steel pipe

Hollow iron cylinder

A steel pipe is a hollow cylindrical tube made of steel, used for transporting liquids, gases, or structural support.

Steel pipes appear in plumbing, oil and gas pipelines, construction scaffolding, and industrial applications.

They come in various diameters and wall thicknesses depending on intended use: The contractor ran steel pipe from the main line to the building.

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plumbing · conduit · cylinder · weld · industrial · rust · blunt instrument · hollow · fitting · valve · pipeline · copper · drain · rigid · seamless · forge · construction · structural support

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material composition

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Hollow metallic conduit material

PVC pipe · plastic pipe · rubber hose · cast iron pipe · brass pipe

rigidity/flexibility

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Bendable pipe for liquids

rubber tubing · garden hose · vinyl tubing · expandable hose · surgical tubing

construction type

steel pipenatural channel

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G