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    Mar 25, 2010, 05:48 AM
    Pvc pipes weight
    How to calculate pvc pipe weight??
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    Mar 25, 2010, 06:06 AM

    ASTM D1785 "Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120" is manufactured to meet the needs of a broad range of industrial, commercial and residential piping systems.

    Typical weight and dimensions of PVC and CPVC pipes are indicated in the table below:

    PVC and CPVC Pipes - Schedule 40
    Nominal Pipe Size
    (inches) Outside Diameter
    (inches) Minimum Wall Thickness
    (inches) Nominal Inside Diameter
    (inches) Weight
    (lb/ft)
    PVC CPVC
    1/2 0.840 0.109 0.622 0.16 0.17
    3/4 1.050 0.113 0.824 0.21 0.23
    1 1.315 0.133 1.049 0.32 0.34
    1 1/4 1.660 0.140 1.380 0.43 0.46
    1 1/2 1.900 0.145 1.610 0.51 0.55
    2 2.375 0.154 2.067 0.68 0.74
    2 1/2 2.875 0.203 2.469 1.07 1.18
    3 3.500 0.216 3.068 1.41 1.54
    4 4.500 0.237 4.026 2.01 2.20
    5 5.563 0.258 5.047 2.73
    6 6.625 0.280 6.065 3.53 3.86
    8 8.625 0.322 7.981 5.39 5.81
    10 10.750 0.365 10.020 7.55 8.24
    12 12.750 0.406 11.938 10.01 10.89
    14 14.000 0.438 13.124 11.80
    16 16.000 0.500 15.000 15.43

    PVC and CPVC Pipes - Schedule 80
    Nominal Pipe Size
    (inches) Outside Diameter
    (inches) Minimum Wall Thickness
    (inches) Nominal Inside Diameter
    (inches) Weight
    (lb/ft)
    PVC CPVC
    1/2 0.840 0.147 0.546 0.20 0.22
    3/4 1.050 0.154 0.742 0.27 0.30
    1 1.315 0.179 0.957 0.41 0.44
    1 1/4 1.660 0.191 1.278 0.52 0.61
    1 1/2 1.900 0.200 1.500 0.67 0.74
    2 2.375 0.218 1.939 0.95 1.02
    2 1/2 2.875 0.276 2.323 1.45 1.56
    3 3.500 0.300 2.900 1.94 2.09
    4 4.500 0.337 3.826 2.75 3.05
    5 5.563 0.375 4.813 3.87
    6 6.625 0.432 5.761 5.42 5.82
    8 8.625 0.500 7.625 8.05 8.83
    10 10.750 0.593 9.564 12.00 13.09
    12 12.750 0.687 11376 16.50 18.0
    14 14.000 0.750 12.500 19.30
    16 16.000 0.843 14.314 25.44

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