Stainless steel weld neck flange Stainless steel Weld Neck Flanges square measure flanges that designed to be joined to a piping system by butt fastening. the WN rim is comparatively high-priced owing to its long neck, however is most popular for top stress applications. The neck, or hub, transmits stresses to the pipe, reducing stress concentrations at the bottom of the Welding-Neck flanges. The gradual transition of thickness from the bottom of