Other alloy materials are available, below is a list of materials machined from solid block.e supplied with a Delta Ferrite content of less than 0.5%.

1.4539     ASI904L                                          
2.4602     Alloy C-22
2.4605     Alloy C-59
2.4819     Alloy C-276
and Titan

Forged Bodies
The forged body begins from a solid piece of stainless steel ingot. In the forging process the shape of the  material is changed through pressure between forging tools at elevated temperatures. Through the forging procedure a high density and homogeneous structure of the material is obtained. This reduces the  possibility of porosity or that any inclusions can emerge. After that, the forged body is mechanically machined according to the specification.

Block Bodies
When producing bodies made of solid wrought block or bar stock material you obtain equal features to that of forgings. The individual raw valve bodies are cut from the block or bar stock and then are mechanically machined according to the specification.

Investment Cast
The investment cast bodies are produced in a pattern filled with wax containing the shape of the final valve body. By dipping the wax formed body in a ceramic material, the complete wax valve body is covered with ceramic. After melting the interior wax body, the ceramic shell is filled with molten stainless steel. The surrounding ceramic coating is removed and a very high dimensional accuracy and a clean and smooth surface results.

In order to achieve a high quality investment cast products, SED patterns are designed and optimized for high quality castings. The bodies are checked according to detailed test specifications to ensure a reliable quality regarding the material structure and density.

Tube End Standards
The following chart of international standards of pipe diameters identifies the different diameters comparing the example of a nominal diameter of DN 25.