What’s the define of ERW SAW and EFW?

ERW,SAW and EFW are the commonly used welding process,they have different process and use condition.Let’s see what’s the define of ERW,SAW and EFW?

ERW-Electric Resistance Welded

For pipes or tubes size 4 inch (10.2mm) OD and below, strip is fed into a set of forming rolls which consists of horizontal and vertical rollers so placed as to gradually from the flat strip in to a tube which is then allowed to pass the welding electrodes. The electrodes are copper disks connected to the secondary of a revolving transformer assembly.

The copper disk electrodes make contact on each side of the seam and temperature is raised to the welding point. Outside flash is removed by a cutting tool as the tube leaves the electrodes, inside flash is removed either by an air hammer or by passing a mandnel through the welded tube after the tube has been cooled.

This is termed as electric resistance welded or ERW tube/pipe. If this ERW is being drawn further to get desired size of tubes or pipes, in cold condition is called as Cold Drawn welded or CDW.

ERW Pipe

SAW-Submerged Arc Welded

This process is used for pipes from 24″ to 36″ i.e 610mm to 914mm OD. Flat plate is first pressed into U and later O shape.

The O shape is placed in an automatic welder and backed up on the inside by a water cooled copper shoe. Two electrodes in close proximity and used. The electrodes are not in actual contact with the pipe. The current passes from on electrode through a granular flux and across the gap in the pipe to the second electrode. The high temperature of the arc heats the edges of the plate, a welding rod placed just over the seam is thereby melted and metal is deposited in the groove.

SAW process

EFW-Electric Fusion Welding 

EFW (Electric Fusion Welding) refers to an electron beam welding, the use of high-speed movement of the electron beam directed impact kinetic energy is converted to heat the work-piece so that the work-piece leaving the melt, the formation of the weld.

Applications of EFW steel pipe

• Oil Industry
• Gas Industry
• Filtration Industry
• Refrigeration Industry
• Refining Industry
• Petrochemical Industry
• Offshore Industry

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EFW steel pipes