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How much is a ton of scaffolding pipe? Teach you 6 tricks to select scaffolding pipe knowledge.

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Scaffolding pipe are, as the name suggests, tubes that are used to build scaffolding.
Different scaffolding tubes can play different roles in construction sites and construction sites.

Scaffolding is one of the major sources of danger in construction, which is prone to collapse accidents, causing major casualties. The use of scaffold pipe is also very important for the quality of scaffolding products.

So do you know how you can can avoid poor quality scaffolding tubing?

Characteristics of poor quality scaffolding tubes

NO.1 No metallic luster
Poor quality steel pipe has no metallic luster. It is light red or similar to the color of pig iron, the temperature of the shoddy material rolling is not standard, their steel temperature is measured visually, the performance of the steel naturally can not meet the standard.

NO.2 Rust easily
Inferior steel pipe surface layer does not do any anti-rust treatment, easy to rust, damage, affecting the use.

NO.3 Strength is not up to standard
Inferior quality steel pipes are of substandard strength, have poor load bearing capacity and are prone to cracking or bending.

NO.4 Used steel pipe recycling
Inferior quality steel pipe some or second-hand steel pipe recycling, re-do a simple processing treatment, to second best. The price of this steel pipe is often sold very cheap, so if the procurement time do not figure cheap, it is easy to accidentally buy poor quality steel pipe, after all, is good value for money or very rare.

How do you pick out the best quality scaffolding tubing?

NO.1 High quality material
High-quality scaffolding steel pipe is made of high-quality materials with uniform composition, high tonnage of cold shear, and smooth and neat cut end surface.

NO.2 Small size error

Choose a suitable scaffolding pipe, you also need to carry out the size measurement of the scaffolding pipe, you can use professional measuring tools to measure the dimensional accuracy of the scaffolding pipe, to see whether the error size of the scaffolding pipe is within a reasonable range, these are directly affecting the normal installation and use of scaffolding pipe.
High-quality scaffolding steel pipe has small size error, standardized specification and sufficient weight.

NO.3 With test report
High-quality scaffolding steel pipe passes the test, has the test report and product certification. This is the most important point, when purchasing, it is best to ask the manufacturer to provide relevant reports to ensure that the product meets the requirements.

NO.4 Hot-dip galvanized
High-quality scaffolding steel pipe will be hot-dip galvanized anti-corrosion and anti-rust treatment, better durability, generally good steel pipe can be used for more than 15 years.

schedule 40 hot dipped galvanized steel pipe

NO.5 Trademark and printing
High quality scaffolding steel pipe trademark and printing are more standardized, our factory’s scaffolding steel pipe will be branded with our company’s trademark before leaving the factory.


In recent years, the market sales of scaffolding pipe materials, types, specifications and models, etc. more and more rich, to meet the needs of more different projects, so the general scaffolding pipe how much money a ton?

How much is a ton of scaffold pipe?

Businesses for scaffolding pipe offer is based on what factors offer? Here I as engaged in the pipe business 10 years of sales manager, here to teach you some selection knowledge of scaffolding pipe.

NO.1 First of all, the price of scaffolding pipe and the entire steel market has a direct relationship.
Demand is large, steel prices will rise, the price of scaffolding pipe will also follow the rise!
On the contrary, the whole steel market sales off-season situation, the overall price of steel will fall, the price of scaffolding tube will also follow the decline;

NO.2 Secondly, the scaffolding tube offer and scaffolding tube specifications related to the size, the larger the size, the larger the diameter of the pipe, the thicker the price of the scaffolding tube is also higher, the use of this type of scaffolding tube of scaffolding will be more sturdy and durable.

Currently on the market can be made into scaffolding scaffolding pipe material is also divided into different types, generally from hot rolled steel, low carbon structural steel or low alloy structural steel as raw materials processed into the pipe, different materials of raw materials prices vary, processed into the finished scaffolding pipe prices are not the same;

NO.3 Customized or not

Scaffolding pipe offer also lies in the need for customization, general specifications of the scaffolding pipe price than those who need to make special custom scaffolding pipe price, mainly with the processing of the production process has a direct relationship;

NO.4 Purchasing quantity

For different purchase quantities of scaffolding pipe offer is not the same, large orders given the total price will have more favorable, so that the unit price of the scaffolding pipe will be calculated lower!


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