Waste Water Industry

Material Solutions for Abrasive and

Corrosive Wastewater Amarex KRT

Introduction

Minimise Corrosion and Abrasive

Wear With Special Materials from KSB.

Consultants and operators in the industry need to be able to rely

KSB has always specialised in materials designed for applications

on two things, highly wear resistant materials and efcient

involving difcult uids. Any customer requirement can be

products with low life cycle costs. A challenge for pumps and

matched with a solution from our broad range of materials. Our

valves is transporting industrial and municipal Wastewater

long-life products are able to handle any type of Wastewater

containing corrosive and/or abrasive substances at elevated

be it pH uctuations or high temperatures.

temperatures. This Wastewater may contain sand, grit, fats, oils,

grease, acids, heavy metals and other contaminants that need to
be transported safely and efciently to their treatment.

Matching Your Applications with the Optimum Materials

Optimum selection is the key
Grey cast iron:

Chromium White Iron:

Duplex Stainless Steel:

JL 1040 (GG 25) grey cast iron with ake

JN 3029 chromium/molybdenum-alloyed

Ferritic-Austenitic Cast Stainless Steel

graphite is ideal for slightly aggressive

cast iron with a Rockwell hardness of

1.4517 or equivalent material ensures a

uids that cause little wear. pH value

61.5 to 68 ensures long service life despite

long service life in brines and chemical

6.5, sand content 0.5 g/l.

a high solids contents in the uid.

Wastewater (pH 1-12).

Example analyses
Chemical composition of grey cast
iron by weight

Average value

Si

Mn

3,23

1,88

0,67

Chemical composition of wear resistant

chromium white iron by weight

0,045 0,062

Average value

Si

Mn

Cr

Ni

Mo

2,4

0,9

0,8

17

1,6

2,3

0,02

0,04

Chemical composition of duplex stainless steel by weight

Average value

Si

Mn

0,03

0,7

1,02

0,004 24,91

Ni

Mo

Cu

5,77

2,67

2,97

0,16

For every application the right impellers

D impeller

F impeller

This open diagonal single-vane impeller can handle

This free-ow impeller allows uids with larger

sludge and Wastewater containing long bers and

solids up to 135 mm to pass. The presence or

a dry solid content up to 13 %. Coarser solids up

formation of gases (up to 8 % of content) is also

to 100 mm can also pass without any problems.

not a problem either.

E impeller

K impeller

This closed single-vane impeller handles Waste-

This closed multi-vane impeller for solids-laden

waters containing long bres and solids and up to

and muddy uids offers the highest efciency for

143 mm.

Wastewater and a free passage of up to 240 mm.

Only the perfect combination of material and impeller achieves a cost effective and reliable process.

Product

Quality, Safety and Reliability All-in-one Solution

KSBs submersible motor pump Amarex KRT

combines all characteristics that are important in demanding industrial and municipal
Wastewater applications. The Amarex KRT
provides a exible selection of materials and
customised hydraulics to economically
transport the most diverse range of uids.
It is an outstanding example of advanced
technology tailored to the user. It is the most
reliable and efcient solution for all pumping
tasks involving complicated Wastewater.

Technical data:
The standard range of submersible
pumps with special material for
corrosion and abrasion resistance
Pump sizes:

40 700 mm

Max. capacity:

2800 l/s

Max. discharge head:

100 m

Max. discharge pressure:

10 bar

Max. temperature:

+60 C

The particularly resistant (Tefzel) cable option is suitable for use

in demanding uids, in high temperatures and low pH values.

efciency for every uid. High operating reliability due to

Cable glands are 100 % watertight even in the event of cable

large free passages.

damage or capillary moisture ingress, no uid can penetrate

Available in duplex stainless steel or wear resistant Chromium

White Iron.

into the motor.

Variable hydraulics with the right impeller offer optimum

Two bi-rotational mechanical seals with wear-resistant silicon

The materials of all wetted parts can be matched to the uid.

carbide / silicon carbide faces protect the motor against the

Also available as an explosion-proof model to ATEX, FM and

CSA.

penetration of moisture from the pump end (optionally with

covered springs as a protection against abrasive particles).

Motors especially developed for submersible motor pumps

offer maximum reliability and long service life.

Installation arrangements and accessories to suit any situation

Research & Development

KSB Research & Development

Applied Knowledge

KSBs design, foundry, production and

With the help of state-of-the-art technology

a resistant and efcient product but also

materials development complement each

in all the important elds, such as chemical,

from our many years of experience and

other to make up a top quality product

metallurgical and mechanical analyses, we

innovative developments.

tailored to the individual application. Every

manage to maintain the highest level of

cast component is inspected in KSBs own

quality typical of materials produced by

materials laboratories.

KSB. Our customers not only benet from

Optical microscopic analysis of material surfaces

Our material analysis methods also include scanning
electron microscopy, stereo and differential interference contrast reected light microscopy and a
sequential X-ray uorescence spectrometer.

KSBs own foundries are at the heart of the

casting technology including laboratory
and research. The standards of all foundries
are dened and monitored to make sure
the highest level of quality material and
economic efciency applies to KSBs product
range worldwide.

JL 1040 (GG 25)

Wear resistant Chromium White Iron

Austenitic Stainless Steel 1.4500

Duplex Stainless Steel used by KSB

Channel impeller of a centrifugal pump

Field test results:

Comparison of impellers

Fluid:

Aluminium oxide suspension

Fluid:

25 % H2SO4 with undissolved FeSO4

Speed:

1300 rpm

Speed:

1450 rpm

Operating hours:

5,000 h

Operating hours:

1,000 h

Temperature:

45 C

Field test results:

Corrosion behavior

Wear resistance

140

Mixing ratio: 1:1

Particle size: 0.9 1.2mm
Test period: 2h
Speed: 3,000 min1
Specimens: 55 x 5

60
50

120

A532 II C

NI-HaRd 4

ERN

10

GX 230Cr18

20

GG-N 3,5

JL 1040 (GG-25)

40
30

m /h
3

0.1 mm/a
40

0.1 mm/a

Test with silica sand

10

60

Austenite

Duplex
80

20

Material loss rates of different cast materials subjected to hydro-abrasive wear

400

Boiling point curve

100

Temperatur ( C)

Linear material loss rates (mm/a)

70

20
5

30
l/s

20

40

60

80

100

H2SO4 concentrate (weight, %)

Isocorrosion diagram in owing sulphuric acid
40

50

10

100
20

200

30

40

300

50

400 500

1000

100

200

2000

300

3000

400 500

4000 5000

1000

2000
100

300

200
50
40
100

30

20

Standard range of submersible motor pumps with

50
40
10

30

20
5
4
10

special variants against abrasion or corrosion.

Operating conditions outside of this range please
refer to KSB.

2
5

4
1

3
H
[ft]
2
30

40
30

50 Q[US.gpm] 100
40

50

IM.gpm

200
100

300
200

400 500
300

400

1000
500

1000

2000

3000

2000

Standard stainless steel

4000 5000

3000

4000 5000

10000

20000

10000

30000 40000

20000

30000

Amarex KRT (50 Hz)

KSB standard material

KSB material for special applications

Material

austenitic stainless steel

grey cast iron

duplex stainless steel

wear resistant Chromium White Iron

Description

e.g. 1.4408

JL 1040

e.g. 1.4517

e.g. JN 3029

BHR

120

approx. 250

200

750 1000

This table shows the order of resistance of the various materials. In hardness, grey cast iron and especially the wear resistant
Chromium White Iron are clearly ahead of ordinary stainless steel.

Subject to technical modification without prior notice

Your local KSB representative:

KSB Aktiengesellschaft
Turmstrae 92
06110 Halle (Germany)
www.ksb.com

2554.023-10

11/07

DAMM&BIERBAUM

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