ASTM A694 F56 Flanges | ASME B16.5 | MSS SP-44

PM Industries manufactures, supplies, and stocks ASTM A694 F56 flanges, high-strength carbon steel flanges built for high-pressure transmission where durability, toughness, and a dependable seal all matter. They are used in pipelines, oil and gas systems, refineries, petrochemical plants, and other industrial work that needs strong forged connections for severe service. ASTM A694 covers carbon and alloy steel forgings for pipe flanges, fittings, valves, and related parts, and Grade F56 is the pick when the line calls for higher yield strength.

Getting the material, machining, and installation right keeps the line running safely and efficiently, which matters most on critical transmission lines and process equipment. The correct gasket and proper bolt tightening hold the seal and cut maintenance. The mix of strength, reliability, and high-pressure capability is why ASTM A694 F56 flanges are a common pick in industries where safety and performance cannot slip. As a manufacturer, supplier, and stockist, PM Industries ships standard and custom F56 flanges against fast quotes.

Specification ASTM A694 F56 Flanges

Standards	ANSI/ASME B16.5, B16.48, ANSI Flanges, GOST Flanges, DIN Flanges, EN-1092, B16.47 Series A & B, ASME Flanges, EN Flanges, AWWA Flanges, BS Flanges.
JIS Standard	5K, 10 K, 16 K 20 K, 30 K, 40 K, 63 K
DIN FLANGES	DIN 2527, 2627, 2631, 2656, 2576, 2673, 2629, 2628, 2566, 2641, 2637, 2655, 2634, 2636, 2632, 2633, 2638, 2642, 2573, 2635.
Pressure Rating	Class 150 LBS, 300 LBS, 600 LBS, 900 LBS, 1500 LBS, 2500 LBS
Types	Threaded, Plate, Screwed, Forged.
Supporting material	Gasket, Ring Joint, Flange Bolts
Size range	1/2" (15 NB) to 48" (1200NB) DN10~DN5000
Production technique	Forged, machined and Heat treated
Available Flange Type	Weld Neck Flanges, RTJ Flanges, Slip On Flanges, Spectacle Blind Flanges, Flanges Gaskets, Square Flanges, Standard Insert Flanges, High Hub Blinds Flanges, Flat Flanges, forged flanges, Weldo / Nipo Flanges, Jacket Insert Flanges, Tongue groove Flanges, Blind Flanges, Socket Weld Flanges, Large diameter Flanges, Long Weld Neck Flanges, Spacer Blinds, SWRF Flanges, SORF Flanges, Angle Face Rings Flanges, Spades Ring Spacers Flanges, WNRF Flanges, Screwed Flanges, Insert Flanges, flanges bolts, cf flange, Lap Joint Flanges, ASME B16.36 Orifice Flanges, Plate Flange, Expander Flanges, Ring Type Joint Flanges, Loose Flanges, Reducing Flanges, puddle flange, Threaded Flanges, blank flange, vacuum flange.
Connect Type/ Flange Face Type	Ring Type Joint (RTJ), Flat Face (FF), Tongue & Groove, Small Male-Female (SMF), Lap-Joint Face (LJF), Raised Face (RF), Large Male-Female (LMF), Small Tongue.
Custom design	As per your drawing
Test	Direct-reading Spectrograph, X-ray detector, UItrasonic flaw detector, Magnetic particle detector, Hydrostatic testing machine.
Origin	Indian / USA / Korean / West Europe / Japan
Pressure Class	PN 6 TO PN 100
Thickness	Normal Pipe Size ≤ 18
Bore Diameter	Normal Pipe ≤ 10
High Temperature	Above 200°C (400°F) For Class 150 Or Above 400°C (750°F)
Low Temperature	Above -29 Degree C (−20°F)
Coating/Surface Treatment:	Zinc Plated, Anti-rust Paint, Oil Black Paint, Yellow Transparent, Cold and Hot Dip Galvanized.
European/African/Russian Standard Flanges	Available
Gaskets Types	Full Face, Metallic Ring, Flat Ring Gasket
Marking Standard	Name of Manufacturer
	Schedule
	Type of Flange Facing
	Pressure Class
	Nominal Pipe Size, etc
Test Certificates	EN 10204/3.1B, NACE MR0103, NACE MR0175
	Raw Materials Certificate
	100% Radiography Test Report
	Third Party Inspection Report, etc

Flange Type Available

Physical Properties

ASTM A694 Grade	Yield Strength minimum		Tensile Strength minimum		Elongation minimum
	MPa	ksi	MPa	ksi	%
ASTM A694 F56 Flanges	360	52	455	66	20

Mechanical Properties

Element	Tensile Strength	Yield Strength (0.2%Offset)	Elongation
ASTM A694 F56 Flanges	415	315	20 %

F56 Stud Bolt Size Chart

	Class 150 Flanges				Class 300 Flanges				Class 600 Flanges
NPS	# Bolts And Studs	Diameter of Bolts And Studs	Stud Length		# Bolts And Studs	Diameter of Bolts And Studs	Stud Length		# Bolts And Studs	Diameter of Bolts And Studs	Stud Length
			1/16 RF	RTJ			1/16 RF	RTJ			1/4 RF	RTJ
1/2	4	0.50	2-1/4	–	4	0.50	2-1/2	3	4	0.50	3	3
3/4	4	0.50	2-1/2	–	4	0.63	3	3-1/2	4	0.63	3-1/2	3-1/2
1	4	0.50	2-1/2	3	4	0.63	3	3-1/2	4	0.63	3-1/2	3-1/2
1-1/4	4	0.50	2-3/4	3-1/4	4	0.63	3-1/4	3-3/4	4	0.63	3-3/4	3-3/4
1-1/2	4	0.50	2-3/4	3-1/4	4	0.75	3-1/2	4	4	0.75	4-1/4	4-1/4
2	4	0.63	3-1/4	3-3/4	8	0.63	3-1/2	4	8	0.63	4-1/4	4-1/4
2-1/2	4	0.63	3-1/2	4	8	0.75	4	4-1/2	8	0.75	4-3/4	4-3/4
3	4	0.63	3-1/2	4	8	0.75	4-1/4	4-3/4	8	0.75	5	5
3-1/2	8	0.63	3-1/2	4	8	0.75	4-1/4	5	8	0.88	5-1/2	5-1/2
4	8	0.63	3-1/2	4	8	0.75	4-1/2	5	8	0.88	5-3/4	5-3/4
5	8	0.75	3-3/4	4-1/4	8	0.75	4-3/4	5-1/4	8	1.00	6-1/2	6-1/2
6	8	0.75	4	4-1/2	12	0.75	4-3/4	5-1/2	12	1.00	6-3/4	6-3/4
8	8	0.75	4-1/4	4-3/4	12	0.88	5-1/2	6	12	1.13	7-1/2	7-3/4
10	12	0.88	4-1/2	5	16	1.00	6-1/4	6-3/4	16	1.25	8-1/2	8-1/2
12	12	0.88	4-3/4	5-1/4	16	1.13	6-3/4	7-1/4	20	1.25	8-3/4	8-3/4
14	12	1.00	5-1/4	5-3/4	20	1.13	7	7-1/2	20	1.38	9-1/4	9-1/4
16	16	1.00	5-1/4	5-3/4	20	1.25	7-1/2	8	20	1.50	10	10
18	16	1.13	5-3/4	6-1/4	24	1.25	7-3/4	8-1/4	20	1.63	10-3/4	10-3/4
20	20	1.13	6-1/4	6-3/4	24	1.25	8	8-3/4	24	1.63	11-1/4	11-1/2
24	20	1.25	6-3/4	7-1/4	24	1.50	9	10	24	1.88	13	13-1/4

F56 Flanges Thickness Chart

ASTM A694 F56 Flanges Wall Thickness
NPS (Normal Pipe Sizes)	Outside Daimeter (O.D.)	Schedule 10	Schedule 20	Schedule 30	STD Wall	Schedule 40	Schedule 60	EXT Hvy	Schedule 80	Schedule 100	Schedule 120	Schedule 140	Schedule 160	XX Hvy
½	0.84	0.083	...	...	0.109	0.109	...	0.147	0.147	...	...	...	0.188	0.294
¾	1.05	0.083	...	...	0.113	0.113	...	0.154	0.154	...	...	...	0.219	0.308
1	1.315	0.109	...	...	0.133	0.133	...	0.179	0.179	...	...	...	0.25	0.358
1 ¼	1.66	0.109	...	...	0.14	0.14	...	0.191	0.191	...	...	...	0.25	0.382
1 ½	1.9	0.109	...	...	0.145	0.145	...	0.2	0.2	...	...	...	0.281	0.4
2	2.375	0.109	...	...	0.154	0.154	...	0.218	0.218	...	...	...	0.344	0.436
2 ½	2.875	0.12	...	...	0.203	0.203	...	0.276	0.276	...	...	...	0.375	0.552
3	3.5	0.12	...	...	0.216	0.216	...	0.3	0.3	...	...	...	0.438	0.6
3 ½	4	0.12	...	...	0.226	0.226	...	0.318	0.318	...	...	...	...	0.636
4	4.5	0.12	...	...	0.237	0.237	...	0.337	0.337	...	0.438	...	0.531	0.674
5	5.563	0.134	...	...	0.258	0.258	...	0.375	0.375	...	0.5	...	0.625	0.75
6	6.625	0.134	...	...	0.28	0.28	...	0.432	0.432	...	0.562	...	0.719	0.864
8	8.625	0.148	0.25	0.277	0.322	0.322	0.406	0.5	0.5	0.594	0.719	0.812	0.906	0.875
10	10.75	0.165	0.25	0.307	0.365	0.365	0.5	0.5	0.594	0.719	0.844	1	1.125	1
12	12.75	0.18	0.25	0.33	0.375	0.406	0.562	0.5	0.688	0.844	1	1.125	1.312	1
14	14	0.25	0.312	0.375	0.375	0.438	0.594	0.5	0.75	0.938	1.094	1.25	1.406	...
16	16	0.25	0.312	0.375	0.375	0.5	0.656	0.5	0.844	1.031	1.219	1.438	1.594	...
18	18	0.25	0.312	0.438	0.375	0.562	0.75	0.5	0.938	1.156	1.375	1.562	1.781	...
20	20	0.25	0.375	0.5	0.375	0.594	0.812	0.5	1.031	1.281	1.5	1.75	1.969	...
22	22	0.25	...	...	0.375	...	...	0.5	...	...	....	....	....	....
24	24	0.25	0.375	0.562	0.375	0.688	0.969	0.5	1.219	1.531	1.812	2.062	2.344	....
26	26	....	....	....	0.375	....	....	0.5	....	....	....	....	....	....
30	30	0.312	0.5	0.625	0.375	....	....	0.5	....	....	....	....	....	....
36	36	0.312	0.5	0.625	0.375	0.75	....	0.5	....	....	....	....	....	....
40	40	....	....	....	0.375	....	....	0.5	....	....	....	....	....	....
42	42	……..	……..	……..	0.375	……..	……..	0.5	……..	……..	……..	……..	……..	……..
48	48	……..	……..	……..	0.375	……..	……..	0.5	……..	……..	……..	……..	……..	……..

Pressure Class/ Rating

ASME/ANSI B 16.5	Lap Joint Flange, Ring Type Joint Flange, Threaded Flange, Blind Flange, High Hub Blind Flange, Socket Weld Flange, Slip on Flange, Welding Neck Flange.
PRESSURE CLASS	150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500
ASME/ANSI B 16.47	Blind Flange [Series A & B], Welding Neck Flange.
PRESSURE CLASS	75, 150, 300, 400, 600, 900
ASME/ANSI B 16.36	Slip on Flange, Threaded Flange, Welding Neck Flange.
PRESSURE CLASS	300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500
BS 4504 SEC 3.1	Plate Flange, Welding Neck Flange, Hubbed Slip on Flange, Lapped Pipe End Flange, Loose Plate With Weld Neck Flange, Hubbed Threaded Flange, Blank Flange, Loose Plate Flange.
PRESSURE CLASS	PN 2.5 TO PN 40
BS 4504[PART 1]	Blank Flange, Loose Plate With Weld On Plate Collar, Welding Neck Flange, Plate Flange, Hubbed Slip-On Hubbed Threaded.
PRESSURE CLASS	PN 2.5 TO PN 400
BS 1560 BOSS	Blind Flange, Screwed Boss Flange, Welding Neck Flange,Slip-On Flange, Lapped Flange, Socket Welding Flange.
PRESSURE CLASS	150, 300, 400, 600, 900, 1500, 2500
BS10	Screwed Boss Flange, Plate Slip-On Flange, Slip-On Boss Flange, Blind Flange, Welding Neck Flange.
TABLE	D, E, F, H
DIN FLANGES	DIN 2527, 2632, 2635, 2673, 2566, 2655, 2631, 2627, 2634, 2576, 2636, 2629, 2633, 2573, 2656, 2638, 2637, 2642, 2641, 2628
PRESSURE CLASS	PN 6 TO PN 100

Carbon Steel F56 Flanges Weight

Nominal Pipe Sizes (NPS)	Slip On (SORF)	Threaded (NPT)	Socket Weld (SWRF)	Lap Joint (Loose)	Blind (BLRF)	Weld Neck (WRNR)
½	1	1	2	1	2	2
¾	2	2	2	2	2	2
1	2	2	2	2	2	3
1¼	3	3	3	3	3	3
1½	3	3	3	3	4	4
2	5	5	5	5	5	6
2½	8	8	8	8	7	10
3	9	9	9	9	9	11.5
3½	11	12	11	11	13	12
4	13	13	13	13	17	16.5
5	15	15	15	15	20	21
6	19	19	19	19	27	26
8	30	30	30	30	47	42
10	43	43	43	43	70	54
12	64	64	64	64	123	88
14	90	90	90	105	140	114
16	106	98	98	140	180	140
18	130	130	130	160	220	165
20	165	165	165	195	285	197
22	185	185	185	245	355	225
24	220	220	220	275	430	268

F56 Flanges Pressure Rating Table

ASTM A694 F56 Flanges	Pressure Rating Chart
Temperature °F	150#	300#	400#	600#	900#	1500#	2500#
-20 to 100	275	720	960	1440	2160	3600	6000
200	230	600	800	1200	1800	3000	5000
300	205	540	720	1080	1620	2700	4500
400	190	495	660	995	1490	2485	4140
500	170	465	620	930	1395	2330	3880
600	140	435	580	875	1310	2185	3640
650	125	430	575	860	1290	2150	3580
700	110	425	565	850	1275	2125	3540
750	95	415	555	830	1245	2075	3460
800	80	405	540	805	1210	2015	3360
850	65	395	530	790	1190	1980	3300
900	50	390	520	780	1165	1945	3240
950	35	380	510	765	1145	1910	3180
1000	20	320	430	640	965	1605	2675
1050	20	310	410	615	925	1545	2570
1100	20	255	345	515	770	1285	2145
1150	20	200	265	400	595	995	1655
1200	20	155	205	310	465	770	1285
1250	20	115	150	225	340	565	945
1300	20	85	115	170	255	430	715
1350	20	60	80	125	185	310	515
1400	20	50	65	95	145	240	400
1450	15	35	45	70	105	170	285
1500	10	25	35	55	80	135	230

Frequently Asked Questions

A common first question is what F56 means. The number reflects the minimum yield strength, so F56 carries a minimum yield of 56,000 psi (about 385 MPa) and a minimum tensile strength of 71,000 psi (490 MPa). ASTM A694 also covers neighboring grades such as F52, F60, and F65.

Buyers also ask about corrosion. F56 is a high-yield carbon and low-alloy steel chosen for strength, not for built-in corrosion resistance, so it is normally used with coatings, internal cladding, or cathodic protection in corrosive lines.

On types, sizes, and sealing, the flanges come in weld neck, slip-on, blind, socket weld, threaded, and lap joint forms across standard pressure classes, with the gasket and face chosen to match the seal. PM Industries can match the type, size, and class to your project.