ASME B36.19M (stainless steel pipe) · DN 65
Outside diameter 2.875" (73.02 mm), wall 0.276" (7.01 mm), inside diameter 2.323" (59.00 mm).
| Trade size | NPS 2-1/2 · DN 65 |
|---|---|
| Schedule | Schedule 80S · also XS |
| Standard | ASME B36.19M (stainless steel pipe) |
| Outside diameter | 2.875" · 73.02 mm · designated 73 mm in the metric column |
| Wall thickness | 0.276" · 7.01 mm |
| Inside diameter | 2.323" · 59.00 mm |
| Weight, plain end | not published |
Nominal Pipe Size is a label, not a measurement. NPS 2-1/2 pipe has an outside diameter of 2.875 inches, and it keeps that outside diameter in every schedule made. What the schedule number changes is the wall: at schedule 80s the wall is 0.276 inches, so the bore comes out at 2.323 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 2.875 inches throughout - only the wall and the bore move.
| Schedule | Wall (in) | ID (in) | Weight (lb/ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule 5 | 0.083 | 2.709 | 2.48 |
| Schedule 10 | 0.120 | 2.635 | 3.53 |
| Schedule 30 | 0.188 | 2.499 | 5.4 |
| Schedule 40 | 0.203 | 2.469 | 5.8 |
| Schedule 80 | 0.276 | 2.323 | 7.67 |
| Schedule 160 | 0.375 | 2.125 | 10.02 |
| Standard wall (STD) | 0.203 | 2.469 | 5.8 |
| Extra strong (XS) | 0.276 | 2.323 | 7.67 |
| Double extra strong (XXS) | 0.552 | 1.771 | 13.71 |
| Schedule 5S | 0.083 | 2.709 | not published |
| Schedule 10S | 0.120 | 2.635 | not published |
| Schedule 40S | 0.203 | 2.469 | not published |
0.276 inches (7.01 mm). The outside diameter is 2.875 inches (73.02 mm) whatever the schedule, so this wall leaves an inside diameter of 2.323 inches.
2.323 inches (59.00 mm). Inside diameter is outside diameter minus twice the wall: 2.875 - 2 x 0.276 = 2.323 inches.
No. NPS 2-1/2 is a trade size, not a measurement. The pipe measures 2.875 inches across the outside and 2.323 inches across the bore in this schedule. Only the outside diameter is fixed across schedules.
Yes, at NPS 2-1/2. XS is the same 0.276 inch wall here. That coincidence is per size and does not hold everywhere: standard wall and schedule 40 part company above NPS 10, and extra strong and schedule 80 part company above NPS 8.
One schedule at NPS 2-1/2 appears in only one of the published tables cross-checked for this section, so it is named rather than printed: 120. 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 B36.19M (stainless 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 3 independent published sources:
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