Hello Eric, thanks for the reply. I am a valve manufacturer and so I sell custom designed valves into large systems. In a recent valve design, my customer is specifying RF flanges, the flanges will be machined integral to the valve body, and I must specify the bore that best meets my needs for...
Since the referenced thread was closed, I had no way to add this comment, with the only option being to start a new thread. If you would like to respond, perhaps you could weigh in if this is a concern you have seen before, if you agree with my comment, etc.
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The referenced thread has some discussion about ASME RF Bore ID mismatch between lapped flange and butt weld flange, what ASME allows. ASME does not mention this bore mismatch or the step it creates or if said step must be mitigated, therefore I assume this mismatch is...