2024-11-22
Tube And Pipe Compared-lsaw steel pipe
Steel tube (and Steel Pipe) has evolved over history. Specifically, metal tube has been around since around 3000 BC. In fact, Egyptians made the first metal pipe from copper.As Early as 2500 BC Chinese used bamboo pipe as a way to transport gasAs early as 2500 BC, Chinese used bamboo pipe as a way to transport natural gas to light Peking, their capital. Rome and Persia created aqueducts to bring water to city centers for bathing, washing and drinking.Furthermore, pipe (or tubing) is made with many different materials and methods. Hollowed stone, fired clay, bamboo, palm, redwood, lead, bronze, copper, and rubber are just some of the materials that makeup tubing.In the mid-1800’s the modern steel industry was bolstered with the Bessemer process. The Bessemer process represented the first inexpensive method for mass production of steel pipe. Subsequently, seamless tube was born in 1895. Quickly followed by manufacturing of auto, bicycle, and machinery for oil production which began in full force.