Materials of the Butterfly Valves – Body, Disc, Shaft and Seat Ring
1. Ductile Iron GGG40 (EN-GJS-400-15) with Epoxy Coating
Application: water, drinking water, gas, HVAC, fire protection, municipal infrastructure.
Temperature: –10 °C to +120 °C (with EPDM seat ring).
Advantages: high mechanical strength, water hammer resistance, 150 µm epoxy coating.
Limitations: not suited for strongly corrosive media without lining.
2. Ductile Iron GGG50 (EN-GJS-500-7)
Application: double eccentric butterfly valves and PTFE-lined butterfly valves.
Temperature: up to +400 °C (RPTFE/INCONEL) or +200 °C (PTFE).
Advantages: higher tensile strength than GGG40, suited for PN16–PN40.
Limitations: higher cost than GGG40.
3. Stainless Steel CF8M (1.4408 / AISI 316)
Application: chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, corrosive media.
Temperature: –30 °C to +180 °C (with PTFE seat ring).
Advantages: full corrosion resistance, highest media purity.
Limitations: higher unit cost than GGG40.
4. Seat Ring EPDM
Application: drinking water, hot water, HVAC.
Temperature: –10 °C to +120 °C.
Advantages: DVGW-approved for drinking water, ozone and UV resistant.
Limitations: not suited for mineral oils and hydrocarbons.
5. Seat Ring NBR
Application: gas, compressed air, mineral oil, hydrocarbons.
Temperature: –10 °C to +80 °C.
Advantages: DVGW-approved for gas.
Limitations: not suited for ozone and UV.
6. Seat Ring FKM (Viton)
Application: solvents, hydrocarbons, acids, petrochemicals.
Temperature: –10 °C to +180 °C.
Advantages: extended chemical resistance and high-temperature capability.
Limitations: not suited for ketones and esters.
7. PTFE Lining
Application: acids, alkalis, solvents and high-purity media.
Temperature: –25 °C to +200 °C.
Advantages: near-total chemical inertness.
Limitations: lower mechanical strength than metal seats.
8. RPTFE/INCONEL Metal Seat (Double Eccentric)
Application: steam, hot gases, abrasive media, high cycle counts.
Temperature: up to +400 °C.
Advantages: lasting sealing at high temperatures.
Limitations: bubble-tight sealing at very low differential pressure not guaranteed.









