Core Structure and Connection Characteristics
Interface Design: Features sockets at both ends designed to receive pipes, allowing for the direct joining and securing of two pipe sections without the need for additional single-socket fittings.
Connection Method: Steel pipes are inserted into the sockets at both ends and then sealed and secured via socket welding; this results in high connection strength and reliable sealing performance.
Basic Attributes and Standards
Manufacturing Process: Typically produced by die-forging round steel or steel ingots, followed by machining.
Mainstream Standards: Manufacturing primarily adheres to industry specifications such as ANSI/ASME B16.11 and GB/T 14383-2008.
Common Types: Available in equal-diameter and reducing (unequal-diameter) versions; reducing types can be further categorized into concentric and eccentric configurations to accommodate various requirements for connecting pipes of different diameters.