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Chemical compatibility

Body, seat, liner and backup follow the medium — not a single green cell. Concentration and temperature stay in the rating. This page does not name a steel grade until those are in.

Sits next to the valve sizing calculator and the pump duty calculator. The matrix below is the same fluid, every role — click a row to load it into the worksheet.

Role matrix

Same fluid, every wetted role

The table is the scan. The worksheet below is the spec. Click a row to load it into the worksheet. Click a cell for the note. Partner linings are italic.

++ suitable · + with caution · O talk to us · − not suitable · U unknown

Ratings assume continuous exposure at the stated concentration and temperature, usually ~20–25 °C unless the cell says otherwise. Steam is not hot water. Fire destroys a soft seat (API 607). This page does not name a steel grade. Confirm with the OEM. Not a substitute for a corrosion coupon or a manufacturer letter.

Worksheet

Fluid in, wetted path out

Same grammar as the valve calculator. The specification beneath is composed from these choices, not typed afterwards.

Line medium

A hotter duty is a different row, not a footnote. Steam is not hot water.

Wetted path

Guide for specification conversations. Confirm with the OEM for the actual duty. Not a substitute for a corrosion coupon or a manufacturer letter. O and U both become an enquiry, not a guess.

Nine-field enquiry — composed from the fluid

The same sheet the calculators already write. Medium, seat and materials are filled; the rest stays a question.

FAQ

Common questions

Can I use a PTFE seat on saturated steam?

No. Steam temperature rules out a soft seat. Isolation on saturated steam is a metal-seated gate or a triple-offset butterfly. A PTFE seat specified on steam fails on temperature and then gets blamed as quality. Confirm fire-safe (API 607) if the line requires it.

Is 316 stainless steel compatible with sodium hypochlorite?

Do not generalise a 316 bleach valve. 316 looks fine on a generic chart and then pits — chloride pitting and hypochlorite SCC of austenitics. Typical path is a PFA-lined ball (partner-flagged) or a PTFE-diaphragm dosing pump. Confirm with the OEM for the actual concentration and temperature.

Does this chart name a steel grade?

No. Body and trim follow the medium and temperature. The chart rates wetted roles (body, liner, seat, elastomer) and composes a nine-field enquiry. Confirm with the OEM. It is not a substitute for a corrosion coupon or a manufacturer letter.