MDC’s Kwik-Flange™ ISO KF components are an economical system of reusable interfacing stainless steel vacuum fittings for tube sizes ranging from 1/2″ through 2″diameters. These flanges can operate in high vacuum environments to pressures in the 1×10-8 Torr range. The Kwik-Flange™ ISO KF flange system is ideally suited for
applications requiring rapid and frequent assembly and disassembly. MDC ISO KF flanges comply with all ISO specifications for vacuum mounting hardware and are compatible with most third party ISO KF flanges and components.

The MDC Kwik-Flange™ ISO KF family of modular building-block components includes all of the commonly used standard hardware and fittings. Virtually all standard MDC feedthroughs and accessories are available for use with Kwik-Flange™ ISO KF flanges.

Reducer flanges are available to connect different size ISO components. This catalog includes ISO KF and ISO LF reducer flanges for KF to KF, KF to LF and LF to LF flange combinations. Hybrid adapters are available to connect ISO KF components to other non ISO vacuum fittings and mounts. These include Del-Seal™ CF metal seal flanges, ANSI ASA flanges, Swagelok® compression tube fittings and VCR® metal gasket tube fittings, national pipe thread fitting, etc.

MDC Kwik-Flange™ ISO KF flanges are  available in four standard maximum tube sizes including 3/4″, 1″, 1-1/2″ and 2″ diameters. Each of these basic flanges are then offered in weldable formats, prepped for varying smaller tube sizes. Typically, U.S. tube sizes are specified in inches and identified by their outside diameters. MDC standard ISO KF flange size designations are as follows… K075 for 0.75″, K100 for 1.00″, K150 for 1.50″ and K200 for 2.00″ tube diameters. It’s worth mentioning that, with the exception of the centering ring locater diameter, three of the ISO KF flanges depicted in the diagram below, namely NW 10, 20 and 32, are identical to NW 16, 25 and 40 respectively. These latter flanges being the standard for all of MDC’s ISO KF fitted products equipment fitted with NW 10, 20 and 32 flanges can mate them with MDC NW 16, 25 and 40, respectively, by using MDC’s reducer centering ring. The reducer centering ring is constructed with two different size tubular rims or extensions which mate with the respective flange size centering ring locater groove or counterbore.

As previously noted, Kwik-Flange™ ISO KF flanges provide a vacuum mount interface for tube diameters up to 2.00 inches. For tube diameters above this, Large-Flange™ ISO LF flanges are used. Kwik-Flange™ and Large-Flange™ flanges are part of one and the same family of ISO standard elastomer sealed mounts. Together they provide a complete range of vacuum mounts for 0.75 to 20.0 inch diameter tubes. ISO KF and LF sealing mechanisms are similar but their fastening and clamping methods differ. Due to the wide variation of references used by ISO flange manufacturers, MDC emphasizes the use of the standard ISO NW reference. Note that for all practical purposes, NW and DN references are identical. Large-Flange™ ISO LF flanges are presented immediately after the Kwik-Flange™ ISO KF flanges.

In general, MDC components compare with international components using an inch-to millimeter ratio. U.S. sizes refer to a tube’s outside diameter, whereas international sizes refer to a tube’s inside diameter. The chart shown on right gives a quick comparison between inch and metric ISO flange sizes.