Ama-flange ensimbi anikeza ukufinyelela okulula kokuhlanza, ukuhlola noma ukuguqulwa. Zivame ukuza ngamajamo ayindilinga kodwa futhi zingafika zibe yisikwele kanye namafomu angama-rectangular. Ama-flange ahlanganiswe komunye nomunye ngokufakwa ngebhawudi futhi ahlanganiswe ohlelweni lwamapayipi ngokushisela noma ukucupha futhi aklanyelwe izilinganiso ezithile zengcindezi; 150lb, 300lb, 400lb, 600lb, 900lb, 1500lb kanye no-2500lb.
I-flange ingaba ipuleti lokumboza noma lokuvala ukuphela kwepayipi. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-blind flange. Ngakho-ke, ama-flange abhekwa njengezingxenye zangaphakathi ezisetshenziselwa ukusekela izingxenye zemishini.