Documentation

View documentation related to Bull Moose Tube’s structural pipe and tubing. Documents include ISO certifications, size charts and more.

Hollow Structural Sections (HSS)

Depend on the strength and reliability of Bull Moose when it comes to hollow Structural Steel Tube.

Our products stand the test of time. Whether exposed to the elements or hidden behind walls, we know that your structure and tenants are counting on us. You need reliable service and products of exceptional strength. You need Bull Moose.

Direct-form manufacturing makes us unique. Direct-form means we can use the highest grade HSLA steel, which is directly formed into a tube. This minimizes the cold-working process, which can change the characteristics of the steel.

BULL MOOSE ADVANTAGES: 

  • Tubes with strength ranges of 46 KSI to 110 KSI 
  • Tighter tolerances, sharper edges and straighter tubes 
  • Widest variety of custom sizes and lengths, including metric sizes and cut-to- length options

OTHER BENEFITS/SERVICES:

  • Specialized packaging
  • Leading availability and fastest delivery due through 8 North American sites
  • Readily available weathering grade steel
  • Readily available Charpy V-Notch steel
  • In-line NDT weld testing available on all tube

Leading the Herd

Founded in 1962, Bull Moose Tube has been delivering products of formidable quality for more than half a century. With sizes ranging from 1-1/2” square through 18” x 6” rectangle, and wall thicknesses of 1/8” through 5/8” Bull Moose features one of the largest size ranges of HSS products in the industry.

And with eight North American manufacturing and warehouse facilities, Bull Moose has the HSS products you need when you need them.

You need strength and reliability. You need availability.

You need Bull Moose Tube.

EIGHT WORLD-CLASS LOCATIONS DELIVERING BEST-IN-CLASS PRODUCTS

Stratusteel

110 KSI Steel Tube

It’s Might… Made Light™.

The Strongest, Lightest Steel Tubes on the Planet

LIGHTWEIGHT STEEL WITH HEAVYWEIGHT PERFORMANCE

Stratusteel®  is a revolutionary hollow structural steel tubing that delivers an extraordinary set of characteristics:

High Strength = Yield strengths as high as 110KSI, enabling your products to support greater loads and span greater distances.

Light Weight = 35% lighter than an equivalent A500 50KSI product!

2x Harder than Steel = Your products become more durable and sustainable; remain better-looking, longer.

CUSTOM SIZES AND PROFILES

Stratusteel is available in a broad range of standard and metric sizes. But our variable tooling mills also allow for custom tube profiles. We can optimize wall thickness and outer dimensions/contours for your specific needs.

Customizing for your exact application saves you from buying bulkier stock than you really need…making Stratusteel a high value custom product for a standard steel price!

Here’s an example:

Your design shows that a 3.83” x 5.75” x 0.197” HSS will work on your product (weighing 11.98 lbs/ft.).

If the nearest size in conventional HSS is 4” x 6” x .025” (weighing 15.62 lbs/ft.), you’ll experience an unnecessary 23% increase in weight and thus a 23% increase in cost!

Stratusteel would enable you to avoid those increases with efficient, optimal dimensions and weight.

HOW DOES STRATUSTEEL BENEFIT YOU? 

ENGINEERS: Explore new design options with lighter, more streamlined products. Switching to Stratusteel

from ASTM A500 Grade B can enable a wall thickness reduction of 35%. It may even enable you to reduce the number of steel components in your assembled product.

PURCHASING AGENTS: Every pound of steel you don’t have to buy is a direct savings for your bottom line.

SHIPPERS: Smaller, lighter products mean fuller shipments and lower shipping costs. This enables you to

get the most out of every freight mile—ultimately reduces demands on drivers’ time, and fuel consumption.

MARKETERS: With Stratusteel, your product may potentially be positioned as the lightest, strongest of its kind on the market.

Finishes available:

  • Post-pickled in oil
  • EPS (Eco-Pickled Surface)

Stratusteel

Contact us to explore the advantages Stratusteel can bring your product line!

Mechanical Tube

To Build Stronger Products. Start with Stronger Steel: Bull Moose Mechanical Tube.

Strength and endurance are what you get with Bull Moose mechanical steel tubes. Our steel tubes offer the industry’s best strength-to-weight ratios—which enables you to build cost-effective products that can endure the toughest applications.

Whether you’re working in commercial, construction, or consumer markets, our products help your products to be stronger.

Bull Moose Advantages: 

  • Tube that meets A513 or custom grades
  • Weathering grade
  • Special shapes available
  • Widest variety of custom sizes and lengths—including metric sizes
  • Pickle & Oil and Dry Pickle & Oil options

Other Benefits/Services:

  • Leading availability and fastest delivery through seven North American plants
  • Special packaging
  • Special rolling options
  • Broad range of finishing services
  • Extensive engineering and product development capabilities

Leading the Herd

Founded in 1962, Bull Moose Tube has been delivering products of enduring quality for more than half a century. 

Our mechanical stock includes squares ranging from .5 to 3 inches, rectangles from 1×1.5 to 2×3 — in a broad assortment of gauges. For projects requiring heavy-duty structural pipe, Bull Moose provides diameters of .5 to 4 inches, in all standard schedules.

With eight North American manufacturing and warehouse facilities, Bull Moose has the products you need within easy reach.

You need strength and reliability. You need availability. You need Bull Moose Tube.

Locations around North America Delivering Best-in-Class Products

Pipe Pile

BULL MOOSE IS DRIVING INTO PILING

Steel Pipe Pile to meet ASTM A252 specifications- and your high standards.

KNOWLEDGEABLE ACCESSIBLE  ADAPTABLE

For more then 60 years, Bull Moose has provided steel components for major infrastructure projects. We’re now ready to serve as a reliable supplier for your pipe pile jobs. Our 350,000 ton per year production facility in Sinton ,Texas gives you a new , responsive source for quality pipe pile up to 18” diameter. Our operation is located on the Texas gulf coast, giving you shipping options that include rail, barge and truck, which you can choose based on your budget and timeline.

Sprinkler Pipe

ISO and Environmental Certificates

Size and Bundle Charts

Submittals

Sinton Capabilities

HSS Academic Research

Scholars at the University of Victoria (Canada) have undertaken extensive studies of the same direct-form process utilized by BMT. The results have led to the publication of the findings in several journals, as well as in a successful doctoral thesis on the direct-form HSS method.

With their permission, we have included those documents here in our reference library.