Ball valve seat material for crudeoil
Ball valve seat material for crudeoil
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i have customer asking me ,if seat material for ball valve or gate valve nylone is good for crude-oil service.
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Ball valve seat material for crudeoil
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RE: Ball valve seat material for crudeoil
Nylon is a trade-name. My first choice would have been carbon reinforced PTFE (Trade-name'Teflon') for normal, clean crudeoils at normal processing temperatures, moderate diameters and pressure classes.
RE: Ball valve seat material for crudeoil
for a first, quick reference, the elastomers' Manufacturers usually provide for chemical compatibility, mechanical and thermal resistance data under form of tables, software, etc...
See, for example, the "Chemical Resistance Guide" by DuPont Performance Elastomers (that also own the Viton ® and Kalrez ® trademarks...): http
Hope this helps, 'NGL