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Chromium Plated Ball Valve

Chromium Plated Ball Valve

Chromium Plated Ball Valve

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Can anyone tell me why chromium plated ball valves may not be acceptable in a refining environment?

I have come across a client guideline which just states that chromium plated balls are not accptable. It does not state any specific services just the general instruction to not use.

Nothing on alternative types of plating either.

I am looking at using a Fisher V-Ball which as a standard for the heavy duty trim comes as a 317SS ball with Chromium plating. The service is Kerosene at ambient temperatures.


Thanks in advance.

RE: Chromium Plated Ball Valve

Cr-plated balls are almost the universal offering for Sector-type control ball valves.  

Your customer's standard is arbitrary, based probably on an unfortunate experience they had years ago.  I Suspect they had a unique service or a run of poor quality components and the Cr Plt peeled off -causing headaches.  

THey are not right, but they write the checks.  

RE: Chromium Plated Ball Valve

Hello,

Chrome is a brittle coating material that does not fully cover the base material.  It contains numerous cracks that extend down to the base metal.  So it is not acceptable for corrosion protection.  It is great for wear.  For corrosion protection, it is common to apply a layer of Nickel underneath the chrome for corrosion protection with a layer of Chrome on top for wear resistance.

For Kerosene, chrome on top of 317 is good.  But other areas in refineries deal with various corrosive media so in general, you need to be careful in case someone puts a Chrome plated ball in an application that will corrode the base metal.

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