ASTM SPECIFICATION A - 120, SCHEDULE 40 DIMENSIONS,

NORMAL WEIGHTS AND TEST PRESSURES OF MS ERW PIPE

Size
Inch
1/2
3/4
1
1 1/4
1 1/2
2
2 1/2
3
4
5
6

Outside
Diameter
Inch
0.840
1.050
1.315
1.660
1.900
2.375
2.875
3.500
4.500
5.563
6.626

Wall
Weight Plan End
Thickness Nominal Weight Black Pipe
Galvanised Pipe
Plain end
Threaded and Coupled
Inch
Ib/ft
ft/ton
Ib/ft
ft/ton
Ib/ft
ft/ton
0.109
0.85
2635
0.85
2635
0.89
2517
0.113
1.13
1982
1.13
1982
1.19
1882
0.133
1.68
1333
1.68
1333
1.75
1280
0.140
2.27
987
2.28
982
2.37
945
0.145
3.65
824
2.73
820
2.82
794
0.154
6.79
14
3.69
609
3.79
591
0.203
5.79
387
5.82
385
5.96
376
0.216
7.58
296
7.62
294
7.78
288
0.237
10.79
208
10.89
206
11.05
203
0.258
14.62
153
14.81
151
14.94
150
0.280
18.97
118
19.18
117
19.36
116

Unless otherwise specified lengths are in the range 16' to 22' (Plain end pipes upto
5 percent of the lot can be length of 12' to 16' and not more than 5 percent of the total
number of lengths may be jointed which are two pieces coupled together.)

TOLERANCES
(a) Thickness
The minimum wall thickness at any point not less than 12.5 percent of standard thickness
(b) Weight
The weight of pipes not to vary more than + 5 percent from the prescribed weight
(c) Lengths
Unless otherwise specified lengths are in the range 16' to 22' (Plain end pipes upto
5 percent of the lot can be length of 12' to 16' and not more than 5 percent of the total
number of lengths may be jointed which are two pieces coupled together.)

Test
Pressure
psi Grade
A
Coupling
O.D.
Length
Ib
inch
inch
700
1.063 1.9/16
700
1.313
1.5/8
700
1.576
2
1000
1.900 2.1/16
1000
2.200 2.1/16
1000
2.750
2.1/8
1000
3.250
3.1/8
1000
4.000
3.1/4
1200
5.000
3.1/2
1200
6.296
3.3/4
1200
7.390
4

Threads
No.
per inch
14
14
11
11
11
11
8
8
8
8
8