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Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanged Ball Valves
Options and Accessories
Handle Options
A wide variety of handles are available to fulfill safety
and operations requirements in various processing and
manufacturing industries. All handles come standard
with plastic covers. All carbon steel body ball valves
come with carbon steel lever handles. All stainless steel
body ball valves come with stainless steel lever handles.
Many of these options may be field assembly only.
Stainless Steel Ball and Stem
316 stainless steel ball and stem are available on many
NIBCO
®
ball valves – see catalog specification sheets
to identify what valves are available or consult factory.
Oxygen Service
Many NIBCO ball valves are available for oxygen
service. Cleaned and packaged in durable, sealed
plastic bags to avoid contamination. Oxygen cleaned
valves are not recommended for pressures exceeding
185 PSI. The steps involved are as follows: 1) Clean
ultrasonically all component parts with a degreaser
in a warm water solution. 2) Rinse with warm water
in an ultrasonic bath. Rinse again in cold water. 3) Put
all component parts under black light for inspection of
any carbon. If carbon is found, repeat steps above. 4)
Assemble and test valves. 5) Package the valves in a
sealed plastic bag to avoid contamination.
Vented Ball
NIBCO provides vented balls as standard on all carbon
and stainless steel ball valves and bronze T-560s with
stainless steel balls. For other bronze ball valves, vented
balls may be available – see catalog specification
sheets to identify what valves are available or consult
factory.
Fire Rated
Valves feature as standard secondary metal-to-metal
seal in the event of the primary seat being destroyed
by fire. Valves ordered for compliance with API 607 will
be provided with graphite packing. Fire rated/fire safe
valves are available in NIBCO
®
models #s 510, 515, 530,
535, 560, 565 and 590.
Static Grounding
NIBCO provides static grounding standard on most
carbon, stainless steel and bronze three-piece ball
valves.
Actuation
Engineered with a modular approach, NIBCO
®
electric
and pneumatic actuation systems give you flexibility to
actuate new valves or retrofit existing valves. NIBCO
electric actuators, and NDA and NSR pneumatic
actuators feature ISO standard mount and drive
(exception is 800 series).
No Silicone Used – Silicone Free Issue
At times NIBCO standard flanged ball valves may
incorporate the use of silicone during assembly. Flanged
ball valves can be special ordered as “Assemble-Dry
without test.” These valves will be assembled not using
silicone in the form of grease or aerosol spray.
Note: Even though provisions are made to assemble
valves and not incorporate the use of silicone lubricants,
the potential for it to be present as air-borne particles
prevents us from certifying that our valves are 100%
silicone free.
Gear Operator
Seat and Seal Kit
(available in fire safe “F”, “N”)