Carbon steel tube and pipe products are manufactured from steel alloy materials, which are used to produce products such as seamless steel pipe, square steel tubing, round steel pipe, carbon steel seamless pipe, and much more. Carbon steel pipe and tube products provide a range of beneficial advantages for many industrial applications.

Carbon Steel Tube and Pipe Advantages

Carbon steel pipe and tube products are revered for their many distinct benefits, delivering unprecedented results for high-level applications. Carbon steel shapes all have high cross-sectional stiffness due to their second moment of area.

• High strength
• Toughness
• Enhanced impact resistance
• Bearing stress
• Excellent welding and thermal processing
• Good plasticity

Differentiating Steel Tube & Pipe

Even though they sound the same, steel pipe and tube products are distinctly different and offer their own respective features and benefits. Some of the key differentiating factors that separate steel tube and pipe include the following:

• Tube is round, square, or rectangular.
• Steel tube is often used for smaller diameters where tight tolerances are needed, while steel pipe is well suited for large applications.
• Due to the manufacturing process, steel pipe is more cost-effective than steel tube since they require less processing and inspection.
• Tube is calculated by outside (OD) diameter and wall thickness; pipe is calculated by their nominal pipe size (NPS) and schedule (wall thickness).
• Pipe is round and is used to distribute fluids and gases.

Carbon Steel Pies

Carbon Steel Tube and Pipe Properties and Composition

As the carbon content rises, steel can become harder and stronger through heat treatment, making it less ductile. In carbon steels, a higher carbon content reduces weldability and lowers the melting point.
Steel is commonly considered carbon steel when no minimum content is specified for any alloying element (for example, aluminum, chromium, nickel, molybdenum, vanadium, etc.) or any other element added to obtain a desired alloy effect. The manganese does not exceed 1.65%, the specified minimum for copper is not below .40% or exceed .60%, and silicon does not exceed .60%.

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