Abbreviations Guide
Looking for abbreviations that RYCO use for product and industry body identification? This is the section for you.
View the complete list of abbreviations that RYCO use below:
A/F | Across Flats |
ABS, Abs. | Absolute |
ABS | American Bureau of Shipping |
AC | Air Conditioning |
AGA | Australian Gas Association |
AS | Australian Standard |
AV | Average |
BCS | British Coal Standard |
BH | Bulkhead |
BP | Burst Pressure |
BS | British Standard |
BSP | British Standard Pipe |
BSPP | British Standard Pipe Parallel Thread |
BSPPFS | British Standard Pipe Parallel Female Swivel |
BSPPMBH | British Standard Pipe Parallel Male Bulkhead |
BSPPOM | British Standard Pipe Parallel O Ring Male |
BSPPOM | British Standard Pipe |
EXT | Parallel O Ring Male Extended |
BSPT | British Standard Pipe |
BSPTFF | British Standard Pipe Taper Female Fixed |
BSPTM | British Standard Pipe Taper Male |
BSW | British Standard Whitworth |
C/W | Complete With |
CA | Cut-off Allowance |
CAT | Caterpillar® |
CL, C/L | Cut Length |
CrVI | Chromium 6 |
cSt | Centistoke |
DIA, DIAM | Diameter |
DIN | Deutsche Industrie Normen (German Industrial Standard) |
DKL | Dicht Kegel Leicht (Metric Light Series 24° Cone) |
DKM | Dicht Kegel Metric (Metric 60° Cone) |
DKO | Dicht Kegel O Ring (Metric O Ring Seal 24° Cone) |
DKOL | Dicht Kegel O Ring Leicht (Metric Light O Ring Series 24° Cone) |
DKOS | Dicht Kegel O Ring Schwer (Metric Heavy O Ring Series 24° Cone) |
DKS | Dicht Kegel Schwer (Metric Heavy Series 24° Cone) |
DL | Drop Length |
DN | Diameter Nominal (mm) |
DNV | Det Norske Veritas |
DoT | Department of Transportation (USA) |
EEC | Evaporative Emission Control |
ELB | Elbow |
EPDM | Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer |
EXT | Extended |
F, FEM | Female |
FF | Female Fixed |
FIX | Fixed |
FLNG | Flange |
FOS | Factor Of Safety |
FS | Female Swivel |
ft | Foot |
ft.lbf | Foot Pound force |
g | Gram |
GL | Germanischer Lloyd |
GPM | Gallons Per Minute |
HP | High Pressure |
hp | Horse Power |
HTS | High Tensile Steel |
HW | Heavy Wall |
ID | Inside Diameter |
inHg | Inches of Mercury |
IMP | Imperial |
INV | Inverted |
ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
JIC | Joint Industries Council (Thread UN) |
JICM | JIC Male |
JICMBH | JIC Male Bulkhead |
JICMEXT | JIC Male Extended |
JIS | Japanese Industrial Standard |
kg | Kilogram |
kg.m | Kilogram Metres |
kPa | KiloPascal |
kW | Kilowatt |
LNG | Long |
L | Litre |
lb | Pound |
LP | Low Pressure |
LPG | Liquified Petroleum Gas |
LPM | Litres Per Minute |
LR | Lloyd’s Register |
M | Male |
m | Metre |
MAX | Maximum |
MBP | Minimum Burst Pressure |
MED | Marine Equipment Directive |
MFL | Minimum Free Length |
MIC, Mic. | Micron (µm) |
MIL | Military Specification (USA) |
MIN | Minimum |
mm | Millimetre |
mmHg | Millimetres of Mercury |
MPa | MegaPascal |
MSHA | USA Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration. |
MWP | Maximum Working Pressure |
NA, N/ | Not Applicable |
NAHAD | National Association of Hose and Accessories Distributors (USA) |
NATA | National Association of Testing Authorities (Aus.) |
NB | Nominal Bore |
NCB | National Coal Board |
NCS | NATA Certification Services |
NFPA | National Fluid Power Association (USA) |
Nm | Newton Metre |
NOM, Nom. | Nominal |
NPS | National Pipe Straight |
NPSM | National Pipe Straight Mechanical |
NPSMFS | National Pipe Straight Mechanical Female Swivel |
NPT | National Pipe Taper Thread |
NPTF | National Pipe Taper for Fuel |
NPTFF | National Pipe Taper Female Fixed |
NPTM | National Pipe Taper Male |
OA, O/A | Overall |
OD | Outside Diameter |
ORFS | O Ring Face Seal |
ORFSFS | ORFS Female Swivel |
ORFSM | ORFS Male |
PCD | Pitch Circle Diameter |
PCV | Positive Crankcase Ventilation |
P/N, P/NO | Part Number |
PREV | Previous |
psi | Pounds per Square Inch |
PTFE | Polytetrafluoroethylene |
PW | Pressure Washer |
QA | Quality Assurance |
QC | Quality Control |
QRC | Quick Release Coupling |
RED | Reducing |
RMA | Rubber Manufacturers |
RPM | Revolutions Per Minute |
RQP | RYCO Quality Product |
SAE | Society of Automotive Engineers (USA) |
SAEFS | SAE Female Swivel |
SAEM | SAE Male |
SF | Swivel Female (Union) |
SS | Stainless Steel |
STD | Standard |
STPL | Staple |
SWIV | Swivel |
T/NESS | Thickness |
TBA | To Be Advised |
THRD | Thread |
TP | Test Pressure |
TPI | Threads Per Inch |
TW | Tube Weld |
UN | Unified National Thread |
UNO | UN O Ring (O Ring Boss) |
UNOM | UNO Male (O Ring Boss Male) |
UNOMEXT | UNO Male Extended (O Ring Boss Male Extended) |
USCG | United States Coast Guard |
WP | Working Pressure |
°C | Degrees Celcius |
°F | Degrees Farenheit |
ß | Beta (filtration) |
µm | Micron |