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The difference between seamless pipes and welded steel pipes


1. Different materials:
*Welded steel pipe: Welded steel pipe refers to a steel pipe with surface seams that is formed by bending and deforming steel strips or steel plates into circular, square, or other shapes, and then welding. The billet used for welded steel pipe is steel plate or strip steel.
*Seamless steel pipe: A steel pipe made of a single piece of metal with no joints on the surface, called a seamless steel pipe.

2. Different uses:
*Welded steel pipes: can be used as water and gas pipes, and large-diameter straight seam welded pipes are used for high-pressure oil and gas transportation, etc; Spiral welded pipes are used for oil and gas transportation, pipe piles, bridge piers, etc.
*Seamless steel pipe: used for petroleum geological drilling pipes, cracking pipes for petrochemicals, boiler pipes, bearing pipes, as well as high-precision structural steel pipes for automobiles, tractors, and aviation.

3. Different classifications:
*Welded steel pipes: According to different welding methods, they can be divided into arc welded pipes, high-frequency or low-frequency resistance welded pipes, gas welded pipes, furnace welded pipes, Bondi pipes, etc. According to their uses, they are further divided into general welded pipes, galvanized welded pipes, oxygen blown welded pipes, wire sleeves, metric welded pipes, roller pipes, deep well pump pipes, automotive pipes, transformer pipes, welded thin-walled pipes, welded special-shaped pipes, and spiral welded pipes.
*Seamless steel pipes: Seamless pipes are divided into hot-rolled pipes, cold-rolled pipes, cold drawn pipes, extruded pipes, top pipes, etc. According to the cross-sectional shape, seamless steel pipes are divided into two types: circular and irregular. Irregular pipes have complex shapes such as square, elliptical, triangular, hexagonal, melon seed, star, and finned pipes. The maximum diameter is, and the minimum diameter is 0.3mm. According to different purposes, there are thick walled pipes and thin-walled pipes.

Round ERW welded steel pipe
Square and rectangular welded steel pipe
SSAW spiral welded steel pipe
LSAW welded steel pipe
Seamless steel pipe
Round ERW welded steel pipe

Commodity: Black or Galvanized round steel pipes
Usage: Construction / building materials steel pipe
Scaffolding pipe
Fence post steel pipe
Fire protection steel pipe
Greenhouse steel pipe
Low pressure liquid, water, gas, oil, line pipe
Irrigation pipe
Handrail pipe
Technique: Electrical Resistance Weld (ERW)
Specification: Outside Diameter: 21.3-219mm
Wall Thickness: 1.5-6.0mm
Length: 5.8-12m   or customized
Standard: BS EN 39, BS 1387, BS EN 10219, BS EN 10255
API 5L,  ASTM A53, ISO65,
DIN2440,
JIS G3444,
GB/T3091
Material: Q195, Q235, Q345/GRA, GRB/STK400
Trade terms: FOB/ CIF/ CFR
Surface: hot dipped galvanized(Zinc coating: 220g/m2 or above),
oiled with PVC wrapped,
black varnished,
or impeller blasting with painted
Ends: bevelled ends, or threaded ends, or grooved ends, or plain ends

Square and rectangular welded steel pipe

 

Commodity: square and rectangular steel pipes
Usage: Used in steel struction, mechanical, manufacturing, construction, automobile manufacturing and so on.
Specification: Outside Diameter: 20*20-500*500mm; 20*40-300*600mm
Wall Thickness: 1.0-30.0mm
Length: 5.8-12m   or customized
Standard: BS EN 10219
ASTM A500, ISO65,
JIS G3466,
GB/T6728
Material: Q195, Q235, Q345/GRA, GRB/STK400
Trade terms: FOB/ CIF/ CFR
Surface: hot dipped galvanized,
oiled with PVC wrapped,
black varnished,
or impeller blasting with painted

SSAW spiral welded steel pipe

 

 

Commodity: SSAW spiral welded steel pipe
Usage: liquid, water, gas, oil, line pipe; pipe pile
Technique: Spiral welded (SAW)
Certificate API Certificate
Specification: Outside Diameter: 219-3000mm
Wall Thickness: 5-16mm
Length: 12m   or customized
Standard: API 5L,  ASTM A252, ISO65,
GB/T9711
Material: Q195, Q235, Q345, SS400, S235, S355,SS500,ST52, Gr.B, X42-X70
Inspection: Hydraulic Testing, Eddy Current , Infrared Test
Trade terms: FOB/ CIF/ CFR
Surface: Bared
black painted
3pe
hot dipped galvanized(Zinc coating: 220g/m2 or above)
Ends: bevelled ends or plain ends
End Prptector: Plastic cap  or  Cross bar

LSAW welded steel pipe

 

Commodity: LSAW welded steel pipe
Usage: water, gas, oil, line pipe; pipe pile
Technique: Longitudinal Submerged Arc Welded (LSAW)
Specification: Outside Diameter: 323-2032mm
Wall Thickness: 5-16mm
Length: 12m   or customized
Standard: API 5L,  ASTM A252, ISO65,
GB/T9711
Material: Q195, Q235, Q345, SS400, S235, S355,SS500,ST52, Gr.B, X42-X70
Inspection: Hydraulic Testing, Eddy Current , Infrared Test
Trade terms: FOB/ CIF/ CFR
Surface: Bared
black painted
3pe
hot dipped galvanized(Zinc coating: 220g/m2 or above)
Ends: bevelled ends or plain ends
End Prptector: Plastic cap  or  Cross bar

Seamless steel pipe

 

Commodity : CARBON SEAMLESS STEEL PIPE (BALCK OR GALVANIZED COATING)
Standard: ASTM A106/A53/API5L GR.B X42 X52 PSL1
Diameter SCH CLASS Length(m) MOQ
1/2″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
3/4″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
1″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
11/4″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
11/2″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
3″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
4″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
5″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
6″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
8″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
10″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
12″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
14″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
16″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 10 TONS
18″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 15 TONS
20″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 15 TONS
22″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 15 TONS
24″ STD/SCH40/SCH80/SCH160 SRL/DRL/5.8/6 15 TONS
26″ STD/XS SRL/DRL/5.8/6 25 TONS
28″ STD/XS SRL/DRL/5.8/6 25 TONS
30″ STD/XS SRL/DRL/5.8/6 25 TONS
32″ STD/XS SRL/DRL/5.8/6 25 TONS
34″ STD/XS SRL/DRL/5.8/6 25 TONS
36″ STD/XS SRL/DRL/5.8/6 25 TONS
Surface coating: black varnish coating, bevelled ends, two ends with plastic caps
Ends finish Plain ends , bevelled ends, threaded ends( BSP/NPT.),grooved ends