我國早期的管道建設主要采用的是不銹鋼無縫管，但口徑受到了限制。隨著焊管生產技術的發展和焊管質量的提高以及不銹鋼焊管的直徑可以做得更大，焊管很快就替代了不銹鋼無縫管，成為管道建設的主角。隨著管道建設向大型化、高輸送量發展，中大口徑的管道基本采用了焊管，90年代以來，我國油氣管道的主干線全部被焊管所壟斷，不銹鋼無縫管主要用于支線管、集輸管線、海底管線和城市的管網。

  70-80年代成(cheng)都無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)、包(bao)鋼(gang)等企業按《一般無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)鋼(gang)管(guan)》（YB 231-1970）和后(hou)來的《輸送(song)流(liu)體(ti)用(yong)無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)鋼(gang)管(guan)》（GB／T 8163-1987）標準，生(sheng)產流(liu)體(ti)輸送(song)用(yong)管(guan)，主要牌號：A3（A3F）、10、20、16Mn、Q235、Q295、Q345等，主要管(guan)徑(jing)：Φ159mm、ф219mm、φ273mm、Φ325mm、φ426mm、最(zui)大管(guan)徑(jing)為Φ630mm。

  從80年(nian)代開(kai)(kai)(kai)始(shi)，我國開(kai)(kai)(kai)展了按API標準開(kai)(kai)(kai)發(fa)研制專用不銹(xiu)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)無縫管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，為(wei)(wei)了適(shi)應(ying)這(zhe)一(yi)發(fa)展的(de)(de)需要，成都無縫廠從80年(nian)代末(mo)開(kai)(kai)(kai)始(shi)了按照API5L標準，開(kai)(kai)(kai)發(fa)研制生產A、B、X42～X52鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。于1991年(nian)獲(huo)得(de)了API 5L會標許可證(zheng)，并于當(dang)年(nian)向(xiang)泰(tai)國出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)口(kou)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)；1992年(nian)向(xiang)臺灣地區出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)口(kou)Φ245mm的(de)(de)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。90年(nian)代中后期又(you)(you)研制出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)了X56、X60、X65鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，并為(wei)(wei)勝利油(you)田批量供應(ying)X56級管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)；向(xiang)伊拉克出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)口(kou)幾萬(wan)噸X60級管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。天津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)公司250連軋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組投(tou)產后不久就開(kai)(kai)(kai)始(shi)了管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)研制，1997年(nian)為(wei)(wei)渤海油(you)田開(kai)(kai)(kai)發(fa)研制出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)X56級φ219.1×12.7mm海底管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)；1998年(nian)為(wei)(wei)勝利油(you)田開(kai)(kai)(kai)發(fa)生產X56鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級ф114.3mm×10mm、ф273.1mm×12.7mm海底管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)；1999-2000年(nian)為(wei)(wei)沙特阿美(mei)公司開(kai)(kai)(kai)發(fa)生產出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)了4萬(wan)噸X60鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級ф168.3mmx12.7mm、φ219.1mmx12.7mm、φ273.1mmx12.7mm等(deng)多個(ge)規格的(de)(de)海底管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)；2000年(nian)后又(you)(you)開(kai)(kai)(kai)發(fa)出(chu)(chu)(chu)(chu)X65Q、X70Q、X80Q級高(gao)強度(du)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，適(shi)合(he)海洋(yang)環(huan)境和抗腐(fu)蝕(shi)環(huan)境的(de)(de)X60QS、X65QS鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，適(shi)合(he)低(di)溫環(huan)境的(de)(de)X60L、X65L管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。

  2005年(nian)以后隨(sui)著國(guo)內幾(ji)條中大(da)口徑(jing)的(de)連軋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機(ji)組(zu)的(de)建(jian)立，如衡陽(yang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、攀(pan)成鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)的(de)Φ340mm機(ji)組(zu)，天津(jin)(jin)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、寶鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)、包(bao)(bao)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)的(de)ф460mm機(ji)組(zu)，天淮的(de)φ508mm機(ji)組(zu)，以及(ji)天津(jin)(jin)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)Φ720mm斜軋擴管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機(ji)組(zu)，衡陽(yang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)φ720mm周期式(shi)軋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機(ji)組(zu)，使(shi)無(wu)縫(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)直徑(jing)擴大(da)到(dao)(dao)Φ711mm，其中包(bao)(bao)括ф323.9mm、ф406mm、Φ457mm、φ508mm、φ610mm等(deng)。2007年(nian)塔里木油(you)田迪(di)那氣田，使(shi)用了(le)天津(jin)(jin)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)生產(chan)的(de)當時最大(da)口徑(jing)的(de)ф457mmx17.5mm、X60Q鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級(ji)(ji)(ji)不銹鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)無(wu)縫(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，2008年(nian)中海(hai)(hai)油(you)潿洲(zhou)項目(mu)使(shi)用了(le)適合海(hai)(hai)洋(yang)環境(jing)和(he)(he)抗腐蝕環境(jing)X60QS及(ji)X65QS鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級(ji)(ji)(ji)Φ406.4mm的(de)無(wu)縫(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)產(chan)品。另外，天津(jin)(jin)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)公司2010年(nian)在國(guo)內首次(ci)開(kai)發(fa)了(le)適合深水作業(ye)的(de)盤管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)用無(wu)縫(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，且產(chan)品成功出(chu)口到(dao)(dao)歐洲(zhou)。無(wu)縫(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)開(kai)發(fa)極大(da)地(di)滿足國(guo)內陸地(di)、海(hai)(hai)洋(yang)油(you)氣田的(de)開(kai)發(fa)和(he)(he)建(jian)設，并(bing)大(da)量出(chu)口到(dao)(dao)中東(dong)、東(dong)南(nan)亞(ya)、非洲(zhou)、美(mei)洲(zhou)、歐洲(zhou)等(deng)地(di)。近10年(nian)來(lai)，我(wo)國(guo)無(wu)縫(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)生產(chan)企業(ye)天津(jin)(jin)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、衡陽(yang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、寶鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)、攀(pan)成鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)、包(bao)(bao)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)等(deng)，每年(nian)都生產(chan)大(da)量的(de)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)出(chu)口到(dao)(dao)國(guo)外，出(chu)口量在150～227萬噸之間(jian)，占(zhan)不銹鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)無(wu)縫(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)出(chu)口量的(de)42％～49.5％，鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級(ji)(ji)(ji)從B級(ji)(ji)(ji)到(dao)(dao)X級(ji)(ji)(ji)（X42-X70及(ji)少量的(de)X80），品種(zhong)包(bao)(bao)括海(hai)(hai)底管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、抗硫管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)等(deng)，見圖8-7和(he)(he)圖8-8。