GATE VALVES

0179EN December 2013

GATE VALVE. ISO

9001
ISO
14001
OHSAS
18001

R55 SERIES 0006/7 0032A/3 0064L/1

Field of applications
• Temperature range: 5÷110 °C (41÷230 °F)
• Max. working pressure: 16 bar / 232 psi (a 23 °C / 73 °F)
10 bar / 145 psi (a 95 °C / 203 °F)

Valves Kv
Size Kv Size Kv

3/8” 8 1 1/2” 180

1/2” 12 2” 290

3/4” 36 2 1/2” 400

1” 61 3” 670

1 1/4” 90 4” 1202

R55 Installation
Gate valves can be horizontally or vertically installed. The slow and proportional
Description manoeuvre avoid the water hammer phenomenon. We recommend to pay
Gate valve with female threads. It is suitable for use with cold water, hot attention during the installation phase, above all for the small dimensions,
water and steam at low pressure. It satisfies the requirements of PED 97/23/ avoiding forcing the pipe screwing and deforming the sealing seats. Gate
CE Directive, according to which, it is exempted from CE marking according valves can also work in intermediate positions of the stroke, so as to parzialize
to 3.3 paragraph. the capacity into pipes.

Versions and product code Dimensions

ISO228 Parallel thread connections
Product code Connections
ØF

R55Y002 3/8”
R55Y003 1/2”
R55Y004 3/4”
R55Y005 1”
D

Ex.
E

R55Y006 1 1/4”
R55Y007 1 1/2”
ØB
ØA
R55Y008 2”
R55Y009 2 1/2”
R55Y010 3” C
R55Y012 4”
Size (Ø A) Ø B [mm] C [mm] D [mm] Ex. E [mm] Ø F [mm]
BSP taper thread connections NPT thread connections
3/8” 12 37 60 22 72 59
Product code Connections Product code Connections
1/2” 14 43 64 26 79 59
R55ZY002 3/8” R55UY002 3/8” 3/4” 19 48 76 33 94 72
R55ZY003 1/2” R55UY003 1/2” 1” 25 54 87 40 109 72
R55ZY004 3/4” R55UY004 3/4” 1 1/4” 32 62 96 49 130 84
1 1/2” 38 64 116 55 147 95
R55ZY005 1” R55UY005 1”
2” 51 76 140 69 178 108
R55ZY006 1 1/4” R55UY006 1 1/4”
2 1/2” 60 80 186 84 233 145
R55ZY007 1 1/2” R55UY007 1 1/2”
3” 70 84 198 98 256 145
R55ZY008 2” R55UY008 2”
4” 93 96 240 - - 120
R55UY009 2 1/2”
R55UY010 3”
Product specifications
Technical data R55
Main features and materials Gate valve with female threads. It is suitable for use with cold water, hot water
• Suitable for plumbing systems. and steam at low pressure. Body: brass UNI EN 12165 - CW 617N (3/8”÷3”);
• Connections: F x F (ISO 228 - BSP - NPT) bronze UNI 7013 - CuSn5Zn5Pb5 (4”). Particulars in forged brass (UNI EN
12165 - CW 617N) and machined from bar (UNI EN 12164 - CW 614 N). PTFE
• Body: UNI EN 12165 - CW 617N (3/8”÷3”).
external sealing. Handwheel: Alluminium (3/8”÷3”); Steel plate laminated with
UNI 7013 - CuSn5Zn5Pb5 (4”).
epoxy red (4”). Zinc plated steel nut for fixing of the handwheel. Temperature
• Particulars in forged brass (UNI EN 12165 - CW 617N)
range 5÷110 °C (41÷230 °F). Max. working pressure 16 bar / 232 psi (a 23 °C
and machined from bar (UNI EN 12164 - CW 614 N).
/ 73 °F); 10 bar / 145 psi (a 95 °C / 203 °F). It satisfies the requirements of
• PTFE external sealing.
PED 97/23/CE Directive, according to which, it is exempted from CE marking
• Handwheel: Alluminium (3/8”÷3”).
according to 3.3 paragraph.
Steel plate laminated with epoxy red (4”).
• Zinc plated steel nut for fixing of the handwheel.
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 GATE VALVES
0179EN December 2013

GATE VALVE. ISO

9001
ISO
14001
OHSAS
18001

R55 SERIES 0006/7 0032A/3 0064L/1

Additional information
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this pamphlet. The information described in this technical pamphlet does not exempt the user from following carefully the existing regulations and norms on good workmanship.
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