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NPS'NominalPipeSize'andDN'DiametreNominal'
Thesizeofpipes,fittings,flangesandvalvesareoftengivenininchesasNPSNominalPipeSize,orinmetricunitsasDN'Diametre
Nominal'
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Pipesaremadeofawidevarietyofmaterialslikegalvanizedsteel,blacksteel,copper,castiron,concrete,andvariousplasticssuchasABS,PVC,CPVC,polyethylene,polybutylene
andmore.

Pipesareidentifiedby"nominal"or"trade"namesthatarelooselyrelatedtotheactualdimensions.Forinstance,a2inchgalvanizedsteelpipehasaninsidediameterofabout21/8
inchesandanoutsidediameterofabout25/8inches.

InplumbingpipesizeisreferredtoasnominalpipesizeNPS,or"NominalPipeSize".ThemetricequivalentiscalledDNor"diametrenominel".Themetricdesignationsconformto
InternationalStandardsOrganization(ISO)usageandapplytoallplumbing,naturalgas,heatingoil,andmiscellaneouspipingusedinbuildings.TheuseofNPSdoesnotconformto
AmericanStandardpipedesignationswherethetermNPSmeans"NationalPipeThreadStraight".

DiameterNominal NominalPipeSize
DN NPS
(mm) (inches)
6 1/8
8 1/4
10 3/8
15 1/2
20 3/4
25 1
32 11/4
40 11/2
50 2
65 21/2
80 3

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DiameterNominal NominalPipeSize
DN NPS
(mm) (inches)
100 4
150 6
200 8
250 10
300 12
350 14
400 16
450 18
500 20
550 22
600 24
650 26
700 28
750 30
800 32
900 36
1000 40
1050 42
1100 44
1200 48
1300 52
1400 56
1500 60
1600 64
1700 68
1800 72
1900 76
2000 80
2200 88

Schedules

IPSIronPipeSizeinitiallyasystemestablishedtodesignatethepipesizerepresentingtheapproximateinsidediameterofthepipe.

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