Stainless steel tubes are hollow, cylindrical objects used as equipment components or as the medium through which fluids pass. The use of stainless steel in the production of tubes is due to the advantageous properties of stainless steel, the most common material used in the manufacturing of tubing.
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Penn Stainless ProductsQuakertown, PA 800-222-6144 Penn Stainless Products offers extensive inventory of light and heavy gauge, seamless and welded, stainless steel tube. They offer various alloys cut to exact dimensions as well as fittings and made-to orders. They provide full service centers with locations across the country so that they are able to meet even the most challenging non-standard wall thicknesses, OD's, lengths and chemistries.
MetalmenLong Island City, NY 800-767-9494 Metalmen are nationwide and global distributors of numerous stainless steel tube products. Over 30 years experience means expert market advice and complete metalworking as a custom response supplier fully equipped to answer any specs. Large inventory available for overnight deliveries. Fully Certified - Quality Control Oriented. Non-standards and small quantities welcomed!
Falcon Stainless & Alloys CorporationWaldwick, NJ 800-631-0728 A division of the Falcon Metals Group, Falcon Stainless & Alloys is a worldwide distributor of numerous metals and alloys specializing in hard to find grades and sizes. Capabilities including cutting, polishing, threading and more ensure Falcon has the type of product for your applications. For your next stainless steel tube order, they have what you need.
Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication, Inc.Franklin, MA 800-528-8650 Eagle Stainless Tube & Fabrication is a leading distributor of stainless steel tube, thin wall tubing, small diameter tubing, precision tubing and nickel tubing. We provide our customers both products and services in order to meet or exceed expectations, ISO 9001:2000/AS 9000 certified. We serve the medical, aerospace and high tech industries. Being "the best" has always reflected our attitude.
Metal AssociatesPompton Plains, NJ 800-838-1978 When you need specialty metals, "run of the mill products" or "hard to find" alloys, contact Metal Associates. No order is too large or small and we offer a number of products including stainless steel tube, amongst others and provide a wide range of materials. When these are combined with our machining capabilities ensure we have the solution to your unique challenge.
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The two main grades of stainless steel used for stainless steel tubes are 304 and 316. Some additional benefits of stainless steel includes excellent corrosion resistance, is easy to clean, requires low maintenance, and is cost-effective. Although stainless steel may require a higher initial cost than other metals, maintenance and replacement costs for stainless steel tubes are lower. Stainless tubing is used in applications ranging from medical instruments and dental implants to hydraulic systems, fuel lines, and engine conduits. The paper and pulp industry has become increasingly reliant on stainless steel tubing because of the corrosive and aggressive fluids used in the process of papermaking. In addition, stainless steel tubes are also used for a variety of applications in the medical, dental, automotive, petrochemical, and semiconductor industries.
Stainless steel tubes are constructed through welding, seamless tubing, or metal spinning procedures. Welding involves roll forming stainless steel and connecting the formed portions along a seam through fusion. In comparison, seamless tubing involves the creation of stainless steel tubing through piercing a round blank. Welding achieves a higher degree of precision without secondary operations. The degree of precision required depends on the industrial application. Metal spinning is a "cold worked" metal fabrication technique in which a metal spinner uses a flat round disc of sheet metal that is rotating on a spinning lathe. The metal spinning process is limited to making concentric shapes, such as tubes and pipes. Of all of the varieties of stainless steel tubes, perhaps the most easily available type is the seamless stainless steel pipe or tube, which is formed through the extrusion process. In extrusion, a solid billet is drawn over a piercing rod, which creates a hollow shell without any seams. The ability to not produce seams is not possible in welding processes, in which seams are unavoidable.
