How to Use
Insert the pipe end into socket weld flange, until the pipe bottom touch the shoulder area, pull back 1.6mm (1/16'') distance of the inserted pipe then do fillet welding. The point is to create a expansion gap (1 fillet weld) between the flange and the pipes or fittings.
Specifications of Socket Welding Flanges:
This flange type will be welded to a pipe or fitting with a single full penetration, V weld (Buttweld).
Standards, Dimensions & Weight of SW Flanges
The Socket Welding Flange is attached to the pipe by a fillet weld around the hub of the flange