The prices for round bars have increased over 50-80% across various metals in past 12 months, due to rising raw material prices and soaring demand. A rise in price has forced stockholders to cut bulk purchases and focus on a strategy of purchasing goods which can be sold in short time. Round bars are widely [...]
What is a Flange? A steel flange (forged, cut from plate, or rolled) comes in a variety of shapes and sizes to suit different applications. A flange is usually in the shape of a round disc and is used to connect two pipes together or to connect a pipe to a pressure vessel, valve, pump, [...]
Introduction A flange leak results in loss of product and energy, sometimes with disastrous consequences. No plant operator wants leaking of toxic or hazardous material that can harm human and environment. The gasket helps to achieve a reliable seal to prevent the leak from the flange joints. A gasket is a mechanical seal which fills the space between two or [...]
Introduction A flange is an external or internal ridge, or rim (lip), for strength, as the flange of an iron beam such as an I-beam or a T-beam; or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc., or for a flange of a rail car or tram wheel. Thus flanged wheels are wheels with a flange on one side to keep [...]
