By

• R.SIVAKUMAR
 Contents
• Types of Flanges
• Types of Facing
• Finishing
• Materials Used
• Selection of Ratings
• Dimensional Details
 Types of Flanges
• Weld Neck -Long and Short
• Slip-On
• Lap Joint
• Reducing Flange
• Expanding Flange
• Socket Weld Flange
• Threaded Flange
• Blind Flange
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• Weld Neck-
– Long WN-used for vessels,equipment nozzles&
thermowell connections,rarely for pipes
– Regular WN-used with BE pipes & BW fittings
– Normally used under severe cyclic conditions
– Used extreme temp.,shear,impact & vibratory stresses
apply as it support such stresses
– Costlier & difficult to align
– used for dangerous fluids
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 Types of Flanges
• Slip-On:
– Used in case of space constraints
– Normally used to flange pipe and also with elbow,
reducers and swages (not usual practice)
– alignment is easier than that of WN
– poor resistance to shock & vibration
– irregularity in bore
– cheaper to buy & costlier to assemble than that of WN
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• Slip-On:
It is double-welded when the service is
1.subject to severe erosion, crevice corrosion or cyclic
loading
2.flammable, toxic or damaging human tissues
3.under severe cyclic conditions
4.at temp below –101deg C (-150deg F)

This type of flange to be avoided where large temp cycles are

expected, particularly if flange is not insulated.
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• Lap Joint:
-used in case of SS & HDPE pipes
-it is economical to use CS flange and Stub
will be in line material as it is expensive to use SS flange.
-easy for quick assembly & disassembly
-there are two types of stubs-long stub and short stub
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• Lap Joint
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• Reducing Flange:
– Used as an alternative for WN flange with reducer
– Not used if abrupt transition create undesirable
turbulence as in pump connections
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• Reducing Flange
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• Expanding Flange:
– Used as an alternative for WN flange with expander
– shall not be used under severe cyclic conditions
– if the fluid is toxic or damaging to human
tissue,safeguarding is required
– consideration to be given to tightness of expanded
joints
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• Expanding Flange
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• Socket Weld Flange:
– Normally used for smaller sizes
– to avoid for services where erosion or corrosion may
occur
– not to use for service above 500oF & below -50oF
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• Socket Weld Flange
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• Threaded Flange:
– Normally used for smaller sizes
– Used if heat treatment is difficult with alloy steel
– to avoid for services where erosion or corrosion may
occur
– not to use for service above 500oF & below -50oF
– consideration to be given to stresses
– provision to be given for counteract forces which
would tend to unscrew joints
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• Threaded Flange
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• Blind Flange:
– used to blind the line,e.g header line,future line
 Facing
• Raised Face
-0.06 in-used for 75# & 150#
-0.25 in-used from 400# to 900#
• Flat Face-used for non-steel flanges
• Ring Joint-efficient for high temp. & high
pressure services
• Tongue and Groove
• Small male and female
 Finishing
• Serrated-Concentric & Spiral
• Smooth-No definite tool marking visible
through naked eye
 Materials
• A 105
• A350 LF1/LF2
• A182 F11/F12/F22
• A182 F304/304L/316/316L
Materials
 Material Standards
• ANSI B16.5 - Flange sizes 0.5-24”
• ANSI B16.47 - Flange sizes 26-60”
- Series A & B
-Contains Rating selection tables and Dimensional
Values
Rating Selection
 Rating
• Rating Calculation :
Pt = PrSi < = Pc
8750
where Pt - Rated working pressure (psi),
Pi - Class in psi (150 or 300 etc)
Si - Selected stress in psi
Pc - Ceiling pressure in psig (from B16.5/B16.47)
Hub Thickness at welding end = > thickness calculated
for pipe having 40ksi,yield strength
Dimensional Values
Dimensions of Values
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