Stainless Steel Tubing Fabrication

Viewed over the history of Stainless Steel Tubing Fabrication production, welded products can be considered relatively new arrivals to the market, as production originally was limited to seamless manufacturing only. This was due mainly to restricted welding technology and availability of only high carbon pre-material in strip and plate. The advent of modern acom | 2 - 2011 3 AOD melting technology and precision cold-rolling/slitting processes combined with rapid technological leaps in welding techniques resulted in Stainless Steel Tubing Fabrication supplies soon becoming the dominant market supply. In 2007/2008, the stainless steel tube and pipe consumption was approximately 4 million metric tonnes of which welded products account for some 3.4 million metric tonnes and increasingly welded tubes and pipes are gaining market share from seamless [2]