Oval Tubing

[Heatseeker]

Good day everyone. Would anyone know of a mill or distributor who handles STOCK sizes of oval or obround carbon steel (1020/1026) tubing. Let me eliminate 90% of your responses before-hand by saying that a custom run is out of the question, I only need a couple 100 feet of two sizes. Thanks for your input. Wes.

 

[butelja]

Have you tried searching under the term "elliptical tubing"?

 

[WKTaylor]

heatseaker...

You might want to try running relatively thin-wall round [seamless] tubing thru oval rolling-dies [progressive sizing]. The Tubing can be formed cold, warm or hot[depending on severity of forming]... then stress-relieved If/as Required.

Good-luck

Note: in aviation "streamlined" [semi-oval] 4130 N steel is used for highly loaded struts.

 

[Chinnia]

You could also try

http://www.tubenet.org

which has a good collection of info. best of luck.

Chinnia

 

[Shmulik]

Sir,
Try the following link:

http://www.daro.co.uk/catalogue/tube/oval.htm

 

Lock Joint Tube in Indiana carries quite a variety of ovals, along with other shapes.