How To Weld A Pipe To A Flange. Pipe to flange welding machine. On a socket weld its 116 and can be established with a special spring.
Socket welded flanges shall be specified with connection pipe thickness to ensure proper bore dimensions. The counter bore allows the pipe to fit into the socketcounter bore. Generally it is used in small bore piping and only suitable for low pressure and temperature application.
Set in the pipe enough from the face so you dont melt the edge of the gasket face max of.
The connection with the pipe is done with 2 fillet welds as well at the outside as also at the inside of the flange. Socket-Weld Flanges has a female socket in which the pipe is fitted. For welding Neck and Lap Joint Stub and Flange applications an initial root gap spacing between pipe and flange should be 116 to 18. Generally it is used in small bore piping and only suitable for low pressure and temperature application.