Abstract: A metal pipe excellent in dimensional accuracy, which is suitably used for a development sleeve, a fixing roller, or a photosensitive drum for electrophotographic apparatuses or electrostatic recording apparatuses such as copying machines or printers, or a base body thereof. The metal pipe is produced by cutting a long-sized metal pipe body into a specific length, to obtain a raw pipe, and adjusting the surface state and the dimensional accuracy of the raw pipe by cutting and polishing the outer peripheral surface of the raw pipe, wherein the raw pipe has an inner stress of 20 N/mm2 or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a metal pipe excellent in dimensional accuracy, which is suitably used for a development sleeve, a fixing roller, or a photosensitive drum for electrophotographic apparatuses or electrostatic recording apparatuses such as copying machines or printers, or a base body thereof. The metal pipe is produced by cutting a long-sized metal pipe body into a specific length, to obtain a raw pipe, and adjusting the surface state and the dimensional accuracy of the raw pipe by cutting and polishing the outer peripheral surface of the raw pipe, wherein the raw pipe has an inner stress of 20 N/mm2 or less.