SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves

These valves maintain tight shut-off capabilities and can be fitted with electric or pneumatic actuators for fully automated control. SAMSON's ceramic ball valves are a go-to solution where media like slurry, ash, fly ash, acids, or highly pressurised steam need to be isolated or controlled reliably and efficiently.

Key Features

Key features and benefits.
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Key Features

The internal ceramic lining offers outstanding protection against abrasion and erosion, even in systems transporting slurry, ash, or other aggressive media. This ensures long-term reliability and reduced maintenance in harsh service environments.
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Key Features

Constructed with high-grade ceramic materials like zirconia or alumina, these valves provide excellent resistance to corrosive chemicals and extreme pH levels. This makes them ideal for use in chemical processing, power plants, and wastewater applications.
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Key Features

Despite handling abrasive flows, SAMSON’s ceramic ball valves maintain precise modulation and bubble-tight shut-off. The rotary design ensures smooth operation with reduced wear on seals and moving parts.

KAT Type Ceramic Lined Floating Ball Valve

The CeraValve Type KAT is a cutting-edge ball valve designed specifically for extreme process conditions involving corrosive fluids and abrasive solids. Its internal flow path is fully lined with high-grade technical ceramics, providing superior resistance to erosion, chemical attack, and thermal shock—significantly outperforming traditional metal-seated valves in harsh environments.

This valve stands out for its versatility, operating seamlessly as both an On/Off valve for secure isolation and as a Control valve for accurate throttling in continuous process regulation. The precise rotary movement, combined with the durable ceramic components, ensures consistent performance and a long service life even in high-cycle or high-pressure drop systems.

Size: DN15 - DN300 (1/2" - 12")
ANSI Class: 150 to 600
Std. Materials: Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel
Temperature Range: -30 to 310°C
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KGT Type Ceramic Lined Trunnion Mounted Ball Valve

The CeraValve Type KGT is a state-of-the-art ceramic-lined ball valve purpose-built for the toughest industrial applications. Engineered to handle corrosive media combined with abrasive solids, the KGT excels in environments where conventional metal-seated valves would quickly wear or fail. Its internal components are lined with high-purity technical ceramics—such as zirconia or alumina—which deliver unmatched resistance to wear, erosion, and chemical attack.

This valve is designed for long-term reliability in systems that demand both high durability and control precision. Whether operating as a dependable On/Off isolation valve or as a modulating control valve, the KGT maintains tight shut-off and smooth throttling performance even under extreme service conditions. Its rotary design reduces friction and seat wear, contributing to lower maintenance requirements and longer service life.

Size: DN65 - DN300 (2.5" - 12")
ANSI Class: 150 to 600
Std. Materials: Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel
Temperature Range: -30 to 310°C
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KST Type Ceramic Lined Floating Ball Valve

The CeraValve Type KST is a robust and highly durable valve solution designed to excel in the harshest process environments. Specifically developed for applications involving corrosive fluids and abrasive solids, the KST offers exceptional longevity and performance where standard valve materials would quickly degrade. Its interior is fitted with high-performance ceramic components, providing unparalleled resistance to erosion, chemical attack, and mechanical wear.

This valve is engineered for versatility and reliability, functioning effectively as a tight shut-off On/Off valve or as a precise throttling control valve for modulating flow in complex systems. The advanced ceramic lining ensures a smooth, low-friction operation while significantly extending service intervals and reducing maintenance costs. Its rugged design also contributes to high pressure and temperature tolerance, making it suitable for use in demanding sectors such as chemical processing, power generation, mining, and industrial wastewater treatment.

Size: DN15 - DN300 (1/2" - 12")
ANSI Class: 150 to 600
Std. Materials: Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel
Temperature Range: -30 to 310°C
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KST-HT Type Ceramic Lined Floating Ball Valve

The CeraValve Type KST-HT is an advanced, high-performance valve solution engineered for extreme operating conditions where both high temperatures and abrasive, corrosive media are present. Purpose-built for the most challenging industrial environments, the KST-HT combines robust construction with state-of-the-art ceramic lining technology to deliver exceptional durability, reliability, and flow control precision.

Internally, the valve features engineered ceramic components—typically made from zirconia or alumina—that offer outstanding resistance to chemical attack, abrasion, and thermal shock. This advanced lining enables the valve to maintain structural integrity and sealing performance even when exposed to elevated temperatures and erosive process fluids. The result is a dramatic reduction in wear and maintenance requirements, significantly extending operational life in aggressive service environments.

Size: DN15 - DN300 (1/2" - 12")
ANSI Class: 150 to 600
Std. Materials: Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel
Temperature Range: -30 to 950°C
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KSV Type Ceramic Lined Floating Ball Valve

The CeraValve Type KSV is an innovative advancement in valve technology, purpose-built for severe service conditions involving corrosive fluids mixed with abrasive solids. Designed with a ceramic-lined flow path, the KSV provides outstanding protection against erosion, chemical attack, and thermal shock—challenges that would quickly compromise standard metal-seated valves.

At the core of its performance are high-grade ceramic internals, including precision-machined components made from advanced materials such as zirconia or alumina. These ceramics deliver exceptional wear resistance, ensuring the valve remains operational and leak-tight even under continuous exposure to aggressive media and high-cycle conditions. This results in a significantly longer service life and reduced maintenance frequency, offering substantial cost savings over time.

Size: DN15 - DN300 (1/2" - 12")
ANSI Class: 150 to 600
Std. Materials: Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel
Temperature Range: -30 to 310°C
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KZT Type Ceramic Lined Trunnion Mounted Ball Valve

The CeraValve Type KZT stands at the forefront of modern valve technology, offering a specialised solution for extreme service conditions where standard valve designs struggle to perform. Engineered to manage highly corrosive media containing abrasive solids, the KZT is equipped with a fully ceramic-lined internal flow path, delivering exceptional protection against erosion, chemical degradation, and mechanical wear.

Its innovative ceramic construction, utilising materials such as zirconia or alumina, provides unmatched durability and long-term performance, even under continuous exposure to harsh process conditions. Unlike traditional metal-seated valves, the KZT maintains its sealing integrity and operational efficiency over extended periods, significantly reducing downtime, maintenance costs, and risk of unplanned failures.

Size: DN15 - DN300 (1/2" - 12")
ANSI Class: 150 to 600
Std. Materials: Ceramic Lined Stainless Steel
Temperature Range: -30 to 310°C
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Where You’d Find SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves

SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves are typically installed in applications where conventional metal-seated valves would quickly degrade due to abrasive or corrosive service conditions. You’ll commonly find them in power plants handling fly ash, mining and mineral processing systems transporting slurry or tailings, and chemical plants where aggressive acids or alkalis are present. They are also used in pulp and paper mills for handling black liquor, and in wastewater treatment facilities dealing with solids-laden or chemically aggressive fluids.

These valves are especially suited to high-cycling and high-pressure drop environments, offering a long service life and low maintenance requirements in systems where downtime is costly and media conditions are extreme.

Durability of SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves

SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves are built for maximum durability in the harshest process environments. The use of advanced ceramics like zirconia or alumina on critical internal surfaces gives these valves exceptional resistance to abrasion, corrosion, and thermal shock. Unlike metal-seated valves, which can wear rapidly when exposed to slurry, ash, or aggressive chemicals, ceramic-lined valves maintain their integrity and sealing performance over extended periods of operation.

This enhanced durability translates to longer service life, reduced maintenance frequency, and lower total cost of ownership. Even under high-cycle conditions and extreme pressure or temperature fluctuations, SAMSON’s ceramic valves retain their structural stability and functionality—making them a dependable solution for critical flow control in demanding applications.

Why Choose SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves?

Choose SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves when your process demands maximum resistance to wear, corrosion, and thermal stress. These valves are purpose-built for extreme service conditions where standard metal valves fail—offering unmatched longevity, tight shut-off, and consistent control even with abrasive slurries or aggressive chemicals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common industries include power generation, mining, chemical processing, pulp and paper, and wastewater treatment — all of which involve harsh or erosive process media.

SAMSON uses high-grade ceramics such as zirconia and alumina, chosen for their hardness, corrosion resistance, and thermal stability.

The ceramic components are extremely resistant to abrasion and chemical attack, dramatically increasing the valve’s service life in extreme conditions.

Yes, SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves are designed to handle high-pressure and high-temperature conditions without compromising performance.

Absolutely. Despite their rugged design, these valves still provide bubble-tight shut-off, even under severe service conditions.

Yes, they can be equipped with electric, pneumatic, or electro-hydraulic actuators for seamless integration into automated control systems.

They are available in a range of sizes to suit various pipeline dimensions and flow requirements, with custom options available upon request.

Ceramic-lined valves significantly outperform metal-seated valves in abrasive or corrosive services, offering longer life and reduced maintenance.

While actual lifespan depends on application, they are engineered to last several times longer than standard valves in aggressive conditions.

Yes. Their smooth, hard internal surfaces resist erosion and clogging, making them ideal for slurry, ash, and solids-heavy flow.

Yes, the superior wear resistance of ceramic components results in fewer maintenance interventions, longer intervals between servicing, and lower total cost of ownership.

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SAMSON Ceramic Lined Ball Valves