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Seamless tube

Metals; Aluminum

Tube that does not contain any line junctures (metallurgical welds) resulting from the method of manufacture. This product may be produced by die-and-mandrel or by hot-piercer processes. Tube ...

Lap-welded tube

Metals; Aluminum

A welded tube the seam of which is formed by longitudinally lapping the edges of the sheet for welding.

Helical-welded tube

Metals; Aluminum

A welded tube produced by winding the sheet to form a closed helix and joining the edges of the seam by welding.

A tube for use in apparatus in which fluid inside the tube will be heated or cooled by fluid outside the tube. The term usually is not applied to coiled tube or to tubes for use in refrigerators or ...

Sub-bolster

Metals; Aluminum

A hardened alloy steel disc often employed when the bolster does not fill the die stack.

Structural shape

Metals; Aluminum

An aluminium section, now usually extruded, of any design accepted as standard by the structural industry. Such shapes include I-beams, wide flange or H-beams, channels, angles, tees and zees.

Structural finish

Metals; Aluminum

A structural finish is a standard finish where surface imperfections are acceptable and appearance is not a requirement. This finish could be characterised by the term non-exposed.