Frc Gow Page FesFnah Sua ot Spa Sora ih Crane Sera ian Sahn home [ stemap | about |Jobs | abbreviations | fun | question | conversion | Inks | copyrant | mise | contact EXPLORE the WORLD of PIPING DOCS MATL SOCIETIES PIPES FLANGES FITTINGS VALVES OOLTS GASKETS EQPT SPECINS STEEL OI STEAM OTHERS DOWNLOAD NOW Definition and Details of Flanges - Flange Face Finish Flange face finish “The ASME BI6.5 code requires that the flange face (raised face and fat face) has a specific roughness to ensure that this surface be compatible withthe gasket and provide a high quality sea A serrated finish, either concentric o spiral, is required with 30 to 55 grooves per Inch and a resuitant roughness between 125 and 500 micro inches. Ths allows for various grades of surface finish to be made avallasle by flange manufactures forthe gasket contact surface of metal flanges. ‘The picture on the right shows a serrated finish on a Raised Face. opm snemac stration sie grant)same Frc Gow Page FesFnah Sua ot Spa Soak Crane Sera nah Sohn The most used Surfaces Stock Finish ‘The most widely used of any flange surface finish, because practically, is suitable for all ordinary service conditions. Under compression, the soft face from a gasket will embed into this finish, which helps create a seal, and a high a level of friction is generated between the mating surfeces. tif ‘The finish for these flanges is generated by @ 1.6 mm radius round-nosed tool 0.08 F at a feed rate of 0.8 mm per revolution up to 12 Inch. For sizes 14 Inch and smarts larger, the finish is made with 3.2 mm round-nosed tool at a feed of 1.2 mm. per revolution, Spiral Serrated This is also a continuous or phonographic spiral groove, but it differs from the stock finish in that the groove typically is generated using ¢ 90-deg tool which creates a "V" geometry with 45° angled serration. oe Conceniic Serotes abet tool is used and the serrations are spaced evenly across the face. pees ‘Smooth Finish mr, 88 ‘This finish shows no visually apparent tool markings. These finishes are Fakes typically utilized for gaskets with metal facings such as double jacketed, flat os FI steel and corrugated metal. The smooth surfaces mate to create a seal and conser Raa epenc on te fltness ofthe opposing faces to eect sa, This is typically achieved by having the gasket contact surface formed by a continuous | (Sometimes called phonograph) sia groove generated by 20.8 mm radius — round-nosed tool at @ feed rate of 0.3 mm per revolution with @ depth of 0.05 ‘mm. This will result in @ roughness between Ra 3.2 and 6.3 micrometers (125 = 250 micra inch). opm snemac stration sie grant)Frc Gow Page FesFnah Sua ot Spa Sora ih Crane Sera ian Sahn Remark(s) of the Author. SMOOTH FINISH Is it suitable for spiral gasket and non metallic gasket? For what kind of application is this type? The above questions are often asked. I try fo answer. ‘Smooth finish flanges are more common for low pressure and/or large diameter pipelines anc primarily intended for use with solid metal or spiral wound gaskets, ‘Smooth finishes are usually found on machinery or flanged joints other than pipe flanges. When working with @ smooth finish, It is important to consider using a thinner gasket to lessen the effects of creep and cold flow. It should be noted, however, that both a thinner gasket and the smooth finish, in and of themselves, require a higher compressive force (ie. bolt torque) to achieve the seal You may have probably seen this comment: Machining of gasket faces of flanges to a smooth finish of Ra = 3.2 - 6.3 micrometer (= 125 - 250 micrainches ARH) AARH stands for Arithmetic Average Roughness Height. It Is used to measure the roughness (rather smoothness) of surfaces. 125 AARH means 125 miero inches will be the average height of the ups and downs of the surface. np ema snemac stration sie gratinsame Frc Gow Page FesFnah Sua ot Spa Sora ih Crane Sera ian Sahn 63 AARH Is specified for Ring Type Joints. 125-250 AARH (tis called smooth finish) is specified for Spiral Wound Gaskets. 250-500 ARH [tis called stock finish) is specified for soft gaskets such as NON Asbestos, Graphite sheets, Elastomers etc. If we use smooth finish for soft gaskets enough “biting effect” will not occur and hence the joint may develop leak. Sometimes AARH is referred also as 1 which stands for Roughness Average end means the opm snemac stration sie grant)