ASME B36.10M (welded and seamless wrought steel pipe) · DN 550
Outside diameter 22.000" (558.80 mm), wall 0.188" (4.78 mm), inside diameter 21.624" (549.24 mm), 43.84 lb per foot.
| Trade size | NPS 22 · DN 550 |
|---|---|
| Schedule | Schedule 5 |
| Standard | ASME B36.10M (welded and seamless wrought steel pipe) |
| Outside diameter | 22.000" · 558.80 mm · designated 559 mm in the metric column |
| Wall thickness | 0.188" · 4.78 mm |
| Inside diameter | 21.624" · 549.24 mm |
| Weight, plain end | 43.84 lb/ft · 65.33 kg/m |
Cross-check: the standard plain-end weight formula W = 10.6802 x t x (OD - t) gives 43.80 lb/ft here, 0.1% from the published 43.84 lb/ft. The published figure is the one printed above.
Nominal Pipe Size is a label, not a measurement. NPS 22 pipe has an outside diameter of 22.000 inches, and it keeps that outside diameter in every schedule made. What the schedule number changes is the wall: at schedule 5 the wall is 0.188 inches, so the bore comes out at 21.624 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 22.000 inches throughout - only the wall and the bore move.
| Schedule | Wall (in) | ID (in) | Weight (lb/ft) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schedule 10 | 0.250 | 21.500 | 58.13 |
| Schedule 20 | 0.375 | 21.250 | 86.69 |
| Schedule 30 | 0.500 | 21.000 | 114.92 |
| Schedule 60 | 0.875 | 20.250 | 197.6 |
| Schedule 80 | 1.125 | 19.750 | 251.05 |
| Schedule 100 | 1.375 | 19.250 | 303.16 |
| Schedule 120 | 1.625 | 18.750 | 353.94 |
| Schedule 140 | 1.875 | 18.250 | 403.38 |
| Schedule 160 | 2.125 | 17.750 | 451.49 |
| Standard wall (STD) | 0.375 | 21.250 | 86.69 |
| Extra strong (XS) | 0.500 | 21.000 | 114.92 |
| Schedule 5S | 0.188 | 21.624 | not published |
| Schedule 10S | 0.218 | 21.564 | not published |
0.188 inches (4.78 mm). The outside diameter is 22.000 inches (558.80 mm) whatever the schedule, so this wall leaves an inside diameter of 21.624 inches.
21.624 inches (549.24 mm). Inside diameter is outside diameter minus twice the wall: 22.000 - 2 x 0.188 = 21.624 inches.
No. NPS 22 is a trade size, not a measurement. The pipe measures 22.000 inches across the outside and 21.624 inches across the bore in this schedule. Only the outside diameter is fixed across schedules.
43.84 pounds per foot plain end (65.33 kg per metre), for carbon steel. Stainless of the same dimensions runs a little lighter, and the figure excludes coatings, linings and fittings.
2 schedules at NPS 22 appear in only one of the published tables cross-checked for this section, so they are named rather than printed: 40S, 80S. 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 3 independent published sources:
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