a 2 inch high-pressure sanitary clamp rated for?",
 "tags": [
  "clamp",
  "tri-clamp",
  "high pressure",
  "sanitary",
  "bolted"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "13MHP clamp",
  "high pressure tri clamp",
  "bolted sanitary clamp"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": null,
  "width": null,
  "height": null
 },
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 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/sanitary-high-pressure-clamp/sheet.txt",
 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Makers' published working-pressure ratings for the clamp union; no maker publishes a full dimensioned drawing, so no geometry is drawn here",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": null,
   "width": null,
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  },
  "notes": [
   "A heavy bolted clamp for ISO 2852 / BPE 2 in ferrules, bought as is. Two makers publish the same 2 in rating: 1000 psi (69 bar) working pressure at 70–75 °F and 800 psi (55 bar) at 250 °F (121 °C), as the rating of the clamp union with the clamp tightened as the maker states.",
   "The gasket is a separate rating: the gasket and the clamp must both be rated above the relief setting of the vessel at their temperature. Helium permeates silicone faster than PTFE; PTFE cold-flows under sustained load and heat.",
   "On the free-piston generator: five, one on each charged joint (A to E), relief set at 15 bar gauge (218 psi). The generator's assembly keeps 10 mm either side of each joint plane clear out to r 45, and the front (+Y) clear for its bolt: turn every clamp's bolt to the front."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "size_in",
    "psi_at_70_75F",
    "psi_at_250F",
    "bar_at_70_75F",
    "bar_at_250F"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "2",
     1000,
     800,
     69,
     55
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "High-pressure bolted sanitary clamp, 2 in (bought part: ratings, no drawing) — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/sanitary-high-pressure-clamp/  (CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Makers' published working-pressure ratings for the clamp union; no maker publishes a full dimensioned drawing, so no geometry is drawn here\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nSizes: see table below\n- A heavy bolted clamp for ISO 2852 / BPE 2 in ferrules, bought as is. Two makers publish the same 2 in rating: 1000 psi (69 bar) working pressure at 70–75 °F and 800 psi (55 bar) at 250 °F (121 °C), as the rating of the clamp union with the clamp tightened as the maker states.\n- The gasket is a separate rating: the gasket and the clamp must both be rated above the relief setting of the vessel at their temperature. Helium permeates silicone faster than PTFE; PTFE cold-flows under sustained load and heat.\n- On the free-piston generator: five, one on each charged joint (A to E), relief set at 15 bar gauge (218 psi). The generator's assembly keeps 10 mm either side of each joint plane clear out to r 45, and the front (+Y) clear for its bolt: turn every clamp's bolt to the front.\n\nsize_in  psi_at_70_75F  psi_at_250F  bar_at_70_75F  bar_at_250F\n2  1000  800  69  55\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Steel & O'Brien: 13MHP high-pressure clamp, 2 in: 1000 at 70 °F and 800 at 250 °F working pressure (psi), rating of the clamp union — web — maker page; ratings cited, nothing copied [verify license at link] — https://www.steelobrien.com/products/sanitary-fittings/clamp-fittings/clamps-gaskets-13mhp-high-pressure-clamp\n- Austenitex (Dixon): High-pressure bolted clamp, 2 in: 1000 psi at 75 °F, 800 psi at 250 °F service rating — web — seller page; ratings cited, nothing copied [verify license at link] — https://www.austenitex.com/bolted-clamps\n\nXem Studio scan: not needed; this is a published standard. The sheet is the geometry.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=sanitary-high-pressure-clamp\n",
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  {
   "publisher": "Steel & O'Brien",
   "title": "13MHP high-pressure clamp, 2 in: 1000 at 70 °F and 800 at 250 °F working pressure (psi), rating of the clamp union",
   "url": "https://www.steelobrien.com/products/sanitary-fittings/clamp-fittings/clamps-gaskets-13mhp-high-pressure-clamp",
   "formats": [
    "web"
   ],
   "license": "maker page; ratings cited, nothing copied",
   "license_verified": false,
   "hosted": false
  },
  {
   "publisher": "Austenitex (Dixon)",
   "title": "High-pressure bolted clamp, 2 in: 1000 psi at 75 °F, 800 psi at 250 °F service rating",
   "url": "https://www.austenitex.com/bolted-clamps",
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 "related": [
  "tri-clamp-clamps",
  "tri-clamp-leaf-half-gasket",
  "list-fpse-generator-2in"
 ],
 "fits": [],
 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no printing tolerance)",
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 "mating": [
  {
   "feature": "clamp groove",
   "exact": "2 in, ISO 2852 / BPE ferrules",
   "mates": "the two ferrules' 20° back cones",
   "fit": "clamp",
   "files": "all"
  }
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 "fit_classes": {
  "press": "stays put: pin, tube, bearing or magnet held by interference. Typical FDM: hole +0.0 to +0.1 mm on diameter.",
  "slide": "assembles by hand and is held by a grub, pinch or clamp: shaft in a hub, rod in a socket, spigot in a bore. Typical FDM: +0.2 mm.",
  "run": "turns or slides in use: pin in a link, rod through a guide. Typical FDM: +0.3 mm.",
  "socket": "large sliding fit: syringe barrel, sleeve, bobbin in a bore. Typical FDM: +0.3 mm.",
  "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."
 },
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "Is there a STEP file?",
   "a": "No: the makers publish ratings and one dimension, not a drawing; it is a bought part."
  }
 ],
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