Hot Rolled and Cold Drawn Steel Pipe
How to choose the appropriate hot-rolled seamless steel pipe and cold-drawn seamless steel pipe? Selecting the appropriate seamless steel pipe —either hot-rolled (HR) or cold-drawn (CD) —is critical for industrial project success. These two main production methods yield pipes with distinct characteristics suited for specific applications. 1.Essential differences between hot-rolled and cold-drawn processes Hot-rolled seamless steel pipes are formed at high temperatures (typically above the recrystallization temperature) through processes such as piercing and rolling. Pipes produced by this process have the following characteristics: a wide range of sizes (outer diameter can reach hundreds of millimeters), high production efficiency, and relatively low cost, but they have a higher surface roughness and poorer dimensional accuracy. Cold-drawn seamless steel pipes are formed at room temperature by drawing through a die, often involving multiple passes and interm...