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AX Type
expansion joints

AX Type expansion joints
AX Type expansion joints
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expansion joints

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Item Description
1 Flange
2 Bellows

AX Type
expansion joints

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Features

  • Untied custom metal expansion joints for general pressure applications.
  • Designed to cover the mid temperature and pressure range for general process equipment.
  • Mainly intended for axial movements.
  • Multiply bellows with low spring rate and high cycle life.

Advantages

  • Covers many applications (ranging from water treatment through steam lines to fluid / gas media transport lines).
  • Highly customizable design: Bellows geometry, material options and combinations.

Operating range

Diameter: DN 40 ... DN 5,000 (1.5" ... 200”)
Temperature: ... 700 °C (1,292 °F)
Pressure: max. 80 barg (1,160 PSIG)

Materials

  • Bellows: 1.4541 (AISI 321); 1.4301 (AISI 304); 1.4306 (AISI 304L); 1.4401 (AISI 316); 1.4404 (AISI 316L); 1.4571 (AISI 316Ti); 1.4828 (AISI 309); 1.4547(254 SMO); 2.4816 (Inconel® 600); 2.4856 (Inconel® 625/LCF); 1.4876 (Incoloy® 800/H)
  • Connections: 1.0038 – (S235JRG2); 1.0460 – (P250GH); 1.0315 –; 1.0254 (P235TR1); 1.0425 – (P265GH); 1.5415 – (16Mo3); 1.7335 – (13CrMo4-5); 1.4401 (AISI 316); 1.4404 (AISI 316L); 1.4541 (AISI 321)
  • Flanges: 1.0038 - S235JRG2; 1.0425 - P265GH; 1.0315 - P235G2TH; 1.0254 (P235TR1); 1.0425 - P265GH; 1.5415 - 16Mo3; 1.7335 – 13CrMo4-5; 1.4404 (AISI 316L); 1.4436 (AISI 316)

Other materials are available on request.

Standards and approvals

Design codes:
EJMA 9, PED 97/23/EC acc. to EN 13480, EN 13445, EN 14917, AD2000 and ASME B31.3

NDT and documentation:
According to PED 97/23 EC rules and regulations (declaration of conformity)
Documentation can be provided per customer request e.g.:
- Test, measurement or calculation reports
- Material, test or inspection certificates
- Design, type or 3rd party approval

Recommended applications

  • Oil and gas industry
  • Refining technology
  • Power plant technology
  • Pulp and paper industry
  • Water and waste water technology
  • Food and beverage industry
  • Shipbuilding
  • Conventional boilers
  • Heat exchangers
  • Condensers
  • Coal feed transport systems
  • Water cooling systems
  • Air and steam transport lines
  • Compressor / pumping stations
  • Lubrication systems

Notes

Untied metal expansion joints require guide and support from adjacent equipment or structure.

Product variants

AX1: Single expansion joints

Expansion joints can be designed with one or two bellows depending on requirements for e.g., movements.

AX2: Universal expansion joints

Expansion joints can be designed with one or two bellows depending on requirements for e.g., movements.