API Drill Pipe Size Chart

Drill pipe is an essential part of the drill string. It is generally made of seamless steel pipe (wall thickness range 9~11mm), which is composed of two parts: drill pipe body and drill pipe joint. Its main function is to transfer torque and drilling fluid, and by the gradual lengthening of the drill pipe to…

Electrolytic Copper VS Oxygen-free Copper

Both Electrolytic copper and Oxygen-free copper are pure copper. They can be made into copper wires, bars, plates, or sheets for the electronics industry, and their appearance looks the same, showing purplish-red color. Are they different? Firstly, let’s explain what’s electrolytic copper. A thick plate of crude copper (containing 99% copper) was made in advance…

Why Ammonia Is Not Compatible With Copper?

Ammonia is a common chemical compound used as a fertilizer, cleaner, and in various other applications such as metallurgical processes, such as nitriding alloy sheets, which harden metal surfaces. It is an essential raw material for the production of nitric acid, ammonium salts and amines, it also can be easily converted into hydrogen, which is…

How to Cut Galvanized Steel Pipe

Galvanized steel pipe is one of the most popular types used for water pipes, construction and structural pipe. Like most steel pipes, there are a number of different ways to cut galvanized steel pipe the most used are sawing machine cutting, cutter machine or threading machine and gas cutting, among them saw cutting is a…