Steam Cylinder

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Double-acting cylinder where steam pushes the piston both ways, with the slide or piston valve admitting and exhausting steam.

Direct parts	7
Total parts	8
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Double-acting cylinder where steam pushes the piston both ways, with the slide or piston valve admitting and exhausting steam. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Steam Cylinder parts and their functions

7 top-level parts · 8 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Steam Cylinder parts diagram: 1 cylinder block, 2 piston and rings, 3 piston rod, 4 crosshead, 5 piston valve, 6 cylinder drain cock, 7 o-ring set. 8 parts in 7 top-level items. — Steam Cylinder parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Cylinder Block	1×	Cast cylinder and steam-chest casting bolted to the frame.
2	Piston and Rings	1×	Disc piston sealed by rings, driven by steam on both faces.
3	Piston Rod	1×	Rod transmitting piston force out through the gland to the crosshead.
4	Crosshead	1×	Sliding block guiding the piston rod and carrying the connecting rod pin.
5	Piston Valve	1×	Spool valve timing steam admission and exhaust to each end of the cylinder.
6	Cylinder Drain Cock	2×	Valve draining condensed water from the cylinder at start-up.
7	O-Ring Set	1×	Set of elastomer rings seated in grooves to seal static or slow-moving joints against fluid and gas, sized to ISO 3601.

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Bill of materials for Steam Cylinder

7 top-level lines · 7 rows shown · 8 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Cylinder Block	steam-locomotive-cylinder-block	1×	1	·	part
2	Piston and Rings	steam-locomotive-piston	1×	1	·	part
3	Piston Rod	steam-locomotive-piston-rod	1×	1	·	part
4	Crosshead	steam-locomotive-crosshead	1×	1	·	part
5	Piston Valve	steam-locomotive-piston-valve	1×	1	·	part
6	Cylinder Drain Cock	steam-locomotive-cylinder-cock	2×	2	·	part
7	O-Ring Set	oring-set	1×	1	·	part

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Where the steam cylinder is used

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks