Stainless Steel Pipe and Tube

Manufacturing Process
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In the nineteenth century, rolling mill technology was the only technique used to manufacture
stainless tubes and pipes for industrial purpose. This rolling technique involved long procedures.
The rolled strips of sheet were formed into a circular cross section with the help of funnel rolls. The
lap welding was then done on these rolled strips through the forge welding process.
Thankfully with the advent of development and technology, various processes came into existence
for the manufacturing of stainless tubes and pipes in India. Now-a-days, stainless steel pipes and
tubes are manufactured with continuous tube mill using multitorch tungsten Inert gas. The filler
metal or forge welding process is not used in this technique.

Stainless Steel Pipe and Tube

Manufacturing Process

Tube mill Process description:

Rolling and welding
Firstly, the stainless steel strips are made to gone through various quality checks and are trimmed at
edges. They are then fed to the tubes mill by stainless steel pipe manufacturers in India. The
strips pass through the number of rollers as per the required size. In the tubes-mill, the strip is
gradually converted into the tubular shape. The fitted welding machine is then used to weld trim
edges of the strip using TIG welding process. The scraps and inside weld bead are removed
instantaneously by the Tibo machine. In this way, rolled pipes and tubes are formed.

The cleaning and heating phase

The rolled stainless steel pipes thus manufactured are cut to the required lengths depending upon
the industrial demand. These stainless pipes and tubes are then subjected to cleaning to remove the
dirt. Further, a heat treatment is given to these rolled pipes and tubes to remove the stresses that
may occur due to welding and formation processes. Heat treatment is given on the continuously
rolling hearth furnace. The furnace is fitted with temperature recorders and controllers. After the heat
treatment process, the SS tubes and pipes are straightened and subjected to pickling for removing
scales from the surface.

Cold- drawing process

In some cases, the required size may not be obtained from the mill directly. Then, the cold operation
process can be used to obtain the desired size. In cold drawing process, the tubes or pipes are
coated with oxalic and soap solution. This solution acts as a lubricant to reduce friction while cold
drawing operation. In the cold drawing process, the tube or pipe is drawn over the bench using Die
plugs.

Finishing process
The drawn-out tube or ss pipe is then subjected to cleaning, heat treatment, pickling and
straightening. The computerized ink jet marking machine is used to do the marking on the finished
pipes or tubes. The pipe or tube is marked with grade of material, size, heat number and the stamp
of third party inspection before passing on to stainless steel pipe exporters. The stainless tubes or
pipes thus produced will undergo certain testing and quality checks. This process is followed by
proper packing and dispatch. There are numerous numbers of stainless steel pipe applications,
these pipes and tubes are used thereafter for.
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