Steel pipes can be referred to as steel pipes that have hollow sections with openings at both ends and a larger ratio of their length to the circumference of the section. When the ratio of length to cross-sectional circumference is small, it can be referred to as a pipe segment or pipe fitting, which belongs to the category of pipe products.
For over sixty years, architects have been using stainless steel to build cost-effective permanent buildings. Many existing buildings fully demonstrate the correctness of this choice. Some are very ornamental, such as the Chrysler Building in New York City. But in many other applications, stainless steel plays a less prominent role, but it plays an important role in the aesthetics and performance of buildings. For example, because stainless steel has better wear resistance and pressure resistance than other metal materials of the same thickness, it is the preferred material for designers when building sidewalks in areas with high population mobility.
Stainless steel has been used as a structural material for building new buildings and repairing historical sites for over 70 years. Early designs were calculated based on fundamental principles. Today, design specifications, such as the American Society of Civil Engineers standard ANSI/ASCE-8-90 "Design Specification for Cold Formed Stainless Steel Structural Members" and the "Structural Stainless Steel Design Manual" jointly published by NiDI and Euro Inox, have simplified the design of building structural components with long service life and good integrity.
