Welded Socket Forged Special Shaped Flange

The Welded Socket Forged Special Shaped Flanges are specially suitable for oil and gas platform manifolds, special interfaces of chemical reactors, complex pipelines of power plant boilers, ship propulsion systems, etc.

Why do global buyers like to purchase our products?

1. Strong material performance

The forging structure of our welded socket forged special-shaped flanges has a fatigue life that is 10 times that of the forgings. The tensile strength of forgings is at least 20% higher than that of castings in the ASTM standard.

2. Super strong sealing reliability

We use special-shaped design, and through FEA optimization, we can reduce the local stress peak by 15-25%, effectively preventing leakage caused by flange deformation.

Our leakage test shows that the leakage rate of properly installed socket welding flanges is much lower than 1x10⁻⁶ std cc/sec He. Fatigue resistance is better in a vibrating environment because socket welding provides stronger fillet welds, and the weld strength can usually reach 90-95% of the parent material strength.

At the same time, the one-piece forged flange itself is a whole, eliminating 80-100% of the internal welds compared to the multi-component welded structure, and fundamentally eliminating the leakage path.

3. Reduce installation time and maintenance costs

A welded socket forged special-shaped flange can replace a combination of multiple standard flanges plus transition pieces, elbows, reducers, etc., reducing more than 50% of the connection points, and also reducing the risk of system leakage and maintenance points.

Studies have shown that the use of prefabricated special-shaped flanges can shorten the installation time by 40-60%. Directly provide flanges that meet the special interface shape of equipment or pipelines, eliminating 90-100% of secondary cutting, forming, and welding work.

The installation process is simplified and the installation is convenient. Compared with butt welding, socket welding requires relatively lower welder skills.

Seeing this, I hope you will inquire immediately and get your customized special-shaped flange solution!