Steel Pipe Flange Cover (Blind Flange)
Standard: HG/T 20601-2009 (PN/European System), HG/T 20622-2009, GB/T 9123
Type code: BL (Blind Flange / Flange Cover)
Alias: Blind Plate, Flange Cap, Blank Flange, Blanking Disc
The flange cover is a solid circular plate with no central bore. It is bolted to a matching pipe flange to:
Seal off the end of a pipeline
Isolate equipment during maintenance or pressure testing
Serve as a removable alternative to a welded pipe cap or head
It can be manufactured from stainless steel, carbon steel, alloy steel, duplex steel, titanium, Hastelloy, etc.
Symbol | Description |
|---|---|
DN | Nominal diameter |
D | Flange outside diameter |
K | Bolt circle diameter (pitch circle) |
L | Bolt hole diameter |
n | Number of bolt holes |
Th | Bolt thread size |
C | Flange thickness (excluding raised face) |
f | Raised face height (usually 2 mm for PN≤40) |
G | Raised face outside diameter |
DN | D | K | L | n | Th | C | RF ØG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 95 | 65 | 14 | 4 | M12 | 16 | 39 |
25 | 115 | 85 | 14 | 4 | M12 | 18 | 57 |
50 | 165 | 125 | 18 | 4 | M16 | 19 | 87 |
100 | 220 | 180 | 18 | 8 | M16 | 22 | 149 |
150 | 285 | 240 | 22 | 8 | M20 | 24 | 203 |
200 | 340 | 295 | 22 | 8 | M20 | 26 | 259 |
250 | 405 | 355 | 26 | 12 | M24 | 29 | 312 |
300 | 460 | 410 | 26 | 12 | M24 | 32 | 363 |
400 | 580 | 525 | 30 | 16 | M27 | 38 | 473 |
500 | 715 | 650 | 33 | 20 | M30 | 46 | 575 |
600 | 840 | 770 | 36 | 20 | M33 | 52 | 675 |
(Values are typical; final specs follow HG/T 20601 tables by pressure class.)
Key features:
No central hole (blind)
No neck / hub
Bolt holes drilled on pitch circle K
Optional center threaded vent hole available
Pipeline end closure
Valve / pump outlet isolation
Pressure vessel nozzle blanking
Hydrostatic / pneumatic testing
Temporary maintenance isolation in petrochemical, power, food, pharma plants
BL 150-16 RF S30408 HG/T 20601
(DN150, PN16, Raised Face, 304 stainless steel, blind flange)