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Mild Steel and Ductile Iron Pipes in the Water Industry 0 Share Both ductile iron and low-carbon steel pipe sections are used in the water industry for a variety of applications. Metal Supplies™ stock range of mild steel pipe and other low-carbon steel products for immediate despatch. Visit our mild steel page and select the product you’re interested from theleft-hand menuto view our most commonly stocked sizesand grades, or just let us knwo your requirements by phone on 0800 021 70 10 or drop us an email: [email protected] When included in a steel alloy, carbon makes the steel very hard. The percentage of carbon used in mild steel varies depending on the application. The higher the percentage of carbon, the harder and more inflexible the alloy will be. Because mild steel is a low carbon steel, it retains more flexibility than high carbon steel while still being quite sturdy. Ordinarily, iron is very prone to rust and corrosion. Because of its unique composition, ductile iron is both more flexible and corrosion resistant than other types of iron pipe. In ductile iron, the graphite forms spherical nodules instead of the flakes found in grey iron. This spherical shape lends structural stability to the iron, hindering the formation of cracks and improving ductility (flexibility). Originally, ductile iron was created for gas industry applications, but it is also widely used in the water industry. Underground ductile iron pipe can last over 100 years if correctly designed and installed. A unique property of ductile iron pipe is that its physical attributes do not change over time. Provided the pipe is not put under more pressure than it is originally designed to handle, corrosion is the only threat to the pipe’s useful life. Products Stainless Steel Mild Steel Aluminium Brass Copper Bronze Engineering Bar Cast Iron Other Materials Home About Us Products Services Blog Conversion Tables Contact Us 1 Like
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Mild Steels Uses In The UK Water Industry _ Metal Supplies™
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Mild Steel and Ductile Iron Pipes in the Water Industry
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Both ductile iron and low-carbon steel pipe sections are used in the water industry
for a variety of applications. Metal Supplies™ stock range of mild steel pipe and
other low-carbon steel products for immediate despatch. Visit our mild steel page
and select the product you’re interested from the left-hand menu to view our most
commonly stocked sizes and grades, or just let us knwo your requirements by phone
on 0800 021 70 10 or drop us an email: [email protected]
When included in a steel alloy, carbon makes the steel very hard. The percentage of
carbon used in mild steel varies depending on the application. The higher the
percentage of carbon, the harder and more inflexible the alloy will be. Because mild
steel is a low carbon steel, it retains more flexibility than high carbon steel while
still being quite sturdy.
Ordinarily, iron is very prone to rust and corrosion. Because of its unique
composition, ductile iron is both more flexible and corrosion resistant than other
types of iron pipe. In ductile iron, the graphite forms spherical nodules instead of
the flakes found in grey iron. This spherical shape lends structural stability to the
iron, hindering the formation of cracks and improving ductility (flexibility).
Originally, ductile iron was created for gas industry applications, but it is also
widely used in the water industry.
Underground ductile iron pipe can last over 100 years if correctly designed and
installed. A unique property of ductile iron pipe is that its physical attributes do not
change over time. Provided the pipe is not put under more pressure than it is
originally designed to handle, corrosion is the only threat to the pipe’s useful life.
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Mild steel pipe is more suited to aboveground
water systems like those on the right. Under
certain conditions, such as chemical
environments and corrosive wet wells, both
ductile iron and mild steel pipe should receive
a protective coating such as an epoxy. In most
cases, the pipe will require surface preparation
procedures before it can receive a protective
coating. These procedures are usually specified
by the coating manufacturer.
Though mild steel and ductile iron pipes can be used in many of the same
applications and they are both classified as ferrous metals (containing iron), the
same surface preparation and coatings cannot be used on both. Trying to prepare
ductile iron the same way as mild steel may damage the pipe’s exterior and prevent
the coating from being effective. Often, the surface preparation instructions are
designed for carbon steel and not for ductile iron, so it is a good idea to check with
pipe manufacturers on coating types, preparation and application procedures.
For more information about our low-carbon mild steel pipe products, call us todayon 0800 021 70 10 or drop us an email: [email protected]
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Ductile Iron Casting • 3 years agoI would like to extend a few words on surface boxwhich made from iron.
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