Big Bore Welded Tube
Large diameter steel tubes
The recent acquisition of rolls to draw large diameter cold formed steel tubes with thick wall thicknesses from round to square and rectangular steel tubes has increased Tubecon’s product offering to the South African market dramatically.
We use the term "Big Bore" for larger diameter and heavier walled steel tubes and pipes then are the standard for hollow sections offered in the South African market. Making use of a drawing process, Tubecon is able to convert these larger than average welded hollow sections from round steel tubes to square and rectangular steel tubes.
These larger than average cold-formed welded hollow sections are used in various industries over Southern Africa. Big Bore tubes are referred to by different names across different industries. The most common names are listed in the table below, referring to the industry that they are mostly used in:
| Preferred Name* | Industry |
| Big Bore | Industrial Material and Equipment |
| Large Tube | Construction |
| Large Steel Tube | Mining |
| Large Bore | Industrial Material and Equipment |
| Big Tube | Transport |
| Large Welded Pipe | Transport |
| Large Pipe | Construction |
| Huge Hollow Sections | Mining |
| Large Cold-Rolled Section | Transport |
| Large Welded Sections | Mining |
* These names are only an indication of names that Big Bore is known as
Big Bore tubes are cold-formed from mild steel with a SAE1008 or S355 classification. Tubecon stocks and supplies a large variety of these large bore welded sections to the South African market. Don't hesitate to contact our more than capable sales team to gain more information on these large diameter, cold-formed, welded hollow sections.
