20世紀(ji)50年代(dai)，成都無縫(feng)廠(chang)(chang)和包鋼無縫(feng)廠(chang)(chang)在建(jian)(jian)廠(chang)(chang)的(de)(de)設(she)計方案(an)中，曾分別(bie)建(jian)(jian)設(she)一個(ge)(ge)年產5萬(wan)個(ge)(ge)和30萬(wan)個(ge)(ge)氧氣(qi)瓶的(de)(de)生產車間(jian)(jian)，成都無縫(feng)廠(chang)(chang)的(de)(de)氧氣(qi)瓶車間(jian)(jian)建(jian)(jian)成后，被建(jian)(jian)設(she)單(dan)位自(zi)己(ji)留(liu)用了，包鋼無縫(feng)廠(chang)(chang)的(de)(de)氧氣(qi)瓶車間(jian)(jian)最終沒有建(jian)(jian)設(she)。

  改革開放前后，這兩個廠相繼開始生產氣瓶管，主要的牌號是DZ40（原套管鋼牌號）、40Mn2，包鋼后來自己還開發了含有稀土成分鋼號40MnNbRe等。生產規格，成都無縫為φ(102~165)mm×(7~15)m冷拔／軋管，中(180~351)mm×(7~15)m）mm熱軋管，Φ(377~467)mm×(15~30)mmm熱擴管；包鋼無縫為ф219mmx7mm熱軋管。當時生產是按照國家勞動局65規定要求與用戶簽訂的技術協議。1985年我國制定并頒布了第一個氣瓶標準《鋼質無縫氣瓶》（GB 5099-1985），在此基礎上，兩個廠分別制定了氣瓶管企業標準“Q／CG 52-1988”“10-88”。這一階段由于當時的軋機裝備水平較低（采用頂管機組、皮爾格機組和自動軋管機組），且氣瓶管的壁厚薄、軋制的變形抗力較高，生產難度很大。如軋管機軋卡、壁厚超差、內外表面缺陷等，使產品的合格率、成材率低（成材率僅50％左右），產量也低。

  90年代初天津鋼管公司引進的Φ250限動芯棒連軋管機組的投產后，也開始了氣瓶管的開發和生產，由于連軋管機的工藝特點，使其在壁厚精度、表面質量、生產效率、成材率等方面遠高于其他機組，尤其是適于生產徑壁比較大的鋼管，所以其在氣瓶管的生產上具有較強的競爭優勢。盡管如此，連軋機組在初期開發氣瓶管時，仍遇到許多難題，如因不均勻變形而產生的拉裂、凹坑，壁厚超差，內表面因鐵耳子產生的劃傷和壓痕等，產品的合格率、成材率也較低（成材率僅75～80％）。這一時期氣瓶管的主要牌號為37Mn、34Mn2V，后來又發展了鉻鉬鋼如30CrMo、35CrMo、30CrMnSi等；規格主要有φ219mm×6.5mm、φ232mm×7.0mm、φ267mm×7.0mm等。90年代后期，為了提高氣瓶容重比，氣瓶管的壁厚進一步減薄為φ219mm×6.3mm、φ232mm×6.3mm、ф267mm×6.6mm，以及開發了φ229mm×7.5mm，φ273mm×7.5mm、8.0mm，φ279.4mm×7.5mm、7.8mm等規格。1998年我國制定并頒布了《汽車用壓縮天然氣鋼瓶》（GB 17258-1998）標準，這一標準發布為我國CNG氣瓶管的開發以及后來的纏繞氣瓶開發提供了依據。

  2000年(nian)(nian)我(wo)國(guo)制(zhi)定并(bing)頒布了(le)(le)第一(yi)(yi)(yi)個氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)標(biao)準《氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)用(yong)(yong)無縫鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)》（GB 18248-2000）。進入20世紀(ji)以來，我(wo)國(guo)國(guo)民(min)經濟的快(kuai)速發(fa)(fa)展，氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)的需(xu)求呈(cheng)現出(chu)(chu)快(kuai)速增長(chang)。這(zhe)一(yi)(yi)(yi)時期(qi)(qi)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)行業一(yi)(yi)(yi)批企業建設了(le)(le)現代化的連(lian)(lian)(lian)軋(ya)(ya)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組，如包鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)φ180連(lian)(lian)(lian)軋(ya)(ya)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組、衡(heng)陽鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)Φ340連(lian)(lian)(lian)軋(ya)(ya)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組、成都無縫Φ340連(lian)(lian)(lian)軋(ya)(ya)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組、天津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)Φ460連(lian)(lian)(lian)軋(ya)(ya)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組等，這(zhe)些機組的建設投產(chan)使(shi)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的生產(chan)能力和整體質(zhi)量(liang)(liang)水平大(da)(da)(da)幅度提(ti)升。從2000至2008年(nian)(nian)是(shi)我(wo)國(guo)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)行業和氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)發(fa)(fa)展最(zui)快(kuai)、發(fa)(fa)展最(zui)好的時期(qi)(qi)，不僅產(chan)量(liang)(liang)快(kuai)速增長(chang)，品(pin)種發(fa)(fa)展也(ye)(ye)取(qu)得了(le)(le)大(da)(da)(da)的突(tu)破(po)如纏繞氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)、拖(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)車(che)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)等。這(zhe)些產(chan)品(pin)的推出(chu)(chu)也(ye)(ye)給鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)企業提(ti)出(chu)(chu)了(le)(le)挑戰(zhan)。從2001年(nian)(nian)國(guo)內第一(yi)(yi)(yi)只(zhi)大(da)(da)(da)容積(ji)無縫鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)試制(zhi)成功(gong)到(dao)2008年(nian)(nian)，國(guo)內大(da)(da)(da)口(kou)(kou)(kou)徑(jing)(jing)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)主要依賴進口(kou)(kou)(kou)，國(guo)外制(zhi)造(zao)(zao)廠商主要為意大(da)(da)(da)利(li)Dalmine工(gong)廠和美國(guo)聯合(he)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)鐵公司。為了(le)(le)開(kai)發(fa)(fa)大(da)(da)(da)口(kou)(kou)(kou)徑(jing)(jing)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，2007年(nian)(nian)天津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、衡(heng)陽鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)分別建設了(le)(le)φ720mm斜軋(ya)(ya)擴管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組和Φ720mm周期(qi)(qi)式(shi)軋(ya)(ya)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機組，開(kai)發(fa)(fa)出(chu)(chu)了(le)(le)Φ559mm、φ610mm大(da)(da)(da)口(kou)(kou)(kou)徑(jing)(jing)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，2010年(nian)(nian)又開(kai)出(chu)(chu)了(le)(le)ф711mm大(da)(da)(da)直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)拖(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)車(che)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)用(yong)(yong)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，近年(nian)(nian)來無錫德新鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)采用(yong)(yong)擴管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)＋冷(leng)拔的工(gong)藝生產(chan)上述規格的大(da)(da)(da)口(kou)(kou)(kou)徑(jing)(jing)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，還開(kai)發(fa)(fa)了(le)(le)更大(da)(da)(da)口(kou)(kou)(kou)徑(jing)(jing)的φ850mm氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。據不完全統計，至2016年(nian)(nian)，使(shi)用(yong)(yong)大(da)(da)(da)直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)長(chang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)拖(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)車(che)的數量(liang)(liang)已經突(tu)破(po)一(yi)(yi)(yi)萬輛，其中90％的長(chang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)拖(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)車(che)用(yong)(yong)于(yu)運輸壓縮天然(ran)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)，其余的長(chang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)拖(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)車(che)用(yong)(yong)于(yu)運輸高(gao)壓氫氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)和氦氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)。經過鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)制(zhi)造(zao)(zao)廠和能源裝備企業的多年(nian)(nian)努力和不斷創新，大(da)(da)(da)口(kou)(kou)(kou)徑(jing)(jing)拖(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)(tuo)車(che)用(yong)(yong)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的直(zhi)徑(jing)(jing)從初期(qi)(qi)φ559mm發(fa)(fa)展到(dao)如今普遍使(shi)用(yong)(yong)的φ711mm，壁(bi)厚(hou)公差也(ye)(ye)由27.5％提(ti)高(gao)到(dao)15％，產(chan)量(liang)(liang)和質(zhi)量(liang)(liang)均處于(yu)世界領先地位，不僅滿足了(le)(le)國(guo)內大(da)(da)(da)容積(ji)無縫氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)(ping)的生產(chan)需(xu)求，還實(shi)現了(le)(le)向(xiang)歐(ou)美發(fa)(fa)達國(guo)家(jia)的出(chu)(chu)口(kou)(kou)(kou)。

  目(mu)前我國氣瓶(ping)、蓄能(neng)器(qi)用管主要生產(chan)企業(ye)有天津(jin)鋼(gang)(gang)管、衡(heng)陽鋼(gang)(gang)管、包(bao)鋼(gang)(gang)鋼(gang)(gang)管、寶(bao)鋼(gang)(gang)條鋼(gang)(gang)事業(ye)部、鞍鋼(gang)(gang)無縫、江(jiang)蘇(su)振達鋼(gang)(gang)管、江(jiang)蘇(su)誠(cheng)德(de)鋼(gang)(gang)管及無錫(xi)德(de)新鋼(gang)(gang)管等(deng)企業(ye)。