Stainless Steel Butt Weld Reducing Tees
A stainless butt-weld reducing tee is an AISI 304 tee with ends of different sizes, used to take a smaller branch from a stainless main line.
It combines a tee and a reducer in one piece for instrument, sampling and equipment supply branches in food and chemical lines. Sizes and stock vary by model.
Main Applications
- Smaller branches from the main line
- Sampling and instrument lines
- Device and sensor supply lines
- CIP branches
- Chemical dosing points
- Stainless manifolds
Technical Data
| Fitting type | Butt-weld reducing tee |
|---|---|
| Material | AISI 304 (316 depending on model) |
| Sizes | Depending on model, please ask |
| Connection | TIG welding |
| Size order | Run × branch × run |
| Equal-size branch | With a stainless butt-weld tee |
| Surface | Uncoated stainless |
| Working pressure | Depending on wall thickness and material |
Material Options
| Part | AISI 304 stainless | AISI 316 stainless | Carbon steel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Body | AISI 304 stainless steel | AISI 316 stainless steel (selected sizes) | Carbon steel, grade depending on model |
| Surface | Uncoated stainless | Uncoated stainless | Black or oiled |
| Wall thickness | Depending on model | Depending on model | Standard, SCH40, SCH80 |
| Welding | TIG / stainless electrode | TIG / stainless electrode | Stick or TIG/MIG |
| Suitable media | Food, drinking water, mild chemicals | Chloride-containing water, seawater, aggressive chemicals | Heating water, steam, fire water |
Which material? A reducing tee is chosen by the outside diameter and grade of the run and branch pipes; in food lines the branch dead zone should be kept short.
Advantages
Tee and Reducer Together
- Fewer weld seams
Hygienic Transition
- Stepped inner surface
Stainless Body
- Corrosion resistant
Compact Branch
- Short dead zone
Construction and Design Features
- Run ends and branch end in different sizes
- Ends suited to TIG welding
- Uncoated stainless
- One-piece body
Send the sizes of the three ends in order, the grade and quantity; we will confirm stock and lead time.
How to Choose?
- Measure the run sizeThe straight-through ends follow the main pipe.
- Determine the branchMeasure the outside diameter of the branch pipe.
- Write the size in orderUse the order run × branch × run.
- Match the gradeIf the line is 316, the reducing tee must be 316 too.
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