SUN HYDRAULICS
ZBL

$279.67 USD

SUN HYDRAULICS
Material:ZBL
Summary:Manifold

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The Sun Hydraulics ZBL (Material Number: ZBL) is a line mount manifold designed to accommodate high flow valves in hydraulic systems. This product features a sandwich mount through port configuration and is compatible with 1.50 SAE C62 interfaces. It includes open cavities designated as 11CavityT16A, and the port sizes are specified as 1 12 Code 62. The manifold body is constructed from 6061T651 aluminum, known for its strength, cost-effectiveness, and excellent corrosion resistance. It's important to note that this material choice limits the maximum system pressure to 3000 psi (210 bar), irrespective of the port size or type specified. The ZBL's design does not include anodizing, which helps avoid increased breakaway torque, inspection challenges, and reduced fatigue life associated with anodized surfaces. This manifold serves as a robust plumbing solution in hydraulic applications where durability and reliability are crucial, without needing additional wear surfaces or aesthetic enhancements provided by anodizing.

Description

Body Type	Line mountLine mount
Interface	1.50 SAE C621.50 SAE C62
Body Features	Sandwich mount through portSandwich mount through port
Open Cavities	11
Cavity	T-16A
Port Size	1 1/2" Code 621 1/2" Code 62

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How big is a drop of hydraulic oil?	There are exactly 250 Sun drops in a cubic inch or 15 in a cc.
Why does Sun use 6061 aluminum?	6061-T651 is relatively strong, relatively inexpensive, difficult to machine, readily available in all shapes and sizes and very corrosion resistant. 2024 is stronger and machines beautifully, but is expensive and falls to pieces in a corrosive environment.
Why doesn't Sun anodize their aluminum bodies?	Reasons to anodize: To increase corrosion resistance. Sun uses 6061-T651 aluminum. It is one of the most corrosion resistant aluminum alloys there is. Whether or not anodizing improves the corrosion resistance of 6061 aluminum is debatable. We have yet to have a manifold returned because of corrosion. Appearance (color). The 2 colors that would appeal to Sun would be blue or black. Unfortunately these are the colors that are hardest to do consistently. To provide a hard wear surface. Sun does not make parts-in-body valves. The manifold is just plumbing. We don't need a wear surface. Because everyone else does it. Bad reason. Reasons to not anodize: Cost. It's another process. Logistics. When you make tens of thousands of manifolds a month and you anodize hundreds, it's a problem. Consistency. See above. Stamping. After a body is anodized you cannot do any more stamping without making a mess.Inspection. Have you ever tried to look for burrs in a black anodized body? It's the old blackboard factory at night scenario. Torque. You will experience an increase in breakaway torque when removing items from an anodized manifold. Fatigue life. This is the best reason to not anodize. Fatigue failure is a very complex phenomenon. What it takes to initiate a crack is difficult to predict. What it takes to propagate a crack is readily defined. Anodizing produces a very thin, very hard, and very brittle surface on aluminum. The first time you pressurize an anodized aluminum manifold you have initiated fatigue cracks. Whether or not the stress is enough to propagate the cracks is a matter of pressure and manifold geometry. Anodizing an aluminum manifold grossly reduces the fatigue life by anywhere from 20% to 50%.

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Notes:

Important: Carefully consider the maximum system pressure. The pressure rating of the manifold is dependent on the manifold material, with the port type/size a secondary consideration. Manifolds constructed of aluminum are not rated for pressures higher than 3000 psi (210 bar), regardless of the port type/size specified.

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