Iiflange zentsimbi zikholisa ukuza ngokwemilo engqukuva kodwa zinokuza ngokweemo zesikwere kunye noxande. Iiflange zidityaniswe omnye komnye ngokubopha kwaye zidityaniswe kwinkqubo yokubhobhoza ngokudibanisa okanye intambo kwaye zenzelwe ukulinganiswa koxinzelelo oluthile; 150lb, 300lb, 400lb, 600lb, 900lb, 1500lb kunye ne2500lb.
I-flange ingaba yiplate yokugubungela okanye ukuvala ukuphela kombhobho. Oku kubizwa ngokuba yi-blind flange. Ke ngoko, iiflange zithathwa njengamacandelo angaphakathi asetyenziselwa ukuxhasa amalungu omatshini.
Uhlobo lwe-flange oluza kusetyenziswa kwisicelo sombhobho luxhomekeke, ngokukodwa, kumandla afunekayo kwi-joint flanged. I-Flanges isetyenzisiweyo, ngokungafaniyo nokudibanisa okudibeneyo, ukuququzelela imisebenzi yokugcinwa (i-flanged joint inokutshatyalaliswa ngokukhawuleza nangokufanelekileyo).