Socket Welding Guide: ASME B16.11 Standards, Pressure Classes & Setback Rules [2026]
Socket welding is a method of joining pipe where the pipe end slides into a machined, set-back socket in a fitting or flange, and is then fillet welded around its perimeter at the fitting face. As defined by ASME B16.11-2021 for forged fittings and ASME B16.5 for flanges, socket weld […]
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