Finding the Perfect Thickness: Tubing Thickness Chart

September 13, 2023 / By Shane / 1 minute of reading

Table 1 Austenitic stainless steel seamless steel pipe

Nominal diameter DN	Outside diameter mm	Wall thickness and theoretical weight
		SCH5s		SCH10s		SCH20s		SCH40s		SCH80s
		mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m
10	17	1.2	0.47	1.6	0.62	2.0	0.75	2.5	0.91	3.2	1.11
15	22	1.6	0.82	2.0	1.00	2.5	1.22	3.0	1.43	4.0	1.80
20	27	1.6	1.02	2.0	1.25	2.5	1.53	3.0	1.80	4.0	2.30
25	34	1.6	1.30	2.8	2.19	3.0	2.33	3.5	2.67	4.5	3.32
32	42	1.6	1.62	2.8	2.75	3.0	2.93	3.5	3.37	5.0	4.63
40	48	1.6	1.86	2.8	3.17	3.0	3.38	4.0	4.41	5.0	5.38
50	60	1.6	2.34	2.8	4.01	3.5	4.95	4.0	5.61	5.5	7.50
65	76	2.0	3.70	3.0	5.48	3.5	6.35	5.5	8.89	7.0	12.09
80	89	2.0	4.36	3.0	6.46	4.0	8.51	5.5	11.50	7.5	15.30
100	114	2.0	5.61	3.0	8.33	4.0	11.01	6.0	16.22	8.5	22.45
125	140	2.8	9.62	3.5	11.96	5.0	16.90	6.5	21.72	9.5	31.03
150	168	2.8	11.58	3.5	14.41	5.0	20.40	7.0	28.21	11.0	43.23
200	219	2.8	15.15	4.0	21.53	6.5	34.57	8.0	42.25	13.0	67.03
250	273	3.5	23.61	4.0	26.93	6.5	43.36	9.5	62.66	15.0	96.87
300	325	4.0	32.13	4.5	36.10	6.5	51.82	9.5	75.02	17.0	131.06
350	356	4.0	35.24	5.0	43.93
400	406	4.5	45.22	5.0	50.18
450	457
500	508
550	559
600	610

Table 2 Carbon steel and alloy steel seamless steel pipes

Nominal diameter DN	Outside diameter mm	Wall thickness and theoretical weight
		SCH20		SCH30		SCH40		SCH60		SCH80
		mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m
10	17					2.5	0.89			3.5	1.17
15	22					3.0	1.41			4.0	1.78
20	27					3.0	1.78			4.0	2.27
25	34					3.5	2.63			4.5	3.27
32	42					3.5	3.33			5.0	4.56
40	48					4.0	4.34			5.0	5.30
50	60	3.5	4.88			4.0	5.52	5.0	6.78	5.5	7.39
65	76	4.5	7.93			5.0	8.75	6.0	10.36	7.0	11.91
80	89	4.5	9.38			5.5	11.33	6.5	13.22	7.5	15.07
100	114	5.0	13.44			6.0	15.98	7.0	18.47	8.5	22.11
125	140	5.0	16.65			6.5	21.40	8.0	26.04	9.5	30.57
150	168	5.5	20.04	6.5	25.89	7.0	27.79	9.5	37.13	11.0	42.59
200	219	6.5	34.06	7.0	36.60	8.0	41.63	10.0	51.54	13.0	66.04
250	273	6.5	42.72	8.0	52.28	9.5	61.73	13.0	83.35	15.0	95.43
300	325	6.5	51.05	8.5	66.34	10.0	77.68	14.0	107.37	17.0	129.12
350	356	8.0	68.65	9.5	81.17	11.0	93.58	15.0	126.14	19.0	157.90
400	406	8.0	78.52	9.5	92.89	13.0	125.99	17.0	163.08	22.0	208.33
450	457	8.0	88.58	11.0	120.98	14.0	152.94	19.0	205.22	24.0	256.27
500	508	9.5	116.78	13.0	158.69	15.0	182.36	20.0	240.68	26.0	309.04
550	559	9.5	128.73	13.0	175.04	17.0	227.22	22.0	291.33	28.0	366.64
600	610	9.5	140.68	14.0	205.76	18.0	262.78	25.0	360.65	32.0	456.11

Nominal diameter DN	Outside diameter mm	Wall thickness and theoretical weight
		SCH100		SCH120		SCH140		SCH160		XXS
		mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m	mm	kg/m
10	17
15	22							5.0	2.10	7.5	2.68
20	27							5.5	2.92	8.0	3.75
25	34							6.5	4.41	9.0	5.55
32	42							6.5	5.69	10.0	7.89
40	48							7.0	7.08	10.0	9.37
50	60			7.0	9.15			8.5	10.79	11.0	13.29
65	76			8.0	13.42			9.5	15.58	14.0	21.40
80	89			9.0	17.76			11.0	21.16	15.0	27.37
100	114			11.0	27.94			14.0	34.52	17.0	40.66
125	140			13.0	40.71			16.0	48.93	19.0	56.69
150	168			14.0	53.17			18.0	66.58	22.0	79.21
200	219	15.0	75.46	18.0	89.22	20.0	98.15	24.0	115.41	23.0	111.17
250	273	18.0	113.19	22.0	136.17	25.0	152.89	28.0	169.17	25.0	152.89
300	325	22.0	164.38	25.0	184.95	28.0	205.07	34.0	244.00	26.0	191.71
350	356	24.0	196.49	28.0	226.48	32.0	255.67	36.0	284.08
400	406	26.0	243.64	32.0	295.13	36.0	328.47	40.0	361.02
450	457	30.0	315.89	35.0	364.23	40.0	411.33	45.0	457.20
500	508	32.0	375.62	38.0	440.43	45.0	513.79	50.0	564.71
550	559	35.0	452.26	42.0	535.47	48.0	604.86	54.0	672.48
600	610	38.0	536.01	45.0	626.98	52.0	715.53	60.0	813.79

Table 3 Austenitic stainless steel seamless steel pipe

Nominal diameter DN	Outside diameter mm	Nominal wall thickness mm
		2	2.5	3	3.5	4	4.5	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
		Theoretical mass kg/m
80	89	4.36	5.41	6.46	7.49	8.51	9.52	10.51	12.46	14.36	16.22
100	114	5.61	6.98	8.33	9.68	11.01	12.33	13.64	16.22	18.75	21.23	23.65
125	140		8.60	10.29	11.96	13.62	15.26	16.90	20.12	23.30	26.43	29.51	32.54
150	168		10.36	12.39	14.41	16.42	18.42	20.40	24.33	28.21	32.04	35.82	39.55	43.23
200	219		13.55	16.22	18.88	21.53	24.16	26.78	31.99	37.14	42.25	47.31	52.31	57.27	62.18
250	273				23.61	26.93	30.24	33.54	40.10	46.61	53.06	59.47	65.83	72.14	78.39
300	325					32.14	35.10	40.05	47.91	55.72	63.48	71.19	78.84	86.45	94.01
350	356					35.24	39.59	43.93	52.56	61.15	69.68	78.17	86.60	94.99	103.32
400	406					40.25	45.22	50.18	60.07	69.91	79.70	89.43	99.12	108.75	118.34
450	457					45.35	50.97	56.57	67.73	78.84	89.91	100.92	111.88	122.80	133.66
500	508						56.71	62.95	75.39	87.78	100.12	112.41	124.65	136.84	148.98
550	559							69.33	83.05	96.72	110.33	123.90	137.41	150.88	164.30
600	610							75.72	90.71	105.65	120.54	135.39	150.18	164.92	179.61
650	660								98.22	114.41	130.56	146.65	162.69	178.69	194.63
700	711								105.87	123.35	140.77	158.14	175.46	192.73	209.95
750	762									132.28	150.98	169.63	188.22	206.77	225.27
800	813									141.22	161.19	181.12	200.99	220.81	240.59
850	864										171.40	192.61	213.76	234.86	255.91
900	914										181.42	203.87	226.27	248.62	270.92
950	965										191.63	215.36	239.04	262.66	286.24
1000	1016										201.84	226.85	251.80	276.71	301.56

Table 4 Carbon steel and alloy steel seamless steel pipes

Nominal diameter DN	Outside diameter mm	Nominal wall thickness mm
		4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18
		Theoretical mass kg/m
150	168	16.18	20.10	23.97	27.79	31.56	35.29	38.96
200	219	21.21	26.39	31.52	36.60	41.63	46.61	51.54
250	273	26.53	33.04	39.51	45.92	52.28	58.59	64.86	71.07	77.24	83.35
300	325		39.46	47.20	54.89	62.54	70.13	77.68	85.18	92.62	100.02	107.37
350	356			51.79	60.24	68.65	77.01	85.32	93.58	101.80	109.96	118.07	126.14
400	406			59.18	68.88	78.52	88.11	97.65	107.15	116.59	125.99	135.33	144.63
450	457			66.73	77.68	88.58	99.43	110.23	120.98	131.68	142.34	152.94	163.50	174.00
500	508			74.28	86.48	98.64	110.75	122.81	134.82	146.78	158.69	170.55	182.36	194.12
550	559			81.82	95.29	108.70	122.07	135.38	148.65	161.87	175.04	188.16	201.22	214.25
600	610			89.37	104.09	118.76	133.39	147.96	162.48	176.96	191.39	205.76	220.09	234.37
650	660			96.77	112.72	128.63	144.48	160.29	176.05	191.76	207.42	223.03	238.59	254.10
700	711			104.31	121.52	138.69	155.80	172.87	189.88	206.85	223.76	240.63	257.45	274.22
750	762				130.33	148.75	167.12	185.44	203.72	221.94	240.11	258.24	276.32	294.34
800	813				139.13	158.81	178.44	198.02	217.55	237.04	256.46	275.85	295.18	314.46
850	864					168.87	189.76	210.60	231.38	252.12	272.81	293.45	314.05	334.59
900	914					178.74	200.86	222.93	244.95	266.92	288.84	310.72	332.54	354.31
950	965					188.80	212.17	235.50	258.78	282.01	350.19	328.32	351.41	374.44
1000	1016					198.86	223.49	248.08	272.62	297.10	321.54	345.93	370.27	394.56
1100	1118							273.23	300.28	327.29	354.24	381.14	408.00	434.81
1200	1220							298.39	327.95	357.47	386.94	416.36	445.73	475.05	533.54
1300	1321							323.29	355.35	387.36	419.32	451.23	483.09	514.90	578.38
1400	1420							347.71	382.21	416.66	451.06	485.41	519.71	553.96	622.32
1500	1524							373.35	410.42	447.43	484.40	521.31	558.18	595.00	668.48
1600	1620							397.03	436.46	475.84	515.17	554.46	593.69	632.87	711.10
1700	1727							423.41	465.48	507.50	549.47	591.40	633.27	675.09	758.59
1800	1820							446.35	490.71	535.02	579.29	623.50	667.67	711.79	799.87
1900	1930							473.47	520.55	567.57	614.55	661.48	708.36	755.19	848.70
2000	2020							495.67	544.96	594.21	643.40	692.55	741.65	790.70	888.65

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