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    asa 150-300-600-1200- on valves and fiting

    Most valve manufacturers catalogs carry P-T ratings in the appendix. For example you can go on-line to the VELAN site at www.velan.com and find the ratings for some materials. Go to PRODUCTS, CATALOGS, CAST STEEL VALVES, page 34-35, where you will find ratings per ASME B16.34. "ASA" (American...
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    Shear Off Valve

    Have you asked UOP?
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    Small valves dimensions

    API 602 covers small steel socket welding end valves. In general, there are no end-to-end dimensions provided, however, there is a range given for the "extended body" styles.
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    Specification for ASTM A216 WCB

    Look in ASTM Standards, Volume 01.02. What info do you need?
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    Materials of discs and seats

    Carletes You would use the relevant Code and other references to determine the suitability of the trim materials just as you would for the body material keeping one thing in mind: the trim materials have to be equal or better than the body material because they are "working" parts...
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    Modified PTFE Seat Suitability for CL150/300 Valves

    PTFE (or any other "soft" material) and sand don't go together. Metal seated valves are recommended. I dont know what your application is, but if you are looking for zero or low leakage, you might try lubricated plug valves or the triple eccentric HPBV.
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    thread diameter and pitch for valves

    I'm not an expert at gas cylinders, but I do recall that they folow Canadian Gas Association (CGA) and DOT (Department of Transport) standards.
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    Forging or casting?

    Forgings are better than castings as described by "bljnv" above. API 602 for small compact gate valves allows both. Lately, I have also noticed that many ball valve and needle valve manufacturers are offering cast bodies - especially in stainless steel. I believe it is a question of...
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    Ball Valves for District Heating

    TBP makes a good point. Butterfly valves will make a more cost-effective solution even if you go with the top-of-the-line triple eccentric metal-seated butterfly valve. However, if you still wish to pursue the ball valve, I would suggest the following spec assuming that the water is treated...
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    Cast iron NDE

    Carletes I think it's a question of the risk/reward ratio. Why spend more money on water service valves? The worst that can happen is that the water will leak - more a nuisance than anything else. If you pick a good quality manufacturer, then his quality system should be adequate. Also, your...
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    Welding and PWHT Valves into Pipe Lines

    The valve manufacturer is the best one to ask. In general, I can think of two concerns during welding and PWHT: (1) Weld splatter could cause damage. This is to be avoided by putting the valve in the position where the least damage can occur e.g. if it is a ball valve, keep it in the open...
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    valve ball surface finish

    falcon4: What service are the valves meant for and why do you need mirror finish?
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    MARKET RESEARCH

    I would appreciate receiving the names of companies that are capable of undertaking market research for valve manufacturing in the Middle East. Thanks.
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    Pressure rating of cast iron valves

    These are some common standards: Ductile iron flanged valves - ASME B16.42 Cast Iron flanged gate valves - ASME B16.1 & MSS-SP-70 Wafer, Lug, Flanged Buterfly valves - API 609 Butterfly valves don't always follow the standards. Suggest you check with the manufacturer as recommended by...
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    nut A194 8MA

    As far as I can tell from ASTM A194, the chemical compositions are the same but the manufacturing process and heat treatment is different. This results in hardness range requirements of Brinell Hardness 126 - 300 for 8M and 126 - 192 for 8MA.
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