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Types of Sealing Material of Electric Wafer Butterfly Valve

December 23, 2021

Electric wafer butterfly valves can be divided into soft-sealed butterfly valves and hard-sealed butterfly valves, which are distinguished according to the sealing materials of electric butterfly valves.

triple eccentric butterfly valve-wafer-lug-double flange-welded (5)

The soft sealing butterfly valve’s sealing feature is that one side of the two sides is made of metal material, and the

other side is made of elastic non-metal material, that is, one of the valve seat and the valve plate is made of elastic material, which is called “soft seal” . The hard seal butterfly valve means that both sides of the seal pair are made of metal materials or other harder materials, that is, the valve seat and the valve plate are both hard materials, which is called “hard seal”.

The difference between soft seal and hard seal of electric wafer butterfly valve
Although the soft-sealed electric wafer butterfly valve has certain strength, hardness and temperature resistance, it has good sealing performance and can achieve zero leakage. But it is not resistant to high temperature, easy to wear, and has poor mechanical properties. Our common ones are steel + rubber, steel + PTFE and so on. The hard seal of the butterfly valve has poor sealing performance, but it is resistant to high temperature, abrasion and mechanical properties. Such as steel + steel, steel + copper, steel + graphite, steel + alloy steel. The steel here can be cast iron, cast steel, alloy steel or surfacing, sprayed alloy.

The advantages and disadvantages of the soft and hard seals of the electric wafer butterfly valve

In terms of sealing performance, the soft-seal electric wafer butterfly valve is relatively good, but compared with the hard-seal butterfly valve’s corrosion resistance, the soft-seal electric butterfly valve cannot meet the process requirements for corrosive materials. The advantage of the soft sealing butterfly valve is that it has good sealing performance, but the disadvantage is that it is easy to age, wear, and has a short service

Double offset-butterfly valve-D972F-150lbC (1)

life. The hard-sealed butterfly valve has a long service life, but the sealing performance is relatively worse than that of the soft-sealed butterfly valve. Now there is a kind of multi-level sealing electric wafer butterfly valve that combines the advantages and disadvantages of soft sealing and hard sealing to form a complement to each other, which is a major upgrade of the product.

Different working conditions of soft and hard sealing of electric wafer butterfly valve
Let’s take a look at the different working conditions of the soft seal and the hard seal of the electric wafer butterfly valve from four aspects. The details are as follows:
1. Structure: soft-sealed electric wafer butterfly valves are mostly centerline butterfly valves, and hard-sealed electric wafer butterfly valves are mostly single eccentric butterfly valves, double eccentric butterfly valves, and triple eccentric butterfly valves.
2. Temperature resistance: soft-sealed electric butterfly valve is used in normal temperature environment. The hard-sealed electric butterfly valve can be used in low temperature, normal temperature, high temperature and other environments.
3. Pressure: The soft-sealed electric wafer butterfly valve can be used in low and normal pressure, and the hard-sealed electric butterfly valve can also be used in medium and high pressure conditions.
4. Sealing performance: The soft sealing electric butterfly valve and the triple eccentric hard sealing electric butterfly valve have better sealing performance. The triple eccentric butterfly valve can maintain a good seal under high pressure and high temperature environment.

Based on the above characteristics, the soft-sealed electric wafer butterfly valve is suitable for the two-way opening and closing and adjustment of ventilation and dust removal pipelines, water treatment, light industry, petroleum, chemical and other industries. Hard-sealed electric butterfly valves are mostly used in heating, gas, gas, oil, acid and alkali environments.

TH Valve is a professional manufacturer of butterfly valve, gate valve, check valve, globe valve, knife gate valve, ball valve with API, JIS, DIN standard, used in Oil, Gas, Marine industry, Water supply and drainage, fire fighting, shipbuilding, water treatment and other systems, with Nominal Diameter of DN50 to DN1200, NBR/EPDM/VITON, Certificates & Approvals: DNV-GL, Lloyds, DNV, BV, API, ABS, CCS. Standards: EN 593, API609, API6D

Video of center-lined butterfly valve:

Video of double eccentric butterfly valve:

Requirements of various sealing materials for pneumatic gate valves

November 17, 2021

This article would like to discuss with you some of the material requirements of pneumatic gate valves, including the

pneumatic gate valve (3)

material of the valve body, stem, stem bushing, nut, sealing surface and packing of the pneumatic gate valve. Each of them is an important component to ensure the good sealing performance of the valve. The quality of the sealing is the main criterion for evaluating the quality of the valve. Let’s share the standard requirements of various materials for pneumatic valves.
Let’s take a look at the valve body, valve stem, nut and other requirements. The material of the valve body should be mainly ductile iron, and the grade and actual physical and chemical test data of the cast iron should be indicated. The stem material strives to be stainless steel, and large-diameter gate valves should also be stainless steel embedded valve stems. The material of the stem bushing should not be greater in hardness and strength than the stem, and will not form electrochemical corrosion with the stem and valve body under water immersion. The nut material is made of cast lead brass or cast aluminum bronze, and the hardness and strength should be greater than that of the valve stem.
Let’s look at the material of the sealing surface of the pneumatic gate valve. We know that different types of pneumatic valves will require different sealing methods and materials because they are applicable to different working conditions. The sealing material is mainly divided into soft seal and hard seal. The soft seal is mainly an elastic seal based on rubber and plastic, and the hard seal is a rigid metal-to-metal seal. Take the ordinary wedge-type soft-seal gate valve as an example. The manufacturer’s fixing method, grinding method, physical chemistry and sanitary inspection data of the valve plate lining material should be clearly explained. And mark the valve body, the sealing surface material and the valve plate sealing surface material. Their physical and chemical testing data, especially the hygienic requirements, anti-aging performance, and wear resistance of rubber. Take the rubber soft sealing gate valve as an example, usually use nitrile butadiene rubber and EPDM rubber, etc. It is strictly forbidden to mix with reclaimed rubber.
Finally, the valve shaft packing has a great relationship with the sealing performance of the gate valve. Many leaks are caused by improper use of fillers. Since the pneumatic valves in the pipe network are usually opened and closed infrequently, the packing is required to be inactive for several years, the packing does not age, and the sealing effect is maintained for a long time. Therefore, the packing cannot be too tight or too loose. The valve shaft packing should also have a good sealing effect when it is subjected to frequent opening and closing. If the packing needs to be replaced, the pneumatic valve design should consider measures that can be replaced under water pressure. Therefore, the valve shaft packing is not to be replaced or not replaced for more than ten years.

TH Valve is a professional manufacturer of butterfly valve, gate valve, check valve, globe valve, knife gate valve, ball valve with API, JIS, DIN standard, used in Oil, Gas, Marine industry, Water supply and drainage, fire fighting, shipbuilding, water treatment and other systems, with Nominal Diameter of DN50 to DN1200, NBR/EPDM/VITON, Certificates & Approvals: DNV-GL, Lloyds, DNV, BV, API, ABS, CCS. Standards: EN 593, API609, API6D

Vulcanized vs soft seated/back-up butterfly valve

June 17, 2021

The difference between rubber-lined butterfly valve and rubber butterfly valve (illustration)
The difference between a rubber-lined butterfly valve and a rubber butterfly valve, and the difference between a rubber-lined butterfly valve and a plastic-lined butterfly valve. The rubber-lined butterfly valve uses a high-temperature method to vulcanize the rubber and the valve body into one body. It has very high corrosion resistance and is generally used. To control some corrosive fluids with strong acidity and alkalinity. The rubber butterfly valve is a butterfly valve whose seal is a rubber seal, which is generally called a valve seat, and is separately installed into a whole.

Fluorine lined butterfly valve-PTFE-WAFER (8)

At normal temperature, the abrasion resistance of natural soft rubber is much better than that of nitrile rubber, but their high temperature resistance is the highest limit within 80 degrees, and it is not suitable for use if it exceeds.
The difference between a fully lined butterfly valve and a half lined butterfly valve:
1. Semi-lined butterfly valve means: the butterfly valve is not lined with rubber, but the place where the butterfly valve is connected to the valve body is lined with rubber;
2. Fully lined butterfly valve means: the butterfly plate of the butterfly valve and the part connected with the valve body are lined with rubber. The difference between rubber-lined butterfly valve, fluorine-lined butterfly valve and plastic-lined butterfly valve: rubber-lined butterfly valve and fluorine-lined butterfly valve are only one kind of plastic-lined butterfly valve.

wafer type butterfly valve (6)

The sealing materials in the rubber-lined butterfly valve are:
Applicable temperature of hard rubber NR: -10℃~85℃,
Applicable temperature of soft rubber BR: -10℃~85℃,
Suitable temperature for butyl rubber IIR: -10℃~120℃,
Applicable temperature of neoprene CR: -10℃~105℃;
The sealing materials in the fluorine-lined butterfly valve are:
Use temperature of polyperfluoroethylene FEP (F46): -85℃~150℃,
Polytetrachloroethylene PTFE (F4) operating temperature: -200℃~180℃,
Polytrifluoroethylene PCTEF (F3) operating temperature: -195℃~120℃,
Polypropylene: RPP operating temperature: -14℃~80℃,
Polyvinyl chloride: rigid) PVC service temperature: 0℃-55℃,
Polyvinylidene chloride PVDF (F2) operating temperature: -70℃~100℃,
Polyolefin: PO Operating temperature: -58℃~80℃.

TH Valve is a professional manufacturer of butterfly valve, gate valve, check valve, globe valve, knife gate valve, ball valve with API, JIS, DIN standard, used in Oil, Gas, Marine industry, Water supply and drainage, fire fighting, shipbuilding, water treatment and other systems, with Nominal Diameter of DN50 to DN1200, NBR/EPDM/VITON, Certificates & Approvals: DNV-GL, Lloyds, DNV, BV, API, ABS, CCS. Standards: EN 593, API609, API6D

Valve seal (ring) material usage range comparison table

October 27, 2020

The selection of valve sealing material is determined according to the operating conditions of the valve, such as: pipeline medium, temperature range (high and low temperature), pressure and internal structure of the valve. For

soft sealing marine valve, rubber sealing, valve seat parts

different occasions, the selected seals are also different. Valve seals can generally be divided into two categories: soft seals and hard seals. Users should have a detailed understanding of their codes, operating temperature, pressure, medium and other parameters.

Comparison table of valve sealing material usage range:
Valve sealing material and valve sealing material use range:
Rubber (X) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 1 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 150℃, applicable valves: globe valves, diaphragm valves, butterfly valves, check valves, etc.
Nylon (N) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 32 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 90°C, applicable valves: globe valves, ball valves, etc.
PTFE (F) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 6.4 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 180°C, applicable valves: globe valves, ball valves, gate valves, diaphragm valves, butterfly valves, check valves, etc.
Bus alloy (B) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 2.5 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 150°C, applicable valves: stop valves for ammonia, etc.
Ceramic (G) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 1.6 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 150°C, applicable valves: ball valves, plug valves, etc.
Enamel (C) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 1.0 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 80°C, applicable valves: globe valve, diaphragm valve, check valve, discharge valve, etc.
Copper alloy (T) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 1.6 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 200℃, applicable valves: gate valve, globe valve, check valve, plug valve, etc.
Stainless steel (H) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 32 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 450°C, applicable valves: globe valves, ball valves (medium and high pressure valves), etc.
Nitrided steel (D) Nominal pressure PN ≤ 10 MPa, operating temperature t ≤ 540℃, applicable valves: power station gate valves, only for general use
Cemented carbide (Y) Nominal pressure (PN) and operating temperature (t) are determined according to the material of the valve body. Applicable valves: high pressure, ultra high pressure valves, high temperature and low temperature valves

TH Valve is a professional manufacturer of butterfly valve, gate valve, check valve, globe valve, knife gate valve, ball valve with API, JIS, DIN standard, used in Oil, Gas, Marine industry, Water supply and drainage, fire fighting, shipbuilding, water treatment and other systems, with Nominal Diameter of DN50 to DN1200, NBR/EPDM/VITON, Certificates & Approvals: DNV-GL, Lloyds, DNV, BV, API, ABS, CCS. Standards: EN 593, API609, API6D

What is the material of the main parts of the butterfly valve?-(2)

August 17, 2020

Selection of valve sealing material:

Sealing surface material: The sealing surface is the most critical working surface of the valve. The quality of the

marine valve seat

sealing surface is related to the service life of the valve. Generally, the sealing surface material should consider factors such as corrosion resistance, scratch resistance, erosion resistance, and oxidation resistance. Usually divided into two categories:

(1) Soft materials of butterfly valve:

Rubber (including nitrile rubber, fluorine rubber, etc.)
Plastics (polytetrafluoroethylene, nylon, etc.)

(2) Hard sealing material of butterfly valve:

Copper alloy (used for low pressure valves)
Chrome stainless steel (used for ordinary high and medium pressure valves)
Stellite alloy (used for high temperature and high pressure valves and strong corrosion valves)
Nickel-based alloy (used for corrosive media)

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