Price comparison of spiral welded pipes and seamless steel pipes

Spiral welded pipe (SSAW） vs. seamless pipe (SMLS): Which one is more expensive?

1. Different production processes: causing price differences

Spiral welded pipes are made of steel strips through long manufacturing processes such as cold bending, flattening, forming, automatic double-sided submerged arc welding, and hydraulic testing. The production process of seamless steel pipes is much more complicated and requires multiple complex processes, including perforation, hot rolling, cold drawing, quenching, etc. The complexity of these processes makes the production cost of seamless steel pipes higher and the price It has also been improved accordingly.

2. Different quality: causing price differences
Although both spiral welded pipes and seamless steel pipes can meet higher quality standards, their quality is also different due to their different production processes. Some highly demanding industries, such as petrochemicals, electric power and other fields, have very high requirements for pipeline materials and relatively strict quality requirements. At this time, seamless steel pipes are used more often and the price is correspondingly higher. In some common industries, such as construction, machinery and other fields, the requirements for pipe materials are relatively low. At this time, spiral pipes will be used more often, and their prices will be relatively cheaper.

3. Different market demands: causing price differences
The production technology of spiral welded pipes is relatively mature and the production efficiency is relatively high, so the relative supply is larger. The production process of seamless steel pipes is more complex and the production efficiency is relatively low, so the relative supply is small. Due to different market demands, some industries require a smaller quantity of steel pipe types. At this time, the price of seamless steel pipes will be relatively high; while some industries require a relatively large quantity, and the price of spiral welded pipes will be relatively low.

In summary, there are differences in price between spiral welded pipes and seamless steel pipes, mainly due to factors such as production technology, quality and market demand. When selecting steel pipe materials, it is necessary to comprehensively consider factors such as its application field, quality requirements, and price to select the most suitable material.