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Overview
Ductile Iron
Pipes have proved a high efficiency in Multi-purposes, whether, for potable water ,industrial water or
waste water, due to its flexibility and high performance regarding
stresses and corrosion - resistance.
Ductile iron pipes are the pipes for present and future.
Since its
introduction into the marketplace in 1955, Ductile Iron pipe has
been recognized as the industry standard for modern water and
wastewater systems. More than six decades of field experience
have proven its strength, durability, and reliability for
transporting raw and potable water, sewage, slurries, and
process chemicals. Ductile’s high degree of dependability is
primarily due to its high strength, durability, impact and
corrosion resistance. Designed and manufactured to the
industry’s most stringent standards,
Ductile Iron pipe resists
damage during shipping and handling, and once installed
withstands the most demanding operating conditions, including
water hammer, frozen ground,
deep trenches, areas of high
water table and heavy traffic, river crossings, pipe on
supports, rocky trenches, and areas of shifting, expansive,
and unstable soils. Installation is simple. Unlike some pipe
materials, Ductile Iron pipe requires no complex
line-and-grade drawings or laying schedules. It can be
installed in a wide variety of trench and bedding conditions
and can be easily cut in the field. Direct tapping, even in
straight lines, doesn’t affect its integrity. And, once
installed, Ductile Iron pipe is virtually maintenance free.
The pipe is manufactured in 6m nominal laying lengths
from DN150mm – DN1000mm diameters in a range of standard pressure
classes and nominal wall thicknesses.
Ductile Iron is furnished with
several different types of joints, and a wide variety of
standard fittings are available without special order.
Although Ductile Iron pipe is usually furnished with cement
mortar lining, optional internal linings are also available
for a wide range of special applications.
And Ductile Iron’s generally
larger-than-nominal inside diameters, combined with its high
flow coefficient, offer substantial savings on pumping and
power costs over the life of the pipeline
