Table of Pipes

Table of Pipes

Tubes
Description Material Color Outside Diameter Inside Diameter Wall Thickness Measured Wall Thick Calc Usage Notes / Availability
      cm inches in / 32 cm inches in / 32 cm inches in / 32 cm inches    
                               
PVC Schedule 40 1/2" PVC White or grey 2.150 0.846 27.1 1.550 0.610 19.5 0.300 0.118 3.8 0.300 0.118 Sewer drain Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 1/2" Slip Coupler PVC White or grey 2.770 1.091 34.9 2.150 0.846 27.1 0.315 0.124 4.0 0.310 0.122 Joining 1/2" Schedule 40 Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 3/4" PVC White or grey 2.675 1.053 33.7 2.065 0.813 26.0 0.310 0.122 3.9 0.305 0.120   Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 3/4" Slip Coupler PVC White or grey 3.360 1.323 42.3 2.700 1.063 34.0 0.360 0.142 4.5 0.330 0.130 Joining 3/4" Schedule 40 Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 1" PVC White 3.350 1.319 42.2 2.630 1.035 33.1 0.370 0.146 4.7 0.360 0.142   Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 1" Slip Coupler PVC White 4.140 1.630 52.2 3.350 1.319 42.2 0.410 0.161 5.2 0.395 0.156 Joining 1" Schedule 40 Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 1.25" PVC White 4.235 1.667 53.4 3.470 1.366 43.7 0.400 0.157 5.0 0.383 0.151   Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 1.25" Slip Coupler PVC White 5.030 1.980 63.4 4.230 1.665 53.3 0.410 0.161 5.2 0.400 0.157 Joining 1.25" Schedule 40 Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 1.5" PVC White 4.835 1.904 60.9 4.070 1.602 51.3 0.390 0.154 4.9 0.383 0.151   Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 40 1.5" Slip Coupler PVC White 5.690 2.240 71.7 4.850 1.909 61.1 0.420 0.165 5.3 0.420 0.165 Joining 1.5" Schedule 40 Buldking supply / Home Depot
PVC Schedule 80 1/2" PVC Gray 2.134 0.840 26.9 1.387 0.546 17.5 0.373 0.147 4.7 0.373 0.147 Electrical Plumbing supply
PVC Schedule 80 3/4" PVC Gray 2.667 1.050 33.6 1.885 0.742 23.7 0.391 0.154 4.9 0.391 0.154 Electrical Plumbing supply
CPVC 1/2" 'Copper Tube' series PVC Beige 1.588 0.625 20.0 1.191 0.469 15.0 0.198 0.078 2.5 0.198 0.078 Water pipe Plumbing specialty
CPVC 3/4" 'Copper Tube series PVC Beige 2.223 0.875 28.0 1.765 0.695 22.2 0.229 0.090 2.9 0.229 0.090 Water pipe Plumbing specialty
ABS ABS Black   0.000 0.0   0.000 0.0   0.000 0.0 0.000 0.000 Sewer drain Leonard McGann says mostly used in mobile homes
PVC PVC Orange   0.000 0.0   0.000 0.0   0.000 0.0 0.000 0.000 Fire sprinklers From Leonard McGann
Copper 3/4" Type M (red) Copper Copper 2.235 0.880 28.2 2.050 0.807 25.8 0.085 0.033 1.1 0.093 0.036    
                               
 
References: see  http://www.cwo.com/~ph_kosel/designs.html for PVC and CPVC measurements
see http://www.bristolpipe.com/Product_Details/CPVC_Pipe.html

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