Due to very high cost of recovery, reliability is of paramount importance for sub sea control valves.
Over 500 Quick Dump Valves have been supplied for North Sea applications. From non compensated types for topside actuators to hydrostatically compensated models for subsea trees.
These valves have proven to have a very high reliability in service, and one of the reasons for this is that the use of steel on steel moving parts is avoided throughout the whole product range. Standard materials are 316 st. stl. but most other corrosion resistant alloys are also available.