Dimensions
Sizes and dimensions of pipes and tubes, and their fittings - inside and outside diameter, weight and more
Cast Iron Flanges - Stud Reference Chart
The number, diameter and length of studs for cast iron flanges class 125 and 250
ABS Drainage Pipes - Properties
Nominal pipe size, outside diameter, thickness and weight
ANSI B 1.20.1 - NPS - American National Standard Straight Pipe Threads
NPS pressure tight straight pipe threads with lubricant or sealer
ANSI B 1.20.1 - NPT - American National Standard Taper Pipe Threads
NPT and NPTF pipe threads - dimensions according ANSI/ASME B1.20.1/3
ASTM B 280 Copper Tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration - ACR
Standard specification for seamless copper tube for Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Field Service
Bolt Stretching and Tensile Stress
Tensile stress and Hooke's Law
BS 21 - Pressure Tight Pipe Thread Joints
BSPT - British Standard Pipe Taper threads & BSP or BSPF - British Standard Pipe Parallel (Straight) threads
BWG - Birmingham Wire Gauge
The wall thickness of pipes - Gauge and decimal parts of an inch
Calculating Pipe Weight
A weight calculating formula for steel pipes
Carbon and Stainless Steel Welding Neck Flange Bores
Flange bores of welding neck flanges according ASME/ANSI B16.5-1996 Pipe Flanges and Flanged Fittings
Carbon, Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipes - ASME/ANSI B36.10/19
Pipe sizes, inside and outside diameters, wall thickness, schedules, moment of inertia, transverse area, weight of pipe filled with water - U.S. Customary Units
Carbon, Alloy and Stainless Steel Pipes - ASME/ANSI B36.10/19 - Metric Units
Pipe sizes, inside and outside diameters, wall thickness, schedules, weight and weight of pipe filled with water - Metric Units
Circles within a Rectangle
The maximum number of circles possible within a rectangle - ex. numbers of pipes or wires in a conduit
Cleanouts in Draining Systems
Cleanouts provides access to the sewer for rodding
Commercial Pipe Properties
Properties of commercial pipes - metric data
Content of Horizontal - or Sloped - Cylindrical Tank and Pipe
Volume of partly filled horizontal or sloped cylindrical tanks and pipes - an online calculator
Copper Tube Support
Maximum space between supports for copper tubing
Copper Tubes - ASTM B88
Water and Gas Copper Tubes according ASTM B 88 - imperial units
Copper Tubes - ASTM B88M
Water and Gas Copper Tubes according ASTM B 88M - metric units
Copper Tubes for Drain, Waste and Vent - DWV
Dimensions of copper tubes ASTM 306 DWV - Drain Waste and Vent
Copper Tubes to BS (British Standard) 2871 - Dimensions and Working Pressures
Metric Sizes of copper tubes to BS (British Standard) 2871:1972
Copper Tubes Type K - Dimensions and Physical Characteristics
Physical characteristics of copper tubes
CPVC Pipes - Support Spacing
Maximum distance between CPVC pipes supports
Difference between Pipes and Tubes
Pipes and tubes are not exactly the same
Dimensions Butt-Welding Fittings
Butt-Welding Fittings - B16.9 - dimensions
Drain Pipes and Vent Stack
Drain pipes and vent stack sizing
Epoxy Pipes - Support Spacing
Support spacing for reinforced Epoxy fiberglass pipes
Equation of Continuity
The Equation of Continuity is a statement of mass conservation
Fiberglass Pipes and Temperature Limits
Temperature ranges for fiberglass Epoxy, Furan, Phenolic, Polyester and Vinyl Ester pipes
Flanges - API vs. ASME/ANSI
API and ASME/ANSI flanges - comparing dimensions and pressure ratings
Flanges and Bolt Dimensions ASME/ANSI B16.5 - Class 150 to 2500
Diameters and bolt circles for standard ASME B16.5 flanges - 1/4 to 24 inches - Class 150 to 2500
Forged Steel Flanges - Stud Charts
Number of studs, diameter and length for ANSI forged steel flanges ranging class 150 to 1500
Gaskets - Temperature Ratings
Temperature ratings for gaskets materials
Hangers - Support Spacing and Rod Size for Horizontal Pipes
Recommended maximum support span between hangers - and rod sizes for straight horizontal pipes
Hot Bending Copper and Copper Alloy Pipes
Bending copper pipe and tube temperatures
Hot Bending Nickel and Nickel Alloy Pipes
Temperature ranges for bending nickel and nickel alloy pipes and tubes
Identification Tests for Stainless Steels
Magnetic, spark, hardness and acid identification tests of austenitic, martensitic and ferritic stainless steels
Inches - Fractional to Decimal Equivalents
Decimal equivalents of eights, sixteenths, thirty-seconds and sixty-fourths of an inch
ISO 7 - Pipe Threads where Pressure-tight Joints are made on the Threads
Pressure-tight joints made on the pipe threads
Main Vents in Draining Systems
Vents in draining systems protects traps against pressure differences that could cause them to siphon or blow out
NPS - 'Nominal Pipe Size' and DN - 'Diametre Nominal'
The size of pipes, fittings, flanges and valves are often given in inches as NPS - Nominal Pipe Size, or in metric units as DN - 'Diametre Nominal'
NPT Threads - Taps and Drill Sizes
NPT - Briggs Standard Pipe threads - Taps and Drill Sizes
PE Pipes - Dimensions
Polyethylene pipe dimensions according European Standards
PE Pipes - Pressure Grades
Polyethylene - PE - pipes and pressure classes
PE Pipes and Weights
Weight of polyethylene pipes - metric units
PE Water Supply Pipes - Properties
Nominal pipe size, outside diameter, wall thickness, weight and working pressure
Pipe Equations
Calculate cross-sectional areas, weight of empty pipes, weight of pipes filled with water, inside and outside surface areas
Pipe Flanges and Gasket Dimensions
Gasket dimensions according ASME B16.5 Pipe Flanges and Flange Fittings
Pipe Formulas
Pipe and Tube Equations - moment of inertia, section modulus, traverse metal area, external pipe surface and traverse internal area - imperial units
Pipe Lengths
Pipe is supplied and refered to as single random, double random or cut lengths
Pipes - Nominal Wall Thickness
Nominal wall thickness of seamless and welded carbon and alloy steel pipes
Pipes - Water Content - Weight and Volume
Estimate water content in pipes - weight and volume
Polypropylene PP - Chemical Resistance
Chemical resistance of PolyPropylene - PP - to acids, bases, organic substances and solvents
PP Pipes - Support Spacing
Maximum distance between PolyPropylene pipes supports
Pressfit Pipes - Supports
Maximum distance between pressfit pipe supports
Pressfit Piping - Dimensions
Dimension of pressfit pipes
PVC Pipes and Support Spacing
Distance between support for PVC pipes
PVC Sewer & Drain Pipes
PVC sewer & drain pipes dimensions - ASTM D2729
PVDF Pipes - Support Spacing
Maximum distance between PVDF pipes supports
Schedule - Terminology
Introduction to pipes and the schedule terminology
Schedule and Pipe Thickness
Introduction to the Schedule, standard wall - STD, extra strong wall - XS - and double extra strong wall - XXS terminology
Smaller Circles within a Larger Circle
Estimate the number of small circles that fits into an outer larger circle - ex. how many pipes or wires fits in a larger pipe or conduit
Stainless Steel Pipes - Dimensions and Weights ANSI/ASME 36.19
Dimensions, wall thickness and weights of stainless steel pipes according to ASME B36.19 - Stainless Steel Pipe
Stainless Steel Weld Fittings - ANSI/ASME B36.19
Dimensions of stainless steel weld fittings according ANSI/ASME B36.19
Standards Applied for Piping Threads
Applied threaded standards used for piping connections
Steel Pipe Supports
Recommended distance between steel pipe supports
Steel Pipes - Bundling Schedules
Bundling schedules for standard weight and extra strong steel pipes
Steel Pipes - Reference Chart
ANSI pipe schedules in inches - outside dimension and wall thickness
Steel Pipes and Weight
Weight of steel pipes and tubing
Steel Tubes BS 1387 (EN 10255)
Dimensions and weights of steel tubes according BSi - BS 1387:1985 (EN 10255) Specification for screwed and socketed steel tubes and tubulars and for plain end steel tubes suitable for welding or for screwing to BS 21 pipe threads
Support Spacing ABS, PE, PVC, Fiberglass and Steel Pipes
Maximum distance between supports for ABS, PE, PVC, Fiberglass and Steel Pipes
Threaded Rods - Loads in Imperial Units
Weight rating of threaded hanger rods
Threaded Rods - Proof Loads in Metric Units
Proof load capacities of metric threaded steel rods
Threads commonly used in Piping
Piping thread standards
Welded Steel Pipes - Weights
Nominal weights of welded steel pipes - ranging 26 - 60 inches
Withworth Threads - Taps and Drill Sizes
Taps and drill sizes used for Whitworth - ISO 7 and ISO 228 threads