The commonly used material for valve body
Meets the preceding text, the common material of valve body includes carbon steel, low-temperature carbon steel, alloy steel, Austenitic stainless steel, cast copper-alloy titanium alloy, aluminum alloy, etc., of which carbon steel is the most widely used body material. Today here we will collect the commonly used material for valve body.
| Valve body material | Standards | Temperature /℃ | Pressure /MPa | Medium |
| Gray cast iron | -15～200 | ≤1.6 | Water, gas,
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| Black malleable iron | -15～300 | ≤2.5 | Water, seawater, gas, ammonia
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| Ductile iron | -30～350 | ≤4.0 | Water, seawater, gas, air, steam
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| Carbon steel (WCA、WCB、WCC) | ASTM A216 | -29～425 | ≤32.0 | Non-corrosive applications, including water, oil and gas |
| Low-temp carbon steel (LCB、LCC) | ASTM A352 | -46～345 | ≤32.0 | Low temp application |
| Alloy steel (WC6、WC9)
(C5、C12) |
ASTM A217 | -29～595
-29～650 |
High-pressure | Non-corrosive medium /
Corrosive medium |
| Austenitic stainless steel | ASTM A351 | -196～600 | Corrosive medium | |
| Monel alloy | ASTM A494 | 400 | Medium containing hydrofluoric acid | |
| Hastelloy | ASTM A494 | 649 | Strong corrosive media such as dilute sulfuric acid | |
| Titanium alloy | A variety of highly corrosive media | |||
| Cast copper alloy | -273～200 | Oxygen, seawater | ||
| Plastics and ceramics | ～60 | ≤1.6 | Corrosive medium |
| Codes | Material | Standards | Applications | Temperature |
| WCB | Carbon steel | ASTM A216 | Non-corrosive applications, including water, oil and gas | -29℃～+425℃ |
| LCB | Low-temp steel | ASTM A352 | Low temp application | -46℃～+345℃ |
| LC3 | 3.5%Ni- steel | ASTM A352 | Low temp application | -101℃～+340℃ |
| WC6 | 1.25%Cr0.5%Mo steel | ASTM A217 | Non-corrosive applications, including water, oil and gas | -30℃～+593℃ |
| WC9 | 2.25Cr | |||
| C5 | 5%Cr 0.5%Mo | ASTM A217 | Mild or noncorrosive applications | -30℃～+649℃ |
| C12 | 9%Cr 1%Mo | |||
| CA15(4) | 12%Cr steel | ASTM A217 | Corrosive applications | +704℃ |
| CA6NM(4) | 12%Cr steel | ASTM A487 | Corrosive applications | -30℃～+482℃ |
| CF8M | 316SS | ASTM A351 | Corrosive, ultra-low or high temp non-corrosive applications | -268℃ to+649℃，425℃ above or specified carbon content is 0.04% or above |
| CF8C | 347SS | ASTM A351 | High temp，corrosive applications | -268℃to+649℃，540℃ above or specified carbon content is 0.04% or above |
| CF8 | 304SS | ASTM A351 | Corrosive, ultra-low or high temp non-corrosive applications | -268℃to+649℃，425℃ above or specified carbon content is 0.04% or above |
| CF3 | 304LSS | ASTM A351 | Corrosive or non-corrosive applications | +425℃ |
| CF3M | 316LSS | ASTM A351 | Corrosive or non-corrosive applications | +454℃ |
| CN7M | Alloy stel | ASTM A351 | Good corrosion resistance to heat sulfuric acid | +425℃ |
| M35-1 | Monel | ASTM A494 | Weldable grade, good resistance to organic acid and saltwater corrosion.
Most alkaline solution corrosion resistance |
+400℃ |
| N7M | Hastelloy B | ASTM A494 | Suitable for various concentrations and temperatures of hydrofluoric acid, good resistance to sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid corrosion performance | +649℃ |
| CW6M | Hastelloy C | ASTM A494 | At high temperature, it has high corrosion resistance to formic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfurous acid and sulfuric acid | +649℃ |
| CY40 | Inconel | ASTM A494 | Works well in high temp applications, has good corrosion resistance to highly corrosive fluid media |
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