Classification Steel Pipes and Tubes
Steel pipe & tubes are classified by the following methods:
Manufacture: Method Broadly Classified as Seamless & Welded.
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Seamless method is further classified as Hot Finished & Cold Drawn.
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Welded are classified as ERW, SAW, CDW, SW, MMAW.
Steel Chemistry: Carbon steel, Alloy steel, Stainless Steel.
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Carbon Steel are further classified as low, Medium, high carbon, manganese steel.
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Alloy steel are further classified by composition of chrome & moly.
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Stainless steel are classified by their various composition of Nickel, crome, moly etc.
End Use;
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Tubes are used to transferred heat load through its walls (Thickness)
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Pipes are used to transfer heat loads through its Bore