Talk about the characteristics and main uses of stainless steel pipes

Stainless steel pipe is a hollow long steel strip with the following characteristics:

Features:
Corrosion resistance: Stainless steel contains chromium, which forms a protective film of chromium oxide on its surface to prevent rust and corrosion. Different grades of stainless steel have different corrosion resistance and are suitable for various environments.
High temperature resistance: Many stainless steels can maintain their strength and oxidation resistance at high temperatures.
Low temperature strength: Some stainless steels can still maintain good mechanical properties at extremely low temperatures.
Mechanical properties: Stainless steel has good strength, ductility and toughness, and is easy to process and shape.
Sanitary: The surface of stainless steel is smooth, not easy to accumulate dirt, easy to clean, and meets hygienic requirements, so it is often used in the food and medical industries.

Stainless steel pipes can be divided into many types according to different standards:
According to the manufacturing process:
Seamless steel pipe: It is drawn from the billet as a whole, has no welds, and has high pressure bearing capacity.
Welded steel pipe: It is made of steel strip curling and welding, with high production efficiency and low cost. Welding methods include arc welding, argon arc welding, etc.

According to the purpose:
Industrial stainless steel pipes: used in the petroleum, chemical, electric power, machinery and other industrial fields, with high requirements for pressure resistance, corrosion resistance, high temperature resistance and other properties.
Stainless steel pipes for fluid transportation: used to transport water, oil, gas and other fluids.
Structural stainless steel pipes: used for the support and decoration of buildings, bridges, furniture and other structures.
Food hygiene grade stainless steel pipes: used in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and other industries, with extremely high hygiene requirements.

According to chemical composition: can be divided into high chromium stainless steel, chromium nickel stainless steel, chromium manganese nitrogen stainless steel, etc.

Stainless steel pipes are widely used in various industries due to their excellent performance:
- Industrial fields:
(1) Petrochemical: pipelines, heat exchangers, reactors, etc. for transporting corrosive media.
(2) Electric power industry: boiler pipes, condenser tubes, nuclear power plant pipes, etc.
(3) Machinery manufacturing: structural parts, hydraulic struts, cylinder liners, etc.
(4) Pharmaceutical industry: pipelines for transporting raw materials and finished products, sanitary equipment.

- Construction:
Water supply and drainage pipes, heating pipes.
Structural support, guardrails, decorations

- Food industry:
Pipes and structures of food processing equipment.
Pipes of beverage production lines.

- Automotive industry:
Exhaust pipes, decorative parts.

- Medical equipment:
Surgical instruments, medical equipment pipes.