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Tel.: +8621-3378-0199
ERW (Electrical Resistance Welding) pipes are manufactured by cold forming of steel coil into a round cylindrical shape are used in various engineering purposes.
In High Frequency Induction (HFI) Welded Pipe production process, hot rolled steel coils are fed with a high capacity accumulator in order to achieve continuous welding.
HIGH-FREQUENCY WELDING is a welding process in which the heat source used to melt the joining surfaces is obtained from high-frequency (HF) alternating current (ac) resistance heating.
The high-frequency induction (HFI) resistance pressure welding technique for longitudinal welding. The endless strip passes through rolling stands where it is shaped to an open pipe, which runs through a high-frequency inductor consisting of a metal coil with single or multiple windings. As a result, high-frequency ring current is induced into the pipe that closes preferably at the strip edges which converge in the welding point. The temperature required for welding is generated by resistance heating of a narrow zone along the strip edges.
The heated strip edges are squeezed together by pressure rollers, resulting in a homogeneous longitudinal weld without any filler metals. The flash generated on the inside and outside surfaces during welding is scraped off to the level of the pipe surface with special tools.
Immediately afterwards, the HFI weld is subjected to a multi-step inductive annealing treatment to ensure that the properties in the weld area match those of the base material. Then the continuous pipe string is straightened, size rolled and finally cut to length by a flying saw.
Coil edges are milled using carbide cutters in order to assure a high quality weld. Coils are then formed by cold forming method using a set of cage rolls and fin passes, and then joined using high frequency currents using induction or alternatively conduction methods.
The process begins with the cutting of the strip of the required size on slitting line and then fed through the Tube Mill for formation of line pipe. Once the formation of pipe is done, it is passed through the high frequency welder where the edges are welded together.
During the process of welding, because of immense generation of heat, there is formation of beads on both the edges, inside and outside the pipes. These beads are then cut in order to have unrestricted flow of fluid/gas inside the pipe.
Thereafter, pipes are cut into the required length and are transferred to finishing sections for further processing and testing of the line pipes like straightening, End Chamfering/Facing, Hydro-testing, Non-destructive Testing, Threading, Galvanizing etc., depending on the requirement of the customer.
Expertise
Using its specialist expertise in high frequency welding, TWI has supported industry with a range of project and consultancy work which has included:
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Application Areas
HFW welded steel pipes are widely preferred in Oil, Natural Gas, Water and other liquids transportation and distribution lines, heating, cooling, ventilation piping and steel structures for construction and other general purposes by means of precise production tolerances and high capacity manufacturing method.
Product Name | Executive Standard | Dimension (mm) | Steel Code / Steel Grade |
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Electric-Resistance-Welded Steel Pipes | ASTM A135 | 42.2-114.3 x 2.11-2.63 | A |
Electric-Resistance-Welded Carbon Steel and Carbon-Manganese Steel Boiler and Superheater Tubes | ASTM A178 | 42.2-114.3 x 2.11-2.63 | A, C,D |
ERW and Hot-dip Galvanized Steel Pipes | ASTM A53 | 21.3-273 x 2.11-12.7 | A, B |
Pipes for Piling Usage | ASTM A252 | 219.1-508 x 3.6-12.7 | Gr2, Gr3 |
Tubes for General Structural Purpose | ASTM A500 | 21.3-273 x 2.11-12.7 | Carbon Steel |
Square Pipes for General Structural Purpose | ASTM A500 | 25 x 25-160 x 160 x 1.2-8.0 | Carbon Steel |
Mechanical tubing | ASTM A513 | 21.3-273 x 2.11-12.7 | carbon and alloy steel |
Screwed and Socketed Steel Tubes | BS 1387 | 21.4-113.9 x 2-3.6 | Carbon Steel |
Scaffolding Pipes | EN 39 | 48.3 x 3.2-4 | Carbon Steel |
Carbon Steel Tubes for General Structure Purpose | JIS G3444 | 21.7-216.3 x 2.0-6.0 | Carbon Steel |
Carbon Steel Tubes for Machine Structure Purpose | JIS G3445 | 15-76 x 0.7-3.0 | STKM11A, STKM13A |
Carbon Steel Pipes for Ordinary Piping | JIS G3452 | 21.9-216.3 x 2.8-5.8 | Carbon Steel |
Carbon Steel Pipes for Pressure Service | JIS G3454 | 21.7-216.3 x 2.8-7.1 | Carbon Steel |
Carbon Steel Rigid Steel Conduits | JIS G8305 | 21-113.4 x 1.2-3.5 | G16-G104, C19-C75, E19-E75 |
Carbon Steel Rectangular Pipes for General Structure | JIS G3466 | 16 x 16-150 x 150 x 0.7-6 | Carbon Steel |
Pipeline coating is the most consistent and successful solution for protecting ERW pipes from corrosion, from moisture, other harmful chemicals.
Anti-corrosion steel pipe is processed through the preservation process, which can effectively prevent or slow down the process in the transport and use of chemical or electrochemical corrosion reaction of steel pipe.
Therefore pipe anti-corrosion layer is an important barrier to prevent soil erosion. A well-known foreign scholar put forward” 3PE france protective layer”, so far, anti-corrosion methods is widely used.
Coated pipes offer high resistance to corrosion on pipes and provide many benefits such as:
1. Increased Flow Capacity – A coating on pipes helps provide a smoother surface thus improving gas and liquid flow within pipes.
2. Reduced Cost – The pipeline coating increases the pipes durability so they can be deployed with minimum maintenance cost even in the harshest environments.
3. Lower energy usage – Various studies have shown that pipelines that are internally coated use less energy for pumping and compression of products through pipes. This helps in increased saving over time.
4. Clean delivery of products – The inhibitors used for the protection products can also be minimized by the use of coated pipes for delivery of products.
Thus, coating of pipelines can help you in reducing your maintenance cost and at the same time providing a corrosion free reliable protection.
The basic principles of urban gas pipeline coating selection:
2.1.External Coating
2.1.1 External Epoxy Coating
2.1.2 Polyethylene Coating
2.1.3 Polypropylene Coating
2.1.4 Polyurethane Coating
2.1.5 Polyolefin Coating
2.1.6 Tape Coating
2.1.7 Bitumen Coating
2.1.8 Coal-Tar Enamel Coating
2.1.9 Concrete Weighted Coating
5:External concrete coating.
2.1.10 Marine Coating
2.1.11 Other specification
2.2. Lining
2.2.1 Epoxy Lining
2.2.2 Bitumen Lining
2.2.3 Cement Mortar Lining
2.2.4 Shop Cement Lined Piping
Pipe Coating Products
Three Layer Polyethylene (3LPE)
To improve anticorrosion performance and adhesion, an additional layer of epoxy primer is sprayed onto pipe surfaces prior to the adhesive layer and Polyethylene top layer application. Three Layer Polyethylene is suitable for service temperatures from 60°C to 80°C (85°C peaks). Typical coating thickness is from 1-2 mm to 3-5 mm.
Three Layer Polypropylene (3LPP)
If a wider service temperature range and high stiffness is required, adhesive and top layers, applied over primer layer, are based on polypropylene instead of polyethylene. Three Layer Polypropylene is suitable for service temperatures up to 135 °C (140°C peaks). Typical coating thickness is from 1-2 mm to 3-5 mm.
Three Layer Polypropylene and Polyethylene
Three Layer applications involve a thermoplastic coating applied to steel pipelines as a form of anticorrosion protection. This mechanical resistance is appropriate when the risk of particularly severe coating damages exist. The Three Layer process involved several steps. First, the pipe surface is blast cleaned to remove any external residue from the mill or storage. It is then heated and sprayed with a Fusion Bond Epoxy (FBE) primer followed by the application of an adhesive copolymer and polyolefin polymers that are wrap extruded, one over the other.
Field applied products
Advantage of ERW pipe
The alloy content of the coil is often lower than similar grades of steel plate, improving the weldability of the spiral welded pipe. Due to the rolling direction of spiral welded pipe coil is not perpendicular to the pipe axis direction, the crack resistance of the spiral welded pipe materials.
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