steel tubing

Hollow iron alloy

Steel tubing is hollow cylindrical steel, manufactured in various diameters and wall thicknesses for structural, mechanical, and fluid-transfer applications.

It appears in everything from bicycle frames to industrial piping to furniture.

Unlike solid steel rod, tubing offers strength with less weight: The handrail was made from steel tubing.

Related

cylindrical · welded · seamless · stainless · galvanized · conduit · scaffolding · structural · structural support · exhaust · chrome · bend · roll · cold rolled · fabrication · metal fabrication · frame · bike frame

Opposites
cross-sectional form

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Cylindrical metal shaft

steel plate · steel sheet · steel bar · steel beam · rebar

material composition

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Flexible polymer conduit

rubber tubing · copper tubing · PVC pipe · cardboard tube · bamboo

rigidity and form

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Bendable pipe for liquids

rubber hose · steel cable · steel wool · wire rope

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G