3 inch pipe (DN 80): outside diameter, wall thickness and weight by schedule
A 3 inch pipe (DN 80) has a 88.9 mm (3.500 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 | 2.11 mm (0.083 in) | 84.68 mm (3.334 in) | 4.52 kg/m (3.03 lb/ft) |
| Sch 10 / 10S | 3.05 mm (0.120 in) | 82.80 mm (3.260 in) | 6.46 kg/m (4.34 lb/ft) |
| Sch 30 | 4.78 mm (0.188 in) | 79.34 mm (3.124 in) | 9.92 kg/m (6.66 lb/ft) |
| Sch 40 / STD / 40S | 5.49 mm (0.216 in) | 77.92 mm (3.068 in) | 11.29 kg/m (7.58 lb/ft) |
| Sch 80 / XS / 80S | 7.62 mm (0.300 in) | 73.66 mm (2.900 in) | 15.27 kg/m (10.26 lb/ft) |
| Sch 160 | 11.13 mm (0.438 in) | 66.64 mm (2.624 in) | 21.35 kg/m (14.34 lb/ft) |
| XXS | 15.24 mm (0.600 in) | 58.42 mm (2.300 in) | 27.68 kg/m (18.60 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 3 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.
Questions
- What is the outside diameter of 3 inch pipe?
- 88.9 mm (3.500 in), in any schedule: it is the DN 80 pipe of ASME B36.10M. The wall changes with the schedule, and the inside diameter with it.
- What is the wall thickness of 3 inch schedule 40 pipe?
- 5.49 mm (0.216 in), with an inside diameter of 77.92 mm (3.068 in); carbon steel pipe weighs 11.29 kg/m (7.58 lb/ft).
- What is the difference between schedule 40 and 80 in 3 inch pipe?
- The wall: 5.49 mm (0.216 in) in schedule 40 and 7.62 mm (0.300 in) in 80. The outside diameter is the same, so schedule 80 has the smaller bore -- 73.66 mm (2.900 in) against 77.92 mm (3.068 in) -- and weighs 15.27 kg/m (10.26 lb/ft) against 11.29 kg/m (7.58 lb/ft).
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Flanges for 3 inch pipe
By schedule
- Schedule 5
- Schedule 5S
- Schedule 10
- Schedule 10S
- Schedule 20
- Schedule 30
- Schedule 40
- STD
- Schedule 40S
- Schedule 60
- Schedule 80
- XS
- Schedule 80S
- Schedule 100
- Schedule 120
- Schedule 140
- Schedule 160
- XXS