Project Description
Applications:
U Bend Tubes for Heat Exchangers applied mostly in oil & gas plants, chemical & petrochemical plants, refineries, power plants, renewable energy plants.
U bending tube Standard and Materials:
ASTM A179/ ASME SA179;
ASTM A213/ ASME SA 213, T11, T22, T22, T5;
ASTM A213/ ASME SA213, TP304/304L, TP316/316L, S31803, S32205, S32750, S32760, TP410;
ASTM B111, C44300, C68700, C70600, C71500;
ASTM B338, GR.1, GR.2.
Monel Alloys.
Nickel Alloys.
U Bend Dimension capability
Tube OD.: 12.7mm-38.1mm.
Tube Thickness: 1.25mm-6mm.
Bending Radius: Min.1.5 x OD/ Max. 1250mm.
U tube Straight “leg” Length: Max. 12500mm.
Straight tube before U bending: Max. 27000mm.
U bend tube heat treatment
After U bend (cold forming), heat treatment of bending portion may be required. nitrogen generating machine (to protect stainless steel tube surface during annealing). Temperature is controlled through the entire heat-treated area by fixed and portable infrared pyrometers.
U bend Heat Exchanger Tubes Mainly Testing Item
- Heat Treatment and Solution Annealing / Bright Annealing
- Cutting to required length and deburring;
- Chemical Composition Analysis Test With 100% PMI and One tube from each heat by Direct Reading Spectrometer
- Visual Test and Endoscope Test for Surface Quality Test
- 100% Hydrostatic Test/Pneumatic test and 100% Eddy Current Test
- Ultrasonic Test subject to the MPS (Material Purchase Specification)
- Mechanical Tests includes Tension Test, Flattening Test, Flaring Test, Hardness Test
- Impact Test subject to Standard request
- Grain Size Test and Intergranular Corrosion Test
- Ultrasoic measuring of Wall Thickness
- Stress Relieve Annealing on U bend Parts after bending
U-Bend Stainless Steel Tubes Package
‘U’ Bend Stainless Steel Tubes are manufactured in our plant as per the customer requirements. Bends can be Heat Treated in accordance with Clients’ requirements followed by hydrostatic testing and dye penetrant testing if required.
U bent tubes are widely used in heat-exchanger systems. Heat exchanger equipment on the basis of stainless U-tube is essential in strategically important and critical fields nuclear and petrochemical machine building.
U-tube heat exchangers Designed for high temperature applications, especially steam condensing or hot oil systems. Thïs model is selected when differential expansion makes a fixed tube sheet exchanger unsuitable and when conditions preclude a floating head type (HPF) selection.
Surface condition Finished U-tubes shall be free of scale, without scratches after bending
Basic testing and processing:
- High-pressure hydrostatic test: minimum: 10 Mpa-25Mpa.
- Underwater air test after bending
- U-tube wall thickness test
- Eddy current test before U-shaped bend is formed
- Ultrasonic test before U-shaped bend is formed
- Heat treatment can relieve stress
Other details of U bend tube:
- Cut all the pipes to the specified leg length, and use air for internal cleaning and deburring.
- Before packaging, both ends of the U-shaped elbow are covered with plastic covers.
- Vertical separator for each radius.
- Each plywood box is equipped with a packing list covered with plastic to facilitate identification of order details, including an accurate list of internal radius and length.
U Bend Stainless Steel Heat Exchanger Tube, U Bent Pipe
U bend pipe for boiler and superheater
With strong wood structure box packing by containers loading and shipping.
Heater tubes U TUBES with Stainless, Alloy steel grade available, Carbon Steel grade is also available.
Size Range for tubing: OD:1/4″ (6.25mm) to 8″ (203mm), WT 0.02″ (0.5mm) to 0.5″(12mm)
Length:30 m(Max) or as your requirement
Process: Cold drawn, Cold rolled, Precision Rolled for Seamless Pipe or Tube
Finish: Annealed & pickled, bright annealing, polished
Ends: Beveled or plain end, square cut, burr free ,Plastic Cap at Both end
Applications: Heater, Heat Exchanger, Condencer, Machining, Bearing Machining, API Service

Cangzhou Datang Steel Pipe Co., Ltd located in Cangzhou City,the hometown of pipelines, is a collection of research and development, production, sales in one of the enterprises. The company was founded in 2007 with registered capital 10.08 million RMB, and through the IS09001 international quality system certification, we has high frequency resistance welding finned tube production line 18, extruded finned tube equipment 30, laser welding finned tube production line 2, wound finned tube production line 12. The annual capacity can reach 100,000 tons, the specification φ 18-273mm finned tube, according to the customer requirements of the standard production, service has exceeded 3000+ enterprises.
Our companys tenet is to be Chinas most professional pipeline and equipment suppliers, on the basis of seamless steel tube, integrate the national high quality pipe equipment resources, provide one-stop packaging services,quality makes customer trust, service makes customer relieved, result makes customer comfort, building a conscience, good-hearted, have the sense of responsibility, contributes to the society of the enterprise.Our slogan is professional concentrate in pipeline & accessories 20 years.
Inquiry and consulting support.
Sample testing support.
Visit our factory
After-sales service
Training how to install the tubes, and maintenance.
Engineers available to service overseas.
FAQ
Are you a manufacturer?
We are a professional manufacturer focus on the fin tube area.
Does free shipping is possible?
We don’t offer a free shipping service, but we will offer a discount depends on the quantity.
Do you make OEM?
Yes, we do. We manufacture according to your design and brand standards.
How about the delivery time?
According to the sizes and quantity, delivery time is different. We transport by sea and air normally.
Maintenance
We ensure our standards against erosion and provide professional maintenance advice, for quality advice, we can guarantee for one-year after-sales.