SUN HYDRAULICS
BCA

$53.70 USD

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Material:BCA
Summary:Manifold

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The Sun Hydraulics BCA (Material Number: BCA) is a robust line mount hydraulic manifold body designed for versatile applications in fluid control systems. This model features a ninety-degree body type, providing flexibility in mounting configurations, and is equipped with 14 NPTF port sizes to accommodate various hydraulic connections. The BCA model is constructed with 6061T651 aluminum, known for its excellent corrosion resistance and strength, making it suitable for demanding environments without the need for anodizing. The manifold includes two through-mounting holes with a diameter of .42 inches (10.7 mm), allowing secure installation with ease. With two mounting holes and one open cavity designed to fit the T2A cavity standard, this manifold offers adaptability for custom hydraulic setups. The Sun Hydraulics BCA model's design ensures reliable performance by maintaining structural integrity under pressure while minimizing potential fatigue failure associated with anodized components. This product is ideal for users seeking durable and efficient solutions in hydraulic system configurations, ensuring longevity and consistent performance in various applications.

Description

Body Type	Line mountLine mount
Interface	NoneNone
Body Features	Ninety degreeNinety degree
Mounting Hole Diameter	.42 in.10,7 mm
Mounting Hole Depth	ThroughThrough
Mounting Hole Quantity	22
Open Cavities	11
Cavity	T-2A
Port Size	1/4" NPTF1/4" NPTF

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How big is a drop of hydraulic oil?	There are exactly 250 Sun drops in a cubic inch or 15 in a cc.
Why does Sun use 6061 aluminum?	6061-T651 is relatively strong, relatively inexpensive, difficult to machine, readily available in all shapes and sizes and very corrosion resistant. 2024 is stronger and machines beautifully, but is expensive and falls to pieces in a corrosive environment.
Why doesn't Sun anodize their aluminum bodies?	Reasons to anodize: To increase corrosion resistance. Sun uses 6061-T651 aluminum. It is one of the most corrosion resistant aluminum alloys there is. Whether or not anodizing improves the corrosion resistance of 6061 aluminum is debatable. We have yet to have a manifold returned because of corrosion. Appearance (color). The 2 colors that would appeal to Sun would be blue or black. Unfortunately these are the colors that are hardest to do consistently. To provide a hard wear surface. Sun does not make parts-in-body valves. The manifold is just plumbing. We don't need a wear surface. Because everyone else does it. Bad reason. Reasons to not anodize: Cost. It's another process. Logistics. When you make tens of thousands of manifolds a month and you anodize hundreds, it's a problem. Consistency. See above. Stamping. After a body is anodized you cannot do any more stamping without making a mess.Inspection. Have you ever tried to look for burrs in a black anodized body? It's the old blackboard factory at night scenario. Torque. You will experience an increase in breakaway torque when removing items from an anodized manifold. Fatigue life. This is the best reason to not anodize. Fatigue failure is a very complex phenomenon. What it takes to initiate a crack is difficult to predict. What it takes to propagate a crack is readily defined. Anodizing produces a very thin, very hard, and very brittle surface on aluminum. The first time you pressurize an anodized aluminum manifold you have initiated fatigue cracks. Whether or not the stress is enough to propagate the cracks is a matter of pressure and manifold geometry. Anodizing an aluminum manifold grossly reduces the fatigue life by anywhere from 20% to 50%.

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