Process technology of thermally expanded seamless steel pipe

2021-12-02
Process technology of thermally expanded seamless steel pipe
 
What is thermally expanded seamless steel pipe?
Thermally expanded seamless steel pipes are what we often call thermally expanded pipes. Steel pipes with relatively low density but strong shrinkage (seamless steel pipes) can be referred to as thermally expanded pipes. A waste tube finishing process in which the diameter of the tube is enlarged by the cross-rolling method or the drawing method. In a relatively short period of time, the outer diameter of the steel pipe can be enlarged, and non-standard and special types of seamless pipes can be produced, with low cost and high production efficiency, which is the development trend of the international tube rolling field.
 
 
Manufacturing process of thermally expanded seamless steel pipe
Diameter expansion is a pressure processing technology that uses hydraulic or mechanical means to apply force from the inner wall of seamless steel pipe to expand and expand the steel pipe radially outward. The mechanical method is simpler and more efficient than the hydraulic method. Several of the world's most advanced large-diameter longitudinally welded pipelines have been used in the expansion process. The process is:
 
The mechanical expansion utilizes the split sector block at the end of the expander to expand in the radial direction, so that the tube blank is stepped along the length direction to realize the plastic deformation process of the entire tube length in sections. Divided into 5 stages
 
1. The preliminary rounding stage. The fan-shaped block is opened until all the fan-shaped blocks touch the inner wall of the steel pipe. At this time, the radius of each point in the inner tube of the steel pipe within the step length is almost the same, and the steel pipe is initially round.
2. Nominal diameter stage. The fan-shaped block starts to reduce the movement speed from the front position until it reaches the required position, which is the inner circumferential position of the finished pipe required by the quality.
3. Rebound compensation stage. The fan-shaped block will further slow down at the position of stage 2 until it reaches the required position, which is the position of the inner circumference of the steel pipe before rebound required by the process design.
4. Holding pressure and stable stage. The sector block remains stationary for a period of time before rebounding on the inner circumference of the steel pipe. This is the pressure maintaining and stable stage required by the equipment and the diameter expansion process.
5. Unloading and returning stage. The sector block rapidly retracts from the position of the inner circumference of the steel pipe before rebound, until it reaches the initial expansion position, which is the minimum contraction diameter of the sector block required by the diameter expansion process.
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