If you’re looking for high-quality, steel hollow section products available for immediate dispatch, Metal Supplies™ are the company you need and we’re happy to help with your project, whether you’re a business or domestic customer. These fittings are advantageous if you’re familiar with using compression fittings. Because they’re typically used in low-pressure systems and tend not to require a user to do any soldering/welding, they’re suitable for domestic use. Pre-coned tube lengths of hardened or annealed tubing are available from 2 to 120 in. (5 to 305 cm) in length. Tube lengths are precisely coned with a high-quality finish. Specifications Material

Stainless steel is generally corrosion resistant. Stainless tubes are therefore very durable with a long lifecycle and particularly low in maintenance. This longevity means stainless tubes are a very cost effective material. IPT series tubing is 316 stainless steel with working pressures up to 20 000 psig (1378 bar) for use with medium-pressure fittings, as well as high-pressure tubing rated up to 60 000 psig (4134 bar) for use in high-pressure applications. Medium-Pressure Tubing—FK Series Stainless tubular and pipe products available in our online shop include nominal bore pipe (along with a complimentary range of butt weld fittings and flanges), square and rectangular hollow sections, hygienic tubes, metric tubes and handrails. Our tubes and pipes are available in either seamless or welded with various mill finishes. Stainless Steels are typically divided into five families (austenitic, martensitic, ferritic, precipitation hardening and duplex). Within these families over 250 different grades of stainless steel exist. The characteristics of a stainless pipe are determined by its relative family, grade and chemical composition. Where the chemical composition can be manipulated in such a way that desirable characteristics are reinforced depending on applicability. Factors that can be altered this way include mechanical, physical, thermal and anti-corrosive qualities.

Stainless Steel Tubing

Seamless stainless steel tubing in fractional, metric, and imperial sizes that is instrumentation grade, chemically cleaned and passivated to comply with ASTM G93 Level A and CGA 4.1, and thermocouple-cleaned to meet the cleanliness requirements of ASTM A632-S3, as well as welded stainless steel tubing in fractional sizes to be used with Swagelok components. Ultrahigh-Purity (UHP) and High-Purity Stainless Steel Tubing

The choice between seamless and welded stainless tube is dependent on the particular application and purpose of the end product. Each manufacturing method provides tubing with different beneficial characteristics. Seamless tubes tend to be more light weight with thinner walls, while welded tubes are heavier, more rigid and therefore typically straighter. Which industries utilise stainless steel tubes in their manufacture? This tubing is ultrahigh-purity, coaxial, chemically cleaned and passivated, and thermocouple-cleaned 316L stainless steel available in size: 1/8 to 2 in and 6 to 18 mm. The tube ends are prepared for orbital welding. 304/304L Welded Tubing Specifications Materials This tube is typically destined for heat exchanger applications and is produced in a similar way to AWA product except that the internal bead is rolled flush with the inside tube surface prior to annealing. Stainless steel tube can be joined by welding, which facilitates rigidity in construction, or using mechanical fittings which enables dismantling for hygienic cleaning.has much better corrosion resistance and is the grade recommended for marine environments or coastal applications. The manufacturing process of seamless tubes has been subject to change throughout history. Previously, seamless pipes were manufactured by drilling a hole through a solid steel rod. The rod was then drawn for elongation leaving an uneven sometimes off-centre tube. Hence, nowadays seamless tube is manufactured using a bullet shaped piercer which is gradually pushed through the centre of a heated billet while continuously rolled. This method produces a more even, reliable end product. Whatever your needs, The Metal Store can provide the perfect stainless steel tube or pipe. We offer 3 and 6 metre lengths, with diameters from as small as 8mm up to 16mm in grade 316, and ¾” to 2” in grade 304.

Stainless steel tube is widely used in both domestic and industrial settings, such as household piping, automobile manufacturing and construction. It’s also widely used for making clamps to secure everything from pipes to wires and tubing.This tube is produced by the helical forming and automatic welding of a continuous strip of stainless steel. The tube is produced by drawing through a hardened steel or tungsten carbide die, at room temperature. The purpose of cold drawing is to reduce the OD or wall or both, to produce a smooth surface finish and to break up the weld structure, which results in recrystallisation when annealed. Generally in 6.000 Metre lengths and commonly in Grades T 304, T 310, T 316 Grade T 321; All in a wide variety of finishes. 6mm OD x 1mm Stainless Tube As deterioration due to weather is minimal stainless pipes are suited for both indoor and outdoor application.