A Brief Guide For Pipe Fittings and Flanges

Pipe fitting materials play an important role in conveying the fluid or gases through the piping system. The pipe fittings and flanges play an important role in creating a piping system. 

The piping system needs to be robust having high-quality materials and products being used for longevity and safety. A piping system installed in a factory unit helps in maintaining the unit operations work smoothly and safely. 

The piping system includes several types of pipe fittings and flanges, the material and dimensions of the pipe fitting and flanges depend upon the utilization purpose of the piping system.

What Are Pipe Fittings and Flanges?

Pipe fittings and flanges are the most used method of joining after the welding. Pipe fittings attach one pipe to another either to increase the run or to change the flow direction in the piping system. 

Pipe fittings and flanges are a reliable way to connect the pipe systems with the various equipment, valve, and other components to form a piping system. 

Using flanges adds flexibility allowing easier disassembly and easy accessibility to system components. It provides easy access for cleaning, inspection, or modification. Pipe fittings are used to combine, divert or reduce the flow of materials flowing through. 

The standard flanged connection comprises three parts:

• Pipe Flanges
• Gasket
• Bolting

Materials For Flanges

Pipe flanges and fittings are manufactured using different materials and metals. Stainless steel, cast iron, aluminum, brass, bronze, plastic, and other materials are used to manufacture pipe flanges and pipe fittings. 

Generally, the material of a flange is of the same material as the pipe. 

Pipe Fittings Dimension

Pipe fittings are available in a variety of sizes to fit the pipe they will connect. There are sizing standards to follow for the pipe fittings. Pipe fittings dimensions are important and can't be taken casually. 

Most pipe fittings have openings of the same size on both ends. Some fittings are designed with different-sized openings to serve as the transition from one size pipe to another.

Why Pipe Fittings Are Essential Parts Of Pipelines?

For the following reasons pipe fittings and flanges are essential parts of pipelines:

• Helps In Changing The Flow Direction Of The Material Flowing Through The Pipes
• Can Divert The Flow In Two Separate Directions By Branching Of The Pipe
• Reduces Pipe Diameter
• The Attachment Of Auxiliary Equipment
• Easy Accessibility To System Components For Cleaning, Inspection Or Modification.

Pipe Nipples

Pipe nipples are pipe fitting with a short piece of pipe, having a male pipe thread at each end to connect with two other female threaded fittings or pipes. Pipe nipples are widely used as adapters between two connection types. 

Indusroof offers Galvanised Iron Pipe (GI pipe) nipples and Mild Steel Pipe (MS pipe) nipples, manufactured following industry-standard with different dimensions. 

GI pipe nipples and MS pipe nipples application and usage:

• Oil & Gas
• Chemical processing industries
• Petrochemical
• Pharmaceutical
• Food & beverage
• Pulp & paper
• Shipbuilding / marine
• Waste incineration
• Machine building
• Architectural
• Semiconductor etc.

While making your order for pipe nipple whether GI pipe nipple or MS pipe nipple you need to take of the following factors:

• Thickness or Schedule
• Length
• Diameter
• Material (Brass/ Aluminium/ Stainless Steel/ Copper/PVC Carbon Steel/Iron)
• Technical Specifications like Pressures, Temperatures, Safety coefficients, Conformity to the standards, Certifications, Standard, Double duty, Extra duty, Extra double duty, etc.
• End Connections (Threads/ Bevelled Ends/ Square Cut Ends/ Grooved/ Bended/ Barbed/ Seamless)

GI Pipe Nipple

GI pipe nipple is crafted keeping all the industry standards by Indusroof. It is available in different dimensions to meet the industry’s requirements. 

Indusroof offers you GI pipe nipple in A-Class, B Class, and C Class. The GI pipe nipple comes in different variants that range 100 mm, 80 mm,65 mm, 50mm, 40mm, 32 mm, 25 mm, 20mm, and 15 mm. 

 MS Pipe Nipple Seamless

Seamless nipples are made from seamless pipe and are used to connect two pneumatic fittings. 

Indusroof provides variants of MS Pipe nipple that range from 100 mm, 80 mm,65 mm, 50mm, 40mm, 32 mm, 25 mm, 20mm, and 15 mm. We provide you with an MS pipe seamless nipple with SCH 80 and SCH 40. 

Order your required MS pipe or GI pipe nipples from Indusroof, to get the high-quality product manufactured following industry standard for utmost performance and longevity of the product. Indusroof with its vast experience has served many industries and continues the legacy of excellence and flawless service to the clients.