Skip to content

16 inch pipe (DN 400): outside diameter, wall thickness and weight by schedule

A 16 inch pipe (DN 400) has a 406.4 mm (16.000 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 4.19 mm (0.165 in) 398.02 mm (15.670 in) 41.56 kg/m (27.93 lb/ft)
10S 4.78 mm (0.188 in) 396.84 mm (15.624 in) 47.34 kg/m (31.78 lb/ft)
Sch 10 6.35 mm (0.250 in) 393.70 mm (15.500 in) 62.65 kg/m (42.09 lb/ft)
Sch 20 7.92 mm (0.312 in) 390.56 mm (15.376 in) 77.83 kg/m (52.32 lb/ft)
Sch 30 / STD / 40S 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 387.34 mm (15.250 in) 93.27 kg/m (62.64 lb/ft)
Sch 40 / XS / 80S 12.70 mm (0.500 in) 381.00 mm (15.000 in) 123.31 kg/m (82.85 lb/ft)
Sch 60 16.66 mm (0.656 in) 373.08 mm (14.688 in) 160.13 kg/m (107.60 lb/ft)
Sch 80 21.44 mm (0.844 in) 363.52 mm (14.312 in) 203.54 kg/m (136.74 lb/ft)
Sch 100 26.19 mm (1.031 in) 354.02 mm (13.938 in) 245.57 kg/m (164.98 lb/ft)
Sch 120 30.96 mm (1.219 in) 344.48 mm (13.562 in) 286.66 kg/m (192.61 lb/ft)
Sch 140 36.53 mm (1.438 in) 333.34 mm (13.124 in) 333.21 kg/m (223.85 lb/ft)
Sch 160 40.49 mm (1.594 in) 325.42 mm (12.812 in) 365.38 kg/m (245.48 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 16 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.

Pipe saddle (90° tee) 90° lobster back bend

Questions

What is the outside diameter of 16 inch pipe?
406.4 mm (16.000 in), in any schedule: it is the DN 400 pipe of ASME B36.10M. The wall changes with the schedule, and the inside diameter with it.
What is the wall thickness of 16 inch schedule 40 pipe?
12.70 mm (0.500 in), with an inside diameter of 381.00 mm (15.000 in); carbon steel pipe weighs 123.31 kg/m (82.85 lb/ft).
What is the difference between schedule 40 and 80 in 16 inch pipe?
The wall: 12.70 mm (0.500 in) in schedule 40 and 21.44 mm (0.844 in) in 80. The outside diameter is the same, so schedule 80 has the smaller bore -- 363.52 mm (14.312 in) against 381.00 mm (15.000 in) -- and weighs 203.54 kg/m (136.74 lb/ft) against 123.31 kg/m (82.85 lb/ft).