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Steel pipe bend is a bending pipe that used to change the pipeline direction. It is similar to pipe elbow, but differently, pipe bend is longer than elbow and usually manufactured for the specific needs.
So it depends on different bending radius (R) to distinguish bend and elbow.
In case the bending radius is more than 2 times of D (diameter), it is pipe bend.
In case bending radius in 1D or 2D, it is an elbow. (short radius elbow and long radius elbow).
The pipe bend is bent by a set of bending equipment with two processes: Cold simmering and hot pushing. (Including bending, squeezing, pressing, forging, machining, etc)
Pipe bend and elbow both for change the pipe direction, still there are a lot of differences in the below aspects:
Bending Radius
Manufacturing Processes
Different cost
Application scope
As we talked above,
Steel pipe bend radius: Above 2 times of D, so there are 2D, 2.5D, 3D, 5D, 6D, 7D or 8D pipe bend.
Steel pipe elbow radius: R=1D or R=1.5D or 2D. Below 1.5D is a short radius elbow, and more than 1.5D but not over 2D is a long radius elbow.
As the above picture, CLR could be in 1D, 1.5D, 2D, 3D, 5D, etc.
Bend: Could be bend directly from a finished pipe with cold bending processes, to different degrees.
Elbow: Shall be made according to standard manufacture procedures, with hot finishing or hot bending, to a certain degree, 45°, 90° or 180°.
Bend: Compatible with slower liquid and lower pressure.
Elbow: Compatible with high pressure and rapid liquid.
Manufacturing standard: AISI B16.49
Material: Carbon steel, Alloy steel, Stainless steel
Material standards: ASTM A234 WPB, WPC, WP1, WP5, WP9, WP11, WP22, WP91; ASTM A403 304/304L, 316/316L.
Outer Diameters: 1/2'' to 48''. DN15 to DN1200
Radius range: R=2D, 2.5D, 3D, 5D, 6D, 7D
Degree range: 45 degree, 60 degree, 90 degree and customized.
Wall thickness: SCH 10, SCH 40, SCH80
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