US alloy steelmaker Timken Company (Timken) has announced that it has started production of hot rolled seamless mechanical steel tubing up to a maximum outside diameter (OD) of 13 inches (330 mm) in order to help customers speed up deliveries of products to end-users.
The company has increased its hot rolled carbon and alloy steel tube manufacturing capabilities to meet demand for larger tubing from customers in the industrial, energy and bearing markets.
The new OD sizes are 12.5 inches, 12.75 inches and 13.0 inches with wall thicknesses ranging from 1.5 inches to 3.0 inches in ¼ inches increments. Commonly produced grades are 1018, 1026, 1030, 4130, 4140 and 8620. Many of these sizes will be stocked by Authorized Timken Steel distributors in North America.
The addition of these sizes extends Timken's complete range of hot rolled seamless mechanical steel tubing from 2 inches to 13 inches in OD and from 0.25 inches to 3.0 inches in wall thickness.