Can seamless steel pipe be used for high pressure?
Yes,seamless steel pipe is specially designed and widely used for high‑pressure applications.
In fact,this is one of its biggest advantages compared with welded steel pipe:
It has no welded seam,so it avoids weak points that could crack under high pressure.
It can withstand high pressure,high temperature,and alternating stress reliably.
Typical high‑pressure uses
High‑pressure boiler tubes
High‑pressure oil and gas transmission pipelines
Hydraulic system pipes
High‑pressure chemical pipelines
Petroleum drilling pipes,well casings
Of course,the specific pressure rating depends on:
Steel grade(such as 20#,45#,16Mn,alloy steel)
Wall thickness
Manufacturing standard(API 5L,GB/T 5310,ASTM A106,etc.)
1.GB/T 7714
Patel A,Kumar R.Performance evaluation of seamless steel pipes under ultra‑high pressure conditions for oil and gas applications[J].International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping,2021,192:104412.
2.MLA
Patel,Anil,and Rajesh Kumar.“Performance Evaluation of Seamless Steel Pipes Under Ultra‑High Pressure Conditions for Oil and Gas Applications.”International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping,vol.192,2021,p.104412.
3.APA
Patel,A.,&Kumar,R.(2021).Performance evaluation of seamless steel pipes under ultra‑high pressure conditions for oil and gas applications.International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping,*192*,104412.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2021.104412
