184
Pipe Size
in
Inches
Dimension in Inches
O.D.
I.D.
Wall
Thickness
1/8"
.405
.281
.062
1/4"
.540
.376
.082
3/8"
.675
.495
.090
1/2"
.840
.626
.107
3/4"
1.050
.822
.114
1"
1.315
1.063
.126
1-1/4"
1.660
1.368
.146
1-1/2"
1.900
1.600
.150
2"
2.375
2.063
.156
2-1/2"
2.875
2.501
.187
3"
3.500
3.062
.219
3-1/2"
4.000
3.500
.250
4"
4.500
4.000
.250
4-1/2"
5.000
4.500
.250
5"
5.563
5.063
.250
6"
6.625
6.125
.250
Allowable Pressure
POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH
Standard
Size (Inches)
@
100° F
@
200° F
@
300° F
@
400° F
1/8"
370 370 320
140
1/4"
870 870 760
330
3/8"
890 890 780
340
1/2"
900 900 790
340
3/4"
810 810 710
310
1"
630 630 560
240
1-1/4"
690 690 610
260
1-1/2"
630 630 560
240
2"
540 540 480
210
2-1/2"
450 450 390
170
3"
510 510 450
190
3-1/2"
570 570 500
220
4"
510 510 440
190
5"
410 410 360
160
6"
340 340 300
130
NIPPLE WEIGHT CHART
Diameter
Length
of Close
Close 1-1/2" 2" 2-1/2" 3" 3-1/2" 4" 4-1/2" 5" 5-1/2" 6"
1/8"
3/4"
1.4 3.0 3.8 5.2 6.2 7.2 8.4 9.2 11.0 12.2 13.2
1/4"
7/8"
2.4 4.8 6.4 8.2 10.4 12.2 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.2 22.0
3/8"
1"
3.8 6.2 8.6 11.0 13.4 16.2 18.4 20.4 23.4 25.6 28.0
1/2"
1-1/8"
5.6 8.6 11.6 16.2 19.4 22.4 27.4 29.6 33.0 37.4 40.4
3/4"
1-3/8" 10.2 11.8 16.2 21.4 22.6 31.0 35.6 40.2 45.6 50.0 55.0
1"
1-1/2" 15.6
23.4 29.6 37.0 44.2 52.6 59.2 68.4 74.8 76.8
1-1/4"
1-5/8" 26.5
36.0 45.0 56.5 68.0 81.0 92.0 98.5 110.5 125.0
1-1/2"
1-3/4" 35.0
42.0 55.5 67.0 81.0 95.5 108.0 121.5 131.0 144.0
2"
2"
54.5
72.0 88.5 107.0 125.0 143.5 155.0 179.0 190.0
2-1/2"
2-1/2" 90.0
116.5 148.5 168.5 180.0 218.5 239.5 262.0
3"
2-5/8" 134.5
170.0 210.0 239.0 268.5 314.0 349.0 390.0
4"
2-7/8" 226.3
253.1 307.0 357.5 422.5 450.0 516.3 563.8
N
IPPLES
&
F
ITTINGS
B
RASS
N
IPPLES
B
RASS
N
IPPLES
We hereby certify that to the best of our knowledge and belief the CDA 230 alloy Red Brass Pipe from which our
nipples are produced meet the requirements of ASTM Specifications B43-91 and is free of mercury contamination. The
chemical analysis is 85% copper, 15% Zinc and conforms to federal Specifications WWN-35LA.
Our brass nipples meet ASTMB687-88 and MS51846 for standard brass and copper nipples, and MS51872 for extra
heavy brass nipples and extra heavy copper nipples.
Threads: Nipples are threaded with American Standard taper pipe threads (NPT) in accordance with screw-thread
standard for Federal Services Handbook H-28.
For Extra Heavy Brass multiply above weight by 1.37
Approximate weight per
100 pieces.
Standard Brass Nipples.
For thread charts please see page 410
EXTRA HEAVY RED BRASS 85%
Pipe With Threaded Ends Specifications:
Pipe Size
in
Inches
Dimension in Inches
O.D.
I.D.
Wall
Thickness
1/8”
.405
.205
.100
1/4”
.540
.294
.123
3/8”
.675
.421
.127
1/2”
.840
.542
.149
3/4”
1.050
.736
.157
1”
1.315
.951
.182
1-1/4”
1.660
1.272
.194
1-1/2”
1.900
1.494
.203
2”
2.375
1.933
.221
3”
2.875
2.315
.280
3-1/2”
3.500
2.892
.304
4”
4.000
3.358
.321
4-1/2”
4.500
3.818
.341
5”
5.562
4.812
.375
6”
6.625
5.751
.437
Allowable Pressure
POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH
Standard
Size (Inches)
@
100° F
@
200° F
@
300° F
@
400° F
1/8”
1960 1960 1960 1240
1/4”
2210 2210 2210 1340
3/8”
1840 1840 1840 1150
1/2”
1760 1760 1760 1100
3/4”
1510 1510 1510 950
1”
1340 1340 1340 850
1-1/4”
1160 1160 1160 730
1-1/2”
1090 1090 1090 680
2”
1000 1000 1000 630
2-1/2”
970 970 970
620
3”
910 910 910
570
3-1/2”
860 860 860
550
4”
840 840 840
530
5”
770 770 770
480
6”
800 800 800
500
STANDARD RED BRASS 85%
Pipe With Threaded Ends Specifications: