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Common defects in seamless carbon steel tubes

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An internal surface defect

LSAW Steel Pipe

In the foldFeatures: the internal surface of the seamless carbon steel tube presents a straight line or spiral, semi-spiral z
defects.Causes:1) tube blank: loose center and segregation;Serious shrinkage residual;Non - metallic inclusion exceeds
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uneven heating, too high or too low temperature, too long heating time.3) perforation area: the top is badly worn;Impr

Alloy Steel Pipe adjustment of punch parameters;Perforation roll aging, etc.Inspection: no internal folding is allowed on the inner surfac
seamless carbon steel pipe. The internal folding of the pipe end should be polished or recut. The actual value of the wa
Galvanized Pipe at the grinding point should not be less than the minimum value required by the standard.Pass long inside fold disallow

Pile Steel Pipe

2 the scarFeatures: the inner surface of seamless carbon steel tube appears spot scar, generally does not take root easy
Stainless Pipe peeling.Causes:1) there are impurities in the graphite lubricant.2) iron lug at the back end of waste pipe is pressed into
wall of seamless carbon steel pipe.Inspection: the inner surface of seamless carbon steel pipe is not allowed to exist, th
Types Pipelines should be polished and re-cut, the grinding depth should not exceed the standard requirements of negative deviation,
wall thickness should not be less than the minimum value required by the standard;Pass long inside scar dismisses.
Line Pipe

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3 become warped skinFeatures: the inner surface of the seamless carbon steel tube presents a straight line or broken n
upturned small skin.It occurs mostly in the capillaries and is prone to flaking.Causes:1) improper adjustment parameter
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punch.2) sticking steel on the top.3) iron scale accumulation in waste pipes, etc.Inspection: the inner surface of seamles

Steel Structure steel tube is allowed to have root-less warped skin which is easy to peel off (or can be burnt off during heat treatment)
warped skin should be polished or removed.

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Laser Slotted Screen SMLS ERW 4 straightFeatures: there are linear scratches with certain width and depth on the inner surface of the seamless carbon
tube.Causes:1) the rolling temperature is low and the mandrel sticks to hard metal.2) graphite contains impurities, etc.C
Pipe the inner straights of the casing and common pipes are allowed to exist at a depth not exceeding 5% (the maximum de
pressure vessels is 0.4mm).Be careful to grind and cut off the straight road in Chad.2) the sharp edge of the inner straig
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5 Edge within: there is a linear bulge with a certain width and depth on the inner surface of the seamless carbon steel
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TEL:+86-0317-75673271 serious wear of mandrel, not smooth or too deep.Check to:1) the height of the casing pipe and pipeline shall not excee
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E-MAIL:ella@cnspipe.com inside edges of common pipes and pipelines are allowed to exist with the height not exceeding 8% of the wall thicknes
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leo@cnspipe.net maximum height is 0.8mm).Excessive tolerance should be polished and recut.3) for L2 grade (i.e. N5) flaw detection, sea
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anne@cnspipe.com carbon steel pipe shall be required, and the height of inner edge shall not exceed 5% (the maximum height is 0.5mm).E

Certificates&MTC tolerance should be polished and recut.4) the sharp edge of the edge should be polished and smoothed.

6 the bulgeFeatures: the inner surface of seamless carbon steel tube is regularly convex and no damage is found on the
surface.Cause: continuous roll grinding too much or off the meat and so on.Inspection: according to the requirement o
edge.

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discount, which will save more surface.Causes:1) improper adjustment of continuous rolling and mismatching of rolling speed of each stand roller.2) th
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billet is not heated evenly or the temperature is too low.3) deviation of rolling center line, collision between seamless c
pipe and rolling table after continuous rolling, etc. (note: this reason was put forward in January 2003, and the principle
under discussion).Inspection: no more than the negative deviation of the wall thickness, the actual wall thickness is grea
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development of tension and depression is tension crack, which should be strictly examined).

Customer Feedback 8 internal thread (this defect is only produced in the assel unit)Features: there are spiral marks on the inner surface of t
carbon steel tube, which mostly appear on the inner surface of the thin-walled tube, with a distinct feeling of uneven.C
Good company with skilled service inherent defects of skew rolling process.When the technical parameters of assel mill are not adjusted, this defect is mor
and top quality. Delivered in time.
Our most sure partner for steel prominent.2) the deformation distribution is not reasonable, assel wall reduction is too large.3) improper configuration
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pipes. roll.Inspection: seamless carbon steel pipe internal thread defect depth is not greater than 0.3mm, and within a certain
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range.

External surface defects

1 outside the foldFeatures: the outer surface of seamless carbon steel tube presents spiral lamellar folding.Causes:1) th
or cracks on the surface of the billet.2) the pores under the skin of the tube billet have serious subcutaneous inclusions
surface of the tube blank is not cleaned properly, or there are ears and wrong surfaces.4) during the rolling process, the
the seamless carbon steel tube is lifted and scratched, and then pressed to the matrix of the seamless carbon steel tube
the rolling, forming an outer fold and so on.Inspection: it is not allowed to exist: slight grinding can be carried out, the
of wall thickness and outside diameter after grinding shall not be less than the minimum value required by the standar

The P91 and P22 equipped from 2 abscission layerFeatures: spiral or block stratification and fracture on the surface of seamless carbon steel tube.Cause
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project in Brazil. smart to figure nonmetallic inclusions, residual shrinkage or severe porosity in the billet.Inspection: no presence allowed.
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3 outside scarFeature: the outer surface of seamless carbon steel pipe appears spot scar.Causes:1) roll sticking, aging, s
or roll rubbing.2) conveying roller table is adhered with foreign bodies or seriously worn.Check to:1) the distribution of
slices should be polished or removed.2) on the pipe segment with external scar, the area of external scar exceeding 10%
removed or polished.3) if the depth exceeds 5% of the wall thickness, the outer scar shall be polished.4) the actual valu
thickness and outside diameter at the grinding place shall not be less than the minimum value required by the standard

4 pitsFeatures: the surface of seamless carbon steel pipe appears uneven pit.Causes:1) if the seamless carbon steel tube
furnace for too long or the heating time is too long, the surface will generate an excessively thick oxide scale to clear th
and roll into the surface of the seamless carbon steel tube.2) high-pressure water phosphorus removal equipment does
properly, and phosphorus removal is not clean.Check to:1) local pitted surface with negative deviation not exceeding th
thickness is allowed to exist.2) the area of pitted surface shall not exceed 20% of the area of the pipe segment with pitt
surface.3) the abnormal hemp surface can be polished or removed, and the actual value of wall thickness and outer dia
grinding point shall not be less than the minimum value required by the standard.4) serious pock marks will be disqual

5 the green lineFeatures: the external surface of seamless carbon steel tube presents symmetrical or asymmetric linear
mark.Causes:1) serious misalignment or wear of the sizing machine.2) unreasonable roll pass design of sizing machine.3
temperature steel.4) poor roll processing and too small chamfering at the edge of the roll.5) poor roll assembly, large g
etc.Check to:1) the allowable height of the outer surface of the casing shall not exceed 0.2mm.2) no hand blue line is al
class pipe of high-pressure container.The blue line must be removed.Grinding should be smooth without edges and co
allowable height of universal seamless carbon steel pipe (structure, fluid, hydraulic support, etc.) is not more than 0.4m
sharp edge of the blue line should be polished smooth.5) the actual value of wall thickness and outside diameter at the
place shall not exceed the minimum value required by the standard.

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6 hairlineFeatures: continuous or discontinuous hairline on the surface of seamless carbon steel tube.Causes:1) there ar
subcutaneous pores or inclusions in the billet.2) the surface of the billet is not cleaned thoroughly, and there are fine cr
excessive wear and aging of the roll.4) poor roll processing accuracy, etc.Inspection: no visible hairline is allowed on the

× surface of seamless carbon steel tube. If there is any hairline, it should be completely removed. The actual value of the
the rear wall and the external diameter should not be less than the minimum value required by the standard.
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7 network crackFeatures: the surface of seamless carbon steel tube appears fish-scale cracks with strip and large pitch.C
high content of harmful elements (such as arsenic) in tube billet.2) aging and steel sticking of perforating roll.3) guide p
adheres to steel, etc.Inspection: should be completely cleared.The actual value of wall thickness and outside diameter a
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8 scratchFeatures: the surface of seamless carbon steel tube is spiral or linear groove defects, most of the bottom can b
seen.Causes:1) mechanical scratches mainly occur in roller table, cold bed, straightening and transportation.2) roll proc
good or wear seriously or roll joints with foreign bodies.Check to:1) local scratches of no more than 0.5mm are allowed
external surface of seamless carbon steel tube, and the scratches in excess of 0.5mm shall be polished.The actual value
thickness and outside diameter at the grinding place shall not be less than the minimum value required by the standard
edge scratches should be polished and smoothed.
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9 touch flatCharacteristics: the external surface of seamless carbon steel tube is concave and convex, but the thickness
carbon steel tube is not damaged.Causes:1) bump and dent during lifting.2) it is dented when straightened.3) dented ro
after sizing machine.Inspection: local negative deviation of the outside diameter and smooth surface can be dented.Ou
tolerance excision.

10 bruisedFeature: irregular scar on the outer surface of seamless carbon steel tube due to collision.Causes: can be pro
cold and hot areas of various collision, etc.Check to:1) local bruises with a depth not exceeding 0.4mm are allowed on t
surface.2) the bruises exceeding 0.4mm shall be smoothed and the actual value of the outside diameter and wall thickn
grinding place shall not be less than the minimum value required by the standard.

11 JiaoAoFeatures: seamless carbon steel tube surface spiral concave.Causes:1) improper adjustment of straightener ro
excessive pressuring.2) serious wear of straightening roll.Inspection: the external surface of seamless carbon steel pipe
to have no obvious edges and corners and the internal surface is not prominent, and the external diameter size meets t
tolerance requirements of the correction.Excessive correction should be removed.

12 rolling foldFeature: the tube wall of seamless carbon steel tube is corrugated with concave and convex inside along
longitudinal part or overall length.Causes:1) the width coefficient of pass is too small.2) improper adjustment of rolling
in misalignment of pass or inconsistent rolling center line.3) improper distribution of press-down amount of each stand
continuous rolling mill.As a result of the above reasons seamless carbon steel pipe in the rolling process metal into the
or tube lost stability resulting in tube wall creases.Inspection: no presence allowed.Should be removed or disallowed.

13 crackingFeatures: the surface of seamless carbon steel tube has the phenomenon of pulling apart and cracking, whic
produced on the thin-walled tube.Causes:1) due to the uneven heating temperature of the tube billet, the deformed pa
deformed. The part with low temperature is rolled by tension. When the tension is large, the pipe will be pulled and cra
improper adjustment of speed and roll gap of each stand of continuous rolling mill, resulting in tearing of steel drawing
effect of capillary wall thickness. When the thickness of the capillary wall supplied by the punch machine to the continu
small, the metal deformation of the continuous mill decreases compared with the designed deformation, resulting in te
rolling of the continuous mill and tearing when the tension is large.4) there are some serious inclusions in the billet
itself.Inspection: no presence allowed.Should be removed or disallowed

dimensions out of tolerance

1 uneven wall thicknessFeature: the wall thickness of seamless carbon steel tube is not uniform on the same section.Ca
uneven heating of tube billet.2) the rolling line of the piercing machine is not adjusted, and the centering roll is unstab

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wear or eccentric hole behind the head.4) pipe billet centering hole correction.5) excessive bending and cutting inclinat
blank.Inspection: measured branch by branch, uneven wall thickness should be removed.

2 wall thickness out of toleranceCharacteristics: the wall thickness of seamless carbon steel tube is out of tolerance in o
direction.The excess deviation is called the wall thickness ultra thin.Causes:1) uneven heating of tube billet.2) improper

× of punch.Inspection: measurement by branch, end deviation should be removed, and the whole deviation should be ch
rejected.
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3 Outside diameter out of toleranceFeatures: the outer diameter of seamless carbon steel tube exceeds the standard, a
with positive deviation is called the outer diameter is large, and the one with negative deviation is called the outer diam
small.Causes:1) the sizing machine groove wear is too large, or the new groove design is not reasonable.2) unstable fin
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4 bendingFeatures: the seamless carbon steel tube along the length of the direction is not straight or in the seamless c
tube end appears goose head bending known as "goose head bend."Causes:1) caused by local water cooling during m
thermal inspection.2) improper adjustment during straightening and severe wear of the straightening roll.3) improper s
machine processing, assembly and adjustment.4) bending caused during lifting and transportation.Inspection: if the be
exceeds the standard, it can be straightened twice, otherwise it will be rejected.Unstraightened "goose head bends" sho
removed.
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Length out of toleranceFeatures: the length of seamless carbon steel tube exceeds the requirements.Causes:1) excessiv
tube billet.2) rolling instability.3) poor control during cutting and so on.Inspection: re-cut or change the sentence of lon
tube, or change or invalidate the sentence of short ruler tube

Cangzhou Steel Pipe Group (CSPG) Co., Ltd. is a large-sized, key metallurgic enterprise of Hebei Province in North Ch
history dates back to 1994. CSPG currently em/paces six member companies with products varying from SSAW, LSAW,
seamless steel pipes to 3PE pipes, galvanized pipes, casing pipes, etc. A Joint-stock corporation, CSPG occupies an area
square meters with a total asset of $530 million.

Specialized in the production of straight welded pipe spiral pipe galvanized pipe 3PE/3PP/FBE/TPEP internal and extern
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