Standard of Flange in Different Field and Countries.

The type of flange for a piping application depends, mainly, on the required strength for the flanged joint. Moreover, we use flanges, alternatively to welded connections, to facilitate maintenance operations. Since we can disconnect a flanged joint quickly and conveniently.


ASNI = The American National Standards Institute
BS = British Standards
ISO = International Organization for Standardization
JPI = Japan Petroleum Institute
NF = Norme française (French Standard)
API = American Petroleum Institute
ASME = American Society of Mechanical Engineers

DIN = Deutsches Institut für Normung (German Institute for Standardization)

JIS = Japanese Industrial Standards

GB = National Standards of the People’s Republic of China
GB are mandatory standards while GB/T are recommended standards.
HG = Chemical Industry Standard of the People’s Republic of China
JB = Chinese Industry Standard


Standard of Flange in Different Field and Countries