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Seamless precision pipe, also known as welded pipe, is a steel pipe made of steel plate or steel strip after crimping. Welded steel pipe has simple production process, high production efficiency, many varieties and specifications and few equipment, but its strength is generally lower than that of seamless steel pipe. Since 1930s, with the rapid development of high-quality strip continuous rolling production and the progress of welding and inspection technology, the weld quality has been continuously improved, and the varieties and specifications of welded steel pipes have been continuously increased, replacing seamless steel pipes in more and more fields. Welded steel pipes are divided into straight welded pipes and spiral welded pipes according to the weld forms.
The production process of straight welded pipe is simple, with high production efficiency, low cost and rapid development. The strength of spiral welded pipe is generally higher than that of straight welded pipe. Welded pipes with larger diameters can be produced from narrow blanks, and welded pipes with different diameters can also be produced from blanks with the same width. However, compared with the straight seam pipe with the same length, the weld length increases by 30~ 100%, and the production speed is lower.