The most important characteristic of an equal diameter tee, also known as a "straight-through tee", is that the nominal diameters of the three ports are exactly the same.The HDPE Buttfusion fittings developed and produced by SIFFO have excellent strength and wear resistance. They are specially designed for turning of pipeline systems to ensure smooth fluid delivery and reduce pressure loss. The product has excellent chemical corrosion resistance, high impact resistance and long life, and is suitable for a variety of application scenarios such as water supply and drainage, gas, chemical industry, and mining.
Product Features
✅ High strength and pressure resistance: Using PE80/PE100 grade raw materials, it has strong pressure bearing capacity and is suitable for pipeline systems of different pressure levels.
✅ Excellent corrosion resistance: It can resist the erosion of acids, alkalis, salts and various chemical media, and is suitable for chemical and sewage treatment environments.
✅ Flexible and earthquake-resistant: HDPE material has good flexibility, can adapt to foundation settlement and earthquake effects, and reduce the risk of pipeline rupture.
✅ Low flow resistance design: Smooth inner wall reduces fluid resistance and improves delivery efficiency.
✅ Reliable hot-melt connection: Electric fusion or hot-melt butt connection is adopted to ensure seamless and leak-free interfaces.
✅ Lightweight and easy to install: The weight is only 1/8 of that of a metal elbow, making construction easy and reducing labor costs.
✅ Long life: Anti-aging, anti-ultraviolet (some models contain anti-UV additives), the service life can reach more than 50 years.
HDPE Buttfusion Equal Tee Technical Specifications
Material:HDPE (PE80/PE100)
Connection Methods:Butt fusion
Pressure Rating:PN1.0MPa, PN1.6MPa PN2.0Mpa
Size Range:DN20mm ~ DN800mm (custom sizes available)
Operating Temperature:-40°C ~ +60°C
Color:Black (custom colors like blue/yellow for identification)
Equal diameter tee features
Standard "T" shaped structure: The main pipe (horizontal) and branch pipes (vertical) are perpendicular at 90 degrees.
Equal diameter symmetrical design: All three interfaces are identical in size, exhibiting high structural symmetry (geometric symmetry except for flow direction).
One-piece molding: Like reducing tees, high-quality HDPE equal diameter tees are integrally injection molded, eliminating stress concentration points and ensuring uniform strength.
Material properties (inheriting all the advantages of HDPE):
Possesses excellent corrosion resistance, high toughness, flexibility, smooth inner wall, lightweight, and excellent hot melt bonding performance.
The Function of Equal Diameter Tees
The core function of equal diameter tees is to achieve fluid diversion or merging while maintaining consistent pipe specifications. Specifically, their functions include:
Balanced Diversion and Merging:
Diversion: Dividing the fluid in the main pipe equally or proportionally into branch pipes of the same diameter. For example, splitting a main water supply pipe into two branches of identical specifications to supply water to two symmetrical areas.
Merging: Merging fluid from two pipes of the same specifications into a single main pipe. This is the reverse process of diversion.
Constructing Symmetrical Pipeline Layouts:
In pipe networks that need to provide identical services to multiple directions or areas (such as fire ring networks, symmetrically arranged irrigation branches, and uniformly distributed water pipes in laboratories), equal diameter tees are the standard component for constructing such symmetrical structures.
As Inspection, Venting, or Flushing Ports:
In piping systems, sometimes an equal diameter tee is intentionally installed, with one port sealed with a flange blind flange or fitted with a valve. This can serve as a future inspection port, venting point, or flushing interface. Simply open the port when needed to perform the operation.
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SIZE(dn) | SDR17 | SDR11 | SDR9 |
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L75 | √ | √ | √ |
L90 | √ | √ | √ |
L110 | √ | √ | √ |
L125 | √ | √ | √ |
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L160 | √ | √ | √ |
L180 | √ | √ | √ |
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L225 | √ | √ | √ |
L250 | √ | √ | √ |
L280 | √ | √ | √ |
L315 | √ | √ | √ |
L355 | √ | √ | √ |
L400 | √ | √ | √ |
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L500 | √ | √ | √ |
L560 | √ | √ | √ |
L630 | √ | √ | √ |
L710 | √ | √ | √ |
L800 | √ | √ | √ |