A secondary task of duplex steel flanges is to facilitate workers who access these systems to clean, inspect or modify them. In general, applications of duplex stainless steel flanges are found in the following industries, namely chemical plants, chemical tankers, thermal power plants, desalination plants, seawater pumps, flue gas desulfurization plants, construction works, and pulp and paper mills. These industries utilize piping systems to transfer media, which often creates some kind of pressure on conventional flanges.