2024-07-11
Difference between seamless and welded pipe
Pipes form an integral part of systems that require transportation of various media across refineries or industrial process plants. The capacity of the component and the media they transport will depend on the material they are made from. Some of the common materials manufacturers use include PVC, stainless steel, alloy steel, carbon steel, nickel alloys, titanium alloys, copper nickel, monel, Inconel, Hastelloy, etc. The use of said materials is judicious, which means the cost factor is also taken into account while producing them. Basically, there are two kinds of pipe construction. First is the seamless kind, which contains no seam, and the circumference of the pipe will have no joints. So the surface of these pipes will be smoother and more even. The second type of construction is a welded type. Unlike the seamless kind, the welded type will have a seam that joins the pipe, which results in the formation of a seamline on its surface.