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Welded vs seamless tubes

Premium, hot finished HFI welded products – a cost effective alternative to seamless.

Inline™ and Inflow™ hot-finished tubes are an ideal cost-effective substitute for comparable seamless products, and deliver additional features and benefits such as consistent ovality, uniform walled thickness, improved end matching and tighter control on fixed lengths.

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If you have any questions about welded tubes call the Tubes Technical Helpline on +44 (0) 1536 402121 or email tubesconstruction@tatasteel.com

The key benefits:
• More cost effective.
• More consistent product.
• No internal weldbead.
• Fully interchangeable with comparable seamless.
• Improved pressure integrity.
• Installation benefits to promote.
• UK manufactured and supported.
• Ideal for industrial applications.

welded benefits

Weld beads
Internal and external weld beads are fully trimmed and removed, providing a clear, unrestricted tube bore.

Testing
We conduct both Non-Destructive (NDT) and Destructive Testing (DT) to provide assured confidence in weld seam integrity. All weld seams are ultrasonically tested (V=1.0) as standard.

Inline™
Based on EN ISO3183 and L-Grades and other equivalent and generally equivalent European and international standards for industrial market applications.

Inflow™
Based on EN10217-2 and P-Grades and other relevant standards, ideal for general purpose and industrial pressure requirements.

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