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1/2 inch pipe (DN 15): outside diameter, wall thickness and weight by schedule

A 1/2 inch pipe (DN 15) has a 21.3 mm (0.840 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) 18.00 mm (0.710 in) 0.80 kg/m (0.54 lb/ft)
Sch 10 / 10S 2.11 mm (0.083 in) 17.08 mm (0.674 in) 1.00 kg/m (0.67 lb/ft)
Sch 30 2.41 mm (0.095 in) 16.48 mm (0.650 in) 1.12 kg/m (0.76 lb/ft)
Sch 40 / STD / 40S 2.77 mm (0.109 in) 15.76 mm (0.622 in) 1.27 kg/m (0.85 lb/ft)
Sch 80 / XS / 80S 3.73 mm (0.147 in) 13.84 mm (0.546 in) 1.62 kg/m (1.09 lb/ft)
Sch 160 4.78 mm (0.188 in) 11.74 mm (0.464 in) 1.95 kg/m (1.31 lb/ft)
XXS 7.47 mm (0.294 in) 6.36 mm (0.252 in) 2.55 kg/m (1.72 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.

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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 1/2 inch pipe?
21.3 mm (0.840 in), in any schedule: it is the DN 15 pipe of ASME B36.10M. The wall changes with the schedule, and the inside diameter with it.
What is the wall thickness of 1/2 inch schedule 40 pipe?
2.77 mm (0.109 in), with an inside diameter of 15.76 mm (0.622 in); carbon steel pipe weighs 1.27 kg/m (0.85 lb/ft).
What is the difference between schedule 40 and 80 in 1/2 inch pipe?
The wall: 2.77 mm (0.109 in) in schedule 40 and 3.73 mm (0.147 in) in 80. The outside diameter is the same, so schedule 80 has the smaller bore -- 13.84 mm (0.546 in) against 15.76 mm (0.622 in) -- and weighs 1.62 kg/m (1.09 lb/ft) against 1.27 kg/m (0.85 lb/ft).