Bronze Flanges - ASME/ANSI 150 lb

Flange diameters, thickness, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts for
ASME/ANSI B16.15 - Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings - 150 lb Bronze flanges with
plain faces can be found in the table below:

ANSI 150 lb Bronze Flange with Plain Face

Pipe Size 1 2
1/2 3/4 1 1 1/4 2 3 3 1/2 4 5 6 8 10 12
(inches) 1/2 1/2
Diameter
3 4 7 13
of Flange 3 7/8 4 5/8 5 6 7 8 1/2 9 10 11 16 19
1/2 1/4 1/2 1/2
(inches)
Thicknes
s of 1
5/16 11/32 3/8 13/32 7/16 1/2 9/16 5/8 11/16 11/16 3/4 13/16 15/16 1
Flange 1/16
(inches)
Diameter
of Bolt 2 3 3 4 5 8 11 14
2 3/4 3 1/2 6 7 7 1/2 9 1/2 17
Circle 3/8 1/8 7/8 3/4 1/2 1/2 3/4 1/4
(inches)
Numbers
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 12
of Bolts
Diameter
of Bolts 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 7/8 7/8
(inches)

150 lb bronze flanges with plain faces have two concentric gaskets retaining grooves
between the port and the holes.
ASME/ANSI B16.15 - Cast Bronze Threaded Fittings - 300 lb bronze flanges have
plain faces with two concentric gasket retaining grooves between the port and the
holes.

ANSI 300 lb Bronze Flanges

Pipe Size 1
1/2 3/4 1 1 1/2 2 2 1/2 3 3 1/2 4 5 6 8
(inches) 1/4
Diameter of
3 5 6 12
Flange 4 5/8 4 7/8 6 1/8 7 1/2 8 1/4 9 10 11 15
3/4 1/4 1/2 1/2
(inches)
Thickness of
1 1 1 1
Flange 1/2 17/32 19/32 5/8 11/16 3/4 13/16 29/32 31/32
1/16 1/8 3/16 3/8
(inches)
Diameter of
2 3 7 9 10
Bolt Circle 3 1/4 3 1/2 4 1/2 5 5 7/8 6 5/8 7 1/4 13
5/8 7/8 7/8 1/4 5/8
(inches)
Numbers of
4 4 4 4 4 4 8 8 8 8 8 12 12
Bolts
Diameter of
Bolts 1/2 5/8 5/8 5/8 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 7/8
(inches)

Carbon and Stainless Steel Flanges -

ASME/ANSI Class 150
Class 150 Flanges - outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters
of bolts for Weld neck, Threaded, Slip-on, Lap joint, Socket weld and Blind flanges.

Carbon and stainless steel qualities according ASME B16.5 Table 1A.

Flange
Pipe Inside Bolt Hole
Pipe Size Outside Number of Bolt Circle
Diameter Diameter
(inches) Diameter Bolt Holes (inches)
(inches) (inches) 1)
(inches)
1/2 3-1/2 0.88 4 5/8 2-3/8
3/4 3-7/8 1.09 4 5/8 2-3/4
1 4-1/4 1.36 4 5/8 3-1/8
1-1/4 4-5/8 1.70 4 5/8 3-1/2
1-1/2 5 1.95 4 5/8 3-7/8
2 6 2.44 4 3/4 4-3/4
2-1/2 7 2.94 4 3/4 5-1/2
3 7-1/2 3.57 4 3/4 6
3-1/2 8-1/2 4.07 8 3/4 7
4 9 4.60 8 3/4 7-1/2
5 10 5.66 8 7/8 8-1/2
6 11 6.72 8 7/8 9-1/2
8 13-1/2 8.72 8 7/8 11-3/4
10 16 10.88 12 1 14-1/4
12 19 12.88 12 1 17
14 21 14.14 12 1-1/8 18-3/4
16 23-1/2 16.16 16 1-1/8 21-1/4
18 25 18.18 16 1-1/4 22-3/4
20 27-1/2 20.20 20 1-1/4 25
24 32 24.25 20 1-3/8 29-1/2

1)
Recommended bolts are 1/8 smaller than the nominal bolt hole diameters shown.

ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings - Class 300 Flanges -
outside and inside diameters, bolt circles, numbers and diameters of bolts for Weld
neck, Threaded, Slip-on, Lap joint, Socket weld and Blind flanges.

Carbon and stainless steel qualities according ASME B16.5 Table 1A.

Outside Inside Bolt Hole Bolt

Pipe Size Number of
Diameter Diameter Diameter Circle
(inches) Bolt Holes
(inches) (inches) (inches)1) (inches)
1/2 3-3/4 0.88 4 5/8 2-5/8
3/4 4-5/8 1.09 4 3/4 3-1/4
1 4-7/8 1.36 4 3/4 3-1/2
1-1/4 5-1/4 1.70 4 3/4 3-7/8
1-1/2 6-1/8 1.95 4 7/8 4-1/2
2 6-1/2 2.44 8 3/4 5
2-1/2 7-1/2 2.94 8 7/8 5-7/8
3 8-1/4 3.57 8 7/8 6-5/8
3-1/2 9 4.07 8 7/8 7-1/4
4 10 4.57 8 7/8 7-7/8
5 11 5.66 8 7/8 9-1/4
6 12-1/2 6.72 12 7/8 10-5/8
8 15 8.72 12 1 13
10 17-1/2 10.88 16 1-1/8 15-1/4
12 20-1/2 12.88 16 1-1/4 17-3/4
14 23 14.14 20 1-1/4 20-1/4
16 25-1/2 16.16 20 1-3/8 22-1/2
18 28 18.18 24 1-3/8 24-3/4
20 30-1/2 20.20 24 1-3/8 27
24 36 24.25 24 1-5/8 32

1)
Recommended bolts are 1/8 smaller than the nominal bolt hole diameters shown.

Carbon Steel Flanges - Pressure and

Temperature Ratings
Maximum pressure ratings for flanges conforming to ISO Standard 2229 dimensions
and material specification AST-A-105.

Gauge Pressure (kPa) 

Temperature  Flanges Classes 150 - 2500
(oC) 150 300 400 600 900 1500 2500
< 38 1900 4960 6610 9920 14900 24830 41380
50 1830 4940 6560 9850 14840 24670 41130
100 1630 4800 6400 9600 14450 24020 40060
150 1450 4680 6260 9400 14130 23500 39200
200 1260 4600 6150 9190 13850 23060 38380
250 1070 4370 5850 8780 13170 21920 36600
300 940 3960 5300 7900 11900 19810 33060
350 810 3480 4670 6930 10490 17440 29000
375 750 3210 4340 6380 9660 15800 26770
400 690 2910 3940 5820 8780 14580 24360
425 640 2550 3440 5100 7730 12820 21250
450 580 2140 2880 4270 6460 10760 17820
475 510 1680 2240 3340 5070 8420 14030
500 400 1240 1620 2460 3720 6170 10330
525 340 810 1080 1600 2410 4030 6720
538 260 550 760 1100 1650 2820 4590

Gasket Characteristics

Gaskets are used to make a fluid or gas resistant seal

between two surfaces
Choice of gasket is decided by 
  Temperature, pressure and the corrosive nature of the fluid or gas 
 Maintenance operations 
 Environment requirements (asbestos is banned in many countries) 
 Cost of the material

The table below can be used as an indication of some common gasket materials and
their limitations.

Maximum Maximum
Maximu Maximu
Maximum Temperatu Maximum Temperatu
Gasket Used for m m
Temperatu re * Temperatu re *
Material Products Pressure Pressure
re (oF) Pressure re (oC) Pressure
(psi) (bar)
(oF * psi) (oC * bar)
Synthetic water,
250 60 15 000 121 4 496
rubbers air
Vegetable
oil 250 160 40 000 121 11 1 322
fiber
Synthetic
rubbers
water,
with 250 500 125 000 121 34 4 130
air
inserted
cloth
Solid chemica
500 300 150 000 260 20 5 320
Teflon ls
Compresse
d Asbestos most 750 333 250 000 399 23 9 068
1)

high
Carbon
pressure 750 2 133 1 600 000 399 145 58 036
Steel
fluids
high
pressure
Stainless
or 1200 2 500 3 000 000 649 171 110 636
Steel
corrosiv
e fluids
Spiral
             
wound
chemica
SS/Teflon 500 500 250 000 260 34 8 866
ls
CS/Asbest
most 750 333 250 000 399 23 9 068
os 1)
SS/Asbest corrosiv
1200 208 250 000 649 14 9 220
os 1) e
SS/Cerami hot
1900 132 250 000 1038 9 9 313
c gases
1)
Note! Asbestos is not legal in many countries

Gasket dimensions for pipe flanges and flange fittings

ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings
Gasket dimensions for ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings - can be found
in the table below.

Gasket Gasket Outside Diameter (OD)

Inside (inches)
Nominal
Diameter
Pipe Size
(ID) Class 300 Class 400 Class 600 Class 900
(inch)
1/2 0.84 2.12 2.12 2.12 2.50
3/4 1.06 2.62 2.62 2.62 2.75
1 1.31 2.88 2.88 2.88 3.12
1 1/4 1.66 3.25 3.25 3.25 3.50
1 1/2 1.91 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.88
2 2.38 4.38 4.38 4.38 5.62
2 1/2 2.88 5.12 5.12 5.12 6.50
3 3.50 5.88 5.88 5.88 6.62
4 4.50 7.12 7.00 7.62 8.12
5 5.56 8.50 8.38 9.50 9.75
6 6.62 9.88 9.75 10.50 11.38
8 8.62 12.12 12.00 12.62 14.12
10 10.75 14.25 14.12 15.75 17.12
12 12.75 16.62 16.50 18.00 19.62

The ASME B16.5 - 1996 Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings standard covers pressure-
temperature ratings, materials, dimensions, tolerances, marking, testing, and methods
of designating openings for pipe flanges and flanged fittings.

The standard includes flanges with rating class designations 150, 300, 400, 600, 900,
1500, and 2500 in sizes NPS 1/2 through NPS 24, with requirements given in both
metric and U.S units. The Standard is limited to flanges and flanged fittings made
from cast or forged materials, and blind flanges and certain reducing flanges made
from cast, forged, or plate materials. Also included in this Standard are requirements
and recommendations regarding flange bolting, flange gaskets, and flange joints.