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Wrought Steel Pipe
What Is Wrought
Steel Pipe?
By Theresa
Custodio
The
manufacturing process for wrought steel pipe works raw steel into tubes of
various lengths and diameters.
Steel
pipes play a role in the underground moving of water and gas, encasing
electrical wires for protection, and the production of vehicles, bicycles,
plumbing and heating systems, street lamps and refrigeration units.
Welded Pipe
The
welded wrought steel pipe manufacturing involves moving steel strips through
rollers that form the material into a tubular shape. These strips then pass
through a welding device that fuses them into a single pipe.
Seamless Pipe
Seamless
wrought steel pipe starts as a solid piece of heated steel. Forced through a
form that shapes the material into a hollow tube, the pipe is then machined
into appropriate dimensions.
Additional Processing
Welded
and seamless wrought steel pipes often go through a machine for straightening.
Threads machined into the ends of smaller diameter pipes allow them to connect
together.
Various
protective coatings placed over the steel -- such as oil, paint, zinc or other
kinds of material depending on the usage of the pipe -- prevent rusting.
Theresa Custodio is a Michigan-certified nurseryman with over 10 years experience. She has spent over five years working for the State of Michigan's Department of Environmental Quality writing permits and violation notices, which are published for public record. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Eastern Michigan University with a major in biology and a minor in conservation and resource use.
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