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Flange joints are torque tight with the help of a torque wrench (Manual or hydronic wrench). The clamp load produced during tightening is
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torque value is for a dry or lubricated stud/bolt thread. If a bolt is torqued rather than the nut then the torque value should be increased
to compensate for the additional friction – bolt should only be torqued if they are fitted in clearance holes.

The bolts shall be tightened by torque control, using the Anti-seize lubricant shall be used such as Molykote or equivalent, before
installation. The specified method of bolt tightening is equally applicable to coated, galvanized and ungalvanized bolts.

Pre-checks for Bolt Tightening

Flange Condition

Check conditions of flange faces for scratches, dirt and scale.

Check for corrosion pitting and tool marks.
Inspect the gasket seating surfaces.
Check the areas on the flange where the nuts will seat, it should be flat and free from pitting and excessive wear.
RTJ Grooves must be kept clean, corrosion free & undamaged.

Acceptable imperfection of Pipe flange raised face are given in ASME 16.5 table 3. Refer the table for Permissible Imperfections in Flange
Facing Finish for Raised Face Flange.

Maximum Radial Projection of Imperfections that are

No Deeper Than the Bottom of the Deeper Than the Bottom of the Serrations,
Size in Inch Size in mm
Serrations, mm mm

1/2 15 3.0 1.5

3/4 20 3.0 1.5

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2 1/2 65 3.0 1.5

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3 1/2 90 6.0 3.0

4 100 6.0 3.0

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6 150 6.0 3.0

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Visually examine the flange alignment to ensure that an acceptable fit has been obtained. While aligning flanges, make sure that there
are no residual stresses in the joint. The use of heat correction for the alignment of flanges is strictly prohibited.

Flange faces should be parallel and aligned.

The flange bolt holes should be in line so that the bolts will pass freely.

Nut, Stud or Bolt Checks

Visually examine nuts & Stud/bolts before installation to assure they are free from defects such as corrosion, damage threads etc.
Nut-bolts with damaged threads should not be used.
Check the length of the stud or bolt to avoid short bolting and excessive threads. Flange bolts shall be furnished in sufficient length
to allow the use of bolt tensioning equipment or spades, spacers, drip rings and wafer valves, and the associated extra gaskets.
Visually examine studs and nuts after cleaning to ensure free from burrs. Studs and nuts shall be cleaned using a wire brush to
remove any dirt on the threads. Lubricant (MOLYKOTE) shall be applied on threads and nuts to flange contact surfaces. Lubricant
shall not be used in the gasket and the gasket seating area.
The bolt and nut material grades should be correctly identified before they are used.
Bolts and nuts can only be reused if it is known that they have not been overloaded or exceeded their yield point.
When assembling the nut on the bolt, the nut identification marking must always point outwards.

Gasket Checking

Do not use sealing compound, grease or other paste or adhesive on gasket or flange faces.
While gasket insertion, it shall not be forced into the gasket seat between the mating flange faces. Once the gasket is seated the
mating flanges are brought together carefully without shaking the gasket off the seat, install all studs and run-up all nuts hand tight.
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Color coding shall be maintained as per the rate and type of gasket provided by the manufacture.
Clean gasket seating face using a wire brush.
Make sure the material is as specified, look for any possible defects or damage in the gasket such as folds or creases.
All Soft material gaskets should be replaced with new ones whenever an opened joint is to be closed again.
The spiral wound gasket shall be used only once.

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f Torque bolts and nuts in a “CRISS-CROSS” sequence using a minimum of three torquing passes and the maximum bolt stress as defined.
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k PASS 1: Torque to a maximum of 30% of the final torque value in accordance with the torque sequence. Check that gasket is getting
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J PASS 3: Torque to the final torque value (100%).

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After the three basic torque passes are completed, repeat torquing the nuts at least once using the final torque in a “CRISS-CROSS”
manner until no further rotation of the nut is observed.

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For easy handling, bolt numbering shall be done clockwise around the flange with the following sequence.

4 bolt Flange 1,3,2,4

8 bolt Flange 1,5,3,7,2,6,4,8

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12 bolt Flange 1,7,4,10,2,8,5,11,3,9,6,12
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16 bolt Flange 1,9,5,13,3,11,7,15,2,10,6,14,4,12,8,16

20 bolt Flange 1,11,6,16,3,13,8,18,5,15,10,20,2,12,17,4,14,9,19

24 bolt Flange 1,13,7,19,4,16,10,22,2,14,8,20,5,17,11,23,6,18,12,24,3,15,9,21

28 bolt Flange 1,15,8,22,4,18,11,25,6,20,13,27,2,16,9,23,5,19,12,26,3,17,10,24,7,21,14,28

32 bolt Flange 1,17,9,25,5,21,13,29,3,19,11,27,7,23,15,31,2,18,10,26,6,22,14,30,8,24,16,32,4,20,12,28

Torque Table for Class 150 Flange

Flange Materials : ASTM A105, ASTM A182 grades F50 and F51, ASTM A350 grades LF2 and LF3, ASTM A694 grade F52

Bolting Materials : ASTM A193 grades B7 and B7M, ASTM A320 grades L7, L7M and L43.

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Bolt Stress Torque Torque
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1½ 40 4 ½” UNC 50,000 44 60
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3 80 4 5/8” UNC 50,000 86 117

4 100 8 5/8” UNC 40,000 69 93

6 150 8 ¾” UNC 45,000 137 185

8 200 8 ¾” UNC 45,000 137 185

10 250 12 7/8” UNC 40,000 194 263

12 300 12 7/8” UNC 40,000 194 263

14 350 12 1” UN8 41,000 296 401

16 400 16 1” UN8 40,000 289 392

18 450 16 1 1/8” UN8 40,000 421 571

20 500 20 1 1/8” UN8 40,000 421 571

24 600 20 1 ¼” UN8 40,000 588 797

Torque Table for Class 300 Flange

Flange Materials : ASTM A105, ASTM A182 grades F50 and F51, ASTM A350 grades LF2 and LF3, ASTM A694 grade F52

Bolting Materials : ASTM A193 grades B7 and B7M, ASTM A320 grades L7, L7M and L43.

Gasket Type : Spiral Wound and Ring Joint

Bolt Lubricant Molykote 1000 (µ = 0.11)

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Size in Inch Size in mm No. of Bolt Bolt  Dia. Thread Type Bolt Stress Torque Torque

lb/in2 lbf.ft. Nm

1/2 15 4 ½” UNC 40,000 35 47

3/4 20 4 ½” UNC 40,000 69 93

1 35 4 ½” UNC 40,000 69 93

1½ 40 4 ½” UNC 31,000 94 128

2 50 4 5/8” UNC 37,000 64 87

3 80 4 5/8” UNC 42,000 127 173

4 100 8 5/8” UNC 45,000 137 185

6 150 8 ¾” UNC 45,000 137 185

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Torque Table for Class 600 Flange

Flange Materials : ASTM  A105,  ASTM  A182  grades  F50 and F51, ASTM A350 grades LF2 and LF3, ASTM A694 grades F52 and F60

Bolting Materials : ASTM A193 grades B7 and B7M, ASTM A320 grades L7, L7M and L43.

Gasket Type : Spiral Wound and Ring Joint

Bolt Lubricant Molykote 1000 (µ = 0.11)

Bolt Stress Torque Torque

Size in Inch Size in mm No. of Bolt Bolt  Dia. Thread Type
lb/in2 lbf.ft. Nm

1/2 15 4 ½” UNC 40,000 35 48

3/4 20 4 ½” UNC 40,000 69 94

1 35 4 ½” UNC 40,000 69 94

1½ 40 4 ½” UNC 45,000 137 185

2 50 4 5/8” UNC 50,000 86 117

3 80 4 5/8” UNC 45,000 137 185

4 100 8 5/8” UNC 45,000 218 296

6 150 8 ¾” UNC 45,000 325 441

8 200 8 ¾” UNC 50,000 526 714

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12 300 12 7/8” UNC 45,000 662 897

14 350 12 1” UN8 45,000 894 1213

16 400 16 1” UN8 45,000 1175 1593

18 450 16 1 1/8” UN8 45,000 1507 2044

20 500 20 1 1/8” UN8 45,000 1507 2044

24 600 20 1 ¼” UN8 45,000 2354 3191

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Bolt Stress Torque Torque
Size in Inch Size in mm No. of Bolt Bolt  Dia. Thread Type
lb/in2 lbf.ft. Nm

1/2 15 4 ½” UNC 40,000 121 165

3/4 20 4 ½” UNC 40,000 121 165

1 35 4 ½” UNC 40,000 194 263

1½ 40 4 ½” UNC 45,000 325 441

2 50 4 5/8” UNC 40,000 194 263

3 80 4 5/8” UNC 50,000 243 329

4 100 8 5/8” UNC 45,000 474 642

6 150 8 ¾” UNC 50,000 526 714

8 200 8 ¾” UNC 45,000 894 1213

10 250 12 7/8” UNC 50,000 994 1347

12 300 12 7/8” UNC 50,000 994 1347

14 350 12 1” UN8 50,000 1306 1770

16 400 16 1” UN8 50,000 1675 2271

18 450 16 1 1/8” UN8 50,000 2615 3545

20 500 20 1 1/8” UN8 50,000 3195 4332

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Torque Table for Class 1500 Flange

Flange Materials : ASTM  A105,  ASTM  A182  grades  F50 and F51, ASTM A350 grades LF2 and LF3, ASTM A694 grades F52, F60 and F65

Bolting Materials : ASTM A193 grades B7 and B7M, ASTM A320 grades L7, L7M and L43.

Gasket Type : Spiral Wound and Ring Joint

Bolt Lubricant Molykote 1000 (µ = 0.11)

Bolt Stress Torque Torque

Size in Inch Size in mm No. of Bolt Bolt  Dia. Thread Type
lb/in2 lbf.ft. Nm

1/2 15 4 ½” UNC 40,000 121 165

3/4 20 4 ½” UNC 45,000 137 185

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14 350 12 1” UN8 45,000 4133 5603

16 400 16 1” UN8 45,000 5713 7746

18 450 16 1 1/8” UN8 45,000 7652 10375

20 500 20 1 1/8” UN8 45,000 9986 13539

24 600 20 1 ¼” UN8 45,000 15983 21670

Torque Table for Class 2500 Flange

Flange Materials : ASTM  A105,  ASTM  A182  grades  F50 and F51, ASTM A350 grades LF2 and LF3, ASTM A694 grades F52, F60 and F65

Bolting Materials : ASTM A193 grades B7 and B7M, ASTM A320 grades L7, L7M and L43.

Gasket Type : Spiral Wound and Ring Joint

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Bolt Stress Torque Torque

Size in Inch Size in mm No. of Bolt Bolt  Dia. Thread Type
lb/in2 lbf.ft. Nm

1/2 15 4 ½” UNC 45,000 137 185

3/4 20 4 ½” UNC 50,000 152 206

1 35 4 ½” UNC 50,000 243 329

1½ 40 4 ½” UNC 55,000 579 785

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2 50 4 5/8” UNC 55,000 397 538

3 80 4 5/8” UNC 55,000 809 1097

4 100 8 5/8” UNC 55,000 1436 1947

6 150 8 ¾” UNC 50,000 3195 4332

8 200 8 ¾” UNC 50,000 3195 4332

10 250 12 7/8” UNC 50,000 6348 8606

12 300 12 7/8” UNC 50,000 8502 11527

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