High pressure may result from the failure of a control valve, a reaction that is out of control, thermal expansion of a liquid, or even an external fire.
| Pressure-Temperature Ratings for ASTM Group 2-1.1 Materials | |||||||
| Working pressure by Classes, BAR | |||||||
| Temp °C | 150 | 300 | 400 | 600 | 900 | 1500 | 2500 |
| -29 to 38 | 19.6 | 51.1 | 68.1 | 102.1 | 153.2 | 255.3 | 425.5 |
| 50 | 19.2 | 50.1 | 66.8 | 100.2 | 150.4 | 250.6 | 417.7 |
| 100 | 17.7 | 46.6 | 62.1 | 93.2 | 139.8 | 233 | 388.3 |
| 150 | 15.8 | 45.1 | 60.1 | 90.2 | 135.2 | 225.4 | 375.6 |
| 200 | 13.8 | 43.8 | 58.4 | 87.6 | 131.4 | 219 | 365 |
| 250 | 12.1 | 41.9 | 55.9 | 83.9 | 125.8 | 209.7 | 349.5 |
| 300 | 10.2 | 39.8 | 53.1 | 79.6 | 119.5 | 199.1 | 331.8 |
| 325 | 9.3 | 38.7 | 51.6 | 77.4 | 116.1 | 193.6 | 322.6 |
| 350 | 8.4 | 37.6 | 50.1 | 75.1 | 112.7 | 187.8 | 313 |
| 375 | 7.4 | 36.4 | 48.5 | 72.7 | 109.1 | 181.8 | 303.1 |
| 400 | 6.5 | 34.7 | 46.3 | 69.4 | 104.2 | 173.6 | 289.3 |
| 425 | 5.5 | 28.8 | 38.4 | 57.5 | 86.3 | 143.8 | 239.7 |
| 450 | 4.6 | 23 | 30.7 | 46 | 69 | 115 | 191.7 |
| 475 | 3.7 | 17.4 | 23.2 | 34.9 | 52.3 | 87.2 | 145.3 |
| 500 | 2.8 | 11.8 | 15.7 | 23.5 | 35.3 | 58.8 | 97.9 |
| 538 | 1.4 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 11.8 | 17.7 | 29.5 | 49.2 |
| Pressure-Temperature Ratings for ASTM Group 2-2.3 Materials | |||||||
| Working pressure by Classes, BAR | |||||||
| Temp °C | 150 | 300 | 400 | 600 | 900 | 1500 | 2500 |
| -29 to 38 | 15.9 | 41.4 | 55.2 | 82.7 | 124.1 | 206.8 | 344.7 |
| 50 | 15.3 | 40 | 53.4 | 80 | 120.1 | 200.1 | 333.5 |
| 100 | 13.3 | 34.8 | 46.4 | 69.6 | 104.4 | 173.9 | 289.9 |
| 150 | 12 | 31.4 | 41.9 | 62.8 | 94.2 | 157 | 261.6 |
| 200 | 11.2 | 29.2 | 38.9 | 58.3 | 87.5 | 145.8 | 243 |
| 250 | 10.5 | 27.5 | 36.6 | 54.9 | 82.4 | 137.3 | 228.9 |
| 300 | 10 | 26.1 | 34.8 | 52.1 | 78.2 | 130.3 | 217.2 |
| 325 | 9.3 | 25.5 | 34 | 51 | 76.4 | 127.4 | 212.3 |
| 350 | 8.4 | 25.1 | 33.4 | 50.1 | 75.2 | 125.4 | 208.9 |
| 375 | 7.4 | 24.8 | 33 | 49.5 | 74.3 | 123.8 | 206.3 |
| 400 | 6.5 | 24.3 | 32.4 | 48.6 | 72.9 | 121.5 | 202.5 |
| 425 | 5.5 | 23.9 | 31.8 | 47.7 | 71.6 | 119.3 | 198.8 |
| 450 | 4.6 | 23.4 | 31.2 | 46.8 | 70.2 | 117.1 | 195.1 |
Flanges can withstand different pressures at different temperatures. As temperature increases, the pressure rating of the flange decreases
Pressure gauge normally indicates the difference between the measured pressure (absolute pressure) and atmospheric pressure.