How to look at steel pipes used in building construction?

As we all know, steel pipe has been one of important building materials in the construction industry for a long time. Over the years, structural steel pipe has become one most preferred superior construction material used in the building construction around the world. Most contractors favor steel pipes for structural steel buildings, because it is more cost efficient, dependable, easy to customize and easy to maintain in use. Generally, in any building construction, steel pipes are used for piping systems to serve the following primary purposes:
1) To supply water everywhere in the building;
2) For the disposal of rain water above the ground;
3) To dispose water from water closets and washbasin etc.
4) To drain soil & waste water to septic tanks or town sewers.

galvanized steel pipe

Carbon steel pipes are very flexible, and also easy to modify and customize according to the personal preference. Its natural beauty is always praised by many architects, for it is easy to expose the building’s beauty in a design that will emphasize its grace, strength, transparency, and slenderness. The column-free clear spans and the use of colored steel pipe coatings bring out the natural lighting of the frame and its simple elegance. Galvanized steel pipe generally has the rational cost effective in the market. Compared with other typical steel pipe coatings, such as specialized painting, and powder coating, it is much more labor-intensive, resulting in a higher initial cost for contractors. Besides, due to its durability and anti-corrosive properties, galvanized steel pipe can be recycled and reused, which to some degree save a lot of money during the post maintenance work.

Hot dipped galvanized pipe has been considered popular a lot among many users today. For one thing, the galvanization process protects the steel from rusting damage that can occur during transportation, installation and service. The zinc layer on the surface of pipe can form a barrier protection for steel products to extend the service life in applications. For the other thing, this layer is also resistant to wear and scratches, which makes the steel look more attractive.

In most cases, each project is judged on its use of structural steel from both an architectural and structural engineering perspective. There are always a couple of practical considerations before you want to choose steel pipe as the building material for your project. For example, round steel pipes can easily be bent and rolled. This creates its non-linear members to be enhanced further, thus making a more noticeable aesthetic appeal for the building structure in your project.