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3-1/2 inch pipe (DN 90): outside diameter, wall thickness and weight by schedule

A 3-1/2 inch pipe (DN 90) has a 101.6 mm (4.000 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 2.11 mm (0.083 in) 97.38 mm (3.834 in) 5.18 kg/m (3.48 lb/ft)
Sch 10 / 10S 3.05 mm (0.120 in) 95.50 mm (3.760 in) 7.41 kg/m (4.98 lb/ft)
Sch 30 4.78 mm (0.188 in) 92.04 mm (3.624 in) 11.41 kg/m (7.66 lb/ft)
Sch 40 / STD / 40S 5.74 mm (0.226 in) 90.12 mm (3.548 in) 13.57 kg/m (9.12 lb/ft)
Sch 80 / XS / 80S 8.08 mm (0.318 in) 85.44 mm (3.364 in) 18.64 kg/m (12.52 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 3-1/2 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 3-1/2 inch pipe?
101.6 mm (4.000 in), in any schedule: it is the DN 90 pipe of ASME B36.10M. The wall changes with the schedule, and the inside diameter with it.
What is the wall thickness of 3-1/2 inch schedule 40 pipe?
5.74 mm (0.226 in), with an inside diameter of 90.12 mm (3.548 in); carbon steel pipe weighs 13.57 kg/m (9.12 lb/ft).
What is the difference between schedule 40 and 80 in 3-1/2 inch pipe?
The wall: 5.74 mm (0.226 in) in schedule 40 and 8.08 mm (0.318 in) in 80. The outside diameter is the same, so schedule 80 has the smaller bore -- 85.44 mm (3.364 in) against 90.12 mm (3.548 in) -- and weighs 18.64 kg/m (12.52 lb/ft) against 13.57 kg/m (9.12 lb/ft).