Flange Face Finish (Surface Finish) is refer to ANSI B16.

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There are 2 unit systems that usually used for Flange Face Finish :
a) RMS = Root Mean Square
b) AARH = Aritmetic Average Roughness Height
There are some equation we can use to measure Flange Face Finish :
a) RMS = 1.11 x Microinches (Ra) (equation 1)
b) AARH = Ra x 0.0254 (equation 2)
c) Ra = AARH / 0.0254. (equation 3)
Note :
Ra = Microinches
AARH = Micrometers
There are some requirement that usually used for Flange Face Finish :
a) Stock Finish : < 63 AARH
b) Smooth Finish : 3.2 6.3 AARH

Example :
Condition
Valve standard for flange face finish is 125 250 Ra.
Customer request for smooth finish (3.2 6.3 AARH).

Solution
We can use equation 2 to check whether Valve standard can comply customer requirement
or not.
AARH = Ra x 0.0254 AARH = Ra x 0.0254
AARH = 125 x 0.0254 AARH = 250 x 0.0254
AARH = 3.175 AARH = 6.35
AARH = 3.2 AARH = 6.3

From this equation we can find the result that 125 250 Ra is equal with 3.2 6.3 AARH,
which means Valve standard is comply with customer requirement.