These flanges can be hardened by heat treatment. The application industries of duplex steel flanges are; they are used in offshore oil drilling companies, aircraft exhaust manifolds, petrochemicals, power generation, gas processing, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, burner pipes and spiral welded pipes for fuels, pharmaceutical equipment, Heat exchangers, and seawater equipment. Duplex steel flanges are available in a variety of designs such as sleeve, butt weld, blind, threaded, lap joint and socket weld.