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Stainless Steel Pressure Regulators and Filters for Demanding Applications
Bellofram Precision Controls offers a specialized range of stainless steel pressure regulators, filter-regulators, and pneumatic filters designed for applications where corrosion resistance, material compatibility, pressure control, and reliable filtration are critical. Available products include precision pressure regulators, filter-regulators, particulate filters, and bi-directional flow-control solutions for industrial and OEM systems.
Bellofram stainless steel products are available in both 316 and 316L stainless steel configurations. Selected 316L models use stainless steel throughout the body, bonnet, and internal components to provide increased resistance in corrosive, caustic, clean, and demanding process environments. The Type 52 stainless steel series provides rugged 316 stainless steel construction for applications including sour gas, petrochemical service, and other corrosive environments.
Available configurations support applications involving compressed air, industrial and specialty gases, instrument and sampling systems, clean steam, medical and biomedical gases, pharmaceutical processing, food and beverage equipment, chemical processing, and other environments where stainless steel pressure-control or filtration components are preferred or required.
Why Choose Bellofram Stainless Steel Pressure Control Products?
Corrosion-Resistant Construction: Bellofram offers 316 and 316L stainless steel configurations for applications exposed to corrosive environments, caustic media, moisture, specialty gases, and demanding process conditions.
Precision Pressure Regulation: Stainless steel regulator options are designed to provide controlled, repeatable downstream pressure across a variety of pressure, flow, and application requirements.
Integrated Filtration Options: Stainless steel filter-regulators combine particulate filtration and pressure regulation in a single assembly. Selected models include stainless steel filter elements, dripwells, and manual or automatic drain configurations.
316L Stainless Steel Options: Selected models, including the Type 62SS, Type 64SS, Type 66SS, Type 68SS, and Type 72SS families, use 316L stainless steel construction for applications where enhanced corrosion resistance and material performance are important.
Clean and Specialty Gas Applications: Selected Bellofram stainless steel regulators and filters are available with oxygen-cleaning options for clean gas, medical, biomedical, and other specialized applications.
Flexible Pressure and Flow Control: The stainless steel product range includes conventional pressure-reducing regulators, filter-regulators, particulate filters, and bi-directional flow regulators for applications requiring specialized pneumatic control.
Stainless Steel Regulators for Corrosive and Process Environments
Bellofram stainless steel pressure regulators are suited for applications where conventional regulator materials may not provide the desired resistance to the operating environment or process media. Depending on the product, applications include chemical processing, sour gas service, offshore oil and gas systems, pharmaceutical processing, food and beverage equipment, instrument panels, laboratory equipment, industrial gases, and medical gas pressure control.
The Type 52 stainless steel regulator family is designed for corrosive and sour-gas applications and includes standard regulator and filter-regulator configurations. Bellofram's 316L stainless steel regulator families provide additional options for clean, corrosive, medical, laboratory, and process applications.
Stainless Steel Filtration and Filter-Regulation
Bellofram also offers stainless steel pneumatic filters and combination filter-regulators for applications requiring contaminant removal before air or gas reaches downstream equipment. The Type 64SS particulate filter uses a stainless steel filter element, while the Type 66SS combines particulate filtration with downstream pressure regulation in a single assembly.
These configurations provide engineers with options for protecting instrumentation, sampling systems, pneumatic controls, gas-handling equipment, and process systems while maintaining material compatibility with demanding operating environments.
Find the Right Stainless Steel Regulator or Filter
Selecting the appropriate stainless steel pressure regulator, filter-regulator, or particulate filter depends on factors including inlet pressure, required outlet pressure, flow capacity, process media, filtration requirements, port size, temperature, materials of construction, drain requirements, mounting method, and any cleaning or application-specific requirements.
Explore the Bellofram stainless steel products above to compare available regulator, filter-regulator, filtration, and flow-control configurations. Bellofram Precision Controls can also assist with selecting a stainless steel pressure-control solution for specialized OEM and industrial applications.
Stainless Steel Regulator and Filter FAQs
Why use a stainless steel pressure regulator?
A stainless steel pressure regulator can provide increased resistance to corrosion and demanding operating environments compared with regulators made from less corrosion-resistant materials. Stainless steel regulators are commonly considered for chemical processing, specialty gases, instrumentation, pharmaceutical equipment, food and beverage systems, medical applications, and other environments where material compatibility is important.
What is the difference between 316 and 316L stainless steel?
Both 316 and 316L stainless steel provide strong corrosion resistance. 316L has a lower carbon content, which can improve resistance to sensitization and corrosion associated with welding and certain demanding process environments. The appropriate material depends on the application, process media, cleaning methods, temperature, and other system requirements.
Are all Bellofram stainless steel products made from 316L stainless steel?
No. Bellofram offers both 316 and 316L stainless steel products. The Type 52 stainless steel series uses 316 stainless steel construction, while products such as the Type 62SS, Type 64SS, Type 66SS, Type 68SS, and Type 72SS use 316L stainless steel in their primary construction. Individual product specifications should be reviewed when material requirements are critical.
What applications use stainless steel pressure regulators?
Applications vary by model but can include chemical processing, sour gas and petrochemical systems, instrument and sampling panels, industrial and specialty gas handling, pharmaceutical processing, food and beverage equipment, laboratory systems, medical and biomedical gases, and other corrosive or demanding environments.
Does Bellofram offer stainless steel filter-regulators?
Yes. Bellofram offers stainless steel filter-regulators that combine particulate filtration and downstream pressure regulation. Available configurations include the Type 52 SSFR and SSAR series and the Type 66SS stainless steel filter-regulator.
What is the Type 64SS stainless steel particulate filter used for?
The Type 64SS is a 316L stainless steel particulate filter designed for compressed air and compatible industrial, specialty, and medical gas applications where corrosion-resistant filtration is required. It is available in multiple port sizes and is supplied with a stainless steel particulate filter element.
Can Bellofram stainless steel products be used with medical or clean gases?
Selected Bellofram stainless steel regulators and filters are suitable for medical, biomedical, clean-gas, and specialty-gas applications. Oxygen cleaning is available on selected products. The specific model, materials, cleaning requirements, and gas compatibility should be verified for each application.
What is a stainless steel bi-directional flow regulator?
A bi-directional flow regulator controls flow independently in each direction through a pneumatic circuit. Bellofram's Type 68SS uses 316L stainless steel construction and can be used for actuator and cylinder speed control as well as instrumentation and other applications requiring corrosion-resistant pneumatic flow control.
Are Bellofram stainless steel regulators available for sour gas applications?
Yes. Selected Bellofram stainless steel products, including members of the Type 52 family, are designed for sour gas, offshore oil and gas, petrochemical, and corrosive-environment applications. Selected products are constructed to meet applicable NACE material requirements described in their individual specifications.
How do I choose the right stainless steel pressure regulator or filter?
Selection should consider process media, inlet pressure, required outlet pressure, flow capacity, filtration requirements, port size, temperature range, stainless steel grade, elastomer compatibility, mounting method, drain requirements, and any oxygen-cleaning or application-specific requirements.
