Cradle to Gate
Identity ID
db64426af1714b7484b8528d73d4e5de
Materials
Associated ID
792f461f-0f8c-439d-81cc-32cb2a957abf
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Description
Carbon steel flanges are used for connecting pipes, pipe fittings, and equipment in pipeline systems across industries such as power, petroleum refining, chemical, offshore engineering, and shipbuilding. This dataset includes primary raw materials, auxiliary materials, energy inputs, and waste outputs from the production process; however, infrastructure such as production equipment and facility construction are excluded from the system boundary. The life cycle inventory is compiled from data sourced from multiple references. The manufacturing process of carbon steel flanges includes procedures such as casting, cutting, drilling, turning, chamfering, grinding, and assembly.
Activity Description
The production activities of the product include processes such as casting, cutting, drilling, turning, chamfering, grinding, and assembly.
Process Description
Flanges typically refer to a disk-like metal component with several holes drilled around its periphery for fastening and connecting to other components. This product is a mechanical part used to connect shafts to each other or to join pipe ends. Flanges are also employed at the inlet and outlet ports of equipment for connecting two units. By using bolts, a gasket at the sealing surface can be tightened to ensure a secure, leak-proof connection. Flanges are widely used in fields such as power generation, petroleum refining, chemical processing, offshore engineering, and shipbuilding.
Time period
2021
2026
Geography
China
Macroeconomic value
Business-as-Usual
Data validation
Yes
Technology
Current Technology