This SAE standard recommends the use of ISO 19879 to preform various types of tests to evaluate functional performance requirements for carbon and steel alloy tube conductor assemblies for hydraulic fluid power applications made from both standard and non-standard metallic tubing and components. See the appropriate listed SAE or ISO tubing and connector standard for chemical, mechanical and dimensional requirements for standard tubing, end components and tube end joint configurations for the standard tube assemblies being tested. See SAE J 1065 and ISO 10763 for listed nominal reference working pressures and/or reference formula that may be used to calculate reference working pressures for standard and non-standard metallic tube conductors.

This standard is to be used to direct users to ISO 19879 to qualify the tests for qualification of carbon and steel alloy hydraulic tube assemblies manufactured with various standard and non-standard tubing materials, tube end components and tube end joining processes, primarily intended for mobile/stationary industrial equipment applications. Aircraft, Automotive and Aerospace applications were not considered during the preparation of this document.