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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.

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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 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).