Cold Bending

RCR Stelform specialise in tight radius tube and pipe bending; offering a large range of tooling sizes and radii which has been applied extensively by designers in the following industries:

  • Boilers for Power Generation Industry
  • Boilers for Process Steam Industry
  • Waste heat recovery steam generators
  • Waste heat recovery associated with fume control over hot metal processing
  • Structural and Architectural applications
  • Piping systems for conveying gases, fluids, steam and air
  • Mineral processing
  • Food and Pharmaceuticals

Combining Stelform's wide experience of tube and pipe forming with access to the world's largest stocks of Alloy and Carbon Boiler Tube, enables us to offer fast turnaround of tube and pipe bends for breakdown or refurbishment projects.

Bending Specifications

Various bend specifications are shown below. If you do not see the specification that you require for your project, pleaase do not hesitate to contact us, and we will satisfy your requirements to the best of our ability.

Tube Swaging
Tube Swaging
Cold hydraulic powered reducing dies for swaging and upsetting tube bends.
Typical die sizes:
88.9 OD - 50.8 OD x 6mm THICK MAX SIZE
76.2 OD - 63.5 OD
76.2 OD - 50.8 OD
63.5 OD - 50.8 OD
50.8 OD - 44.2 OD
44.2 OD - 38.0 OD
Standard Roll Sizes for 3 Roll Bending
Standard Roll Sizes for 3 Roll Bending
Pipe OD x Tube OD
73.0 x 101.6
60.3 x 76.1
48.3 x 63.5
42.2 x 57.0
33.4 x 50.8
26.7 x 44.5
88.9 Tube OD
U Bends for Shell-Tube Heat Exchangers
U Bends for Shell-Tube Heat Exchangers
Heat Exchanger Sizes:
19 OD - from 29R to 600R
25.4 OD - from 38R to 600R
38.1 OD - from 50R to 600R
Standard Cold Bending Tooling
Standard Cold Bending Tooling
Tube OD x Bend Radii:
27 OD x 38, 76, 95, 100
33.4 OD x 76, 115, 125, 133
38 OD x 38, 44.45, 50.8, 76.2, 80, 102, 125, 129, 150
42.4 OD x 47.6, 50, 85, 108, 160
44.5 OD x 90, 102, 120, 133, 159, 178, 210
48.3 OD x 72, 76.2, 81, 85, 87, 90, 101, 110, 126, 133, 229
50.8 OD x 50.8, 57, 63.5, 75, 140, 144, 150, 152.4, 200, 228.6, 254, 300, 320
57 OD x 90, 101.6, 114, 133, 150, 200, 228.6
60.3 OD x 76.2, 90, 95.3, 115, 125, 146, 165, 250, 257
63.5 OD x 76, 101.6, 115, 146.5, 165.1, 190.5, 222.3, 304.8, 381, 457.2
73 OD x 126, 200
76.1 OD x 108, 190.5, 228.6, 304.8, 457.2
82.5 OD x 228.6, 304.8, 457.2
88.9 OD x 114, 150, 228.6, 229, 230, 305, 381, 457.2
101.6 OD x 304.8, 457.2
114.3 OD x 308, 457.2
150 NB x 457