Swagelok SS-8-HN Hex Nipple, 1/2 in. Male NPT, 316 Stainless Steel

When you need to join two female NPT ports and keep a wrench flat where you can reach it, the Swagelok SS-8-HN hex nipple earns its place. This is a 316 stainless steel pipe fitting with 1/2 in. male NPT threads on both ends and a hex body in the middle, so your technician gets clean wrench access even in a tight panel. Swagelok rolls the threads for strength and a dependable seal, then rates the fitting to a stout 7700 psig, which puts it to work on high-pressure instrumentation and process piping. It ships with Standard Cleaning and Packaging per Swagelok Specification SC-10, so it drops straight into your build without extra prep. Refineries, power plants, and chemical facilities across Baton Rouge reach for hex nipples like this to connect gauges, valves, and instrument manifolds where a compact, wrench-friendly joint beats a bulky coupling. Collins-Oliver stocks the SS-8-HN and the full Swagelok pipe fitting line in 316 stainless steel. Call for a quote.