What is a bend? What are the uses of the elbow?

What is a bend? What are the uses of the elbow?

What is a bend? Elbows are pipe fittings that can change the direction of a line in a water and electricity piping system. Elbow is mainly used for pipeline installation, line installation and so on. Let's take a look at the definition of elbow and the use of elbow:

What is a bend:

In a piping system, a bend is a pipe fitting that changes the direction of the line. According to the Angle, there are 45° and 90°180° three commonly used, in addition, according to the needs of the project also includes 60° and other abnormal Angle elbow. Elbow materials are cast iron, stainless steel, alloy steel, malleable cast iron, carbon steel, non-ferrous metals and plastics.

Other names: 90° elbow, right Angle bend, love bend, stamping elbow, pressing elbow, mechanical elbow, welding elbow, etc.

Bending radius less than or equal to 1.5 times of pipe diameter belongs to the elbow, greater than 1.5 times of pipe diameter belongs to the bend.

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