Flange ea tšepe ea carbonka boeona diseke ee sebopeho, bonolo sebopeho, tlhokomelo e boetse e loketseng haholo, ho tiisa holim'a le chitja holim'a hangata e le boemo koaloa, ha ho bonolo ho hlatsoa ke seaplane, tshebetso e bonolo le tlhokomelo, a loketse bakeng sa solvents, acid e, metsi le khase ea tlhaho le tse ling tse kakaretso sebetsa seaplane. Aflangee entsoeng ka tšepe ea carbon e bitsoa flange ea carbon steel. Bokaholimo ba carbon steel flange ka boeona bo bataletse ebile bo boreleli, ha bo boreleli, ha bo na mongoapo, ha bo na maemo a khohofo le maemo a khohofo.
Letlapa la tšepe le lokela ho ba tlhahlobo ea ultrasonic, ha ho na liphoso tsa delamination tse lokelang ho khaoloa ho latela tataiso ea tšepe ea tšepe, ho kobeha butt welding hore e be selikalikoe, ebe e etsa hore bokaholimo ba lesale la tšepe le be cylindrical. Butt welds e nang le molala flangmehele ha e na ho etsoa ka mochini ka kotloloho ho tsoa lipoleiting tsa tšepe, 'me ho tla sebelisoa li-welds tse kenang ka botlalo. Ts'ebeliso ea liboutu tsa tšepe ha ho hlokahale hore u kenye li-insulation gasket le barrel, plus insulation gasket le barrel e sebelisoa feela bakeng sa monyetla oa ho khetha kapa mokelikeli oa liphaephe o ka tuka le ho phatloha, ketsahalong ena ea ho khetha liboutu tsa tšepe tse sa hloekang le tsona li eketsa gasket le moqomo.