How do polished stainless products?
The manufacturing process of stainless steel products is similar to the manufacturing process of conventional stainless pipes. The difference between them is only in the finishing operation of surface treatment.
Two types of stainless products can be polished:
- Seamless. They are made from a round billet produced by pressing and casting. The workpiece is pulled in the rollers, and then the gauge is applied, then divided into two types: cold and hot deformation.
- Electrowelded. They are produced by three processes: welding with a tungsten electrode in a shielding gas environment, welding in an induction current medium, and welding with a laser and beam electrons. It occurs due to the formation of the product from the flat surface of the metal, its welding and calibration, and then bringing the tightness.
The most popular ones on the market are low-diameter pipes, which are very strong and have the same quality standard as for similar stainless communications. Normative documentation is used for the quality standard regulations, according to which polished stainless pipes are made.
How do polished surfaces get?
Polished stainless steel pipe is produced in two ways:
- Abrasive - is carried out at the stage of manufacturing of the stainless workpiece. The result is a cheap product. Polished with abrasive compounds, which reduce the size of abrasive particles with a special polished felt tape. In addition to the dry method, it is also used wet in which a small amount of water is added to the abrasive.
- Electrochemical means placing the pipe in a concentrated acid solution. And besides, the inner and outer surfaces are treated with electrodes from the inside or around. An electric current is then applied to the product. The irregularities on the product disappear due to the entry of the anode into the reaction with the cathode.
Properties inherent in polished stainless steel pipes
Polished stainless steel pipe can be manufactured only in production conditions on heavy duty equipment and with the use of control and measuring devices.
If you try to perform the product at home, check whether it meets the standard and all requirements will be extremely difficult. Is it worth it to try?
The main characteristics that are characteristic of the surface of a stainless polished pipe:
- Any fluid transported inside the product, not depending on it, is milk, water, alcohol or gasoline, does not react chemically with the surface, and therefore does no harm to these liquids andpeople who will use them.
- During the installation of polished communications for boiler systems, it is worth remembering their function - utilitarian and decorative, that is, the walls inside do not accumulate dirt, scum and the like, therefore, do not spoil the external effeciency for the interior of the room.
- The decorative function of the polished pipe is easy to implement for decorating both the exterior and the inside of the building. Also, communications are applicable for landscape design and for high-tech houses.
The environment for the use of polished stainless steel pipes
Stainless products effectively emphasize the appearance of any design, and therefore most often they are used in decoration. Also it can be used as frameworks for furniture: chairs, tables, arcs for tables and stairs. Metal keeps shine for many years, therefore the loss of aesthetics and strength does not threaten you.
Curtain rails and rails are prepared from round pipes, since they are not exposed to dust, sand, precipitation, wind, temperature changes for a long period.
Polished stainless steel pipe and other products are often applicable to the food industry due to a smooth surface that resists bacteria. And the content is not subject to chemical attack of all kinds of reactive substances.
Also these qualities became the reason for the application of pipes in the field of medical equipment. Of these, implants are made, which are taken by the human body due to its resistance to the chemical environment. Pipes are not corroded and are easily suitable for water supply and heating systems, which do not need to lay false panels and suspended structures. In comparison with chrome products, their resistance to external deformations is amazing!
