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Expansion joints connect two fixed assemblies or pipes and allow movement due to service load, shock, or thermal cycles. They are made of elastomer, fabric or metal materials and feature a bellows-style construction. Convolutions permit misalignment, movement or isolation of the components that are joined together. Expansion joints can have a round, square, or rectangular cross-section. Rounded products often have a neck or collar that permits attachment with a hose clamp. Expansion joints with a flanged end usually attach to components with screws or bolts. Some expansion joints are used in plumbing or piping applications. Others are designed for vacuum or process-gas systems in which vacuum flanges and fittings connect runs of pipes or tubes to other sections of pipes or tubes, as well as to hoses, valves, pumps, chambers and vacuum components. Expansion joints for electrical conduits are also available.
Engineering Web: Expansion Joints - Machine Design
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Tough Fabric Expansion Joints | Machine Design Tough Fabric Expansion Joints September 14, 2006 RM-Holz Fabric Expansion Joints withstand 300 to 2,000°F operating temperatures. |
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Expansion Joints For Tough Duty | Machine Design Expansion Joints For Tough Duty January 25, 2007 |
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Bonding with Elastic Adhesives | Machine Design In the view of a thin-layer rigid adhesive, the expansion and deflection of bonded substrates causes stress peaks at the ends of the overlaps, which |

