What Are The Different Kinds Of Flanges Available? - Trim Engineering Services

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What Are The Different Kinds Of Flanges
Available? - Trim Engineering Services
A flange is an internal/external ridge, a
projecting flat rim/collar/rib on an object that
serves the purpose of providing strength. It may
also be an attachment for maintaining position
of objects. A pipe flange is one flange that is a
disc, collar, or ring, used to join two joints
of pipes by providing it increased support for
strength, implementing attachment of more items,
and blocking off a pipeline. They are welded or
screwed to every connecting piece of the pipe,
and are connected with bolts. These pipe flanges
range in size between 1/4 to 48 and are
available in various materials like stainless
steel, carbon steel, cast iron, brass, aluminum,
bronze, and plastic. At times, flanges are
internally equipped with layers of materials of
a complete different quality as the flanges
themselves. These are lined flanges that are
used for specific purposes. It is very important
that flanges fall under specific standards such
as ASME, ASTM, ANSI, or API, confirming their
approved dimensions, dimensional tolerances, and
other qualities. Trim Engineering Services is one
of the leading double flange bobbin
manufacturers in India that offers bobbins,
gaskets, pirns, cops, and many other textile
machinery parts of the best quality. There are
various types of flanges available, the most
common ones stated below.
Groove tongue flanges Groove and tongue
flanges usually accompany each other, with the
groove flange having a machined grooved
depression, while the tongue flange having a
machined raised ring. These two mating flanges
perfectly fit into each other they self- align
or align just well. Ring type joint flanges
These are hexagonal metal rings with a groove on
the face that assure leak proof connections, and
are suitable at high pressure applications.
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Slip on flanges These flanges slip over the
pipe and settle by welding at the top and base
sides of the flange, which avoids leakage and
spills, while providing quality strength to the
connection. Blind flanges These flanges are
used as a part of fixing or sealing an end of the
piping framework. Mainly utilized as a part of
high pressure weight applications to stop the
stream of fluids and gases, these flanges are
most favoured for their simple entry and easy
access. Weld neck flanges These flanges are
attached to the pipe by welding the neck of the
flanges, which helps in transferring the stress
from the flange to the pipe, making it most
suitable for high pressure applications. Threaded
flanges These flanges are appropriate for use
in low pressure applications. They are fixed to
the pipes only with threads, thus the name. And,
this explains why these flanges are not used for
high pressure applications (since they are not
welded). Socket weld flanges They flanges are
used with smaller pipes in high pressure
applications, wherein the pipes are inserted into
the sockets of the flanges and then welded
around the top portion for smooth flow. Square
flanges These flanges are similar to other
flanges, but just that they square in shape,
which is why they provide a long lasting and
durable isolation point. For more information,
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