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Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

(OP)
Are Light weight fittings (eg. elbow, reducers) always seamless? Thanks

RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

What do you mean by light weight? It is not a defined term that I am familiar with.

size is normally more important as is manufacturing technique.

Most B16 elbows and reducers I have seen are seamless.

why do you ask?

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RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

Maybe to us light weight means ... plastic.
When asking engineering questions, you must be far more specific with the words you use when writing your questions.

RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

It's like "heavy wall" pipe - it's only "heavy" when you know what you're comparing it to.

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RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

Could be that thin wall stuff used for (among other things) pulp and paper.

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RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

If you mean sch10 stainless butt welding fittings, no- they are NOT always seamless, nor do they really need to be.

RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

(OP)
I meant to say Lt. wt. steel fittings (elbows, reducers etc) of different sizes.
I am asking to know what the longitudinal seam factor would be. For instance seamless or ERW = 1 as longitudinal factor. Thanks

RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

A similar post http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=368250

There is no change in anything whether the fitting is seamless or welded for the same material.

Most people try not to get the longitudinal seam lined up on connecting pipe / fittings, but other than that I don't know where you would use a factor like that on a fitting

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RE: Are Lt. wt. fittings always seamless?

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Thanks.

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