Detailed Product Description

A pipe is a tube or hollow used to convey materials or as astructural component. The terms pipe and are almost interchangeable. A pipe is generally specified by the internaldiameter (ID) whereas a tube is usually defined by the outside diameter (OD)but may be specified by any combination of dimensions (OD, ID, wall thickness).A tube is often made to custom sizes and may often have more specific sizes andtolerances than pipe. Also, the term tubing can be applied to non-cylindricalshapes (i.e. square tubing). The term tube is more widely used in the United States,whereas pipe is more common elsewhere in the world.

Both pipe and tube imply a level of rigidity and permanence, whereas a hoseis usually portable and flexible. Pipe may be specified by standard pipe sizedesignations, such as (in the United States),or by nominal, outside, or inside diameter and wall thickness. Many industrialand government standards exist for the production of pipe and tubing.

A pipe is a tube or hollow used to convey materials or as a structuralcomponent. The terms pipe and are almost interchangeable. A pipe is generally specified by the internaldiameter (ID) whereas a tube is usually defined by the outside diameter (OD)but may be specified by any combination of dimensions (OD, ID, wall thickness).A tube is often made to custom sizes and may often have more specific sizes andtolerances than pipe. Also, the term tubing can be applied to non-cylindricalshapes (i.e. square tubing). The term tube is more widely used in the United States,whereas pipe is more common elsewhere in the world.

Both pipe and tube imply a level of rigidity and permanence, whereas a hoseis usually portable and flexible. Pipe may be specified by standard pipe sizedesignations, such as (in the United States),or by nominal, outside, or inside diameter and wall thickness. Many industrialand government standards exist for the production of pipe and tubing.