What is the difference between welded steel pipe and welded spiral steel pipe

Welded steel pipe refers to a steel pipe with seams on the surface that is welded by bending and deforming a steel strip or steel plate into a circular, square, or another shape. The blanks used for welded steel pipes are steel sheets or strips. Since the 1930s, with the rapid development of high-quality strip steel continuous rolling production and the advancement of welding and inspection technology, the quality of welds has been continuously improved, the varieties and specifications of welded steel pipes have been increasing, and more and more fields have replaced non-ferrous steel. Seam steel pipe. Welded steel pipes have lower costs and higher production efficiency than seamless steel pipes.

Steel pipes are divided into seamless and welded pipes. Welded pipes are divided into straight-seam steel pipes and spiral steel pipes. The straight seam welded pipe is divided into ERW (high-frequency resistance welding) and LSAW (straight seam submerged arc welding). The spiral steel tube welding process is also submerged arc welding (SSAW for short) and LSAW. The difference is the form of the weld, and the difference from ERW is the welding process. Submerged arc welding (SAW) requires the addition of media (welding wire, flux), ERW does not If necessary, ERW is melted by intermediate frequency heating. Steel pipes can be divided into two categories according to the production method: seamless steel pipes and welded steel pipes. According to the production method, seamless steel pipes can be divided into hot-rolled seamless pipes, cold-drawn pipes, precision steel pipes, hot-expanded pipes, cold-spinning pipes, and extruded pipes. Seamless steel pipes are made of high-quality carbon steel or alloy steel and are divided into hot-rolled and cold-rolled (drawn).

The production process of straight seam welded pipe is simple, the production efficiency is high, the cost is low, and the development is fast. The strength of the spiral welded pipe is generally higher than that of the straight seam welded pipe. However, compared with the same length of straight seam pipe, the length of the weld is increased by 30~100%, and the production speed is lower. Therefore, most of the welded pipes with smaller diameters use straight seam welding, and most of the welded pipes with large diameters use spiral welding.