Ama-Flanges asetshenziswa ezinsizakalweni zokushisa aphezulu ukuxhuma amapayipi nezinto zokwakha amapayipi ndawonye.
Amapayipi angama-304 enziwe ngensimbi engama-304 engagqwali, impahla ejwayelekile futhi ethandwayo kuzinhlelo eziningi zezimboni ezidinga ukumelana nokugqwala kanye noximation. Lawa mapayipi amapayipi e-S30400 ahlanganiswe asebenzisa imishini ekhethekile nezinqubo, eziqinisekisa ukuthi zinembe kakhulu futhi zithembekile.
Insimbi ngokuyinhloko i-alloy yensimbi nekhabhoni, eyaziwa ukuthi isetshenziswe kusukela ngo-1800 BC. Ukuhlushwa kwekhabhoni efanelekile ku-iron kulinikeza amandla amakhulu ashubile kanye nezindleko eziphansi kakhulu. Lesi isizathu esiyinhloko esenza kungenye yama-alloys asetshenziswa kakhulu ekukhiqizeni namuhla. Uhlobo lwe-316l nguhlobo oluphansi lwekhabhoni lwensimbi engu-316 yensimbi engagqwali. Ngokungezwa kwe-molybdenum, insimbi idume ezindaweni ezihlanzeke kakhulu njengoba lokho okuqukethwe kungathinteki ukwenela kwe-carbide (ukuzwela).