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Schedule 5 steel pipe: outside diameter, wall thickness and weight chart

Schedule 5 in ASME B36.10M gives one wall for each size, from 1/2 inch to 30 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
1/2 inch (DN 15) 21.3 mm (0.840 in) 1.65 mm (0.065 in) 18.00 mm (0.710 in) 0.80 kg/m (0.54 lb/ft)
3/4 inch (DN 20) 26.7 mm (1.050 in) 1.65 mm (0.065 in) 23.40 mm (0.920 in) 1.02 kg/m (0.68 lb/ft)
1 inch (DN 25) 33.4 mm (1.315 in) 1.65 mm (0.065 in) 30.10 mm (1.185 in) 1.29 kg/m (0.87 lb/ft)
1-1/4 inch (DN 32) 42.2 mm (1.660 in) 1.65 mm (0.065 in) 38.90 mm (1.530 in) 1.65 kg/m (1.11 lb/ft)
1-1/2 inch (DN 40) 48.3 mm (1.900 in) 1.65 mm (0.065 in) 45.00 mm (1.770 in) 1.90 kg/m (1.28 lb/ft)
2 inch (DN 50) 60.3 mm (2.375 in) 1.65 mm (0.065 in) 57.00 mm (2.245 in) 2.39 kg/m (1.61 lb/ft)
2-1/2 inch (DN 65) 73.0 mm (2.875 in) 2.11 mm (0.083 in) 68.78 mm (2.709 in) 3.69 kg/m (2.48 lb/ft)
3 inch (DN 80) 88.9 mm (3.500 in) 2.11 mm (0.083 in) 84.68 mm (3.334 in) 4.52 kg/m (3.03 lb/ft)
3-1/2 inch (DN 90) 101.6 mm (4.000 in) 2.11 mm (0.083 in) 97.38 mm (3.834 in) 5.18 kg/m (3.48 lb/ft)
4 inch (DN 100) 114.3 mm (4.500 in) 2.11 mm (0.083 in) 110.08 mm (4.334 in) 5.84 kg/m (3.92 lb/ft)
5 inch (DN 125) 141.3 mm (5.563 in) 2.77 mm (0.109 in) 135.76 mm (5.345 in) 9.46 kg/m (6.36 lb/ft)
6 inch (DN 150) 168.3 mm (6.625 in) 2.77 mm (0.109 in) 162.76 mm (6.407 in) 11.31 kg/m (7.59 lb/ft)
8 inch (DN 200) 219.1 mm (8.625 in) 2.77 mm (0.109 in) 213.56 mm (8.407 in) 14.78 kg/m (9.92 lb/ft)
10 inch (DN 250) 273.0 mm (10.750 in) 3.40 mm (0.134 in) 266.20 mm (10.482 in) 22.61 kg/m (15.21 lb/ft)
12 inch (DN 300) 323.8 mm (12.750 in) 3.96 mm (0.156 in) 315.88 mm (12.438 in) 31.24 kg/m (21.00 lb/ft)
14 inch (DN 350) 355.6 mm (14.000 in) 3.96 mm (0.156 in) 347.68 mm (13.688 in) 34.34 kg/m (23.09 lb/ft)
16 inch (DN 400) 406.4 mm (16.000 in) 4.19 mm (0.165 in) 398.02 mm (15.670 in) 41.56 kg/m (27.93 lb/ft)
18 inch (DN 450) 457 mm (18.000 in) 4.19 mm (0.165 in) 448.62 mm (17.670 in) 46.79 kg/m (31.46 lb/ft)
20 inch (DN 500) 508 mm (20.000 in) 4.78 mm (0.188 in) 498.44 mm (19.624 in) 59.32 kg/m (39.82 lb/ft)
22 inch (DN 550) 559 mm (22.000 in) 4.78 mm (0.188 in) 549.44 mm (21.624 in) 65.33 kg/m (43.84 lb/ft)
24 inch (DN 600) 610 mm (24.000 in) 5.54 mm (0.218 in) 598.92 mm (23.564 in) 82.58 kg/m (55.42 lb/ft)
30 inch (DN 750) 762 mm (30.000 in) 6.35 mm (0.250 in) 749.30 mm (29.500 in) 118.34 kg/m (79.51 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 5 pipe?
It is the schedule 5 wall series in ASME B36.10M: one wall for each size, from 1/2 inch to 30 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 5 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.