STANDARD

PIPE FOR
PLUMBING
PRESENTED BY

CHRISSIE JEAN TORRES

KELLY EMM BULATAO

BTVTED- CSS 1A
 OBJECTIVE:
DIFFERENT PIPES DIAMETERS
• NOMINAL PIPE SIZE (NPS) is a North American set of
standards used to designate pipe diameter and
thickness.

• Pipe Size is a specified with two non-dimensional

numbers:

1. a NOMINAL PIPE SIZE (NPS) for inside diameter

based on inches
2. a SCHEDULE (Schedule. or Sch.) for wall thickness
NOMINAL PIPE
SIZE
 DEFINITION OF
SCHEDULE NUMBER
• The Schedule Number indicates approximate
vale of the expression

1000 x P/S

• where, P is the Service Pressure

• S is the Allowable Stress

• Both expressed in pounds per square inch.

• Schedule 40 is nothing but a pipe thickness
designator.
SCHEDULE NUMBER

SCHEDULE 80 PIPE 1
INCH
 DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN PIPE
AND TUBE?
• TUBE is measured by outside diameter.
• PIPE is measured by inside diameter.
• Keep in mind that PIPE size refers to a
nominal – not actual – inside Pipe
diameter.
• Schedule refers to the Pipe`s wall
thickness.
Difference Between
PIPE and TUBE
 EXAMPLES
STEEL PIPE SIZES – SCHEDULE 40
 EXAMPLES
STEEL PIPE SIZES – SCHEDULE 80
 EXAMPLES
STAINLESS STEEL PIPE SIZES – 40S
 EXAMPLES
STAINLESS STEEL PIPE SIZES – 80S
 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
EXAMPLES Sizes - Schedule 40S
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) has the
same dimensions as PVC, but weighs slightly
more than PVC.
 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe
EXAMPLES Sizes - Schedule 80S
Chlorinated Polyvinyl Chloride (CPVC) has the
same dimensions as PVC, but weighs slightly
more than PVC.