pipes and tubes pipes and tubes

pipe and tubes

Pipes and tubes term is used to cover all hollow products. Although these products are normally produced in cylindrical form, they are often subsequently altered by various processing methods to produce square, oval, rectangular, and other symmetrical shapes. Such products have applications which are almost innumerable, but they are most commonly used as conveyors of fluids and as structural members. One of the major applications of the pipe is in the process and the metallurgical industries. The rolling mills for pipes are normally multi stand continuous mills.

Pipe is normally produced to several long-standing and broadly applicable industrial standards. While similar standards exist for specific industry application tubing, tube is frequently made to custom sizes and a broader range of diameters and tolerances. Many industrial and government standards exist for the production of pipes and tubes.

Tubes are frequently made to custom sizes and can often have a large number of specific sizes and tolerances than pipes. The term ‘tube’ is also normally applied to non-cylindrical sections (square or rectangular tube). Both pipes and tubes are associated with a level of rigidity and permanence while a hose is usually portable and flexible.