Introducing our top-tier Stainless Steel Socket Weld Fittings, engineered for excellence and unmatched durability. Crafted with precision, these fittings are the epitome of reliability, ensuring seamless integration and superior performance in industrial applications. Trust in the quality that Wenzhou Safety Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. stands for, and elevate your operations with our premium solutions.
Product Description
Product Overview
Stainless Steel Socket Weld Fittings are the epitome of reliable, permanent piping connectors tailored for the most demanding industrial conditions. These high-performance connectors are engineered to offer unparalleled leak-tight integrity and structural resilience, ideal for applications subject to extreme pressures and temperatures or where leakage poses a significant risk. By ingeniously integrating the pipe into the fitting's socket followed by a fillet weld around the exterior, this design bolsters the connection's durability against fatigue and mechanical stress, establishing them as indispensable in modern piping systems, particularly for small-bore pipes.
Core Features & Advantages
Exceptional Structural Integrity: The innovative socket weld design ensures unmatched mechanical strength, superbly resisting vibration, shock, and bending stress, while preventing both joint loosening and leakage.
Superior Sealing Performance: The welded joint forms a robust metal-to-metal seal, delivering exceptional leak tightness, far surpassing that of threaded connections, making it perfect for high-pressure, high-temperature, and vacuum applications.
No Threading Required: This eliminates stress concentrations and potential leak paths typical of threaded connections. It also removes the necessity for sealants like thread tape or compounds, simplifying the process significantly.
Easy Installation & Alignment: The socket design facilitates a natural self-alignment of pipes pre-welding, easing installation efforts, especially during multi-pipe assembly in restricted spaces.
Smooth Flow Characteristics: With precisely bored interiors matching standard pipe IDs, these fittings ensure seamless fluid flow, minimizing pressure drop and turbulence, enhancing system efficiency.
Excellent Corrosion Resistance: Crafted from premium stainless steel grades, such as 304 (06Cr19Ni10), 316 (0Cr17Ni12Mo2), 316L (00Cr17Ni14Mo2), and adhering to ASTM A182 standards, these fittings offer exemplary resistance to corrosion, high and low temperatures, making them ideal for harsh environments in sectors like chemical, petrochemical, marine, and food & pharmaceutical industries.
Technical Parameters & Specifications
Connection Type: Socket Weld (SW)
Applicable Standards:
International Standards: ASME B16.11, MSS SP-79
Domestic Standards: GB/T 14383, HG/T 21634 (Typically referenced in specific regions/markets)
Pressure Rating: These fittings are commonly available in 3000 pound (SCH80) and 6000 pound (SCH160) classes, among other options, to cater to various pressure requirements.
Common Types: Available in a diverse range including 45° Elbow, 90° Elbow, Tee, Cross, Socket, Cap, Reducing Socket, and more, offering versatile solutions for different piping needs.
Size Range: Designed for small-bore piping, typically ranging from **DN6 ~ DN100 (1/8" ~ 4"), ensuring suitability for varied industrial applications.
Welding Requirement: For optimal installation, the pipe should be inserted to the bottom of the socket with an approximate 1.6mm expansion gap before performing the fillet weld.
Application Areas
These products excel in industries where safety and sealing are non-negotiable:
Oil & Gas: Essential in wellhead equipment and high-pressure process lines within refineries.
Chemical & Petrochemical: Ideal for corrosive chemical transfer lines and reactor interfaces, ensuring durability and safety.
Power Generation: Integral to high-pressure steam and feedwater systems in power plant boilers, enhancing reliability.
Shipbuilding: Vital for marine piping and hydraulic systems, ensuring robust performance in naval environments.
Pharmaceutical & Food Industry: Perfect for process piping requiring high cleanliness, often provided with polished finishes for additional hygiene.
Compressed Air Systems: Suitable for high-pressure compressed air lines in plant systems, offering excellent durability.
Selection & Installation Considerations
Material Selection: Opt for 304, 316, or 316L stainless steel depending on the conveyed medium's corrosiveness and temperature.
Pressure Rating: Choose the appropriate pressure class, such as 3000LB or 6000LB, based on your system's design pressure to ensure optimal performance.
Size Compatibility: Guarantee a seamless fit by ensuring the fitting size aligns impeccably with the pipe's external diameter, eliminating any discrepancies for optimal functionality.
Professional Welding: Entrust only qualified welders to execute welding tasks, adhering strictly to industry-standard procedures. This includes maintaining a precise root gap and utilizing a TIG root pass. Each weld undergoes essential Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to meticulously validate the integrity and superior quality of the weld, ensuring the utmost reliability and safety.
Post-Weld Treatment: Post-welding procedures are crucial. The welded sections demand attention through passivation, and potentially pickling, to rejuvenate and enhance the full corrosion resistance of the affected heat-zone. This meticulous treatment safeguards the longevity and durability of the stainless steel, ensuring it stands resilient against corrosion.
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Product Parameters
| Size |
3/8"~4" |
| Material |
SS304;SS316;SS304L;SS316L |
| Connection type |
BW ; SW |
| Packing |
carton;wooden case |
About US
FAQ
Q:How do you pack?
A:Plastic bags-------(Paper boxes)-------Cartons-------Plywood cases
Q:How long is the quality guarantee period?
A:We supply 6 to 12 months for quality guarantee according to customers' using frequency.
Q:How can you guarantee the quality of products?
A:First of all, we have the numerical control device to manufacture products accurately. Then our quality inspectors will test products one by one to make sure every flange or fitting we sell is qualified.
Q:How can I check your factory situation while it's difficult for me to come to China.
A:We have photos and videos on our website, It shows every step of the manufacturing.
Alternatively, I can take videos or photos of our factory and send them to you.
Q:What is your lead time?
A:It's around 15 days normally. If we have the products in stock, it will be about 5days.
Q:Can you print our Logo on the valves/Fittings?
A:Yes, we can totally produce products according to your this kind special request, even manufacture it based on your drawing
Q:Are samples available to be sent with free?
A:It depends on what product you need. There are hundreds of products we sell. You can contact us for particular answer.
Q:Do you have a minimum quantity of the products?
A:No, we will build business with you with even 1pc. We believe this cooperation will be a long-term relationship for our high quality, competitive price and good after-sale service.
Q:Where are the main markets for your products?
A:We hope to make business with companies from all over the world. And for now, our flanges and fittings have been exported to especially in North America, South America, South Asia, Europe and Middle East.
Q:Are you a factory or trading company?
A:We are a factory specialized in manufacturing flange and fitting over 10 years.
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