What is Stainless Steel? Stainless steel is the generic name for a number of different steels used primarily for their resistance to corrosion. Stainless steels are produced by adding at least 11% chromium to steel to produce a thin passive protective layer of Cr2Q3, which promotes corrosion resistance. This is improved by further increasing the chromium [...]
Material selection is one of the most crucial decisions made in the design, manufacture, and application of large structural components. Material selection naturally influences the entire performance of the design, and thus it is critical that informed decisions are made during the design stage. Steel castings and steel forgings are two alternatives for large structural [...]
What is a Pipe: - The pipe is pressure tight circular hollow section that used in piping systems to transport gases or fluids. Steel Pipe with Large Diameter What is a Tube: - Over the internet, you will find that tube is a circular structural member and the confusion start from here. In [...]
Pipeline Pipeline Long series of Pipes usually of large diameter often underground with few fittings & equipment's mostly Pumps & Valves mainly to control the flow, that are laid with an intention to transport any fluid whether liquid or gas over long distances. The design of pipeline is governed by ASME B31.4 that [...]
Standard A Standard is a national or international document which sets out how a particular item is to be designed, fabricated and tested so that it meets certain minimum requirements for safety, product, service, and operation and allows "standardization" of certain items to prevent multiple versions being used. ASTM, API, ISO are some examples of [...]
Clad Pipe and Lined Pipe [Image Source: From Web] With the increase in technological advance, lined and clad materials are getting popular in Process industries. By combining two materials, we can get the advantage of the two materials at low cost. For onshore and offshore pipelines that need to achieve a balance between the [...]
Pipe markings save lives. Pipes are used in facilities to transport liquids and gasses from one place to another, both short and long distances. Most facilities have dozens of pipes moving different things around the facility, so it is important to be able to keep track of what is in each pipe and where it [...]
History of Steel Pipes In 1830, the first furnace was built in the United States for making wrought iron pipe. Soon thereafter, more furnaces came into production. The demand was enormous because of the need for water distribution in fast-growing cities. Those wrought iron pipes were in small diameters and few sizes. Production was limited [...]
Welded Pipes Welded Pipe Welded pipe (pipe manufactured with a weld) is a tubular product made out of flat plates, known as skelp that are formed, bent and prepared for welding. The most popular process for large diameter pipe uses a longitudinal seam weld. Spiral welded pipe is an alternative process, spiral weld [...]
What is the Manufacturing Process for Welded Pipes? Welded Pipes are manufactured from plate or from continues coil or strips. To manufacture welded pipe, first, plate or coil is rolled in the circular section with the help of plate bending machine or by a roller in the case of continuous process. At the start of [...]
