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Flange sizes may be measured by the amount of bolts and clamps, bolt size, bolt hole, bolt circle, outer diameter or OD as well as the maximum ID or inside diameter.Say, an NW 16 CF/ mini flange has 6 bolts (no need for clamps) along with a has bolt size of 832 by ¾.This flange has an ID of .630, 1.33 of OD, bolt circle is 1.063 and a bolt hole of .169.You can find a lot of flange dimensions available on the internet for sources.Flanges can be used for piping and nozzles systems.Flanges are internal or external rim (for strength) and guide (for train wheel).Flanges have many uses and that’s the reason why its sizes require to be standardized.

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