What is the difference between elbow and bend in piping?

Answer 1

Ells are a distinct fitting measured in degrees (90º, 45º, 22 1/2º) and bends are either hot or cold formed from straight pipe and measured in angles (1/4, 1/5, 1/8)

Answer 2

Interesting

Answer 3

if the bending radius is less than 1.5R then it is elbow otherwise more than that is called bend and each bend can be called elbow but elbow can not call bend

Answer 4

What is the difference between elbow and bend in piping

Answer 5

Uh, you mean all elbows are bends but not all bends are elbows.

Answer 6

All bends are elbows but all elbows are not bends.