Henan Liwei Industry Co., Ltd.  

Metal Bellows Expansion Joint
1.Specifications

Metal Expansion Joints manufacturer 

1)Wide temperature range 

2)High quality low price 

3)Material:SS,etc. 

4)Custom services

2.Introduction of  Metal Bellows Expansion Joints

Metal Bellows Expansion Joints (they are also called compensators) are compensating elements for thermal expansion and relative movement in pipelines, containers and machines. They consist of one or more metal bellows, connectors at both ends, and tie rods that depend on the application. They are differentiated according to the three basic types of movement: axial, angular and lateral expansion joints.

Metallic Expansion Joins  are elastic vessels that can be compressed when pressure is applied to the outside of the vessel, or extended under vacuum. When the pressure or vacuum is released, the bellows will return to its original shape (provided the material has not been stressed past its yield strength).

 

3.Features of  Metal Bellows Expansion Joints
 

1) Reasonable structure, good elasticity, large range of compensation pipeline and little counterforce to the brackets of pipeline.

2)Shock absorption and noise decrease, heat and dust insulation, environmental protection and simple structure bracket.

3)The displacement can be deflected to prevent damagment caused by subsidence of connected brackets and equipment base. It can adapt itself to the centrifugal difference of pipeline installation to provide convenience to installation and maintenance.

4) Good resistance to milling, heat, aging and corrosiveness and long service life.

5)Little resistance and little weight. Each performance is better than the compensation device of other materials.

6) The temperature range of media is wide:-40300oC

 

4.Manufacture of Metal Bellows Expansion Joints
 

Welded Metal Bellows Expansion Joints  can be fabricated from a variety of exotic metals and alloys, whereas formed bellows are limited to alloys with good elongation  brass being a prime example. Welded bellows are not fabricated from brass because of its fundamentally poor weldability. Other advantages to welded bellows include compactness (higher performance in a smaller package), ability to be compressed to solid height with no damage, resistance to nicks and dents, and dramatically greater flexibility.

The welding of metal bellows is a microscopic welding process, typically performed under laboratory conditions at high magnification.

Hydroformed bellows are produced by forcing a metal tube to expand under hydraulic pressure inside a bellows-shaped mold, and assume the convoluted shape of the mold.

Electroformed bellows are produced by plating metal onto a bellows-shaped model (mandrel), and the subsequent mandrel removal by chemical or physical means.

5.Our Advantages:

(1)More than 24 years experience of manufacture
(2)The Main Drafting Units of Chinese Standard flexible rubber joint
(3)Compensator engineering research center of Zhengzhou city.
(4)Member of CNEA(China Nuclear Energy Association )
(5)ISO9001:2008 and ISO14001:2004 certificated by CNAS(China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment)
(6)The largest vulcanizing equipment in China.

5. Packaging & Delivery