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Difference Between Alloy Steel Flanges v/s Carbon Steel Flanges

Carbon steel and alloy steel are different kinds of material grades for flanges, although both are extremely common. Alloy steel comes with a variety of elements depending upon future applications. Ca

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Advantages of Galvanization

Texas Flange offers a full range of galvanized flanges for our customers. Galvanization is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting. The most common metho

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A Quick Industry Note On Waterworks Flanges

The American Water Works Association has suspended the utilization of “hub” type flanges in their C207 and associated specifications. All flanges per AWWA specs are either “ring” type slip-on flanges

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All Emails Reviewed At Texas Flange

Texas Flange we do our best to make the flange requisition experience as seamless as possible for our customers. This includes providing commodity stock pieces by the bulk load, as well as creating cu

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A Note On Stub Ends

There are two standards to which Texas Flange offers a variety of stub ends to accompany our flanges. The MSS standard is the regular length stub end and the most commonly used in the flange industry.

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All About Ring Joint Gasket Flanges

A ring joint gasket is a specialized sealing component used in high-pressure and high-temperature applications, primarily in the oil and gas, petrochemical, and power industries. These gaskets are des

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Long Weld Neck Flanges – What You Need To Know

What is a Long Weld Neck Flange? Long Weld Neck Flanges are like weld neck flanges, except for the neck, which is extended and acts like a boring extension. Long weld neck flanges can be used in high

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Specialty Nickel Alloys & Their Uses

Texas Flange supplies a wide variety of specialty alloys in flanges and fittings for the global industries that we serve. We’ve noted a few differences in some of the more popular chrome and nickel pr

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Conflict Minerals

It is Texas Flange's policy to provide customers with ethically procured products and to engage only in responsible procurement practices. Flanges, fittings, and other items supplied to our customers

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Flatness Tolerance

Some of our customers often wonder about flatness being an issue with regards to aligning flanges properly on their equipment, or for the purposes of general aesthetics/symmetry for non-industrial app

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Studding Outlets

Studding outlet flanges are made to order items offered in a variety of configurations. The most commonly used studding outlet flange in the industry is the flat bottom type. We also offer them in a s

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Radius Back Studding Outlets

Alot of folks ask use why we offer radiused back studding outlets. If all your requirements are Flat Bottom it may seem odd to add the extra expense of radiusing the backside. The reason this is done

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AML Flange Requirements: A Quick Guide

Texas Flange frequently services customers who require industrial flanges that are manufactured by an approved manufacturer. If you are in need of flanges per an AML, you can e-mail Texas Flange the r

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