What is the difference between a weldolet and a sockolet

What is the difference between a weldolet and a sockolet? Answer: The weldolet and the sockolet both have a run end and a branch end. The run end connects to the larger diameter pipe, and the branch end connects to the smaller diameter pipe. The connection to the run pipe is a fillet weld for both the weldolet and the sockolet. They differ, however, at the connection to the branch pipe. The weldolet has a bevelled end to butt weld to the branch pipe (which will also have a bevelled end), whereas the sockolet has a socket into which a plain end branch pipe is inserted, then fillet welded together.

Pipe olets Weldolet is the type of fitting used to create a branch with the smaller size of main pipe. Weldolet usually used in piping with high pressure and temperature where the connection with the joint type buttweld. The use of reinforcing pad is not required on weldolet

Pattern size Pressure class

olet series . Weldolet, socketolet, threadedolet, nipolet, latrolet, eblowolet etc. 1/8”-4” 3000/6000/9000LBS olet

sockolet

forging olet

threadedolet

stainless olet

Elbowolet

forging olet

sockolet

nippleolet

Material

Carbon

Stainless

Alloy

Others

SA234 WPB, SA234 WPC,SA42 WPL6, SA42 WPL3, WP1. MSSSP75 WPHY,WPHY 46,WPHY 52,WPHY 56,WPHY 60,WPHY 65, WPHY 70 DIN 1629 St37, RST37.2 St52 ASTM/ASME SA403 304,304L ,316, 316L, WP304L, 3 WP316 WP347 (H) ,WP317 (L),WP321. DIN 1.4301, 1.4306, 1.4401, 1.4571 JIS SUS304,SUS304, SUS304L, SUS316, SUS316 A400(N04400), A200 (N02200), A201 (N02201), A800 (N08800), A800H (N08810), A800HT (N08811), A825 (N08825), A600 (N06600), A625 (N06625), C276 (N10276), C22 (N06022), B2 (N10665) F11,F12, F22, F5, F9, F91, F92