Steel Condulet Available?

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Client's template specification indicates that all fittings for use with EMT shall be steel.

I cannot find steel condulets (which I think would be considered a fitting), only aluminum or cast iron.

BTW, The difference between cast iron and steel seems to be the carbon content. Steel seems to be more impact resistant.

Anyone use steel condulets and recall where you get them?
 
Only stainless steel conduit bodies. We often use aluminum or rigid conduit bodies. Those should suffice wouldn't you think? An RFI may need to be submitted?
 
Are you sure that they are including condulets when they say fittings? Perhaps they are only referring to couplings and terminal adapters and not actually condulets. I have never seen a steel condulet, only malleable iron and aluminum.
 
ron said:
Client's template specification indicates that all fittings for use with EMT shall be steel.

I cannot find steel condulets (which I think would be considered a fitting), only aluminum or cast iron.
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As I read 314.1 and the article 100 definition, I do not believe that a conduit body is considered a fitting.
 
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ron said:
Client's template specification indicates that all fittings for use with EMT shall be steel.

I cannot find steel condulets (which I think would be considered a fitting), only aluminum or cast iron.

BTW, The difference between cast iron and steel seems to be the carbon content. Steel seems to be more impact resistant.

Anyone use steel condulets and recall where you get them?
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they don't want die cast emt fittings.

they probably don't want die cast condulets either,
as it is the same material.

malleable cast iron is the other choice. the only condulets
available in steel are stainless. not economically viable.
 
jumper said:
As I read 314.1 and the article 100 definition, I do not believe that a conduit body is considered a fitting.
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Some of the manufacturers websites also seem to exclude conduit bodies from fittings. For example, AM fittings advertises the advantages of steel fittings, but they don't include any conduit bodies:

http://amftgs.com/emt_electrical_fittings_usa/

On the other hand, Steel City has conduit bodies in their fittings catalog, and they appear to be aluminum. I'd like that better than die cast.

See page E-13 for example.

https://www.krizdavis.com/ASSETS/DOCUMENTS/CMS/EN/388844_Brochure.pdf

Edit: Ron posted something similar while I was surfing.
 
steve66 said:
Some of the manufacturers websites also seem to exclude conduit bodies from fittings. For example, AM fittings advertises the advantages of steel fittings, but they don't include any conduit bodies:

http://amftgs.com/emt_electrical_fittings_usa/

On the other hand, Steel City has conduit bodies in their fittings catalog, and they appear to be aluminum. I'd like that better than die cast.

See page E-13 for example.

https://www.krizdavis.com/ASSETS/DOCUMENTS/CMS/EN/388844_Brochure.pdf

Edit: Ron posted something similar while I was surfing.
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I'm willing to bet that those aluminum conduit bodies are die cast aluminum
 
jumper said:
As I read 314.1 and the article 100 definition, I do not believe that a conduit body is considered a fitting.
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And I read it that the conduit body is a fitting. It is a part of the wiring system that performs a mechanical function.
 
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