SPECIFICATION

®
QUANTUM WIDE RANGE CAST COUPLING
MODEL 461

Follower Sleeve

Bolt
Nut
Washer
Gasket
8.00” Coupling Shown

APPLICATIONS
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 Joining plain-end pipe of different outside diameters with same nominal size
Typical Uses

 Replace split or excessively damaged pipe

 Standard Pipe Sizes
 1-1/2” to 12” nominal
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 Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Ductile Iron, Asbestos Cement, PVC, HDPE
Type of Pipe

(see notes for thin wall PVC & HDPE applications)

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 250 psi
Working Pressure

MATERIALS
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 Cast using Ductile Iron 65-45-12 per ASTM A536
Follower

 Flexi-Coat® fusion bonded epoxy finish which meets application methods AWWA C213
 Permanently marked with part number and pipe size range for proper selection
 Integral bolt head pocket for one wrench installation
 Designed to provide up to 1.65” of range with a single follower
 Tabs cast in follower to center and concentrate sealing force uniformly over gasket
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 Cast using Ductile Iron 65-45-12 per ASTM A536
Sleeve

 Flexi-Coat® fusion bonded epoxy finish which meets application methods AWWA C213
 Single sleeve design for each nominal pipe size reducing inventory
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 Nitrile (Buna-N) per ASTM D2000
Gasket

 NSF/ANSI 61 and 372 certified

 Compounded to resist water, oil, natural gas, acids, alkalies, most (aliphatic) hydrocarbon fluids, and many

 Temperature range: -20ºF to +180ºF

other chemicals

 Leading edge of gasket has molded in ribs for maximum sealing against sleeve
 Permanently marked with part number and pipe size range for proper selection

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QUANTUM WIDE RANGE CAST COUPLING
MODEL 461
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
Bolts

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HSLA Carbon Steel per AWWA C111/A21.11


Epoxy coated threads to prevent galling
Size: 1-1/2” - 8” nominal pipe size = 5/8”-11UNC x 10.50” long, Oval Neck Track Head
10” - 12” nominal pipe size = 5/8”-10UNC x 13.50” long, Oval Neck Track Head
 Rolled threads for improved physical characteristics, greater thread accuracy, and smooth surface finish
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
Nut


HSLA Carbon Steel per AWWA C111/A21.11


Fluoropolymer coated to prevent galling
5/8”-11UNC, Heavy Hex Semi-Finished
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 Carbon Steel per ASTM F844
Washer

 Fe/Zn coated per ASTM F1941-10

 5/8” Type A Plain
 Utilized to preserve corrosion resistance of epoxy coated surfaces and increase bearing surface

LISTINGS
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
UL certified to NSF/ANSI 61 and 372
Meets applicable AWWA C219 standards

OPTIONS
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
Type 304 Stainless Steel hardware with fluoropolymer coated nuts to prevent galling

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Type 316 Stainless Steel hardware with fluoropolymer coated nuts to prevent galling

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Alternative gasket material (e.g. Viton, EPDM, etc.)

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Protected gasket (brass spring molded into leading edge)

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Anode connector
Insulating boot(s)

NOTES
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
This product does not restrain the pipe from pulling out of the fitting

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Pipe stiffeners are required when this product is used on HDPE and thin wall PVC pipe
Flexi-Coat® and Quantum® are registered trademarks of Smith-Blair, Inc.
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
These product specifications were correct at the time of publication and are subject to change without notice
See the Smith-Blair® web site for part numbers and ordering information
 See the Smith-Blair® web site for warranty information
 See the Smith-Blair® web site for corrosion warnings

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QUANTUM WIDE RANGE CAST COUPLING
MODEL 461

Recommended Pipe to Pipe Centerline Gaps

Optimum Gaps
Sleeve Length Maximum Gap
Straight Run Deflected Joints
5” 1/2” 1” 2”
7” 1/2” 1-1/2” 3”
10” 1” 2-1/4” 4-1/2”
Longer Than 10” 1” 2-3/4” "Sleeve Length" – 6”
Pipe gap to be centered in coupling sleeve.

Total Maximum Allowable Axial Pipe Movement per Coupling

Coupling Size Allowable Movement
3/4" to 2" 1/8"
2-1/2" to 10" 1/4"
10-3/4" and Larger 3/8"

Pipe End Tolerances

Pipe OD Minus Tolerance Plus Tolerance
1/2" up to 16" -0.06 +0.06
>16" up to 24" -0.08 +0.08
>24" up to 42" -0.10 +0.10
>42" -0.06 +0.12

Maximum Angular Deflection per Coupling

Center Sleeve Length
Nominal Pipe Size
5" 7" 10" and Larger
1/2" up to 2" 7° 7° 7°
>2" up to 12" 4° 4-1/2° 4-1/2°
>12" up to 24" 2-1/2° 4° 4-1/2°
>24" up to 36" - 3-1/2° 4°
>36" up to 42" - 3° 3-1/2°
>42" up to 60" - 2-1/2° 3°
>60" up to 80" - - 2-1/2°
>80" up to 100" - - 2°
>100" - - -

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 "C"
SLEEVE LENGTH
"A"

PIPE SIZE RANGE

PART NUMBER

"B"
O.A.L.

NOTES:
1. SEE SMITH-BLAIR CATALOG FOR PIPE RANGE AVAILABILITY CERTIFIED TO NSF/ANSI 61-G & 372
2. 8" COUPLING SHOWN OTHER SIZES SIMILAR TOLERANCES U.N.O. NOTES:
REMOVE BURRS APP'D DATE
.XX= .03
.XXX= .015 AND SHARP EDGES
FRACTIONS= DO NOT SCALE DWG. CK'D
NOM. PIPE PIPE O.D. HARDWARE APPROX ANGLES= 1 DATE
A B C MACH. FIN= SCALE:
SIZE RANGE QTY. SIZE WEIGHT (LBS) ALL DIMENSIONS DRN DATE
ARE IN INCHES. N/A CHD 1/13/15
1.50 1.81 TO 2.28 6.50 11.00 4 2 5/8" X 10.50" 8.2
TITLE
2 2.34 TO 2.85 7.00 11.00 4 2 5/8" X 10.50" 10.0 SPECIFICATION
2.50 2.84 TO 3.35 7.50 11.00 4 2 5/8" X 10.50" 10.0 QUANTUM® WIDE RANGE CAST COUPLING
3 3.46 TO 4.21 8.50 11.00 5 4 5/8" X 10.50" 15.0 MODEL 461
4 4.46 TO 5.60 10.50 11.00 5.50 4 5/8" X 10.50" 26.0
P/N
6 6.54 TO 7.65 12.50 11.00 6 4 5/8" X 10.50" 33.0 N/A
8 8.54 TO 9.85 15.25 11.00 6 4 5/8" X 10.50" 44.0 WRENCH SIZE CHART SMITH-BLAIR, Inc. 1 1/13/15
10 10.65 TO 12.20 18.00 14.00 7.50 8 5/8" X 13.00" 72.0 NUT SIZE SPEC_461.DRW OF
TEXARKANA, ARKANSAS 1
12 12.75 TO 14.40 20.25 14.00 7.50 8 5/8" X 13.00" 89.0 5/8"-11UNC HH 1-1/16" DWG. NO. SHEET REV.