O le paipa SSAW e faia i le uamea u'amea fa'afefeteina e ala i le otometi fa'afefeteina arc i lalo ole vevela masani ole ea. E 12 seti o laina gaosiga faʻaonaponei o paipa SSAW. O le fua faaletausaga o paipa SSAW ma fafo lautele 219mm-3620mm, mafiafia puipui 5-25.4mm ma sila vasega B-X80 o 1,000,000 tone. ona lua laina gaosiga o paipa, tasi mo le li'o fa'afefete arc uelo (SAW) paipa u'amea ma le tasi mo longitudinal arc uelo fa'alava (SAW) paipa u'amea, o lo'o i ai i le faasologa e lua seti o masini autu ma 1 seti o meafaigaluega sizing. Ole fua fa'aletausaga e o'o atu ile 120,000 tone mo paipa SAW paipa ma le 200,000 tone mo paipa SAW umi.