Tubing Sleeves
IDEX Tubing Sleeves
Chrom Tech offers a complete selection of IDEX (Upchurch Scientific®) tubing sleeves designed to create reliable, low-dead-volume connections when working with capillary and small-OD tubing. These sleeves are engineered to adapt delicate tubing to standard receiving ports, ensuring proper alignment, concentricity, and leak-free sealing in high-performance LC and microfluidic applications.
Tubing sleeves are essential when the receiving port is not designed to directly accept capillary tubing. By creating a precision interface between the tubing and fitting, sleeves help prevent damage to tubing, improve connection stability, and eliminate dead volume that can cause peak broadening or carryover.
Why Use Tubing Sleeves?
- Ensure proper sealing when connecting capillary tubing to standard ports
- Maintain tubing concentricity for consistent flow paths
- Minimize dead volume and reduce dispersion
- Adapt fixed-length fittings to variable tubing pocket depths
- Protect fragile capillary tubing from damage during tightening
IDEX tubing sleeves are available for a wide range of inner diameters and tubing OD sizes and are color-coded for fast visual identification. Select from options compatible with PEEK, FEP, and fused silica tubing to match your system requirements.
For optimal performance, select a sleeve with an inner diameter approximately 0.001"–0.002" (25–50 µm) larger than the outer diameter of your capillary tubing. This ensures proper compression without collapsing the tubing ID.
Chrom Tech is an authorized distributor of IDEX fluidic components and stocks a wide selection of tubing sleeves for fast shipment. If you need help selecting the correct sleeve for your tubing size, pressure requirements, or application, our team is ready to assist.
| PART NO | ID | FOR TUBING OD SIZE | MAX TEMP | MAX PRESSURE | COLOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEEK TUBING SLEEVES FOR 1/16" OD FITTINGS | |||||
| F-225 | 0.005" (125 µm) | 70 – 110 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Red |
| F-226 | 0.007" (180 µm) | 125 – 165 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Yellow |
| F-227 | 0.009" (230 µm) | 175 – 215 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Yellow |
| F-228 | 0.011" (280 µm) | 225 – 265 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Blue |
| F-229 | 0.013" (330 µm) | 275 – 315 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Natural |
| F-230 | 0.016" (405 µm) | 350 – 390 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Orange |
| F-231 | 0.022" (560 µm) | 505 – 545 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Natural |
| F-234 | 0.027" (685 µm) | 630 – 670 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Yellow |
| F-232 | 0.031" (785 µm) | 730 – 770 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Natural |
| F-233 | 0.034" (865 µm) | 785 – 825 µm | 125 °C | 6,000 PSI | Blue |
| PEEK TUBING SLEEVES FOR 1/32" OD FITTINGS | |||||
| F-381 | 0.007" (180 µm) | 125 – 165 µm | 125 °C | 5,000 PSI | Yellow |
| F-382 | 0.008" (205 µm) | 150 – 190 µm | 125 °C | 5,000 PSI | Natural |
| F-384 | 0.010" (255 µm) | 200 – 240 µm | 125 °C | 5,000 PSI | Blue |
| F-387 | 0.011" (280 µm) | 225 – 265 µm | 125 °C | 5,000 PSI | Red |
| F-388 | 0.013" (330 µm) | 275 – 315 µm | 125 °C | 5,000 PSI | Black |
| F-385 | 0.015" (380 µm) | 325 – 365 µm | 125 °C | 5,000 PSI | Natural |
| F-386 | 0.020" (510 µm) | 455 – 495 µm | 125 °C | 5,000 PSI | Orange |
| FEP TUBING SLEEVES FOR 1/32" OD FITTINGS | |||||
| F-374 | 0.011" (280 µm) | 225 – 265 µm | 50 °C | 1,750 PSI | Blue |
| F-375 | 0.013" (330 µm) | 275 – 315 µm | 50 °C | 1,750 PSI | Orange |
| F-376 | 0.0155" (395 µm) | 340 – 380 µm | 50 °C | 1,750 PSI | Green |
