Flange, also known as a flange dish or boss, is a component used for connecting shafts or for joining pipe ends. It is also used at equipment inlets and outlets, such as reducer flanges, for connecting two devices. A flange connection or flange joint refers to a removable connection formed by the combination of a flange, a gasket, and bolts. Pipe flanges are flanges used in piping installations, while those on equipment refer to the equipment's inlet and outlet flanges. Flanges have holes, and bolts secure them tightly. They are sealed with a gasket. Flanges come in threaded (screwed) connections,焊接 (welded) flanges, and clamp flanges. Flanges are always used in pairs; low-pressure pipelines can use threaded flanges, while those above 4 kg of pressure use焊接 flanges. Two flange disks are joined with a sealing pad and then bolted together. Flanges of different pressures have different thicknesses and require different bolts. In the case of pumps and valves, when connected to pipes, these equipment components are also shaped like corresponding flanges and are called flange connections. Any connection piece that uses bolts to connect two flat surfaces and is sealed is generally called a "flange," such as the connection of ventilation pipes. Such components can be referred to as "flange-type parts." However, this type of connection is only a part of a device, like the connection between a flange and a pump, so it's not appropriate to call the pump a "flange-type part." Smaller components like valves can be called "flange-type parts."