Iron vs aluminum conduit bodies

[greenspark1]

I've always used the malleable iron kind before but am seeing more of the lightweight aluminum kind being used for RMC. Anyone have recommendations for/against them? Which would you use if you owned the facility? Thanks!

 

[petersonra]

Unless there was some non obvious reason to use one or the other I would go with what is most cost effective.

 

[Fulthrotl]

I've always used the malleable iron kind before but am seeing more of the lightweight aluminum kind being used for RMC. Anyone have recommendations for/against them? Which would you use if you owned the facility? Thanks!

malleable normally i've used when using GRC, as it's more durable, and if you are running GRC....

and die cast for thinwall.

and if you've ever needed to put another half turn on 3/4" GRC to spin something up,
well, die cast, especially the newer paper thin stuff coming out of china, doesn't survive
torque well.

 

[greenspark1]

malleable normally i've used when using GRC, as it's more durable, and if you are running GRC....

and die cast for thinwall.

and if you've ever needed to put another half turn on 3/4" GRC to spin something up,
well, die cast, especially the newer paper thin stuff coming out of china, doesn't survive
torque well.

Thanks for your helpful answer. I'm not running GRC but just standard RMC in an equipment yard. Sounds like the ductile will hold up much better.