NominalPipeSize

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NominalPipeSize(NPS)isaNorthAmericansetofstandardsizesforpipesusedforhighorlowpressuresandtemperatures.[1]
"Nominal"referstopipeinnonspecifictermsandidentifiesthediameteroftheholewithanondimensionalnumber(forexample
"2inchnominalsteelpipe"consistsofmanyvarietiesofsteelpipewiththeonlycriterionbeinga2.375inchoutsidediameter).
SpecificpipeisidentifiedbypipediameterandanothernondimensionalnumberforwallthicknessreferredtoastheSchedule(Sched.
orSch.,forexample"2inchdiameterpipe,Schedule40").NPSisoftenincorrectlycalledNationalPipeSize,duetoconfusionwith
nationalpipethread(NPT).TheEuropeanandinternationaldesignationequivalenttoNPSisDN(diamtrenominal/nominal
diameter/DurchmessernachNorm),inwhichsizesaremeasuredinmillimetres,seeISO6708.[2]ThetermNB(nominalbore)isalso
frequentlyusedinterchangeablywithNPS.

InMarch1927theAmericanStandardsAssociationauthorizedacommitteetostandardizethedimensionsofwroughtsteeland
wroughtironpipeandtubing.Atthattimeonlyasmallselectionofwallthicknesseswereinuse:standardweight(STD),extrastrong
(XS),anddoubleextrastrong(XXS),basedontheironpipesize(IPS)systemoftheday.Howeverthesethreesizesdidnotfitall
applications.Also,in1939,itwashopedthatthedesignationsofSTD,XS,andXXSwouldbephasedoutbyschedulenumbers,
howeverthoseoriginaltermsarestillincommonusetoday(althoughsometimesreferredtoasstandard,extraheavy(XH),anddouble
extraheavy(XXH),respectively).Sincetheoriginalscheduleswerecreated,therehavebeenmanyrevisionsandadditionstothe
tablesofpipesizesbasedonindustryuseandonstandardsfromAPI,ASTM,andothers.[3]

Stainlesssteelpipes,whichwerecomingintomorecommonuseinthemid20thcentury,permittedtheuseofthinnerpipewallswith
muchlessriskoffailureduetocorrosion.By1949thinnerschedules5Sand10S,whichwerebasedonthepressurerequirements
modifiedtothenearestBWGnumber,hadbeencreated,andother"S"sizesfollowedlater.Duetotheirthinwalls,thesmaller"S"
sizescannotbethreadedtogetheraccordingtoASMEcode,butmustbefusionwelded.[4]

Contents
1 Application
2 Blockageorballtest
3 NPStablesforselectedsizes
3.1 NPStoNPS3
3.2 NPS4toNPS9
3.3 NPS10toNPS24
3.4 Additionalsizes(NPS)
4 Internationalusage
5 Seealso
6 Notes
7 References
8 Externallinks

Application
BasedontheNPSandscheduleofapipe,[5]thepipeoutsidediameter(OD)andwallthicknesscanbeobtainedfromreferencetables
suchasthosebelow,whicharebasedonASMEstandardsB36.10MandB36.19M.Forexample,NPS14Sch40hasanODof
14inchesandawallthicknessof0.437inches.HowevertheNPSandODvaluesarenotalwaysequal,whichcancreateconfusion.

ForNPSto12,theNPSandODvaluesaredifferent.Forexample,theODofanNPS12pipeisactually12.75inches.Tofind
theactualODforeachNPSvalue,refertothetablesbelow.(Notethatfortubing,thesizeindicatesactualdimensions,not
nominal.)
ForNPS14andup,theNPSandODvaluesareequal.Inotherwords,anNPS14pipeisactually14inchesOD.

ThereasonforthediscrepancyforNPSto12inchesisthattheseNPSvalueswereoriginallysettogivethesameinsidediameter
(ID)basedonwallthicknessesstandardatthetime.However,asthesetofavailablewallthicknessesevolved,theIDchangedand
NPSbecameonlyindirectlyrelatedtoIDandOD.

ForagivenNPS,theODstaysfixedandthewallthicknessincreaseswithschedule.Foragivenschedule,theODincreaseswithNPS
whilethewallthicknessstaysconstantorincreases.UsingequationsandrulesinASMEB31.3ProcessPiping,itcanbeshownthat
pressureratingdecreaseswithincreasingNPSandconstantschedule.[a]

Somespecificationsusepipeschedulescalledstandardwall(STD),extrastrong(XS),anddoubleextrastrong(XXS),althoughthese
actuallybelongtoanoldersystemcalledironpipesize(IPS).TheIPSnumberisthesameastheNPSnumber.STDisidenticalto
SCH40S,and40Sisidenticalto40forNPS1/8toNPS10,inclusive.XSisidenticaltoSCH80S,and80Sisidenticalto80forNPS
1/8toNPS8,inclusive.XXSwallisthickerthanschedule160fromNPS1/8intoNPS6ininclusive,andschedule160isthicker
thanXXSwallforNPS8inandlarger.

Blockageorballtest
Whenapipeisweldedorbentthemostcommonmethodtoinspectblockages,misalignment,ovality,andweldbeaddimensional
conformityistopassaroundballthroughthepipecoilorcircuit.Iftheinnerpipedimensionistobemeasuredthentheweldbead
shouldbesubtracted,ifweldingisapplicable.Typically,theclearancetolerancefortheballmustnotexceed1mm.Allowableovality
ofanypipeismeasuredontheinsidedimensionofthepipe,normally5%to10%ovalitycanbeaccepted.Ifnoothertestisconducted
toverifyovality,orblockages,thistestmustbeseenasastandardrequirement.Aflowtestcannotbeusedinlieuofablockageor
balltest.Seepipedimensionaltable,SpecificationASMEB36.10MorB36.19Mforpipedimensionsperschedule.

Stainlesssteelpipeismostoftenavailableinstandardweightsizes(notedbytheSdesignationforexample,NPSSch10S).However
stainlesssteelpipecanalsobeavailableinotherschedules.

Bothpolyvinylchloridepipe(PVC)andchlorinatedpolyvinylchloridepipe(CPVC)aremadeinNPSsizes.

NPStablesforselectedsizes
NPStoNPS3

Wallthickness[in(mm)]
OD SCH SCH
NPS[7] DN [in(mm)] SCH
SCH5s SCH30 40s/40 80s/80 SCH120 SCH160 XXS
10s/20
/STD /XS
0.404 0.035 0.049 0.057 0.068 0.095
6
(10.26) (0.889) (1.245) (1.448) (1.727) (2.413)
0.540 0.049 0.065 0.073 0.088 0.119
8
(13.72) (1.245) (1.651) (1.854) (2.235) (3.023)
0.675 0.049 0.065 0.073 0.091 0.126
10
(17.15) (1.245) (1.651) (1.854) (2.311) (3.200)
0.840 0.065 0.083 0.095 0.109 0.147 0.188 0.294
15
(21.34) (1.651) (2.108) (2.413) (2.769) (3.734) (4.775) (7.468)
1.050 0.065 0.083 0.095 0.113 0.154 0.219 0.308
20
(26.67) (1.651) (2.108) (2.413) (2.870) (3.912) (5.563) (7.823)
1.315 0.065 0.109 0.114 0.133 0.179 0.250 0.358
1 25
(33.40) (1.651) (2.769) (2.896) (3.378) (4.547) (6.350) (9.093)
1.660 0.065 0.109 0.117 0.140 0.191 0.250 0.382
1 32
(42.16) (1.651) (2.769) (2.972) (3.556) (4.851) (6.350) (9.703)
1.900 0.065 0.109 0.125 0.145 0.200 0.281 0.400
1 40
(48.26) (1.651) (2.769) (3.175) (3.683) (5.080) (7.137) (10.160)
2.375 0.065 0.109 0.125 0.154 0.218 0.250 0.344 0.436
2 50
(60.33) (1.651) (2.769) (3.175) (3.912) (5.537) (6.350) (8.738) (11.074)
2.875 0.083 0.120 0.188 0.203 0.276 0.300 0.375 0.552
2 65
(73.03) (2.108) (3.048) (4.775) (5.156) (7.010) (7.620) (9.525) (14.021)
3.500 0.083 0.120 0.188 0.216 0.300 0.350 0.438 0.600
3 80
(88.90) (2.108) (3.048) (4.775) (5.486) (7.620) (8.890) (11.125) (15.240)
4.000 0.083 0.120 0.188 0.226 0.318 0.636
3 90
(101.60) (2.108) (3.048) (4.775) (5.740) (8.077) (16.154)

Tolerance:ThetoleranceonpipeODis+1/64(.0156)inch,1/32(.0312)inch.[8]

NPS4toNPS9
 Wallthickness[in(mm)]
OD
[7]
NPS DN [2] [in SCH SCH
SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH
(mm)] SCH5 10s/10 20 30
40s/40 SCH60 80s/80
100 120 140 160 XXS[7]
/STD /XS
4.500 0.083 0.120 0.188 0.237 0.337 0.437 0.531 0.674
4 100
(114.30) (2.108) (3.048) (4.775) (6.020) (8.560) (11.100) (13.487) (17.120)
5.000 0.247 0.355 0.710
4 115
(127.00) (6.274) (9.017) (18.034)
5.563 0.109 0.134 0.258 0.375 0.500 0.625 0.750
5 125
(141.30) (2.769) (3.404) (6.553) (9.525) (12.700) (15.875) (19.050)
6.625 0.109 0.134 0.280 0.432 0.562 0.719 0.864
6 150
(168.28) (2.769) (3.404) (7.112) (10.973) (14.275) (18.263) (21.946)
7.625 0.301 0.500 0.875
7
(193.68) (7.645) (12.700) (22.225)
8.625 0.109 0.148 0.250 0.277 0.322 0.406 0.500 0.593 0.719 0.812 0.906 0.875
8 200
(219.08) (2.769) (3.759) (6.350) (7.036) (8.179) (10.312) (12.700) (15.062) (18.263) (20.625) (23.012) (22.225)
9.625 0.342 0.500
9
(244.48) (8.687) (12.700)

NPS10toNPS24

Wallthickness[in(mm)]
OD
NPS[7] DN[2] [in(mm)] SCH
SCH5s SCH5 SCH10s SCH10 SCH20 SCH30
STD/40S
10.75 0.134 0.134 0.165 0.165 0.250
10 250 0.307(7.798) 0.365(9.271)
(273.05) (3.404) (3.404) (4.191) (4.191) (6.350)
12.75 0.156 0.156 0.180 0.180 0.250
12 300 0.330(8.382) 0.375(9.525)
(323.85) (3.962) (3.962) (4.572) (4.572) (6.350)
14.00 0.156 0.156 0.188 0.250 0.312
14 350 0.375(9.525) 0.375(9.525)
(355.60) (3.962) (3.962) (4.775) (6.350) (7.925)
16.00 0.165 0.165 0.188 0.250 0.312
16 400 0.375(9.525) 0.375(9.525)
(406.40) (4.191) (4.191) (4.775) (6.350) (7.925)
18.00 0.165 0.165 0.188 0.250 0.312 0.437
18 450 0.375(9.525)
(457.20) (4.191) (4.191) (4.775) (6.350) (7.925) (11.100)
20.00 0.188 0.188 0.218 0.250 0.375 0.500
20 500 0.375(9.525)
(508.00) (4.775) (4.775) (5.537) (6.350) (9.525) (12.700)
22.00 0.188 0.188 0.218 0.250 0.375 0.500
22 550 0.375(9.525)
(558.80) (4.775) (4.775) (5.537) (6.350) (9.525) (12.700)
24.00 0.218 0.218 0.250 0.250 0.375 0.562
24 600 0.375(9.525)
(609.60) (5.537) (5.537) (6.350) (6.350) (9.525) (14.275)
 Wallthickness[in(mm)]
NPS[7] DN[2]
SCH40 SCH60 SCH80s/XS SCH80 SCH100 SCH120 SCH140 SCH160
0.500 0.500 0.593 0.718 0.843 1.000 1.125
10 250 0.365(9.271)
(12.700) (12.700) (15.062) (18.237) (21.412) (25.400) (28.575)
0.406 0.562 0.500 0.687 0.843 1.000 1.125 1.312
12 300
(10.312) (14.275) (12.700) (17.450) (21.412) (25.400) (28.575) (33.325)
0.437 0.593 0.500 0.750 0.937 1.093 1.250 1.406
14 350
(11.100) (15.062) (12.700) (19.050) (23.800) (27.762) (31.750) (35.712)
0.500 0.656 0.500 0.843 1.031 1.218 1.437 1.593
16 400
(12.700) (16.662) (12.700) (21.412) (26.187) (30.937) (36.500) (40.462)
0.562 0.750 0.500 0.937 1.156 1.375 1.562 1.781
18 450
(14.275) (19.050) (12.700) (23.800) (29.362) (34.925) (39.675) (45.237)
0.593 0.812 0.500 1.031 1.280 1.500 1.750 1.968
20 500
(15.062) (20.625) (12.700) (26.187) (32.512) (38.100) (44.450) (49.987)
0.875 0.500 1.125 1.375 1.625 1.875 2.125
22 550
(22.225) (12.700) (28.575) (34.925) (41.275) (47.625) (53.975)
0.687 0.968 0.500 1.218 1.531 1.812 2.062 2.343
24 600
(17.450) (24.587) (12.700) (30.937) (38.887) (46.025) (52.375) (59.512)

Wallthickness[in(mm)]
OD
NPS[7] DN[2] [in(mm)] SCH
SCH5s SCH10s SCH10 SCH20 SCH30 SCH40
40s/STD
26.000 0.312 0.500
26 650 0.375(9.525)
(660.400) (7.925) (12.700)
28.000 0.312 0.500 0.625
28 700 ? 0.375(9.525)
(711.200) (7.925) (12.700) (15.875)
30.000 0.250 0.312 0.312 0.500 0.625
30 750 0.375(9.525)
(762.000) (6.350) (7.925) (7.925) (12.700) (15.875)
32.000 0.312 0.500 0.625 0.688
32 800 0.375(9.525)
(812.800) (7.925) (12.700) (15.875) (17.475)
34.000 0.312 0.500 0.625 0.688
34 850 0.375(9.525)
(863.600) (7.925) (12.700) (15.875) (17.475)
36.000 0.312 0.500
36 900 0.375(9.525)
(914.400) (7.925) (12.700)

Additionalsizes(NPS)

Wallthickness
OD [in(mm)]
NPS DN[2]
[in(mm)]
SCHSTD SCHXS SCHXXS
40 1000 40.000(1,016.000) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
42 1050 42.000(1,066.800) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
44 1100 44.000(1,117.600) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
46 1150 46.000(1,168.400) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
48 1200 48.000(1,219.200) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
52 1300 52.000(1,320.800) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
56 1400 56.000(1,422.400) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
60 1500 60.000(1,524.000) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
64 1600 64.000(1,625.600) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
68 1700 68.000(1,727.200) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
72 1800 72.000(1,828.800) 0.375(9.525) 0.500(12.700) 1.000(25.400)
76 1900 76.000(1,930.400)
80 2000 80.000(2,032.000)
88 2200 88.000(2,235.200)
Internationalusage
Theterm,nominalbore,isusedinAustraliaandNewZealandwithmillimetermeasurements.Hence,NB50indicatesanominalbore
of50mm.

Seealso
Britishstandardpipethreadsizes Pipe(fluidconveyance)
Coppertubingsizes Pipesizes
Pipethreadsizes Standarddimensionratio
Nationalpipethreadsizes
Pipe(fluidconveyance)
Notes
a.ThisiscontrarytothePipingHandbook,whichsaysthattheschedulenumbercanbeconvertedtopressurebydividingthescheduleby1000
andmultiplyingbytheallowablestressofthematerial.[6]

References
1.ASMEB36.102004,p.1.
2.NPS"NominalPipeSize"andDN"DiamtreNominal"(http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/npsnominalpipesizesd_45.html),
EngineeringToolbox.com
3.ASMEB36.102004,p.iv.
4.ASMEB36.192004,p.iv.
5."PipeScheduleChart".HYSPSteelPipe.
6.Nayyar2000.
7.TableofPipeSchedules(http://www.engineersedge.com/pipe_schedules.htm)fromEngineersEdge.com.
8.A9992014.

"ASTMA999/A999M14StandardSpecificationforGeneralRequirementsforAlloyandStainlessSteelPipe".ASTMInternational.2014.
doi:10.1520/A0999_A0999M.
Nayyar,MohinderL.(2000)."A1".InNayyar,MohinderL.PipingHandbook(7thed.).NewYork:McGrawHill.ISBN0070471061.
B36.10MWeldedandSeamlessWroughtSteelPipe.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.2015.ISBN9780791870273.Retrieved
20151002.
B36.19MStainlessSteelPipe.TheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.2004.ISBN0791829170.Retrieved20151002.

Externallinks
NotesonPipe(http://www.gizmology.net/pipe.htm)PVCPipeweightsandmaxPSI
Quickcalculatortodeterminestandardpipedimensions(http://www.enggcyclopedia.com/welcometoenggcyclopedia/pipedi
m/standardpipingdimensionscarbonsteelstainlesssteelansi)ForCarbonSteelandStainlessSteelpipesasperANSI.
NominalPipeSizeNPS,NominalBoreNB,OutsideDiameterOD(http://www.pipingengineering.com/nominalpipesizenps
nominalborenboutsidediameterod.html)

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