Quality inspection of stainless steel seamless pipes

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Stainless steel seamless pipes (ss smls pipe) are an important pipe material and are widely used in petrochemical, chemical, pharmaceutical, food and other industries. In order to ensure product quality, strict quality inspection is required.

The quality of stainless steel seamless pipes can be inspected by a variety of methods, mainly including appearance inspection, dimension measurement, chemical composition analysis, mechanical property testing, non-destructive testing and packaging inspection. The main inspection steps are as follows:

1. Appearance inspection

Appearance inspection is a basic step. It is to observe whether the surface of the stainless steel seamless pipe is smooth, whether there are obvious scratches, dents, oxidation spots, welding points or other defects, and coating adhesion. Surface defects often affect the strength and service life of the pipe.


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2. Dimension inspection
Dimension measurement is a key step. The dimensions of the stainless steel seamless pipe are inspected, including parameters such as diameter and wall thickness, to ensure that they meet the relevant standard requirements. Use tools such as calipers and micrometers to check the parameters such as the outer diameter, inner diameter, thickness and length of the seamless pipe to ensure that they meet the standard requirements. Unqualified dimensions will affect the installation and sealing of the pipeline.

3. Chemical composition analysis
Chemical composition analysis is an important part of ensuring the quality of raw materials. The alloy composition of stainless steel seamless pipes can be detected by means of spectral analysis to ensure that they meet relevant standards, especially the proportion of elements such as nickel and chromium, to ensure the corrosion resistance of the product.

4. Mechanical properties test
Mechanical properties tests can include indicators such as tensile strength, yield strength and hardness. Tensile tests and hardness tests are used to verify whether the mechanical properties of stainless steel seamless pipes meet the design requirements.

5. Non-destructive testing
Use non-destructive testing technologies such as ultrasonic flaw detection and magnetic particle flaw detection to detect the inside of the pipe and find hidden defects.

6. Packaging inspection

Finally, the packaging of the stainless steel seamless pipe is inspected to ensure that the packaging is intact and prevent damage during transportation.


Read more: Non-destructive testing of seamless pipes or Stainless Steel ERW vs Seamless Pipe

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