Boiler pipes are smooth pipes made of steel, seamless and in various thicknesses, used in trade for general purposes EN 10216-1:2005 (EX UNI 7287/86) or for the creation of simple pipelines, such as those of the boiler, through which the steam resulting from the boiling heating water flows.

Boiler pipes are therefore suitable pipes for supporting the passage of gas at high temperatures, and for this reason they are generally made through cold drawing, which gives the pipe a mechanical compactness of considerable efficiency.

Of course, there are endless variations of boiler pipes, since they can be made with different thicknesses and diameters, as well as with steel equipped with various characteristics depending on the intended use.

Boiler steel pipes includes medium pressure boiler pipe and high pressure boiler pipe, it is often manufactured in seamless procedures, welded steel pipe is not applicable.

It has been widely used at heat exchanger pipe and tubing services, tube exchanger bundle, high pressure boiler, economizer, super heater, petrochemical industry pipes, etc.

Boiler pipe materials and standards
Standards and material for steel pipe is available at carbon, alloy, and stainless steel material.
Carbon steel: ASTM/ASME A/SA 106, ASTM A179, ASTM A192, ASTM/ASME A/SA 210, ASTM A333 Gr 1, 6,7 to Gr 9,
Alloy steel: ASTM/ASME A/SA 213 T1, T2, T5, T9, T11, T12, T22, T91, T92; ASTM A335 P1, P2, P5, P9, P11, P12, P22, P91, P92
Stainless Steel: ASTM A268, ASTM A213, TP304/L, TP316/L, 310S,309S,317,317L,321,321H, and duplex stainless steel material etc.
Common Sizes: OD from 6mm to 1240mm, thickness from 1mm to 50mm
Types: Straight boiler pipe, and U boiler steel pipe for tube exchanger bundle.
These standards specify the classification, size, shape, weight and allowable deviation, technical requirements, inspection and test, packaging, marking and quality certificate of seamless steel tubes for boiler.

Boiler Pipe Size
Boiler pipe size range complied with the different ASTM standard required. Like ASTM A106 or ASTM 179, 192 etc.

But most of the boiler pipe size is small, outer diameter usually less than 1 1/2” (1/4”, 1/2”, 3/4”, 1” and 1 1/2”). Then 2”, 2 1/2”, 3” and maximum to 4”.

Medium and high pressure boiler pipe differences
Based on different working temperature, the medium or high pressure boiler pipe shall be used. Normally classified as below cases:
a. The operation temperature of general boiler pipe is lower than 450℃. The medium pressure boiler pipeline mainly adopts hot rolling process or cold drawing process.
b. High pressure boiler pipes are often used in high temperature and high pressure conditions. Under the action of high temperature flue gas and steam, the pipe will occur oxidation and corrosion. It is required high pressure boiler pipe that has high durable strength, high oxidation corrosion resistance and good tissue stability.