Rejected pipe which cannot be classified as a prime product because of some physical or
chemical defect is sold by the mills to steel pipe distributors, distributors of steel
products, fabricators, and consumers. These structural steel pipes and tubes are available
in CW, ERW, DSAW and seamless, in all sizes, weights, and classes of material. Although
reject pipe carries no warranty whatsoever, it can have application for structural
purpose.
Few of the typical examples where reject pipe has been used as structural steel
tubing and pipes are handrails, columns, posts, piling,
sand-wash, casing, culverts, fence, caissons, sign poles, bumpers, bracing, parking meter
posts, towers, supports, rollers, etc. Structural steel pipes and tubing are normally priced
substantially under prime pipe and can affect large savings in the right application.
The steel pipes or tubes used for engineering structures made in a heated furnace or
open-heart with thickness of 11mm or less are called “Structural Steel Pipes”. These pipes
are generally used where plant-fabricated pipe cannot be installed and do not have the
strength to support the loads imposed on them. Structural steel pipes and tubes can be
knocked-down, bolted together at the site where it is to be used. These are the pipes which
does not meet the rigid requirements of the intended specification due to some chemical or
physical flaw is known as structural pipe. It can be rolled into different shapes and used
for construction. These pipes are also called as “infrastructural pipes”.
Structural steel tubes come in various shapes with circular, square and rectangular
cross-sections which can be used for drainage pipe, small bridges or numerous other
construction or industrial applications. The application ranges from culverts, sub-drains,
sewers, service tunnels, etc. Structural Steel pipe and tubes governs the chemical and
mechanical properties of structural steels and are best suited for general construction and
engineering purposes.
The selection of the proper grade (type and strength level) is important for a particular
application. Due to their low weight, the structural steel pipes offer better resistance to
torsional stresses and sagging. These pipes or tubes are easy to set up with simple welded
joints. The comparatively small exterior surface area without sharp angles or burrs ensures
easy maintenance and protection against corrosion. The HSS steels are stronger and can bear
more loads which is why it could be used as beams.
Those pipes, which does not meet the rigid requirements of the intended specification due to
some chemical or physical flaw are known as structural pipe. Structural steel pipes and
tubes are those which can be knocked-down and are then bolted together at the site, where it
is to be used. These pipes are generally used where plant-fabricated pipe cannot be
installed, are not big enough or do not have the strength to support the loads imposed on
them.
Structural steel tubes come in various shapes with circular, square and rectangular
cross-sections and are used for drainage pipe, small bridges or numerous other construction
or industrial applications. The application ranges from culverts, sub-drains, sewers,
service tunnels, etc. Structural Steel pipe and tubes governs the chemical and mechanical
properties of structural steels and are also used for general construction and engineering
purposes.