Composite pipe classification and its characteristics and uses

The composite pipe is based on metal pipe, and is formed by welding non-metallic materials such as polyethylene and cross-linked polyethylene inside and outside, and has the advantages of metal pipe and non-metal pipe. Most of the composite pipes are composed of a working layer (requires water corrosion resistance), a support layer, and a protective layer (requires corrosion resistance). It is characterized by light weight, smooth inner wall, low resistance and good corrosion resistance; composite pipe is the most ideal pipe for water supply and drainage pipes with pipe diameter ≥300mm or more. It combines the advantages of high strength, rigidity and corrosion resistance of non-metallic pipes.

The connection of the composite pipe should be cold-worked, and the hot-worked method is likely to cause expansion, deformation and even melting of the lining plastic. Generally, there are connections such as threads, ferrules, and clamps. Since the composite pipe is still a new type of pipe, there is no uniform design, construction and acceptance specification in China. Design and construction personnel often apply galvanized pipe technology for design and construction.

Composite pipe classification and its characteristics and uses

At present, there are aluminum-plastic composite pipes, copper-plastic composite pipes, steel-plastic composite pipes, plastic-coated composite pipes, and steel-framed PE pipes.

1. Aluminum-plastic composite pipe (PAP): Aluminium-plastic composite pipe is a new type of composite pipe manufactured by extrusion molding process. It consists of polyethylene layer (or cross-linked polyethylene) - adhesive layer - aluminum layer. ——Adhesive layer polyethylene layer (or cross-linked polyethylene) is composed of five layers. Among them, the aluminum layer is lap welded and butt welded. Since the aluminum-plastic composite pipe is a plastic/metal composite pipe with a metal pipe, the advantages of both the metal pipe and the plastic pipe are combined. The inner and outer layers of PE have the characteristics of non-toxicity, corrosion resistance, light weight and low embrittlement temperature. After cross-linking of PE, the heat resistance and mechanical strength are significantly improved. In addition to strengthening the PE, the aluminum tube in the middle greatly improves the compressive strength of the pipe. It also has 100% oxygen barrier, completely eliminates penetration; good magnetic and antistatic properties; good plastic deformation ability, so that the pipe can Arbitrary deformation; strengthen the longitudinal heat dissipation capacity of the pipe, increase the flame retardant effect of the pipe; the coefficient of thermal expansion is lower than that of PE, which reduces the comprehensive thermal expansion coefficient of the composite pipe and improves the dimensional stability of the pipe. Therefore, the aluminum-plastic composite pipe has unique characteristics and a wide range of applications:

?1 high pressure strength, good temperature resistance (PAP pipe working temperature -40 ~ 60 ° C, XPAP pipe working temperature -40 ~ 95 ° C), hygienic non-toxic, long service life, can be applied to building hot and cold water pipes.

? 2 sets of rigid and flexible one, can quickly eliminate the pressure shock in the pipeline system, will not produce water hammer noise.

3 It is easy to install by using the embedded clamping joint; the pipe can be bent freely, which can reduce the pipe joint and elbow. It can bend without rebounding, and can bypass the beam and column and other components with the actual situation, reducing a large number of elbows, saving 50% of labor compared with galvanized steel pipes.

? 4 thermal expansion coefficient of 2.5 × 10 ~ 6m / mK, only 1 / 8 of the polyvinyl chloride tube.

? 5 flame retardant performance is far superior to PVC pipe, corrosion resistance, can transport a variety of corrosive liquids, gases.

2. Steel-plastic composite pipe: PVC-lined steel pipe. This is a new type of water supply pipe developed in the foreign countries in the 1970s. Because of the weakness of the plastic pipes such as PVC, the strength is not sufficient, and it is reluctant to apply in the harsh load. At this time, metal pipes are required. PVC-lined steel pipes have been developed based on this. Insert a thin-walled PVC pipe into the traditional water-conveying steel pipe so that the two are closely combined to become a PVC-lined steel pipe. It combines the advantages of plastic tubes and steel tubes to avoid their disadvantages. The connection method is also a pipe thread, which is completely compatible with the original galvanized pipe system and is extremely convenient to use. Therefore, it has developed greatly in Japan, the United States, and Europe, because its price is much lower than that of traditional copper and stainless steel pipes, especially in high-rise buildings.

?PE powder resin lined steel pipe. This is a new pipe developed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Its development goal is to have the same performance as PVC-lined steel pipes but with better economic performance. It is formed by melting a layer of PE powder resin on the inner wall of the water pipe. In recent years, developers in Shanghai, Sichuan and Zhejiang have put such pipes into the market at a price lower than that of aluminum-plastic composite pipes, which is very competitive. According to the characteristics of the lining steel pipe, it can be considered as a plastic piped steel pipe, that is, the lining steel pipe is a steel pipe having the advantages of a plastic pipe.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that recently Sichuan has developed a water-lined plastic pipe with its own intellectual property rights. It is a galvanized welded steel pipe with a convex mesh pattern on the inner wall and a non-toxic acrylic plastic pipe. Mechanically compounded. In addition to all the advantages of the steel-plastic composite pipe on the market, the inner steel pipe has a convex mesh pattern processed by a special process, which greatly enhances the reliability of the composite and better solves the inner and outer layers. The problem of consistency of thermal expansion between different materials, and the use of snap-on quick-fit and then connect, easy installation, high reliability, unique in steel-plastic pipe.

3. Steel skeleton PE pipe: The steel skeleton PE pipe is made of high-quality low-carbon steel wire as the reinforcing phase and high-density polyethylene as the matrix. Through the wire-welding of the steel wire and the plastic extrusion and filling, the film is continuously drawn on the production line. New double-sided anti-corrosion pressure pipe for forming. The pipe diameter is Φ50～Φ500, and the flange is connected. It is mainly used in municipal, chemical and oilfield pipe networks, and the price is relatively expensive.

4. Plastic coated steel pipe: plastic coated steel pipe is melted in the inner wall of steel pipe with a thickness of 0.5-1.0mm polyethylene (PE) resin, ethylene-acrylic acid copolymer (EAA), epoxy (EP) powder, non-toxic poly Steel-plastic composite pipe made of organic materials such as propylene (PP) or non-toxic polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It not only has the advantages of high strength, easy connection and water flow impact resistance of steel pipes, but also overcomes the corrosion of steel pipes. The design life expectancy is up to 50 years due to the disadvantages of pollution, scale and plastic tube strength, poor fire performance. The main disadvantage of the pipe is that it must not be bent during installation, hot working and electric welding cutting, etc., the cutting surface is applied by the manufacturer with non-toxic room temperature curing adhesive. The main specifications are Φ15-Φ100.