ASME B36.10M (welded and seamless wrought steel pipe) · DN 8
Outside diameter 0.540" (13.72 mm), wall 0.088" (2.24 mm), inside diameter 0.364" (9.24 mm), 0.42 lb per foot.
| Trade size | NPS 1/4 · DN 8 |
|---|---|
| Schedule | Standard wall (STD) |
| Standard | ASME B36.10M (welded and seamless wrought steel pipe) |
| Outside diameter | 0.540" · 13.72 mm · designated 13.7 mm in the metric column |
| Wall thickness | 0.088" · 2.24 mm |
| Inside diameter | 0.364" · 9.24 mm |
| Weight, plain end | 0.42 lb/ft · 0.63 kg/m |
Cross-check: the standard plain-end weight formula W = 10.6802 x t x (OD - t) gives 0.42 lb/ft here, 1.1% from the published 0.42 lb/ft. The published figure is the one printed above.
Nominal Pipe Size is a label, not a measurement. NPS 1/4 pipe has an outside diameter of 0.540 inches, and it keeps that outside diameter in every schedule made. What the schedule number changes is the wall: at standard wall (std) the wall is 0.088 inches, so the bore comes out at 0.364 inches.
That is the practical consequence. Fittings, flanges, supports and threading dies are sized to the outside diameter, so they fit any schedule of the same trade size. Flow, pressure drop and anything that has to pass through the pipe depend on the inside diameter, which changes with every schedule. Order by trade size and schedule; work your hydraulics from the bore.
Same outside diameter of 0.540 inches throughout - only the wall and the bore move.
| Schedule | Wall (in) | ID (in) | Weight (lb/ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule 10 | 0.065 | 0.410 | 0.33 |
| Schedule 30 | 0.073 | 0.394 | 0.36 |
| Schedule 40 | 0.088 | 0.364 | 0.42 |
| Schedule 80 | 0.119 | 0.302 | 0.54 |
| Extra strong (XS) | 0.119 | 0.302 | 0.54 |
| Schedule 10S | 0.065 | 0.410 | not published |
| Schedule 40S | 0.088 | 0.364 | not published |
| Schedule 80S | 0.119 | 0.302 | not published |
0.088 inches (2.24 mm). The outside diameter is 0.540 inches (13.72 mm) whatever the schedule, so this wall leaves an inside diameter of 0.364 inches.
0.364 inches (9.24 mm). Inside diameter is outside diameter minus twice the wall: 0.540 - 2 x 0.088 = 0.364 inches.
No. NPS 1/4 is a trade size, not a measurement. The pipe measures 0.540 inches across the outside and 0.364 inches across the bore in this schedule. Only the outside diameter is fixed across schedules.
0.42 pounds per foot plain end (0.63 kg per metre), for carbon steel. Stainless of the same dimensions runs a little lighter, and the figure excludes coatings, linings and fittings.
3 schedules at NPS 1/4 appear in only one of the published tables cross-checked for this section, so they are named rather than printed: 160, XXS, 5S. Everything shown above carries at least two independent sources.
This table runs from NPS 1/8 to NPS 24 and stops there. ASME B36.10M itself continues to NPS 80; those larger sizes are not carried here, so a size above NPS 24 is missing rather than undefined.
Dimensions are as defined by ASME B36.10M (welded and seamless wrought steel pipe). This site is an independent reference and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by any standards body.
Every value on this page was cross-checked against 4 independent published sources:
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