{"id":181,"date":"2021-11-29T11:16:31","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T11:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katariyasteel.com\/blog\/?p=181"},"modified":"2022-12-27T18:06:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T12:36:55","slug":"what-are-flanges-and-its-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katariyasteel.com\/blog\/what-are-flanges-and-its-types\/","title":{"rendered":"What are Flanges and its types?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What is a Flange<\/b><\/h2>\n

Flange is a protruding ridge\/rim, that is used to improve strength or distribute load. Flanges are used to connect valves, pumps, pipes & other equipment to form a piping system. It also allows for simple washing, inspection, and alteration. Flanges are welded or screwed together. Flanged joints are created by bolting two Flanges together and placing a gasket between them to form a seal.<\/p>\n

When the piping joint needs to be dismantled, Flanges are used. These are often found in machines, valves, and specialty applications. Breakout Flanges are installed at regular intervals in many Pipelines where maintenance is a regular occurrence. A Flanged joint is made up of three different but integrated components: Flanges, gaskets, and bolting. Special controls must be used in the selection and application of all of these components to achieve a leak-proof joint.<\/p>\n

Materials used for Manufacturing Flanges<\/b><\/h2>\n

Pipe Flanges are\u00a0made of a variety of materials, grades. There are some materials that can be used to make Flanges. The most commonly used materials for Pipe Flange manufacturing are Carbon Steel, High Yield Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Stainless Steel, Duplex and Super Duplex, and various Nickel Alloy Grades such as Monel, Inconel, Hastelloy and Incoloy.<\/p>\n

Different Types of Flanges<\/b><\/h2>\n