HONGCHENG is a manufacturer of 304 & 316 Stainless Steel Buttweld Fittings which cover Equal & Reducing Tee, Pipe Elbow & Bend, Concentric & Eccentric Reducer.
With excellent performance, customers demanded stainless steel pipe fittings in various industries. We stock plenty of SS 304, SS 316 butt weld fittings in regular sizes, keep abreast of the schedule of ship, that’s why we always deliver the goods to you in time.
It is the most common used specification standard for Factory-Made Wrought Buttwelding Fittings. It covers the requirements for dimensions, tolerances, ratings, testings and markings.
Buttwelding Fittings Catalogue
To Change Directions
Butt Weld Elbows are used to connect two pipes with same or different nominal diameters, and to make the pipe turn to a certain direction of 45 degree or 90 degree.
Butt Weld Tees are used to join three different pipes forming a junction. It is normally called as “3-way fitting”. It symbolizes an alphabet “T” which include two inlets and single outlet. There are two types that Equal Tee and Reducing Tee.
To Block Pipeline
Butt Weld Caps are used to weld and block end of pipeline. We call it as Pipe Cap and End Cap.
To Reduce Pipe Dimensions
Butt Weld Reducers are connected with pipes in different diameters. Concentric Reducer, Eccentric Reducer, Reducing Elbow
To Use With Flanges
Lap Joint Stub Ends are used in combination with a lap joint flange to make flanged connections.
Visual the surface of stainless steel equal tee fittings body.
Check the marking.<2″ SCH40S ASTM A403 WP316 ASME B16.9 ZZ155>
Measure dimensions. Such as outside diameter, height from end to end, wall thickness.
Buttweld Fittings vs Socket Weld Fittings
Standard
ASME B16.9 for buttweld fittings ASME B16.11 for socket weld fittings
Dimensions
BW : 1/2″ to 48″
SW: 1/8″ to 4″
Manufacturing
BW: Hot Forming
SW: Forging
Price
Normally, the price of socket weld fittings is higher than butt weld fittings in similar size. But the extra cost of butt weld is higher for installation, considering labor cost and skilled welder
pipe fitting with special bending
Frequently Asked Questions
Easy to enjoy our service by scan the follow Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What kind of material does HONGCHENG supply?
HONGCHENG generally specializes in alloy steel and specialty alloys. Some of these specialty alloys include Alloy 20, Duplex Alloys, Nickel Alloys such as various grades of Hastelloy (C276, C22), Aluminum, Chrome Moly ASTM A/ASME SA 335 P1, P2, P5, P9, P11, P12,P22, P23, P91, and P92. we also offer bending,CNC machining, coating service.
Q. What the define of pipe fittings? Pipe fitting is the occupation of installing or repairing piping or tubing systems that convey liquid, gas, and occasionally solid materials. This work involves selecting and preparing pipe or tubing, joining it together by various means, and the location and repair of leaks. Pipe fitting work is done in many different trades: Plumbing, HVAC, manufacturing, fire prevention, and many others. Pipe fitters (sometimes called simply “fitters”) are represented in the USA by the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada. Fitters work with a variety of pipe and tubing materials including several types of plastic, copper, steel, iron, aluminium, clay, and lead.
Q. What should I consider for buying pipe fittings? A. Material, Size, Temperature and Pressure Ratings, Durability, Standards,surface coating etc. And also need share flow media and pressure if need our customized pipeline design service.
Q. What are threaded fittings? A. Thread fitting is the fitting with thread concetions,the regular screw standards are NPT and BSP.NPT is a U.S. standard for tapered threads used to join pipes and fitting and BSP is a family of standard screw thread types that has been adopted internationally for interconnecting and sealing pipe ends by mating an external (male) with an internal (female) thread.
Q. The define of flange? A. A flange is usually in the shape of a plate or ring which forms a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe.
Q.Do you provide Material Test Reports (MTR’s) ? Relevant documents according to inspection test plan will be provide along with goods which according to EN10204 3.1.
Q.What is a standard used in pipe fittings? A. Standards are certain authentication given in reference to manufacture and installation of the product . Some common standards are BSP, NPT, ANSI, ASME etc
Q.Did your company provide design service? A. Yes, besides design serivce ,we also provide deep process for pipeline products as below
• special coating like FBE,3LPE,PU etc • Forging • Surface treatment with Electroplating ,Coating (Zinc, chromed) • Threading (As per Guage) • Minor Fabrication • Machining (CNC) • Heat Treatment (Hardening & Tempering) • Die Casting • Bending
Q. My questions is not answered in this FAQs section, what do I do now? A: Simply call us or email us at info@alloysteelfitting.com and we will do our best to effectively answer all of your product or order questions. .
All our pipe fitting and flange shipped with proper packing protection, and our factory with good experience on special products like polished pipe packing ,FBE coated fitting and pipe packing, oversizes fitting up to 3500mm packing&shipping.
Common shipping and packing for our products
Item
Producs
Dimension
Surface
Packing method
Shipping method
Remark
1
Flange
below 60in
varnish oil
wooden case
sea/air
2
Flange
over 60in
varnish oil
wooden pallet/steel frame
sea/air
For OD over 2.3m
3
Fitting
below 24in
varnish oil
wooden case/pallet
sea/air
4
Fitting
over 24in
black painting
wooden case/pallet
sea/air
5
Fitting
over 24in
black painting
Nude packing
Bulk vessel
For OD over 2.32m
6
Pipe
Below 8in
bundle
Woven bag/wooden case
sea/air
7
Pipe
over 8in
single piece
Woven bag/wooden case
sea/air
8
Gasket
all sizes
Cartons/wooden case
sea/air
9
Fastener
all sizes
Cartons/wooden case
sea/air
Also we can fulfill customized packing and delivery requirements. some of our products packing pictures as below