All You Need To Know About Characteristics of Different Valves

A variety of valves has been designed by different manufacturers that can be used for various application such as on/off control, different materials, different pressure, various temperature, and different fluids condition. The main purpose of valves is to start and stop the flow, throttle or regulate float, regulate pressure, prevent backflow, and handle gaseous application.

Different types of valves include gate valve, ball valve, check valve, globe valve, butterfly valve, plug valve, piston valve, pinch valve, etc. There are many ball valve, globe valve, check valve, and stainless steel gate valves manufacturers in the market that design their products according to the demand of their customers.

Different valves are made up of various materials, depending on their applications. The common materials include copper, aluminum, bronze, brass, grey iron, carbon steel, ductile iron, nickel-plated ductile iron, 316 stainless steel, 400 series stainless steel, 3% nickel-iron, 17-4 PH stainless steel, Monel, stellite, alloy 20Cb-3, and Hastelloy C. It’s quite obvious that different materials are used for different applications

Take a look at the characteristics of different valves

Characteristics

Item	Gate Valve	Ball Valve	Globe Valve	Butterfly Valve
Manual mode of operation	Round handle Gear operated	Lever handle Round handle Gear operated	Round handle Gear operated	Lever handle Gear operated
Disc actuation	Vertical	Rotary	Vertical	Rotary
Automatic mode of operation	Pneumatic/ Hydraulic Electric actuator	Pneumatic/ Hydraulic Electric actuator	Pneumatic/ Hydraulic Electric actuator	Pneumatic/ Hydraulic Electric actuator
Application	On-off	Automatic on - off Can be controlled	On - off control	Automatic on - off Can be controlled
Disc actuation	Vertical	Rotary	Vertical	Rotary
Operating temperature range	Wide	Narrow	Wide	Narrower
Disc actuation	Vertical	Rotary	Vertical	Rotary
Operating pressure range	Wide	Wide	Wide	Narrower
Weight	Heavy	Heavy	Heavy	Light
Face-to-face dimension	Long	Long	Longest	Short