Aflex Bellows Assemblies
Australia's premier metal bellows manufacturer
Industry leading quality assurance and manufacturing systems. Aflex (formerly Axial Dynamics) manufactures a wide range of metal bellows assemblies and expansion joints at our facility in Sydney, NSW. Every bellows is made in Australia.
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Our Bellows Assembly Types
Complete Range of Engineered Bellows Assemblies
SEBSingle Expansion Bellows
A basic, unrestrained expansion bellows. Allows some flexibility in all directions.
- Applications
- Air ducts, exhaust pipes, any application where thrust is restrained by the pipeline
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1350 nb
UEBUniversal Expansion Bellows
An unrestrained ‘double bellows’ assembly that allows lots of flexibility in all directions.
- Applications
- Air ducts, exhaust pipes, any application where thrust is restrained by the pipeline
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1350 nb
PANTOPantograph Bellows Assembly
An unrestrained, multi-bellows assembly for great axial movement, evenly distributed across every element.
- Applications
- All types of piping. Common on bridges and drainage lines
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 50–1200 nb
TEBTied Expansion Bellows
A restrained expansion bellows allowing some lateral flexibility with axial flexibility in compression only.
- Applications
- Pump connections, water pipes, steam pipes
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1200 nb
TUEBTied Universal Expansion Bellows
A restrained, universal bellows assembly allowing lots of lateral flexibility.
- Applications
- Steam, process and water pipes
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1200 nb
HEBHinged Expansion Bellows
A fully restrained single bellows, allowing only angular flexibility on a single plane. Part of an engineered movement solution.
- Applications
- All types of high-pressure piping
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1200 nb
DHEBDouble Hinged Expansion Bellows
A fully restrained double bellows, allowing only lateral flexibility in a single plane. Part of an engineered movement solution.
- Applications
- All types of high-pressure piping
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1200 nb
GEBGimbal Expansion Bellows
A fully restrained single bellows, allowing angular flexibility on two planes simultaneously.
- Applications
- All types of high-pressure piping
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1000 nb
DGEBDouble Gimbal Expansion Bellows
A fully restrained double bellows, allowing lateral flexibility on two planes simultaneously.
- Applications
- All types of high-pressure piping
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–1000 nb
XBExternally Pressurised Bellows Assembly
A semi restrained bellows assembly, allowing large axial flexibility (no lateral or angular flexibility).
- Applications
- All types of piping where thrust forces are restrained
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–700 nb
DXBDouble Externally Pressurised Bellows Assembly
A semi restrained bellows assembly, allowing extremely large axial flexibility (no lateral or angular flexibility).
- Applications
- All types of piping where thrust forces are restrained
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 40–700 nb
GEB PANTOGimbal Pantograph Bellows
A multi-element bellows assembly fitted with gimbal ends, allowing high axial and lateral flexibility while distributing the movement evenly over every bellows element.
- Applications
- All types of piping. Common on bridges and in buildings to accommodate seismic movement
- Materials
- Austenitic Stainless Steel (316SS & 321SS), 600 & 800 Series Nickel Alloys, Hastalloy C-276, Nickel 200 & 201
- Nominal Pipe Size
- 50–1200 nb
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