What is the history of stainless steel tubes?

Any steel material that is open at both ends and has a hollow section, and the ratio of its length to the circumference of the section is large, can be called a steel tube. When the ratio of length to the circumference of the section is small, it can be called a pipe section or a pipe fitting, which all belong to the category of pipe products.

For more than 60 years, architects have been choosing stainless steel to build cost-effective buildings. Many existing buildings fully demonstrate the correctness of this choice. Some are very ornamental, such as the Chrysler Building in New York City. But in many other applications, stainless steel plays a less eye-catching role, but plays an important role in the aesthetics and performance of the building. For example, because stainless steel is more wear-resistant and indentation-resistant than other metal materials of the same thickness, it is the material of choice for designers when building sidewalks in places with high population flow.

Stainless steel has been used as a structural material for the construction of new buildings and for the restoration of historical sites for more than 70 years. Early designs were calculated according to basic principles. Today, design specifications, such as the American Society of Civil Engineers' standard ANSI/ASCE-8-90 "Design Specifications for Cold-Formed Stainless Steel Structural Parts" and the "Structural Stainless Steel Design Manual" jointly published by NiDI and Euro Inox have simplified the design of building structural parts with long service life and good integrity.

Stainless steel exports are an important part of my country's export economy and play an important role in driving my country's economic growth. However, judging from the current situation of my country's stainless steel foreign trade, my country's stainless steel exports have encountered great resistance.

Since last year, there have been frequent reports of "double reverse" against my country's stainless steel casting products from abroad, which has a great impact on my country's stainless steel casting industry. Exports are a large part of China's stainless steel industry development and occupy a huge market share in its industrial development. In the face of economic downturn and slowing development, the development of my country's stainless steel industry should continuously improve product quality, better develop overseas trade and respond to the suppression of trade protectionism, combine products with environmental protection, energy resources, and human environment, and enhance the competitiveness of stainless steel products. Only in this way can we achieve an unbeaten position in foreign trade.