SUN HYDRAULICS
KF5

$229.70 USD

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Material:KF5
Summary:Manifold

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The Sun Hydraulics KF5 (Material Number: KF5) is a line mount manifold designed to facilitate hydraulic fluid control in various systems. This component features a unique ninety-degree body with a gauge port, providing an efficient setup for monitoring and managing fluid flow. The manifold includes one open cavity, specifically the T19A cavity type, allowing for versatile application configurations. It is constructed from 6061-T651 aluminum, known for its strength and excellent corrosion resistance, ensuring durability in demanding environments. The port size is 1 1/4 inch Code 62, suitable for high-flow applications. This manifold is particularly useful in systems where space is limited but precise control and monitoring are required. Users should note that while the aluminum construction offers significant benefits in terms of weight and corrosion resistance, it limits the maximum system pressure to 3000 psi (210 bar). The KF5's design makes it an ideal choice for integrating high-flow valves into hydraulic systems efficiently and reliably.

Description

Body Type	Line mountLine mount
Interface	NoneNone
Body Features	Ninety degree with gauge portNinety degree with gauge port
Open Cavities	11
Cavity	T-19A
Port Size	1 1/4" Code 621 1/4" Code 62

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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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Important: Carefully consider the maximum system pressure. The pressure rating of the manifold is dependent on the manifold material, with the port type/size a secondary consideration. Manifolds constructed of aluminum are not rated for pressures higher than 3000 psi (210 bar), regardless of the port type/size specified.

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