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Forged 3-way Ball Valve

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F‌oeged Three-way ball valves‌ are renowned for their ‌compact structure, aesthetically pleasing appearance, and exceptional sealing performance‌. They are suitable for conveying ‌water, liquid, or oil-based media‌ in pipelines with operating temperatures ‌not exceeding 70°C‌. These valves offer ‌flexible flow direction switching‌, enabling simultaneous ‌connection or isolation‌ of the medium within the system. Moreover, they facilitate ‌precise diversion of pipeline media‌, effectively ‌interconnecting or isolating two perpendicular flow channels‌.

 

Specification

Ball Valve design according to API6D,BS5351,ASME B16.34
Face to face ASME B16.10,AP6D
End Flanges ASME B16.5/ASME B16.47
Butt welded ends ASME B16.25
Fire Safety API607,API6A
Inspection and test API 598,API6D

 

Material: A105
Size Range: 2″~48″
Pressure Rating: ASME CL, 150, 300, 600
Temperature Range: -29°C~425°C
Design specification: 1.3 way port.

 

Forged Three-Way Ball Valve

A forged three-way ball valve is a pipeline control valve manufactured using forging technology, with the following core structural features:

1. Main Structure
• ‌Integrally Forged Body‌: Formed through monolithic forging processes
• ‌T-shaped or L-shaped Flow Path‌: Enables media diversion or convergence
• ‌One-Piece Body Construction‌: Ensures superior strength and sealing integrity

2. Key Component Features

Ball‌: Precision-machined solid metal sphere, typically surface-hardened

Seat‌: Multi-seal structure using PTFE, PPL, or metal materials

Stem‌: ‌Blowout-proof design‌ with ‌backseat feature

Actuator‌: Options for manual, pneumatic, or electric operation

3. Technical Advantages

Higher Pressure Resistance‌ (up to Class 1500)

Compact Size & Reduced Weight‌ (compared to cast valves)

Enhanced Impact and Vibration Resistance

 

Forged 3-way Ball Valve

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