Length Tolerances 

Cold Drawn And Hot Rolled Seamless Steel Tubing

 

Random Lengths

Tubing shipped on random-length orders has a length spread of 7 feet (2.1 metres) with a mean length 10 feet to 26 feet (3 to 8 metres) unless otherwise specified.

 

Multiple Lengths

For tubing ordered in multiple lengths, it is standard practice for customers to make their own allowances for loss of steel due to cutting operations. These allowances vary from one customer to another due to cutting practices and the amount of facing required on the ends of the part. Therefore, tubing is furnished to the multiple length as specified by the individual customer.

 

 

In Feet:

 

Specified Size Permissible Variations
Specified Length Outside Diameter Over Under

4 feet and under Up to 2 inches incl. 1/16 inch 0
4 feet and under Over 2 inches to 4 inches incl. 3/32 inch 0
4 feet and under Over 4 inches 1/8 inch 0
Over 4 feet to 10 feet, incl. Up to 2 inches incl. 3/32 inch 0
Over 4 feet to 10 feet, incl. Over 2 inches 1/8 inch 0
Over 10 feet to 24 feet, incl. All 3/16 inch 0
Over 24 feet to 34 feet, incl. All 5/16 inch 0
Over 34 feet to 44 feet, incl. All 7/16 inch 0

 

 

In Feet:

 

Specified Size Permissible Variations
Specified Length Outside Diameter Over Under

1 metre and under Up to 50 mm incl. 1 mm 0
1 metre and under Over 50 mm to 100 mm incl. 2 mm 0
1 metre and under Over 100 mm 3 mm 0
Over 1 metre to 3 metres Up to 50 mm incl. 2 mm 0
Over 1 metre to 3 metres Over 50 mm 3 mm 0
Over 3 metres to 7 metres All 5 mm 0
Over 7 metres to 10 metres All 8 mm 0
Over 10 metres to 13 metres All 11 mm 0