API CAST STEEL Ball Valves

API cast steel ball valves are the three different types of cast steel valves used in industrial plants. They are widely used in fluid-handling systems for flow control. These API valve types of cast steel valves are suitable for corrosive applications. They are used in detergent, pharmaceutical, chemical, rubber, pulp and paper plants, water treatment systems, textile mills and food processing plants; In general, ball valves offer many advantages when contrasted with other valve types. They offer superior ease of operation and can maintain and regulate high volume, high pressure and high temperature flow. Most API cast steel ball valves offer rugged construction providing for a long service life, and a comparably low cost. Additionally, the design of the regulating element allows the API cast steel ball valves to function without the complications of side loads, typical of butterfly or globe valves, and the valve design permits inspection and repair of seats and seals without removing the valves body from the pipeline.
As the name implies, are stop valves that use a ball to stop or start the flow. The API cast steel ball performs the same function as the disc in the globe valve. API cast steel ball valves are normally used in the following system: seawater, sanitary, trim and drain, air, hydraulic, and oil treatment.