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XXS (double extra strong) steel pipe: outside diameter, wall thickness and weight chart

STD, XS and XXS are the steel pipe weights that came before the numbered schedules and are still in the catalogues: standard, extra strong and double extra strong. XXS in ASME B36.10M runs from 1/8 inch to 12 inch.

Size OD Wall ID Weight
1/8 inch (DN 6) 10.3 mm (0.405 in) 4.83 mm (0.190 in) 0.64 mm (0.025 in) 0.65 kg/m (0.44 lb/ft)
1/4 inch (DN 8) 13.7 mm (0.540 in) 6.05 mm (0.238 in) 1.60 mm (0.064 in) 1.14 kg/m (0.77 lb/ft)
3/8 inch (DN 10) 17.1 mm (0.675 in) 6.40 mm (0.252 in) 4.30 mm (0.171 in) 1.69 kg/m (1.14 lb/ft)
1/2 inch (DN 15) 21.3 mm (0.840 in) 7.47 mm (0.294 in) 6.36 mm (0.252 in) 2.55 kg/m (1.72 lb/ft)
3/4 inch (DN 20) 26.7 mm (1.050 in) 7.82 mm (0.308 in) 11.06 mm (0.434 in) 3.64 kg/m (2.44 lb/ft)
1 inch (DN 25) 33.4 mm (1.315 in) 9.09 mm (0.358 in) 15.22 mm (0.599 in) 5.45 kg/m (3.66 lb/ft)
1-1/4 inch (DN 32) 42.2 mm (1.660 in) 9.70 mm (0.382 in) 22.80 mm (0.896 in) 7.77 kg/m (5.22 lb/ft)
1-1/2 inch (DN 40) 48.3 mm (1.900 in) 10.15 mm (0.400 in) 28.00 mm (1.100 in) 9.55 kg/m (6.41 lb/ft)
2 inch (DN 50) 60.3 mm (2.375 in) 11.07 mm (0.436 in) 38.16 mm (1.503 in) 13.44 kg/m (9.04 lb/ft)
2-1/2 inch (DN 65) 73.0 mm (2.875 in) 14.02 mm (0.552 in) 44.96 mm (1.771 in) 20.39 kg/m (13.71 lb/ft)
3 inch (DN 80) 88.9 mm (3.500 in) 15.24 mm (0.600 in) 58.42 mm (2.300 in) 27.68 kg/m (18.60 lb/ft)
4 inch (DN 100) 114.3 mm (4.500 in) 17.12 mm (0.674 in) 80.06 mm (3.152 in) 41.03 kg/m (27.57 lb/ft)
5 inch (DN 125) 141.3 mm (5.563 in) 19.05 mm (0.750 in) 103.20 mm (4.063 in) 57.43 kg/m (38.59 lb/ft)
6 inch (DN 150) 168.3 mm (6.625 in) 21.95 mm (0.864 in) 124.40 mm (4.897 in) 79.22 kg/m (53.21 lb/ft)
8 inch (DN 200) 219.1 mm (8.625 in) 22.23 mm (0.875 in) 174.64 mm (6.875 in) 107.93 kg/m (72.49 lb/ft)
10 inch (DN 250) 273.0 mm (10.750 in) 25.40 mm (1.000 in) 222.20 mm (8.750 in) 155.10 kg/m (104.23 lb/ft)
12 inch (DN 300) 323.8 mm (12.750 in) 25.40 mm (1.000 in) 273.00 mm (10.750 in) 186.92 kg/m (125.61 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 XXS pipe?
It is the XXS wall series in ASME B36.10M: one wall for each size, from 1/8 inch to 12 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 XXS 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.