ITT Standard shell & tube heat exchangers

Shell & tube is the backbone of the ITT Standard line — straight-tube, fixed-tubesheet designs that have been in production for decades and remain the most economical choice for oil cooling, water-to-water duty, steam heating, and general process work. The same model families ship today under the Standard Xchange name, so if your nameplate says ITT Standard, your replacement is usually a direct drop-in. Whether you need a complete unit, a replacement tube bundle, or a fresh sizing for a new application, this page shows you which model family fits — and how to get a quote from nothing more than a nameplate photo.

ITT Standard shell & tube model families

BCF / HCF / HFF — brass shell, copper tubes. The workhorse fixed-tubesheet series for fresh-water cooling of oil and other fluids. Compact, economical, and stocked in the most common sizes, with shell diameters from 2" to 8". BCF / HCF / HFF details →

SSCF — 316 stainless steel. The same straight-tube, fixed-tubesheet design in all-316 stainless construction for corrosive fluids, deionized water, and sanitary-adjacent process duty. SSCF details →

SX2000 — steel shell. Steel shell with copper tube bundle for general industrial duty where brass isn't required. SX2000 details →

Century Series — custom engineered. When a catalog unit doesn't fit — special materials, TEMA class requirements, ASME Section VIII code work, U-tube or removable-bundle designs — Century Series units are engineered to your duty conditions. Removable-bundle needs are covered too: U-tube B300/SX2000U units handle thermal expansion and thermal shock where a fixed tubesheet can't. Send your conditions for a custom sizing.

Brass, stainless, or steel: choosing your shell & tube material

Match the shell material to the fluids on each side of your exchanger:

• Brass shell, copper tubes (BCF / HCF / HFF) — your default for fresh cooling water against oil or other clean fluids.
• 316 stainless (SSCF) — corrosive fluids, deionized water, and duty where copper-bearing alloys can't go.
• Steel shell (SX2000) — an economical choice for general industrial duty where brass isn't required.

When in doubt, list both fluids on your quote request and you'll get a material recommendation along with the price.

Shell & tube pass configurations: 1-, 2-, and 4-pass

Standard units come in 1-, 2-, and 4-pass tube-side configurations. More passes raise tube-side velocity and heat transfer at the cost of pressure drop; the right answer depends on your flow rates and allowable ΔP. If you're replacing an existing unit, match the pass count stamped on your nameplate. For a new application, send your duty conditions and the sizing comes back with the pass count worked out — not just a price.

Not sure which model or pass count you're looking at? Send a nameplate photo and you'll get a cross-reference to current production. Get a cross-reference quote →

Replacing a legacy ITT Standard heat exchanger

Three things off the nameplate identify almost any ITT Standard shell & tube unit: the model designation, the size code, and the pass count. With those — or a photo of the nameplate — you'll get a cross-reference to current Standard Xchange production and a drop-in quote, including legacy units sold under the American Standard name.

Three ways to go, depending on the condition of your unit:

• Direct replacement — a like-for-like, current-production unit matched off your nameplate.
• Bundle or parts only — tube bundles, gaskets, and zinc anodes for serviceable shells are on the parts page.
• New sizing — duty changed? Send fluids, flow rates, temperatures, and allowable pressure drop for a fresh selection.

You're quoting with Southgate Process Equipment, an authorized Standard Xchange distributor for more than 25 years of matching legacy ITT Standard nameplates to current production.