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3/4 inch pipe (DN 20): outside diameter, wall thickness and weight by schedule

A 3/4 inch pipe (DN 20) has a 26.7 mm (1.050 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) 23.40 mm (0.920 in) 1.02 kg/m (0.68 lb/ft)
Sch 10 / 10S 2.11 mm (0.083 in) 22.48 mm (0.884 in) 1.28 kg/m (0.86 lb/ft)
Sch 30 2.41 mm (0.095 in) 21.88 mm (0.860 in) 1.44 kg/m (0.97 lb/ft)
Sch 40 / STD / 40S 2.87 mm (0.113 in) 20.96 mm (0.824 in) 1.69 kg/m (1.13 lb/ft)
Sch 80 / XS / 80S 3.91 mm (0.154 in) 18.88 mm (0.742 in) 2.20 kg/m (1.48 lb/ft)
Sch 160 5.56 mm (0.219 in) 15.58 mm (0.612 in) 2.90 kg/m (1.95 lb/ft)
XXS 7.82 mm (0.308 in) 11.06 mm (0.434 in) 3.64 kg/m (2.44 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 3/4 inch pipe?
26.7 mm (1.050 in), in any schedule: it is the DN 20 pipe of ASME B36.10M. The wall changes with the schedule, and the inside diameter with it.
What is the wall thickness of 3/4 inch schedule 40 pipe?
2.87 mm (0.113 in), with an inside diameter of 20.96 mm (0.824 in); carbon steel pipe weighs 1.69 kg/m (1.13 lb/ft).
What is the difference between schedule 40 and 80 in 3/4 inch pipe?
The wall: 2.87 mm (0.113 in) in schedule 40 and 3.91 mm (0.154 in) in 80. The outside diameter is the same, so schedule 80 has the smaller bore -- 18.88 mm (0.742 in) against 20.96 mm (0.824 in) -- and weighs 2.20 kg/m (1.48 lb/ft) against 1.69 kg/m (1.13 lb/ft).