Due to client requirement for the client prepare to use copper tubing and for the fitting stainless steel, are we meeting the full tightness on the fitting side any possibility of leakage???
There's no way I can know the quality of the tubing, the quality of the fitting, the quality of the the device being connected to and the skill of the installer (proper installation is not trivial, it is a craft). Nor have you revealed the basic process conditions of pressure/vacuum, temperature, medium, line sizes or any of the site variables like vibration.
As my daddy used to tell, "Son, there's nothing that somebody can't make cheaper, but remember, you only get what you pay for." No truer words were ever spoken. Junk fittings and junk tubing might tighten down enough and not leak long enough for the invoice to be paid, but on the first re-make it's Leak City.
The topic of leaks in tubing and fitting is much bigger than I'm willing tackle as a web topic. So I'll provide URL links (down below) to four documents from high quality fitting vendors, which you can peruse at your convenience.
A very comprehensive tome on tubing and fittings is on Scribd, a download site (requires registration and an upload a document in order to download a document):
The question is very easy to answer, there is always a possiblity of leakage, no matter how well the connection is"designed", if the design isn't properly executed you know the result. But I am sure your links will be appreciated.
Tubing & Tube Fitting
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