APPLICATION & COMPONENTS

Building hydronic control & balancing

Follow the water path through control, balancing, circulation and filtration components in a closed heating or chilled-water circuit.

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Define the requirements.

Select a component group below.

For valve and circulation-pump OEMs specifying bodies and internal components. Start with the approved equipment design, then identify which individual parts use copper alloys.

Generated images illustrate the context and component categories. They are not Zhiren project photographs or engineering drawings.

Select a group. Identify your part.

Choose a component to view its function, material candidates and drawing requirements.

Illustrative component locations: Control and balancing valves

Numbered locations identify component-family examples. Illustrations do not define dimensions, material grade or interchangeability.

Conceptual part illustration

COMPONENT GUIDE

Control valve body

Closed hot-water or chilled-water control valve

Contains the water-side flow passage and locates the valve seat and connections.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Casting with drawing-defined port and sealing-face machining.

The complete valve sets flow, control and pressure performance. A catalogue rating or glycol limit cannot become a general casting rating.

Material candidates

Rg5 Gunmetal

An OEM-specified gunmetal option for control-valve bodies.

An OEM example only. Confirm the governing material standard and manufacturing condition; do not assume equivalence with C83600 or CC491K.

EN CC491K Leaded tin-zinc bronze / gunmetal

A candidate for specified water-side valve bodies and housings.

Confirm separately from UNS grades. Lead restrictions, medium, material standard and casting route require approval.

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Valve layout: Provide the approved body drawing, valve configuration, flow direction, seat datum and machining allowance.
Ports and interfaces: Define thread or flange standards, face-to-face dimensions, actuator/bonnet interface and sealing faces.
Fluid and cycling: Identify closed heating or chilled water, water treatment, glycol type and concentration, and operating temperature cycles.
Pressure and acceptance: Specify design pressure/temperature, pressure-boundary defect criteria, leak-test method, limits and responsible party.
Delivery and records: State blank, rough or finished condition, quantity, material standard and required traceability records.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Balancing valve body

Hydronic branch balancing valve

Provides the flow passage, seat location and measuring-port geometry for an OEM balancing-valve design.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Cast body with agreed connection and measuring-port machining.

Flow coefficient and balancing accuracy depend on complete-valve design and calibration. Body and internal parts may use different materials.

Material candidates

EN CC491K Leaded tin-zinc bronze / gunmetal

A candidate for specified water-side valve bodies and housings.

Confirm separately from UNS grades. Lead restrictions, medium, material standard and casting route require approval.

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Body drawing: Define flow direction, seat profile, wall sections, machining datums and body-to-cover interface.
Measurement ports: Specify pressure-tapping positions, threads, sealing details and inspection datums.
Circuit conditions: Provide actual water chemistry, glycol content, operating pressure, temperature and cycling.
Connections: Confirm end standards, installation envelope and sealing-face requirements.
Verification scope: Allocate dimensional inspection, body leakage checks and complete-valve flow calibration; request material and batch records.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Valve bonnet / cover

Valve closure and stem-exit region

Closes the specified valve body and locates the stem, packing or cover seal.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Cast cover with agreed machining where a casting is specified; some designs use forged parts.

Do not infer cast-bronze construction from a bronze valve body. The bonnet may use a different alloy and manufacturing form.

Material candidates

EN CC491K Leaded tin-zinc bronze / gunmetal

A candidate for specified water-side valve bodies and housings.

Confirm separately from UNS grades. Lead restrictions, medium, material standard and casting route require approval.

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

UNS C89833 Bismuth tin bronze

A low-lead alternative to consider where the customer approves the material and manufacturing route.

Low-lead chemistry alone does not establish low leaching, potable-water eligibility or complete-product compliance. Qualification belongs to the actual component and service.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Bonnet geometry: Provide cover profile, mounting thread or bolt pattern, body register and drawing datums.
Stem and packing: Define bore, packing arrangement, stem clearance and required coaxiality.
Sealing interface: Specify gasket profile, contact-face finish, flatness and machining allowance.
Material and duty: Confirm actual wetted surfaces, service temperature/pressure and any potable-water material approval.
Supply scope: State casting or approved alternative route, machining condition, inspection records and batch identification.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Check valve body

Pump outlet or water-side reverse-flow prevention point

Contains the check-valve passage and locates the drawing-specified closure mechanism.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Pressure-boundary casting with agreed machining.

Disc and seal materials can differ from the body. Cracking pressure and assembled-valve leakage are not body-only properties.

Material candidates

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

EN CC491K Leaded tin-zinc bronze / gunmetal

A candidate for specified water-side valve bodies and housings.

Confirm separately from UNS grades. Lead restrictions, medium, material standard and casting route require approval.

UNS C89833 Bismuth tin bronze

A low-lead alternative to consider where the customer approves the material and manufacturing route.

Low-lead chemistry alone does not establish low leaching, potable-water eligibility or complete-product compliance. Qualification belongs to the actual component and service.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Valve configuration: Provide swing, lift or other design, orientation, body drawing and flow direction.
Closure interfaces: Define hinge/pin bores or guide geometry, seat datum, cover joint and travel clearances.
Pipe connections: Specify connection standard, face-to-face dimension and gasket or thread details.
Water duty: Identify service category, water chemistry, pressure, temperature and required material approval.
Inspection and assembly: Agree casting defect and body leakage criteria; allocate complete-valve functional testing and traceability.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Illustrative component locations: Circulation pump

Numbered locations identify component-family examples. Illustrations do not define dimensions, material grade or interchangeability.

Conceptual part illustration

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Circulator pump housing

Water side of a circulator designed for a copper-alloy housing

Encloses the pump flow passage and provides the pipe and seal interfaces.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Complex housing casting with agreed machining.

Confirm the pump model and body material. A bronze housing does not establish a bronze impeller, and many circulators use other housing materials.

Material candidates

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

UNS C90500 Tin bronze

A candidate for specified pump and valve components.

Review the actual medium, mating materials and manufacturing condition. Material data do not establish component pressure, wear life or pump performance.

UNS C89833 Bismuth tin bronze

A low-lead alternative to consider where the customer approves the material and manufacturing route.

Low-lead chemistry alone does not establish low leaching, potable-water eligibility or complete-product compliance. Qualification belongs to the actual component and service.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Pump identity: Provide model, approved housing drawing, flow-passage geometry and interfaces to the rotating assembly.
Service category: Distinguish closed-loop water from domestic hot water; supply actual temperature, pressure and water chemistry.
Alloy approval: Specify material standard and condition; for potable service define the required component qualification and responsibility.
Seals and ports: Identify gasket seats, registers, connections, machining datums and critical wall sections.
Delivery acceptance: State machining scope, leak-test method, limits, batch traceability and any required cleanliness records.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Pump impeller

Inside a circulation pump whose drawing specifies a copper-alloy impeller

Forms the rotating hydraulic passage in the specified pump design.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Cast impeller with agreed machining and balance scope.

A bronze pump body is not proof of a bronze impeller. Geometry, balancing and pump performance remain tied to the approved design.

Material candidates

UNS C90500 Tin bronze

A candidate for specified pump and valve components.

Review the actual medium, mating materials and manufacturing condition. Material data do not establish component pressure, wear life or pump performance.

UNS C89833 Bismuth tin bronze

A low-lead alternative to consider where the customer approves the material and manufacturing route.

Low-lead chemistry alone does not establish low leaching, potable-water eligibility or complete-product compliance. Qualification belongs to the actual component and service.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Hydraulic geometry: Provide vane profile, shrouds, inlet/outlet geometry, rotation direction and approved drawing revision.
Hub and shaft: Specify bore, keyway, retaining details, datums, fit and machining allowance.
Water and material: Identify service category, water/glycol composition, temperature and customer-approved alloy.
Balance and surface: Define balance criteria and responsible party, finished surfaces and permissible casting defects.
Approval records: Define dimensional and material records and any sample or assembled-pump verification required by the OEM.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Circulation pump shaft sleeve

Specified shaft-seal or protection region of a circulation pump

Provides the drawing-defined replaceable surface between shaft and sealing or wear interface.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Sleeve blank or machined bar/tube stock; casting method to be agreed.

Only include a sleeve when the actual pump design uses it. A wet-rotor circulator cannot be assumed to contain a bronze sleeve.

Material candidates

UNS C90500 Tin bronze

A candidate for specified pump and valve components.

Review the actual medium, mating materials and manufacturing condition. Material data do not establish component pressure, wear life or pump performance.

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Shaft interface: Specify bore, length, shoulders, retention, interference or clearance and reference datums.
Seal contact: Identify packing or mechanical-seal arrangement, contact diameter, grooves and surface finish.
Geometry acceptance: Define roundness, coaxiality, wall section and finished dimensions from the approved drawing.
Duty and pairing: Provide speed, water chemistry, temperature, lubrication and mating-material requirements.
Manufacturing form: Choose agreed cast blank or bar/tube route, machining scope, material standard and inspection records.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Illustrative component locations: Strainer

Numbered locations identify component-family examples. Illustrations do not define dimensions, material grade or interchangeability.

Conceptual part illustration

COMPONENT GUIDE

Y-strainer body

Filtration point upstream of designated water-side equipment

Houses the specified strainer element and provides the serviceable cover and pipe interfaces.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Cast body with agreed port and cover-face machining.

The screen is a separate component, often stainless steel. Specify the exact body grade and keep complete-filter performance separate from the housing acceptance.

Material candidates

EN CC491K Leaded tin-zinc bronze / gunmetal

A candidate for specified water-side valve bodies and housings.

Confirm separately from UNS grades. Lead restrictions, medium, material standard and casting route require approval.

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

UNS C89833 Bismuth tin bronze

A low-lead alternative to consider where the customer approves the material and manufacturing route.

Low-lead chemistry alone does not establish low leaching, potable-water eligibility or complete-product compliance. Qualification belongs to the actual component and service.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Housing arrangement: Provide flow direction, branch angle, element envelope, wall sections and drawing revision.
Screen and cover seats: Define the element location, cover attachment, gasket face and removal clearance.
Connections: Specify end connection standards, dimensions and sealing details.
Service conditions: Identify closed or potable water, glycol and treatment chemicals, pressure and temperature.
Acceptance: Agree pressure-boundary inspection, leak-test method, cleanliness, material records and machining condition.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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Illustrative component locations: Water-side connections

Numbered locations identify component-family examples. Illustrations do not define dimensions, material grade or interchangeability.

Conceptual part illustration

COMPONENT GUIDE

Hydronic connection body

Drawing-defined branch or connection in a water-side skid or valve assembly

Connects designated passages and equipment interfaces in the specified water circuit.

Manufacturing & delivery form
Complex connection casting with interface machining; forged or machined-stock routes separately defined.

A refrigerant fitting, bent copper tube or brazed pipe assembly is not automatically a copper-alloy casting.

Material candidates

UNS C83600 Leaded red brass

A candidate for specified cast valve bodies, covers and connection housings.

An application candidate, not a confirmed equipment bill of materials or available Zhiren grade. Do not default to potable-water use.

UNS C89833 Bismuth tin bronze

A low-lead alternative to consider where the customer approves the material and manufacturing route.

Low-lead chemistry alone does not establish low leaching, potable-water eligibility or complete-product compliance. Qualification belongs to the actual component and service.

UNS C87600 Cast copper-silicon alloy

A drawing-led candidate for selected connection and valve components.

Not interchangeable with wrought brass grades. The customer must approve the exact alloy, manufacturing form and service.

Confirm the drawing, actual duty, material standard and manufacturing condition. Material substitutions require customer approval, and supply scope is agreed after component review.

Component RFQ requirements

Passage layout: Provide all branches, flow directions, wall sections, internal access and drawing revision.
Connection system: Identify each thread, flange, union or other interface and the corresponding sealing arrangement.
Water circuit: State closed or potable water, glycol type/concentration, treatment, temperature and pressure.
Material interfaces: List connected and wetted materials and the customer-approved alloy specification.
Delivery acceptance: Define casting/alternative route, machining condition, leak testing, cleanliness and required records.

Start with your drawing, specified alloy and quantity. Include the required delivery condition and acceptance records so the manufacturing and inspection scope can be reviewed.

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All component guides in this application 9 component entries

Open a guide directly, including parts from the other equipment groups.

Control valve bodyComponent guide

Balancing valve bodyComponent guide

Circulator pump housingComponent guide

Pump impellerComponent guide

Y-strainer bodyComponent guide

Valve bonnet / coverComponent guide

Check valve bodyComponent guide

Circulation pump shaft sleeveComponent guide

Hydronic connection bodyComponent guide

FURTHER GUIDANCE

Prepare the technical RFQ.

Alloy reference

Review tin-bronze grades.

Compare reference grades and composition in the alloy catalogue. Use the approved component specification to determine the required alloy and service suitability.

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Building hydronic control & balancing

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Select a group. Identify your part.

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Review tin-bronze grades.

Locate the part.
Define the requirements.