GB Cast Ductile Iron Wafer Check Valve
Strictly engineered in compliance with GB/T standards, this GB cast ductile iron wafer check valve (also known as a dual-plate wafer check valve) is a high-efficiency safety component designed to prevent medium backflow and eliminate water hammer destruction in piping systems. The body is precision-cast from high-grade QT450-10 ductile iron, featuring a unique ultra-short wafer configuration that significantly minimizes the face-to-face dimension and installation weight, effectively reducing pipeline loads in elevated or confined environments. The internal symmetric dual-plate structure, driven by high-performance torsion springs, opens smoothly under forward pressure and achieves millisecond-level pre-closure the moment flow velocity drops to zero, thereby minimizing backflow impact and system vibration. The seating surfaces are precision-finished to deliver robust, bubble-tight shut-off across a wide range of pressure differentials. Enhanced by a full-coverage, eco-friendly electrostatic epoxy resin powder coating (≥250μm thickness), the valve provides exceptional chemical inertness and corrosion resistance while ensuring fluid purity, making it the premier choice for municipal water supply, drainage, HVAC, fire protection, and industrial circulating water networks.
Pressure Rating: PN16 – PN100
Size Range: 1/2″ – 60″ (DN 15 – DN 1500)
Working Temperature: -29°C to 425°C
Standards: GB
Materials: Carbon Steel, Stainless Steel, Alloy Steel, Special Alloys
Operation: Manual, Gear, Electric, Pneumatic
Structural Characteristics of
Featuring a spring-assisted dual-plate mechanism, this valve offers shorter travel and faster response compared to traditional swing check valves. In high-rise water supply systems or parallel pump configurations, it closes before backflow gains momentum, effectively neutralizing severe water hammer and safeguarding the pipeline.
The wafer-thin body eliminates bulky flanges, with a face-to-face dimension only 1/4 to 1/6 that of flanged valves. This provides exceptional flexibility for containerized equipment integration and cramped marine engine rooms or industrial pump houses, significantly reducing overall system weight and loading.
Cast from high-grade QT450-10 Ductile Iron, the body delivers superior mechanical properties to handle PN16 steady-state pressures with ease. When faced with sudden pressure surges in municipal trunk lines, the material’s elongation properties prevent brittle fracturing, extending the equipment’s service life cycle.
The seal seat is vulcanized or embedded directly into the flow path, ensuring stability even under long-term high-velocity erosion. Paired with precision-ground plate edges, this design provides bubble-tight sealing, making it an ideal barrier for maintaining pressure in fire sprinkler systems and cooling water loops.
Both internal and external surfaces are coated with a thick epoxy powder, forming a smooth, chemically resistant protective barrier. This process shields the body from soil and moisture and meets clean water treatment requirements by preventing secondary contamination caused by internal corrosion.
Designed to be compatible with multiple major flange standards (e.g., GB, ANSI, DIN), the valve is simply sandwiched between flanges using long bolts. This “standard-agnostic” alignment greatly reduces construction difficulty at infrastructure sites caused by mismatched standards, shortening assembly time.

Materials for main parts
| Part No. | Part Name | Material | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Cap | ASTM A105 | |
| 7 | Pin Holder | ASTM A217 CA15 | |
| 6 | Seat | INT + STL.6 Overlay | |
| 5 | Bearing | ASTM A276 410 | |
| 4 | Spring | Inconel X-750 | |
| 3 | Pin | ASTM A276 410 | |
| 2 | Plate | ASTM A217 CA15 | |
| 1 | Body | ASTM A216 WCB | |
| Specification | Standard | ||
| Design and Manufacture | API 594 | ||
| Face to Face Dimensions | API 594 | ||
| Flange Dimensions | ASME B16.5 | ||
| Pressure Test | API 598 | ||
| Pressure-Temperature Rating | ASME B16.34 | ||
| NACE Requirement | \ | ||
Class 150LB Main Connection Dimensions
| Item | Class | Size | Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | D | D1 | |||
| 1 | 150lb | 2 | 60 | 103 | 55 |
| 2 | 150lb | 2-1/2 | 67 | 122 | 68 |
| 3 | 150lb | 3 | 73 | 135 | 82 |
| 4 | 150lb | 4 | 73 | 173 | 108 |
| 5 | 150lb | 5 | 86 | 195 | 130 |
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