Hana ʻia ka paipu SSAW me ke kila i ʻōwili ʻia e ka weld arc submerged ma lalo o ka wela o ka lewa maʻamau. Aia he 12 mau hoʻonohonoho o ka laina hana hou o ka paipu SSAW. ʻO ka hua makahiki o ka paipu SSAW me ke anawaena o waho 219mm-3620mm, ka mānoanoa o ka paia 5-25.4mm a me ke kila kila B-X80 he 1,000,000 tons. ʻO kāna mau laina hana paipu kila ʻelua, hoʻokahi no ka paipu kila arc submerged arc welded (SAW) a hoʻokahi no ka paipu kila longitudinal submerged arc welded (SAW), aia i loko o ʻelua pūʻulu o nā mīkini nui a me 1 pūʻulu o nā lako nui. Hiki i ka 120,000 tons no ka paipu SAW spiral a me 200,000 tons no ka paipu SAW longitudinal.