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Spiral Submerged Arc Welded Steel Pipe: Process and Quality
spiral submerged arc welded steel pipe is made by helically forming a steel plate into a tube and welding the spiral seam with a submerged arc
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Precision Steel Pipe vs Spiral Steel Pipe: What Differs
Precision steel pipe is a cold-drawn or hot-rolled product made to tight tolerances on inner and outer wall dimensions, with a clean surface and no ox
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Why Large-Diameter Welded Steel Pipe Corrodes
large-diameter welded pipe corrodes for three main reasons. Chemical corrosion attacks the surface, electrochemical corrosion is driven by
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Two Welding Methods for High-Frequency Straight Seam Pipe
high-frequency straight seam pipe is welded by one of two methods. Contact welding passes current through copper electrodes touching the strip and is
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Galvanized vs Non-Galvanized and Seamless Steel Pipe
Galvanized pipe is a steel pipe carrying a zinc coating, while non-galvanized pipe is bare steel without that coating. Seamless steel pipe is a separa
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Galvanized Steel Pipe: More Than Just a Coating
galvanized steel pipe is far more than steel with a coating. Hot-dip galvanizing bonds a zinc-iron alloy layer to the steel and adds sacrificial
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Galvanized Square Tube: How Production Processes Differ
Galvanized square tube is sorted by production process into hot-dip galvanized tube and cold galvanized, or electro-galvanized, tube. Hot-dip tube is
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Internal and External Epoxy Powder Coating: Common Process Problems
Internal and external epoxy powder coating runs at tightly controlled temperatures, and most process problems trace back to preheating, curing behavio