
Pickling and Passivation of Stainless Steel Flanges
Machined stainless steel flanges: a bright surface is not the same as a passive one. A forged and machined stainless steel flange leaves the shop

Machined stainless steel flanges: a bright surface is not the same as a passive one. A forged and machined stainless steel flange leaves the shop

Most stainless steel flange enquiries fix the type, size, pressure class and material in a line or two of the drawing, then leave the face
Two stainless steel flanges can leave the same workshop with the same grade stamp and pressure class and still behave differently in service. The flange

Pressure class is the first field most buyers fill in on a flange enquiry, and the one most often misunderstood. On a stainless steel order,

Duplex stainless steel flanges sit between the familiar 300-series austenitics and the nickel alloys on both cost and performance. A duplex flange carries roughly twice

A socket weld flange and a lap joint flange are both economical ways to end a small-bore pipe at a bolted joint without the mass
A 4-inch pipe and a 4-inch flange share the same nominal size, but not always the same bore. Order a weld neck flange bored for
A DN 100 flange ordered as “Class 150” and a DN 100 flange ordered as “PN 16” look like the same part in a photograph.
A flange can pass a glance at the loading dock and still be the wrong part. Marking that does not match the certificate, an F316

An RTJ flange seals with metal, not with a soft gasket. Both mating flanges carry a machined ring groove, and a solid metal ring is
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