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Schedule 20 steel pipe: outside diameter, wall thickness and weight chart

Schedule 20 in ASME B36.10M gives one wall for each size, from 8 inch to 36 inch. The outside diameter is that of the size, the same in every schedule; the inside diameter is the outside diameter less two walls.

Size OD Wall ID Weight
8 inch (DN 200) 219.1 mm (8.625 in) 6.35 mm (0.250 in) 206.40 mm (8.125 in) 33.32 kg/m (22.38 lb/ft)
10 inch (DN 250) 273.0 mm (10.750 in) 6.35 mm (0.250 in) 260.30 mm (10.250 in) 41.76 kg/m (28.06 lb/ft)
12 inch (DN 300) 323.8 mm (12.750 in) 6.35 mm (0.250 in) 311.10 mm (12.250 in) 49.71 kg/m (33.41 lb/ft)
14 inch (DN 350) 355.6 mm (14.000 in) 7.92 mm (0.312 in) 339.76 mm (13.376 in) 67.91 kg/m (45.65 lb/ft)
16 inch (DN 400) 406.4 mm (16.000 in) 7.92 mm (0.312 in) 390.56 mm (15.376 in) 77.83 kg/m (52.32 lb/ft)
18 inch (DN 450) 457 mm (18.000 in) 7.92 mm (0.312 in) 441.16 mm (17.376 in) 87.71 kg/m (58.99 lb/ft)
20 inch (DN 500) 508 mm (20.000 in) 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 488.94 mm (19.250 in) 117.15 kg/m (78.67 lb/ft)
22 inch (DN 550) 559 mm (22.000 in) 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 539.94 mm (21.250 in) 129.14 kg/m (86.69 lb/ft)
24 inch (DN 600) 610 mm (24.000 in) 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 590.94 mm (23.250 in) 141.12 kg/m (94.71 lb/ft)
26 inch (DN 650) 660 mm (26.000 in) 12.70 mm (0.500 in) 634.60 mm (25.000 in) 202.74 kg/m (136.30 lb/ft)
28 inch (DN 700) 711 mm (28.000 in) 12.70 mm (0.500 in) 685.60 mm (27.000 in) 218.71 kg/m (146.99 lb/ft)
30 inch (DN 750) 762 mm (30.000 in) 12.70 mm (0.500 in) 736.60 mm (29.000 in) 234.68 kg/m (157.68 lb/ft)
32 inch (DN 800) 813 mm (32.000 in) 12.70 mm (0.500 in) 787.60 mm (31.000 in) 250.65 kg/m (168.37 lb/ft)
34 inch (DN 850) 864 mm (34.000 in) 12.70 mm (0.500 in) 838.60 mm (33.000 in) 266.63 kg/m (179.06 lb/ft)
36 inch (DN 900) 914 mm (36.000 in) 12.70 mm (0.500 in) 888.60 mm (35.000 in) 282.29 kg/m (189.75 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.

Questions

What is schedule 20 pipe?
It is the schedule 20 wall series in ASME B36.10M: one wall for each size, from 8 inch to 36 inch. The outside diameter is that of the size, and the inside diameter is the outside diameter less two walls.
How do you calculate the weight of schedule 20 pipe?
With the standard's own formula: weight in lb/ft = 10.69 × (D − t) × t, with the outside diameter D and the wall t in inches; in kg/m, 0.0246615 × (D − t) × t in millimetres. That is carbon steel; austenitic stainless weighs about 2% more.