Stainless Steel Wafer Type Ball Valve | RFQ Sourcing Details

Stainless Steel Wafer Type Ball Valve Product Description Product Overview The Stainless Steel Wafer Type Ball Valve is a 90-degree rotary valve constructed primarily from stainless steel for the body and key components. It is installed between pipeline flanges using a wafer-type design.

A centrally bored ball acts as the closure element, rotating to control fluid flow.

Key features include a **compact structure, lightweight, quick operation, reliable sealing, and low flow resistance, making it particularly suitable for space-constrained applications or demanding conditions requiring high cleanliness and corrosion resistance.

Core Features & Advantages Superior Material: Major components (body, ball, stem) are made of stainless steel (e.g., 304, 304L, 316, 316L), offering excellent corrosion resistance, high-temperature resistance, high strength, and good hygienic properties.

Ideal for corrosive media, food, pharmaceuticals, ultrapure water, and other stringent applications. Compact Design: The wafer design eliminates the need for integral valve flanges. Instead, the valve is "sandwiched" between pipeline flanges using long bolts.

This significantly reduces overall dimensions and weight, saving installation space and cost. Easy Installation: The wafer structure simplifies installation and removal, especially in confined spaces or for frequent maintenance.

Quick Operation: A simple 90-degree turn of the handle or actuator fully opens or closes the valve, enabling rapid control and easy automation.

Minimal Flow Resistance:When fully open, the ball bore aligns with the pipeline, creating a straight-through flow path with resistance nearly equal to a straight pipe section, reducing system energy consumption.

Reliable Sealing: Seats typically use soft sealing materials (e.g., PTFE, RPTFE, PPL) or metal seals (hard seal). Soft seals provide bubble-tight (or near-zero) leakage and excellent sealing, especially for ambient or medium-temperature service.

Hard seals (metal-to-metal) suit high-temperature, high-pressure, abrasive, or crystallizing media, though leakage rates are generally higher than soft seals.

Versatile Actuation: Can be equipped with manual handles (lever, gear), pneumatic actuators, electric actuators, or hydraulic actuators to meet various automation needs. Easy Maintenance: Some designs feature single-seat construction or removable seats/stems, f