Seamless Steel Pipe

Seamless pipe, as the name suggests, is a pipe without a seam or a weld-joint. Seamless Steel Pipe is made from a solid round steel ‘billet’ which is heated and pushed or pulled over a form until the steel is shaped into a hollow pipe. A seamless steel pipe is a circular pipe having a hollow section and no seams around it. The seamless steel pipe is made of carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel ingot or solid tube blank, and then is made by hot rolling, cold rolling or cold drawing. Seamless pipes are considered superior to welded pipes as they are built using monolithic steel billets, with intrinsic mechanical strength, without seam welds.

ASTM / ASME
Product NameExecutive StandardDimension (mm)Steel Code / Steel Grade
 Black and Hot-Dipped Zinc-Coated Seamless Steel PipesASTM A53Ø10.3~1200 x WT1.0~150Gr.A, Gr.B, Gr.C
Seamless Carbon Steel Pipes for High Temperature ServiceASTM A106Ø10.3~1200 x WT1.0~150Gr.B, Gr.C
Seamless Cold-Drawn Low-Carbon Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser TubesASTM A179Ø10.3~426 x WT1.0~36Low Carbon Steel
Seamless Carbon Steel Boiler Tubes for High PressureASTM A192Ø10.3~426 x WT1.0~36Low Carbon Steel
Seamless Cold-Drawn Intermediate Alloy Steel Heat-Exchanger and Condenser TubesASTM A199Ø10.3~426 x 1.0~36T5, T22
Seamless Medium-Carbon Steel Boiler and Superheater TubesASTM A210Ø10.3~426 x WT1.0~36A1, C
Seamless Ferritic and Austenitic Alloy Steel Boiler, Superheater and Heat-Exchanger TubesASTM A213Ø10.3~426 x WT1.0~36T5, T9, T11, T12, T22, T91
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel for Mechanical TubingASTM A333Ø1/4″~42″ x WT SCH20~XXSGr.1, Gr.3, Gr.6
Seamless and Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Alloy Steel Pipes for Low Temperature UseASTM A334Ø1/4″~4″ x WT SCH20~SCH80Gr.1, Gr.6
Seamless Cold-Drawn Carbon Steel Feedwater Heater TubesASTM A556Ø10.3~426 x WT1.0~36A2, B2
DIN
Product NameExecutive StandardDimension (mm)Steel Code / Steel Grade
Seamless Steel Tubes for Elevated TemperatureDIN 17175Ø10~762 x WT1.0~120St35.8, St45.8, 10CrMo910, 15Mo3, 13CrMo44, STPL340, STB410, STB510, WB36
Seamless Steel TubesDIN 1629 / DIN 2391Ø13.5~762 x WT1.8~120St37.0, St44.0, St52.0, St52.3
Seamless Steel TubesDIN 2440Ø13.5~165.1 x WT1.8~4.85St33.2
Seamless Steel Pipes for Structural PurposeDIN 2393Ø16~426 x WT1.0~36RSt34-2, RSt37-2, RSt44-2, St52
BS
Product NameExecutive StandardDimension (mm)Steel Code / Steel Grade
Seamless Steel Tubes for Machine StructureBS 970Ø10~762 x WT1.0~120Carbon Steel
Seamless Steel Tubes for Boiler and Heat ExchangersBS 3059Ø10~762 x WT1.0~120360, 410, 440, 460, 490

Cold Drawn Seamless as implied is made by cold drawing a larger mother seamless pipe, which is generally manufactured through a HFS process. In the Cold Drawn Seamless process, the mother pipe is pulled through a die & plug in cold without any heating. Because of the tool on outside and inside the surface and tolerances are better in Cold Drawn Seamless. While this is an additional process over HFS, it is necessary to get smaller size pipes which otherwise cannot be manufactured in HFS. Some applications which require close tolerances and smooth surfaces also specify the requirements to be necessarily Cold Drawn Seamless.Cold Drawn Seamless pipes & tubes are extensively used in Heat-Exchanger, Bearing & Automotive sectors.

Cold drawn seamless steel pipe is used for the mechanical structure, hydraulic equipment ,which is have precision size ,good surface finish.It can greatly reduce mechanical processing hour and improve material utilization, and to improve the quality of products. High quality of cold draw seamless steel pipe are mainly use the 10# 20#.In addition to ensure chemical composition and mechanical properties,it will check by Hydrostatic test,crimping,flared and Squashed test.

Application & Specification (Seamless) :

Oil & Gas Sector

API

5L

API

5CT

IS

1978, 1979

Automotive Industry

ASTM

A-519

SAE

1010, 1012, 1020, 1040, 1518, 4130

DIN

2391, 1629

BS

980, 6323 (Pt-V)

IS

3601, 3074

Hydrocarbon Process Industry

ASTM

A-53, A-106, A-333, A-334, A-335, A-519

BS

3602,3603

IS

6286

Bearing Industry

SAE

52100

Hydraulic Cylinder

SAE

1026, 1518

IS

6631

DIN

1629

Boiler, Heat Exchanger, Superheater & Condenser

ASTM

A-179, A-192, A-209, A-210, A-213, A-333, A-334,A-556

BS

3059 (Pt-I   Pt-II)

IS

1914, 2416, 11714

DIN

17175

Railways

 

IS

1239 (Pt-I),1161

BS

980

Mechanical, Structural General Engineering

ASTM

A-252, A-268, A-269, A-500, A-501, A-519, A-589

DIN

1629, 2391

BS

806, 1775, 3601, 6323

IS

1161, 3601

The hot expanding steel pipe is hot expanded seamless pipes, which is relatively low density but the contraction of the strong steel pipe (seamless pipe) can be referred to as thermal expansion. A process of skew rolling or drawing method to expand the pipe diameter. Steel pipe thickening in a short period of time, can produce non-standard and special types of seamless tubes with low-cost and high production efficiency, the current international developments in the field of tube rolling.

Hot expand pipe is by expanding the diameter of pipe to finish processes – thermal expansion process of the production of steel pipe. Hot expansion pipe are commonly referred to hot expanded seamless steel pipes.

ASTM A53 carbon steel pipe covers seamless, welded, black, and hot-dipped galvanized pipe.

StandardBS 1387, BS EN 10297, BS 4568, BS EN10217, JIS G3457
Grade10#-45#, Cr-Mo alloy, 15NiCuMoNb5, 10Cr9Mo1VNb, A53-A369
Out diameter21.3 – 610 mm
Wall thickness2 – 50 mm
Section ShapeRound
ApplicationFluid Pipe
Surface Treatmentvarnished,cap,marking
CertificationAPI
Carbon Steel PipeASTM A53/106/API 5L B
ST37/ST44 Precision Seamless Steel PipeDIN 2448/2391/1629/17100
DIN 2391/2448/1629,ST37/ST52 steel pipeST37/ST52
Hot Rolled Seamless Steel PipeASTM A 53/106/API 5L B
Cold Drawn Seamless Steel Boiler TubeASTM A106/DIN 17175/2448
Carbon Seamless Steel PipeASTM A53/106/API 5L B
 
SizeOD 1/2″ -24″ (13.7mm-609.6mm)
 Wall Thickness1.6mm-28mmSCH20,SCH40,STD,XS,SCH80,SCH160,XXS
 Length5.8M Length, 6M Length or 12M Length or as requested
Steel material20#,16Mn,St37,St52,St44, etc
StandardAPI 5L,ASTM A53,ASTM A106,GB/T 8163,GB/T 8162,DIN 17175,DIN 2448 etc
PRODUCTIVITY5000MTONS PER MONTH
Usage1)low pressure liquid, water, gas, oil, line pipe2)construction3)fence, door pipe
Ends1) Plain2) Beveled3) Thread with Coupling or cap4) Chamfer5) Groove6) Screw
End protector1) Plastic pipe cap2) steel socket
Surface Treatment1) Bared2) Black Painted (varnish coating)3) hot dipped Galvanized4) Oiled5) PE,3PE, FBE, corrosion resistant coating, Anti corrosion coating.
Typecold drawn, hot rolled
Section ShapeRound
InspectionWith Hydraulic Testing, Eddy Current , Infrared Test