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In addition to the flex point for your arm, elbows are industrial fittings that change the direction of piping. The connections allow you to reroute regularly threaded pipes to turn corners or fit in limited space without the expense of buying a pipe bender.

Standard elbows come in a few different angles – 45°, 90°, and, although they are less common, 22.5° angles – and can be made of the same materials as any other piping. We have a wide selection of elbows and other fittings in Stainless Steel 304 or 316.

Types of Pipe Joints

The pipe joint is the connection at the ends of pipes that ensures tight sealing and strength. In some cases, pipe joints must also provide for rapid assembly and disassembly or a change in the direction of the line of pipe. The most common types used for general-purpose metal pipes are welded, flanged, threaded, and bell-and-spigot joints.

Different types of pipe joints used in plumbing system are as follows.

• Threaded joint

• Brazed joint

• Soldered joint

• Welded joint (butt welded, socket welded)

• Flanged joint

• Compression joint

• Grooved joint