Manufacturing and application of seamless steel pipe
Seamless tubes are tubes without seams or welds. Seamless steel tubes are considered to be able to withstand higher pressures, higher temperatures, higher mechanical stress and corrosive atmospheres. 1. Manufacturing Seamless steel tubes are manufactured using a number of different methods. The method used depends on the desired diameter, or ratio of diameter to wall thickness, required for the desired application. Generally, seamless steel tubes are made by first casting raw steel into a more workable form—a hot solid billet. It is then “stretched” and pushed or pulled onto the forming die. This results in hollow tubes. The hollow tube is then “extruded” and forced through a die and mandrel to obtain the desired inner and outer wall diameters. In order to ensure that the seamless steel tube meets certain standards, it must be subjected to specific heat treatment to ensure that its metallurgical properties meet the necessary requirements. When required, special piping materials are onl...