Chemical Compatibility

Ball Valve — Hydrocarbons/Fuels/Oils

Strong evidence

Named chemicals

crude oilnatural gasgasolinediesel fuelkerosenejet fuel JP-4jet fuel JP-5propanebutyleneheptanehexanenaphthalubricating oil (ASTM1/2/3)motor oilmineral oil

What LibertyCES's vendor documentation shows

Hydrocarbons/Fuels/Oils is the largest of the five missing families in the Flowline chart. Cross-cutting standards make this AVCO's home turf: NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 sour service is standard across every 1000- and 9000-series product, and API 607 fire-safe on all of them except HP1100 (which trades fire-safe for pressure) and the trunnion 11100/19100 (which cite API 607 + API 6D). Real ceiling: 28" is the largest AVCO ball valve. The Metal Seated series' field advantage is worth noting — metal seats are NOT matched to the ball, so either can be replaced independently while still achieving up to ANSI Class VI shut-off.

Materials documented for this service

316SS (CF8M / A182-F316)
Carbon steel (WCB / A105)
Hastelloy C (CW12MW)
Monel 400
Alloy 20
Stellite 6 metal seats (Metal Seated series)
15% glass-filled TFE / RTFE seats
Delrin, PEEK (HP1100)
Flowline chart: 316SS rates E on crude oil, natural gas, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, JP-4, JP-5, propane, heptane, hexane, naphtha, motor and lubricating oils

Products cited for this service

AVCO 1100 Series (3-piece full port fire safe, 1/4"-4", up to ANSI Class 600 / 2000 WOG / 3000 WOG option, API 607 fire-safe via seat encapsulation)AVCO HP1100 Series (up to ANSI Class 2500 or 6000 WOG — highest in the AVCO line; Delrin or PEEK seats; SAE AS5202 ends)AVCO 9100 Series (2-piece full port flanged, 1/2"-12", Class 150/300; 316SS CF8M, WCB, Hastelloy C CW12MW or Alloy 20 integral flanges)AVCO 11000/11100 (3-piece trunnion, 2"-28", to Class 2500, forged A182-F316 / A105)AVCO 19000/19100 (2-piece cast trunnion, 2"-28", epoxy-coated carbon steel exteriors)AVCO 1700 / 1800 Series divertersAVCO IV1100 Series instrumentation valve (bar-stock body, multiple 1/2" FNPT connections for measurement devices, Class 900 / 3000 WOG)AVCO 100 Series (economy 1-piece, 1/4"-2", 1000 WOG, cast 316SS, rated to 400°F)

Sourced to

data/vendor-sources/avco-valve-ball-valves.md
data/vendor-sources/avco-valve-chemical-processing.md
data/reference/flowline-chemical-compatibility.csv

Every material and product claim on this page traces to the vendor documentation listed above. Chemical compatibility depends on exact concentration, temperature, and duty cycle — confirm current specifications with the manufacturer and request a spec review before final specification.

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