Month: November 2015

According to ASME B16.5 and ASME B16.25, welding neck flanges can be furnished with two types of welding ends which are illustrated in below figures:

Dimension A denotes nominal outside diameter of the pipe while B denotes nominal inside diameter of the pipe. The t and X respectively represent nominal wall thickness and the diameter of hub of the weld neck flange.

When the thickness of the hub at the bevel is greater than that of the pipe to which the welding neck flange is joined and the additional thickness is provided on the outside diameter, a taper weld having a slope not exceeding 1 to 3 maybe used, or alternatively, the greater outside diameter may be tapered at the same maximum slope or less, from a point on the welding bevel equal to the outside diameter of the mating pipe. Similarly, when the greater thickness is provided on the inside of the flange, it shall be taper-bored from the welding end at a slope not exceeding 1/3. When ASME B16.5 flanges are intended for services with light wall, higher strength pipe, the thickness of the hub at the bevel may be greater than that of the pipe to which the flange is joined. Under these conditions, a single taper hub may be provided. The additional thickness may be provided on either inside or outside or partially on each side, but the total additional thickness shall not exceed 1.5 times the nominal wall thickness of intended mating pipe.

Besides, the hub transition from the A diameter to the X diameter shall fall within the maximum and minimum envelope outlined by the 1:3 max slope and solid line. The 6-mm length is the minimum dimension applies only to the solid line configuration.

ASTM A182 F5 flanges are forged flanges manufactured from a chromium-molybdenum low alloy steel know as 5Cr-0.5Mo with a UNS designation of K41545. They are widely utilized in pressure high-temperature services such as oil refineries, chemical and petrochemical industries, power plant piping, heat exchangers, and various pressure vessels.

Chemical composition of ASTM A182 Gr. F5

C	Mn	P	S	Si	Ni	Cr	Mo
0.15 max	0.30~0.60	0.030 max	0.030 max	0.50 max	0.50 max	4.0~6.0	0.44~0.65

The chromium (Cr) added in F5 not only increases resistance to abrasion and corrosion but also improves resistance to high-temperature hydrogen attack and graphitization. The molybdenum (Mo) content is acting as a grain refiner which enhances creep resistance and high-temperature strength. It also improves resistance to pitting corrosion in many environments. The creep strength of chromium-molybdenum low alloy is derived mainly from two sources: solid-solution strengthening of the matrix ferrite by  carbon, molybdenum and chromium as well as precipitation hardening by carbides. As a result, the creep strength (for 1% elongation in 10⁵ hours) of A182 Grade F5 may reach approx. 170 MPa at 450 °C.

Mechanical requirements and heat treatment.

Tensile Strength, min, ksi [MPa]	Yield Strength, min, kis [MPa]	Elongation, min, %	Reduction of Area, min, %	Brinell Hardness, HBW
70 [485]	40 [275]	20	35	143~217

According to ASME B16.5, pipe flanges manufactured from A812 Gr. F5 material shall be normalized and tempered at a temperature higher than 955 °C (1750 °F). The material is permissible but not recommended for prolonged use above 590 °C.

Pressure-Temperature ratings for ASTM A182 F5 flanges.

Temp. °C	Class 150	Class 300	Class 400	Class 600	Class 900	Class 1500	Class 2500
-29~38	19.8	51.7	68.9	103.4	155.1	258.6	430.9
50	19.5	51.5	68.7	103.0	154.5	257.5	429.2
100	17.7	50.4	67.3	100.9	151.3	252.2	420.4
150	15.8	48.2	64.2	96.4	144.5	240.9	401.5
200	13.8	46.3	61.7	92.5	138.8	231.3	385.6
250	12.1	44.8	59.8	89.6	134.5	224.1	373.5
300	10.2	42.9	57.0	85.7	128.6	214.4	357.1
325	9.3	41.4	55.0	82.6	124.0	206.6	344.3
350	8.4	40.3	53.6	80.4	120.7	201.1	335.3
375	7.4	38.9	51.6	77.6	116.5	194.1	323.2
400	6.5	36.5	48.9	73.3	109.8	183.1	304.9
425	5.5	35.2	46.5	70.0	105.1	175.1	291.6
450	4.6	33.7	45.1	67.7	101.4	169.0	281.8
475	3.7	27.9	37.1	55.7	83.6	139.3	232.1
500	2.8	21.4	28.5	42.8	64.1	106.9	178.2
538	1.4	13.7	18.3	27.4	41.1	68.6	114.3
550	-	12.0	16.1	24.1	36.1	60.2	100.4
575	-	8.8	11.7	17.6	26.4	44.0	73.4
600	-	6.1	8.1	12.1	18.2	30.3	50.4
625	-	4.0	5.3	8.0	12.0	20.0	33.3
650	-	2.4	3.2	4.7	7.1	11.8	19.7

Various types of flange facing.

According to ASME B16.5, there are several types of end flange facing which shall be calculated and selected carefully to ensure a leak-free seal.

Figures A and B show the most common flange facing of raised face. 2 mm raised face is regularly furnished on Class 150 and Class 300 while 7 mm raised face is furnished on Class 400, Class 600, Class 900, Class 1500 and Class 2500. Figures C, D, E, F, G, H respectively illustrate the facing type of large or small male face, large or small female face, small male face(on end of pipe), small female face(on end of pipe), large or small tongue face, and large or small groove face. Figure I is the typical drawing of ring joint face which is also a prevalent flange connection requiring a metallic ring either in oval or octagonal shape. In the case of flanges having raised face, tongue, or male face, the minimum flange thickness t_f, shall be provided, and then the raised face, tongue or male face shall be added thereto. For flanges that have a ring joint, groove, or female face, the minimum flange thickness t_f shall first be provided and then sufficient thickness added thereto so that the bottom of the ring joint groove, or the contact face of the groove or female face, is in the same plane as the flange edge of a full thickness flange.

Flat faces are usually used in cast iron flanges such as AWWA flanges in water supply service. However, lapped joint flanges shall be furnished with flat face (FF) as illustrated in figure G and K. The stub ends can be provided with raised face or ring joint face in similar function.

Surface finishes of flange facing.

The raised face or flat face shall be furnished with a serrated concentric or serrated spiral finish having a resultant surface roughness from 3.2μm to 6.3μm. The cutting tool employed should have an approximate 1.5 mm or larger radius, and there should be from 1.8 grooves/ mm through 2.2 grooves/ mm. The side wall surface roughness of the ring-joint gasket groove shall not exceed 1.6μm. For groove, tongue and small male and female, the gasket contact surface finish shall not exceed 3.2μm roughness.

1. General Introduction

Incoloy 800 flanges (pipe flanges) refer to forged flanges manufactured to ASTM B564 according to the dimensional standards of ASME B16.5. Incoloy 800, also known as Alloy 800 or UNS N08800, is an iron-nickel-chromium alloy with good creep & stress-rupture strength and excellent resistance to oxidation, sulfurization and carburization in high-temperature services. It also resists corrosion by many aqueous environments. The forged Incoloy 800 flanges can be used in applications with temperatures up to 816°C while maintaining a stable, austenitic structure during prolonged exposure to high temperatures. The material is widely utilized in processing piping, heat exchangers, heating element sheathing, petrochemical pipeline(especially for heavy oil) and nuclear power plant, etc.

2. Pressure-Temperature ratings for Incoloy 800 flanges

Temp. °C	Class 150	Class 300	Class 400	Class 600	Class 900	Class 1500	Class 2500
-29~38	19.0	49.6	66.2	99.3	148.9	248.2	413.7
50	18.7	48.8	65.1	97.6	146.4	244.0	406.7
100	17.5	45.6	60.8	91.2	136.9	228.1	380.1
150	15.8	44.0	58.7	88.0	132.0	219.9	366.6
200	13.8	42.8	57.1	85.6	128.4	214.0	356.7
250	12.1	41.7	55.7	83.5	125.2	208.7	347.9
300	10.2	40.8	54.4	81.6	122.5	204.1	340.2
325	9.3	40.3	53.8	80.6	120.9	201.6	336.0
350	8.4	39.8	53.0	79.5	119.3	198.8	331.3
375	7.4	38.9	51.6	77.6	116.5	194.1	323.2
400	6.5	36.5	48.9	73.3	109.8	183.1	304.9
425	5.5	35.2	46.5	70.0	105.1	175.1	291.6
450	4.6	33.7	45.1	67.7	101.4	169.0	281.8
475	3.7	31.7	42.3	63.4	95.1	158.2	263.9
500	2.8	28.2	37.6	56.5	84.7	140.9	235.0
538	1.4	25.2	33.4	50.0	75.2	125.5	208.9
550	-	25.0	33.3	49.8	74.8	124.9	208.0
575	-	24.0	31.9	47.9	71.8	119.7	199.5
600	-	21.6	28.6	42.9	64.2	107.0	178.5
625	-	18.3	24.3	36.6	54.9	91.2	152.0
650	-	14.1	18.9	28.1	42.5	70.7	117.7
675	-	10.3	13.7	20.5	30.8	51.3	85.6
700	-	5.6	7.4	11.1	16.7	27.8	46.3
725	-	4.0	5.4	8.1	12.1	20.1	33.6
750	-	3.0	4.0	6.1	9.1	15.1	25.2
775	-	2.5	3.3	4.9	7.4	12.4	20.6
800	-	2.2	2.9	4.3	6.5	10.8	18.0
816	-	1.9	2.5	3.8	5.7	9.5	15.8

*All the forged Alloy 800 flanges shall be annealed.

3. Chemical composition requirements for Incoloy 800 (UNS N08800).

Chemical Composition of Incoloy 800

Element	Content, %
Nickel (Ni)	30.0~35.0
Copper (Cu)	0.75 max
Iron (Fe)	39.5 min
Manganese (Mn)	1.5 max
Carbon (C)	0.10 max
Silicon (Si)	1.0 max
Sulfur (S)	0.015 max
Chromium (Cr)	19.0~23.0
Aluminum (Al)	0.15~0.60
Titanium (Ti)	0.15~0.60

*Chromium additions improve sulfidation resistance while aluminum and titanium allow strengthening through precipitation hardening (age hardening). Nickel content not only improves the fatigue strength and high-temperature performance(especially in reducing environments) but also inherently resists to reducing corrosion, both acid and alkali. Thus, Incoloy 800 has better resistance to reducing corrosion than common austenitic stainless steels.

4. Mechanical requirements for Incoloy 800 forgings.

Mechanical Properties of Incoloy 800

Tensile Strength, min ksi (MPa)	Yield Strength, min ksi (MPa)	Elongation min. %
75 (517)	30 (207)	30

*The forgings shall take ultrasonic test or liquid penetration inspection. Liquid penetration inspection is not applicable to forgings with hot finished surface.

What are ASME B16.5 flanges

ASME B16.5 is the standard specification for pipe flanges and flanged fittings from NPS 1/2 (1/2″) through NPS 24 (24″) covering materials, pressure-temperature ratings, dimensions, tolerances, marking & packaging, and testing methods. ASME B16.5 flanges are designated into seven pressure ratings including Class 150, 300, 400, 600, 900 and 1500 in sizes NPS 1/2 (1/2″) through NPS 24 (24″) and Class 2500 in sizes NPS 1/2 (1/2″) through NPS (12″). The pipe flanges can also be categorized according to its type as: welding neck (WN), slip on (SO), socket welding (SW), threaded (TH), blind (BL), long weld neck (LWN), and lapped joint (LJ). NPS, followed by a dimensionless number, is the designation for nominal flange size. It is related to the reference nominal diameter, DN, which is used in international standards. Their relationship is shown in following table: 

The Relationship between NPS and DN

NPS	DN
1/2	15
3/4	20
1	25
1-1/4	32
1-1/2	40
2	50
2-1/2	65
3	80
3-1/2	90
4	100
5	125
6	150
8	200
10	250
12	300
14	350
16	400
18	450
20	500
24	600

Material selection for ASME B16.5 flanges

The pipe flanges can be made from either cast or forged materials. Especially, plate material are only allowed for some certain unhubbed flanges such as blind, slip on plate or reducing plate flanges due to the consideration of plate-lamination flaws. HBMetals manufactures pipe flanges from a comprehensive range of materials covering carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel and special alloys:

(1) Carbon Steel: ASTM A105(N), ASTM A515, ASTM A516, ASTM A694, ASTM A350;
(2) Alloy Steel: ASTM A182 F1, F2, F5, F5a, F9, F91, F92, F11, F12, F21, F22;
(3) Stainless Steel: ASTM A182 F304(L), F316(L), F317(L), F321, F347, F348,
                                                    F51, F44, F904L, 254SMO;
(4) Special Alloys: Inconel 600, Inconel 625, Inconel 601, Inconel 718;
                              Hastelloy B, C-276, C-22; Incoloy 800 / 825;
                              Monel K-500, Monel 400, Monel 401, Monel 404;
                              Titanium; Aluminium, Cobalt, Niobium.

1. ASTM A105 forged carbon steel flanges.

ASTM A105 is the standard specification for carbon steel forgings for piping applications including flanges, fittings and valve parts, etc. According to ASME B16.5(Pipe Flange), this material is categorized into Group 1.1 which has the same pressure-temperature ratings as ASTM A216 Grade WCB, A515 Grade 70, A350 Grade LF2, A516 Grade 70, A350 Grade LF6 Class 1, A537 Class 1 and A350 Grade LF3. ASTM A105 flanges refer to forged carbon steel flanges for ambient and high temperature service in pressure systems.They can be manufactured to dimensional standards of ASME B16.5, ASME B16.47, MSS SP 44, API 605, BS 4504, EN1092-1 and L-005, etc. HBMetals keeps a large amount of flanges available in stock covering flange types of welding neck, slip on, socket welding, threaded, blind, slip on plate, long weld neck, orifice and lap joint, etc.

2. Chemical composition, mechanical properties and pressure-temperature ratings for ASTM A105 flanges.

Chemical Composition Requirements of ASTM A105

Element	Composition,%
Carbon (C)	0.35max
Manganese (Mn)	0.60–1.05
Phosphorus (P)	0.035max
Sulfur (S)	0.040max
Silicon (Si)	0.10–0.35
Copper (Cu)	0.40max
Nickel (Ni)	0.40max
Chromium (Cr)	0.30max
Molybdenum (Mo)	0.12max
Vanadium (V)	0.08max

*The sum of copper, nickel, chromium, molybdenum and vanadium shall not exceed 1.00% while the sum of chromium and molybdenum shall not exceed 0.32%. The carbon equivalent CE = C + Mn/6 + (Cr + Mo + V)/5 + (Ni + Cu)/15 shall be no larger than 0.47 based on heat analysis.

Mechanical Properties of ASTM A105

Mechanical Properties	Requirements
Tensile strength,min,psi [MPa]	70000 [485]
Yield strength,min,psi [MPa]	36000 [250]
Elongation, min, %	30
Reductionofarea,min,%	30
Hardness,HB,max	187

*Unless otherwise specified by the customer, heat treatment is not a mandatory requirement for 150LB and 300LB A105 flanges. However, flanges above Class 300 (Class 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500) or custom-design special flanges shall be furnished with one of the following heat treatment: 1) annealing, 2) normalizing, 3) normalizing and tempering, 4) quenching and tempering.

Pressure-Temperature Ratings for ASTM A105 flanges

Temp. °C	Working Pressure by Classes, bar
	150	300	400	600	900	1500	2500
-29 ~ 38	19.6	51.1	68.1	102.1	153.2	255.3	425.5
50	19.2	50.1	66.8	100.2	150.4	250.6	417.7
100	17.7	46.6	62.1	93.2	139.8	233.0	388.3
150	15.8	45.1	60.1	90.2	135.2	225.4	375.6
200	13.8	43.8	58.4	87.6	131.4	219.0	365.0
250	12.1	41.9	55.9	83.9	125.8	209.7	349.5
300	10.2	39.8	53.1	79.6	119.5	199.1	331.8
325	9.3	38.7	51.6	77.4	116.1	193.6	322.6
350	8.4	37.6	50.1	75.1	112.7	187.8	313.0
375	7.4	36.4	48.5	72.7	109.1	181.8	303.1
400	6.5	34.7	46.3	69.4	104.2	173.6	289.3
425	5.5	28.8	38.4	57.5	86.3	143.8	239.7
450	4.6	23.0	30.7	46.0	69.0	115.0	191.7
475	3.7	17.4	23.2	34.9	52.3	87.2	145.3
500	2.8	11.8	15.7	23.5	35.3	58.8	97.9
538	1.4	5.9	7.9	11.8	17.7	29.5	49.2

*ASTM A105 flanges are not recommended for prolonged use above 425°C since upon prolonged exposure to temperature above 425°C, the carbide phase of steel may be converted to graphite causing brittleness problems.

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Inconel 600 flanges are forged flanges made from Inconel 600 forgings in accordance with ASTM B564. Inconel 600 is a nickel-chromium-iron alloy which has a nominal designation 72Ni-15Cr-8Fe as well as UNS N06600. These flanges(also called “Alloy 600 flanges”) are widely used in oil & gas projects and chemical processing industry due to its excellent resistance to oxidation at high temperatures and resistance to cracking corrosion and caustic corrosion. ASME B16.5 stipulates the pressure-temperature ratings for Inconel 600 flanges which should be furnished in the heat-treatment condition of anneal.

Temp., °C	Inconel 600 Flanges Working Pressures by Classes, bar
	150	300	400	600	900	1500	2500
-29 ~ 38	20.0	51.7	68.9	103.4	155.1	258.6	430.9
50	19.5	51.7	68.9	103.4	155.1	258.6	430.9
100	17.7	51.5	68.7	103.0	154.6	257.6	429.4
150	15.8	50.3	66.8	100.3	150.6	250.8	418.2
200	13.8	48.6	64.8	97.2	145.8	243.4	405.4
250	12.1	46.30	61.7	92.7	139.0	231.8	386.2
300	10.2	42.9	57.0	85.7	128.6	214.4	357.1
325	9.3	41.4	55.0	82.6	124.0	206.6	344.3
350	8.4	40.3	53.6	80.4	120.7	201.1	335.3
375	7.4	38.9	51.6	77.6	116.5	194.1	323.2
400	6.5	36.5	48.9	73.3	109.8	183.1	304.9
425	5.5	35.2	46.5	70.0	105.1	175.1	291.6
450	4.6	33.7	45.1	67.7	101.4	169.0	281.8
475	3.7	31.7	42.3	63.4	95.1	158.2	263.9
500	2.8	28.2	37.6	56.5	84.7	140.9	235.0
538	1.4	16.5	22.1	33.1	49.6	82.7	137.9
550	-	13.9	18.6	27.9	41.8	69.7	116.2
575	-	9.4	12.6	18.9	28.3	47.2	78.6
600	-	6.6	8.9	13.3	19.9	33.2	55.3
625	-	5.1	6.8	10.3	15.4	25.7	42.8
650	-	4.7	6.3	9.5	14.2	23.6	39.4