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1-1/2 inch pipe (DN 40): outside diameter, wall thickness and weight by schedule

A 1-1/2 inch pipe (DN 40) has a 48.3 mm (1.900 in) outside diameter in every schedule: what changes is the wall, and with it the inside diameter and the weight. Designations that give the same wall share a row.

Schedule Wall ID Weight
Sch 5 / 5S 1.65 mm (0.065 in) 45.00 mm (1.770 in) 1.90 kg/m (1.28 lb/ft)
Sch 10 / 10S 2.77 mm (0.109 in) 42.76 mm (1.682 in) 3.11 kg/m (2.09 lb/ft)
Sch 30 3.18 mm (0.125 in) 41.94 mm (1.650 in) 3.54 kg/m (2.37 lb/ft)
Sch 40 / STD / 40S 3.68 mm (0.145 in) 40.94 mm (1.610 in) 4.05 kg/m (2.72 lb/ft)
Sch 80 / XS / 80S 5.08 mm (0.200 in) 38.14 mm (1.500 in) 5.41 kg/m (3.63 lb/ft)
Sch 160 7.14 mm (0.281 in) 34.02 mm (1.338 in) 7.25 kg/m (4.86 lb/ft)
XXS 10.15 mm (0.400 in) 28.00 mm (1.100 in) 9.55 kg/m (6.41 lb/ft)

Plain-end weight of carbon steel pipe, by the standard's own formula: 10.69 × (D − t) × t in lb/ft, with D and t in inches (0.0246615 × (D − t) × t in kg/m, in mm). Austenitic stainless weighs about 2% more.

Lay out on 1-1/2 inch pipe

The outside diameter and the wall of the chosen schedule go to the calculator, which opens with them filled in and draws without an account.

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Questions

What is the outside diameter of 1-1/2 inch pipe?
48.3 mm (1.900 in), in any schedule: it is the DN 40 pipe of ASME B36.10M. The wall changes with the schedule, and the inside diameter with it.
What is the wall thickness of 1-1/2 inch schedule 40 pipe?
3.68 mm (0.145 in), with an inside diameter of 40.94 mm (1.610 in); carbon steel pipe weighs 4.05 kg/m (2.72 lb/ft).
What is the difference between schedule 40 and 80 in 1-1/2 inch pipe?
The wall: 3.68 mm (0.145 in) in schedule 40 and 5.08 mm (0.200 in) in 80. The outside diameter is the same, so schedule 80 has the smaller bore -- 38.14 mm (1.500 in) against 40.94 mm (1.610 in) -- and weighs 5.41 kg/m (3.63 lb/ft) against 4.05 kg/m (2.72 lb/ft).