
The AirTAC Airtac PH-1 Hex Head Toggle Joint PH1004D-S is a genuine universal male elbow for push-in tube connection, rated 0 - 1.0 MPa (0 - 10 kgf/cm2) with a 1.5 MPa proof pressure.
The AirTAC PH1004D-S is a PH series universal male elbow, the SUS304 stud variant, joining a Dia 10 mm tube to a 1/2 inch PT male thread. It is a one-touch fitting: push soft nylon or polyurethane tube fully home and the chuck grips it under spring gasket load; press the POM release ring to free the tube again. Unlike a fixed elbow, the universal head lets the threaded outlet be clocked to the angle the piping run actually needs, so the tube can leave straight up, sideways or anywhere between without fighting the stud orientation.
On PH-family -S parts the body stays PBT and the stud is SUS304 stainless steel; the release button and chuck remain POM, the guide is aluminium alloy and the seal is an NBR O-ring. The stainless sits exactly where wash-down moisture and cleaning chemicals attack first: the thread that meets the port. Every rating is identical to the grey standard PH1004D - 0-1.0 MPa working pressure, 1.5 MPa proof, -20 to +70 C - so nothing is re-rated for the stainless option.
| Model | Airtac PH-1 Hex Head Toggle Joint PH1004D-S |
|---|---|
| Type | Universal male elbow |
| Series | PH |
| Connection | Push-in one-touch |
| Body material | Stainless steel 304 (-S variant) |
| Working pressure | 0 - 1.0 MPa (0 - 10 kgf/cm2) |
|---|---|
| Negative pressure | -750 mmHg (10 Torr) |
| Proof pressure | 1.5 MPa |
| Temperature | -20 to +70 °C |
| Applicable tubing | Soft nylon or polyurethane tube |
| Thread standard | PT (Rc tapered) unless the code says otherwise |
POM release button and chuck, aluminium-alloy guide, stainless spring gasket, NBR O-ring; body brass or PBT depending on the part. Stainless (-S): SUS304 in place of brass - a solid SUS304 body on the PC and POC straight connectors, and a PBT body with a SUS304 stud on the elbow, tee and branch shapes. Working pressure, proof pressure and temperature are unchanged from the standard version. AirTAC publishes flow as a characteristic curve rather than a single figure, so no L/min value is listed.
| PH | Universal male elbow. |
|---|---|
| 4 / 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 | Tube outside diameter in mm (3.2 mm exists on the mini series). |
| M5 / 01 / 02 / 03 / 04 | Thread: M5x0.8, 1/8", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" (M3 on the mini series). |
| D | Black. Blank = grey. |
| -S | Stainless-steel body. |
On a food packaging line the gripper cylinder port is hosed down every shift. The SUS304 stud resists moisture and cleaning agents at the thread, and the universal head lets the Dia 10 tube route above the frame instead of into the wash zone.
Inside a press guard there is no room for a straight connector plus bend radius. The PH1004D-S elbows the Dia 10 line at the 1/2 inch cylinder port and the clockable outlet aims the tube along the guard wall.
Pneumatic actuator lines running near plating and rinse baths see corrosive fumes and constant condensation. The stainless stud on this elbow holds up where a bare brass thread would pit, with no change to the 1.0 MPa circuit rating.
At the 1/2 inch thread the PH ladder offers only Dia 8, Dia 10 and Dia 12 tube, so the neighbours here are PH804D-S one step down and PH1204D-S one step up; stepping changes the bore the air sees and the tube you have to stock. If the port is 3/8 inch, PH1003D-S carries the same Dia 10 tube on the smaller thread and often seals into compact valve manifolds more cleanly. One trap to avoid: a Dia 10 chuck will not hold 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) tube even though the two sizes look close - the OD must match exactly.
This shape earns its place where a straight connector would kink the tube: a male elbow with an orientable head at a port set at an awkward angle, or where the tube must exit flush against a machine face. If you actually need to pass through a panel wall, PMF or PLM is the bulkhead answer instead, not this part.
Quick checklist
Working pressure 0-1.0 MPa (0-10 kgf/cm2), negative pressure -750 mmHg (10 Torr), proof pressure 1.5 MPa, operating temperature -20 to +70 C. The part joins Dia 10 mm soft nylon or polyurethane tube to a 1/2 inch PT male thread, with a SUS304 stainless stud on a PBT body and a black D-suffix finish.
No. Pressure, vacuum, proof pressure and temperature figures are identical to the standard grey PH1004D, and the dimension tables match, so it drops into the same hole. What changes is the stud material: SUS304 stainless instead of the brass stud on the standard part, for corrosion resistance at the port. Note the body itself is PBT - only PC and POC straight connectors in the -S range get a solid stainless body.
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