我國早期的管道建設主要采用的是不(bu)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年代成都無(wu)(wu)(wu)縫(feng)、包鋼等企業(ye)按《一般(ban)無(wu)(wu)(wu)縫(feng)鋼管》（YB 231-1970）和后(hou)來的(de)《輸(shu)送(song)流體(ti)(ti)用無(wu)(wu)(wu)縫(feng)鋼管》（GB／T 8163-1987）標準，生產流體(ti)(ti)輸(shu)送(song)用管，主(zhu)要牌(pai)號：A3（A3F）、10、20、16Mn、Q235、Q295、Q345等，主(zhu)要管徑：Φ159mm、ф219mm、φ273mm、Φ325mm、φ426mm、最大管徑為Φ630mm。

  從80年(nian)代(dai)(dai)開(kai)(kai)始(shi)，我國開(kai)(kai)展了(le)(le)按API標準開(kai)(kai)發(fa)研(yan)(yan)制(zhi)專用不銹鋼無縫管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)，為(wei)了(le)(le)適應這一發(fa)展的(de)(de)需(xu)要，成都無縫廠從80年(nian)代(dai)(dai)末開(kai)(kai)始(shi)了(le)(le)按照API5L標準，開(kai)(kai)發(fa)研(yan)(yan)制(zhi)生產(chan)A、B、X42～X52鋼級(ji)(ji)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。于(yu)1991年(nian)獲得(de)了(le)(le)API 5L會(hui)標許可證，并于(yu)當年(nian)向(xiang)泰國出口(kou)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)；1992年(nian)向(xiang)臺灣地區出口(kou)Φ245mm的(de)(de)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。90年(nian)代(dai)(dai)中后(hou)期又研(yan)(yan)制(zhi)出了(le)(le)X56、X60、X65鋼級(ji)(ji)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)，并為(wei)勝利油(you)田批(pi)量(liang)供應X56級(ji)(ji)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)；向(xiang)伊拉(la)克出口(kou)幾萬噸X60級(ji)(ji)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。天津鋼管(guan)(guan)(guan)公司250連軋管(guan)(guan)(guan)機(ji)組投產(chan)后(hou)不久就開(kai)(kai)始(shi)了(le)(le)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)研(yan)(yan)制(zhi)，1997年(nian)為(wei)渤海(hai)油(you)田開(kai)(kai)發(fa)研(yan)(yan)制(zhi)出X56級(ji)(ji)φ219.1×12.7mm海(hai)底(di)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)；1998年(nian)為(wei)勝利油(you)田開(kai)(kai)發(fa)生產(chan)X56鋼級(ji)(ji)ф114.3mm×10mm、ф273.1mm×12.7mm海(hai)底(di)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)；1999-2000年(nian)為(wei)沙特(te)阿美公司開(kai)(kai)發(fa)生產(chan)出了(le)(le)4萬噸X60鋼級(ji)(ji)ф168.3mmx12.7mm、φ219.1mmx12.7mm、φ273.1mmx12.7mm等(deng)多個規格(ge)的(de)(de)海(hai)底(di)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)；2000年(nian)后(hou)又開(kai)(kai)發(fa)出X65Q、X70Q、X80Q級(ji)(ji)高(gao)強度(du)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)，適合海(hai)洋(yang)環(huan)(huan)(huan)境(jing)和抗(kang)腐蝕環(huan)(huan)(huan)境(jing)的(de)(de)X60QS、X65QS鋼級(ji)(ji)管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)，適合低溫環(huan)(huan)(huan)境(jing)的(de)(de)X60L、X65L管(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。

  2005年(nian)以后隨著國(guo)內幾(ji)條中大口徑(jing)的(de)(de)(de)連(lian)軋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機(ji)組(zu)的(de)(de)(de)建立，如(ru)衡陽(yang)(yang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、攀成鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)的(de)(de)(de)Φ340mm機(ji)組(zu)，天(tian)津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、寶鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)、包鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)的(de)(de)(de)ф460mm機(ji)組(zu)，天(tian)淮的(de)(de)(de)φ508mm機(ji)組(zu)，以及天(tian)津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)Φ720mm斜軋擴管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機(ji)組(zu)，衡陽(yang)(yang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)φ720mm周期式軋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)機(ji)組(zu)，使無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)直徑(jing)擴大到Φ711mm，其中包括(kuo)ф323.9mm、ф406mm、Φ457mm、φ508mm、φ610mm等。2007年(nian)塔里木(mu)油田迪那氣田，使用(yong)了天(tian)津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)生(sheng)產的(de)(de)(de)當時(shi)最大口徑(jing)的(de)(de)(de)ф457mmx17.5mm、X60Q鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級(ji)不(bu)銹(xiu)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，2008年(nian)中海(hai)(hai)油潿洲項目使用(yong)了適合海(hai)(hai)洋環(huan)境和(he)抗(kang)腐蝕環(huan)境X60QS及X65QS鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級(ji)Φ406.4mm的(de)(de)(de)無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)產品。另(ling)外，天(tian)津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)公司2010年(nian)在國(guo)內首次開發(fa)了適合深水作業(ye)的(de)(de)(de)盤(pan)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)用(yong)無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)，且(qie)產品成功出(chu)口到歐(ou)洲。無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)開發(fa)極大地滿足國(guo)內陸地、海(hai)(hai)洋油氣田的(de)(de)(de)開發(fa)和(he)建設，并大量(liang)(liang)出(chu)口到中東(dong)、東(dong)南亞、非洲、美洲、歐(ou)洲等地。近10年(nian)來，我(wo)國(guo)無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)生(sheng)產企業(ye)天(tian)津鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、衡陽(yang)(yang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、寶鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)、攀成鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)、包鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)等，每年(nian)都生(sheng)產大量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)(de)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)出(chu)口到國(guo)外，出(chu)口量(liang)(liang)在150～227萬噸之間，占(zhan)不(bu)銹(xiu)鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)無(wu)縫(feng)(feng)(feng)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)出(chu)口量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)(de)42％～49.5％，鋼(gang)(gang)(gang)級(ji)從B級(ji)到X級(ji)（X42-X70及少量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)(de)X80），品種包括(kuo)海(hai)(hai)底管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)、抗(kang)硫管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)線(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)等，見(jian)圖(tu)8-7和(he)圖(tu)8-8。