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Schedule 40S stainless steel pipe: outside diameter, wall thickness and weight chart

The S schedules are those of stainless pipe, in ASME B36.19M: schedule 40S runs from 1/8 inch to 24 inch. The outside diameter is the same as carbon steel pipe, and the wall is the one in the chart.

Size OD Wall ID Weight
1/8 inch (DN 6) 10.3 mm (0.405 in) 1.73 mm (0.068 in) 6.84 mm (0.269 in) 0.37 kg/m (0.24 lb/ft)
1/4 inch (DN 8) 13.7 mm (0.540 in) 2.24 mm (0.088 in) 9.22 mm (0.364 in) 0.63 kg/m (0.43 lb/ft)
3/8 inch (DN 10) 17.1 mm (0.675 in) 2.31 mm (0.091 in) 12.48 mm (0.493 in) 0.84 kg/m (0.57 lb/ft)
1/2 inch (DN 15) 21.3 mm (0.840 in) 2.77 mm (0.109 in) 15.76 mm (0.622 in) 1.27 kg/m (0.85 lb/ft)
3/4 inch (DN 20) 26.7 mm (1.050 in) 2.87 mm (0.113 in) 20.96 mm (0.824 in) 1.69 kg/m (1.13 lb/ft)
1 inch (DN 25) 33.4 mm (1.315 in) 3.38 mm (0.133 in) 26.64 mm (1.049 in) 2.50 kg/m (1.68 lb/ft)
1-1/4 inch (DN 32) 42.2 mm (1.660 in) 3.56 mm (0.140 in) 35.08 mm (1.380 in) 3.39 kg/m (2.27 lb/ft)
1-1/2 inch (DN 40) 48.3 mm (1.900 in) 3.68 mm (0.145 in) 40.94 mm (1.610 in) 4.05 kg/m (2.72 lb/ft)
2 inch (DN 50) 60.3 mm (2.375 in) 3.91 mm (0.154 in) 52.48 mm (2.067 in) 5.44 kg/m (3.66 lb/ft)
2-1/2 inch (DN 65) 73.0 mm (2.875 in) 5.16 mm (0.203 in) 62.68 mm (2.469 in) 8.63 kg/m (5.80 lb/ft)
3 inch (DN 80) 88.9 mm (3.500 in) 5.49 mm (0.216 in) 77.92 mm (3.068 in) 11.29 kg/m (7.58 lb/ft)
3-1/2 inch (DN 90) 101.6 mm (4.000 in) 5.74 mm (0.226 in) 90.12 mm (3.548 in) 13.57 kg/m (9.12 lb/ft)
4 inch (DN 100) 114.3 mm (4.500 in) 6.02 mm (0.237 in) 102.26 mm (4.026 in) 16.08 kg/m (10.80 lb/ft)
5 inch (DN 125) 141.3 mm (5.563 in) 6.55 mm (0.258 in) 128.20 mm (5.047 in) 21.77 kg/m (14.63 lb/ft)
6 inch (DN 150) 168.3 mm (6.625 in) 7.11 mm (0.280 in) 154.08 mm (6.065 in) 28.26 kg/m (18.99 lb/ft)
8 inch (DN 200) 219.1 mm (8.625 in) 8.18 mm (0.322 in) 202.74 mm (7.981 in) 42.55 kg/m (28.58 lb/ft)
10 inch (DN 250) 273.0 mm (10.750 in) 9.27 mm (0.365 in) 254.46 mm (10.020 in) 60.29 kg/m (40.52 lb/ft)
12 inch (DN 300) 323.8 mm (12.750 in) 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 304.74 mm (12.000 in) 73.86 kg/m (49.61 lb/ft)
14 inch (DN 350) 355.6 mm (14.000 in) 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 336.54 mm (13.250 in) 81.33 kg/m (54.62 lb/ft)
16 inch (DN 400) 406.4 mm (16.000 in) 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 387.34 mm (15.250 in) 93.27 kg/m (62.64 lb/ft)
18 inch (DN 450) 457 mm (18.000 in) 9.53 mm (0.375 in) 437.94 mm (17.250 in) 105.17 kg/m (70.65 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)
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)

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 40S pipe?
It is the schedule 40S wall series in ASME B36.19M: one wall for each size, from 1/8 inch to 24 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 40S 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.