Difference Between Pipe and Tube

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Anonymous Poster #1	Difference Between Pipe and Tube 02/08/2012 12:39 PM
	I need to know the material composition difference between pipe and tube
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PWSlack Guru Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In the bothy, 7 chains down the line from Dodman's Lane level crossing, in the nation formerly known as Great Britain. Kettle's on. Posts: 32175 Good Answers: 839	#1 Re: Difference between pipe and tube 02/08/2012 12:43 PM
	Then look at the material test certificates for each item, and compare them. "Simplesζ!" __________________ "Did you get my e-mail?" - "The biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place" - George Bernard Shaw, 1856
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lyn Guru Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 42355 Good Answers: 1693	#2 Re: Difference between pipe and tube 02/08/2012 12:45 PM
	The material of construction is not related to the name pipe or tube. Pipe and tube are measured and dimensioned differently. Pipes General - Pipe or Tube - - Startpage of www.wermac.org ... Pipe and Tubing Industry definition of Pipe and Tubing ... My personal favorite:Formal Definition Of A Pipe \| Dizzy Dee
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SolarEagle Guru Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: by the beach in Florida Posts: 33392 Good Answers: 1817	#3 Re: Difference Between Pipe and Tube 02/08/2012 2:37 PM
	A pipe is what old guys use to smoke... and a tube is what you shoot in the surf dude....knarly man... __________________ All living things seek to control their own destiny....this is the purpose of life
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mike k Guru Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bristol, Tennessee Posts: 1177 Good Answers: 58	#4 Re: Difference Between Pipe and Tube 02/08/2012 6:43 PM
	As far as I know, tubing is seamless, pipe can have a seam. Tubing would have to be extruded, pipe can be rolled and welded. __________________ mike k
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