Body Materials — GGG40 or Stainless Steel
1. Ductile Iron GGG40 / EN-GJS-400-15 with Epoxy Coating (Standard)
Application: municipal gas grids, biogas installations, drinking water utilities, district heating, general industrial water service — the standard housing across the AK210 and AK211 series
Temperature: gas −20 °C to +60 °C (NBR seat) · drinking water 0 °C to +70 °C (EPDM seat) · PN10 and PN16
Advantages: high toughness and vibration damping, economical for large nominal sizes up to DN500, the epoxy layer protects reliably against atmospheric corrosion, standard body for the vast majority of DVGW installations
Limitations: not suitable for permanently chloride-rich, saline or aggressive chemical media; the coating may be damaged by abrasive solids in the medium
2. Stainless Steel CF8M / 1.4408 (AISI 316) with AISI 316 Shaft
Application: the AK211G is offered in a full stainless steel version for coastal and marine gas installations, industrial gas skids near saline air, chemical process gas systems and any environment where external corrosion of a coated cast iron body would shorten service life
Temperature: gas −10 °C to +90 °C (NBR seat) · PN10
Advantages: the molybdenum content resists pitting from chlorides and salt spray without any coating, no maintenance of the paint finish, hygienic external surface, longer service life in aggressive atmospheres, single-material construction between body, disc and shaft
Limitations: higher material cost than GGG40; specify only where the external or internal environment genuinely justifies stainless steel — for pure inland gas networks, the coated GGG40 body remains the economical standard








