Copper Pipe & Tube Mechanical, Weight, Dimension, Size and Physical Properties Chart Pdf, Table

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Copper Tubing Sizes used in Plumbing

CTS - Copper Tubing Sizes used in Plumbing

Nominal size	Outside diameter OD		Inside diameter ID
	in	mm	Type K		Type L		Type M
			in	mm	in	mm	in	mm
1⁄4	3⁄8	9.5	0.305	7.747	0.315	8.001
3⁄8	1⁄2	12.7	0.402	10.211	0.430	10.922	0.450	11.430
1⁄2	5⁄8	15.875	0.528	13.411	0.545	13.843	0.569	14.453
5⁄8	3⁄4	19.05	0.652	16.561	0.668	16.967	0.690	17.526
3⁄4	7⁄8	22.225	0.745	18.923	0.785	19.939	0.811	20.599
1	1 1⁄8	28.575	0.995	25.273	1.025	26.035	1.055	26.797
11⁄4	1 3⁄8	34.925	1.245	31.623	1.265	32.131	1.291	32.791
11⁄2	1 5⁄8	41.275	1.481	37.617	1.505	38.227	1.527	38.786
2	2 1⁄8	53.975	1.959	49.759	1.985	50.419	2.009	51.029
21⁄2	2 5⁄8	66.675	2.435	61.849	2.465	62.611	2.495	63.373
3	3 1⁄8	79.375	2.907	73.838	2.945	74.803	2.981	75.717

ASTM B88 - Seamless Copper Water Tubes - Dimensions

ASTM B88 - Seamless Copper Water Tubes - Dimensions - Type K

Nominal Size (inches)	Actual Outside Diameter (inches)(mm)		Tolerance on Outside Diameter (inches)(mm)		Wall Thickness (inches)(mm)		Weight (lb/ft)
			Annealed	Drawn	Nominal	Tolerance
1/4	3/8	0.375 9.52	0.002 0.0508	0.001 0.0254	0.035 0.889	0.0035 0.0889	0.133
3/8	1/2	0.500 12.7	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.049 1.24	0.005 0.127	0.269
1/2	5/8	0.625 15.9	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.049 1.24	0.005 0.127	0.344
5/8	3/4	0.750 19	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.049 1.24	0.005 0.127	0.418
3/4	7/8	0.875 22.2	0.003 0.0762	0.001 0.0254	0.065 1.65	0.006 0.152	0.641
1	1 1/8	1.125 28.6	0.0035 0.0889	0.0015 0.0381	0.065 1.65	0.006 0.152	0.837
1 1/4	1 3/8	1.375 34.9	0.004 0.102	0.0015 0.0381	0.065 1.65	0.006 0.152	1.04
1 1/2	1 5/8	1.625 41.3	0.0045 0.114	0.002 0.0508	0.072 1.83	0.007 0.178	1.36
2	2 1/8	2.125 54	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.083 2.11	0.008 0.203	2.06
2 1/2	2 5/8	2.625 66.7	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.095 2.41	0.010 0.254	2.92
3	3 1/8	3.125 79.4	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.109 2.77	0.011 0.279	4.00
3 1/2	3 5/8	3.625 92.1	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.120 3.05	0.012 0.305	5.12
4	4 1/8	4.125 105	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.134 3.4	0.013 0.33	6.51
5	5 1/8	5.125 130	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.160 4.06	0.016 0.406	9.67
6	6 1/8	6.125 156	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.192 4.88	0.019 0.483	13.87

ASTM B88 - Seamless Copper Water Tubes - Dimensions - Type L

Nominal Size (inches)	Actual Outside Diameter (inches)(mm)		Tolerance on Outside Diameter (inches)(mm)		Wall Thickness (inches)(mm)		Weight (lb/ft)
			Annealed	Drawn	Nominal	Tolerance
1/4	3/8	0.375 9.52	0.002 0.0508	0.001 0.0254	0.030 0.762	0.003 0.0762	0.126
3/8	1/2	0.500 12.7	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.035 0.889	0.004 0.102	0.198
1/2	5/8	0.625 15.9	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.040 1.02	0.004 0.102	0.285
5/8	3/4	0.750 19	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.042 1.07	0.004 0.102	0.362
3/4	7/8	0.875 22.2	0.003 0.0762	0.001 0.0254	0.045 1.14	0.004 0.102	0.455
1	1 1/8	1.125 28.6	0.0035 0.0889	0.0015 0.0381	0.050 1.27	0.005 0.127	0.655
1 1/4	1 3/8	1.375 34.9	0.004 0.102	0.0015 0.0381	0.055 1.4	0.006 0.152	0.884
1 1/2	1 5/8	1.625 41.3	0.0045 0.114	0.002 0.0508	0.060 1.52	0.006 0.152	1.14
2	2 1/8	2.125 54	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.070 1.78	0.007 0.178	1.75
2 1/2	2 5/8	2.625 66.7	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.080 2.03	0.008 0.203	2.48
3	3 1/8	3.125 79.4	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.090 2.29	0.009 0.229	3.33
3 1/2	3 5/8	3.625 92.1	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.100 2.54	0.010 0.254	4.29
4	4 1/8	4.125 105	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.114 2.9	0.011 0.279	5.38
5	5 1/8	5.125 130	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.125 3.18	0.012 0.305	7.61
6	6 1/8	6.125 156	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.140 3.56	0.014 0.356	10.20

ASTM B88 - Seamless Copper Water Tubes - Dimensions - Type M

Nominal Size (inches)	Actual Outside Diameter (inches)(mm)		Tolerance on Outside Diameter (inches)(mm)		Wall Thickness (inches)(mm)		Weight (lb/ft)
			Annealed	Drawn	Nominal	Tolerance
1/4	3/8	0.375 9.52	0.002 0.0508	0.001 0.0254			0.106
3/8	1/2	0.500 12.7	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.025 0.635	0.002 0.0508	0.144
1/2	5/8	0.625 15.9	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254	0.028 0.711	0.003 0.0762	0.203
5/8	3/4	0.750 19	0.0025 0.0635	0.001 0.0254			0.263
3/4	7/8	0.875 22.2	0.003 0.0762	0.001 0.0254	0.032 0.813	0.003 0.0762	0.328
1	1 1/8	1.125 28.6	0.0035 0.0889	0.0015 0.0381	0.035 0.889	0.004 0.102	0.464
1 1/4	1 3/8	1.375 34.9	0.004 0.102	0.0015 0.0381	0.042 1.07	0.004 0.102	0.681
1 1/2	1 5/8	1.625 41.3	0.0045 0.114	0.002 0.0508	0.049 1.24	0.005 0.127	0.94
2	2 1/8	2.125 54	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.058 1.47	0.006 0.152	1.46
2 1/2	2 5/8	2.625 66.7	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.065 1.65	0.006 0.152	2.03
3	3 1/8	3.125 79.4	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.072 1.83	0.007 0.178	2.68
3 1/2	3 5/8	3.625 92.1	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.083 2.11	0.008 0.203	3.58
4	4 1/8	4.125 105	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.095 2.41	0.010 0.254	4.66
5	5 1/8	5.125 130	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.109 2.77	0.011 0.279	6.66
6	6 1/8	6.125 156	0.005 0.127	0.002 0.0508	0.122 3.1	0.012 0.305	8.91

Hot Water Heat Carrying Capacity in Type L Copper Tube

Hot Water Heat Carrying Capacity in Type L Copper Tube

Nominal tube size (inch)	Heat Carrying Capacity (103 Btu/hr) 1) (kW)
	Friction Head (10-3 inH2O/ft of tube) (mmH2O/m)
	920 76.6	600 50	480 40	360 30	300 25	240 20	180 15	150 12.5	120 10	90 7.5	75 6.25	60 5
3/8	10 2.93	9 2.64	8 2.34	7 2.05	6 1.76	5.5 1.61	4.5 1.32	4 1.17	3.5 1.03	3 0.879	3 0.879	2.5 0.732
1/2	20 5.86	18 5.27	16 4.69	13.5 3.96	12 3.52	11 3.22	9 2.64	8 2.34	7 2.05	6 1.76	5 1.47	5 1.47
5/8	36 10.5	30 8.79	26 7.62	22 6.45	20 5.86	18 5.27	15 4.39	13 3.81	12 3.52	10 2.93	9 2.64	8 2.34
3/4	51 14.9	46 13.5	40 11.7	34 9.96	31 9.08	28 8.2	23 6.74	21 6.15	18 5.27	15 4.39	14 4.1	12 3.52
1	104 30.5	94 27.5	82 24	70 20.5	63 18.5	56 16.4	47 13.8	42 12.3	37 10.8	32 9.38	28 8.2	25 7.32
1 1/4	185 54.2	169 49.5	149 43.7	125 36.6	112 32.8	100 29.3	84 24.6	75 22	66 19.3	56 16.4	50 14.7	44 12.9
1 1/2	300 87.9	270 79.1	235 68.9	200 58.6	180 52.7	160 46.9	134 39.3	120 35.2	105 30.8	90 26.4	81 23.7	71 20.8
2	625 183	560 164	495 145	420 123	375 110	335 98.2	258 75.6	250 73.3	200 58.6	188 55.1	170 49.8	150 43.9
2 1/2	1130 331	1010 296	890 261	750 220	680 199	600 176	500 147	450 132	395 116	335 98.2	305 89.4	270 79.1
3	1840 539	1650 483	1450 425	1210 355	1100 322	980 287	820 240	740 217	650 190	550 161	490 144	420 123
3 1/2	2750 806	2480 727	2170 636	1840 539	1650 483	1450 425	1210 355	1100 322	980 287	820 240	740 217	650 190
4	3900 1143	3500 1026	3100 908	2600 762	2350 689	2090 612	1760 516	1580 463	1390 407	1180 346	1080 316	950 278

Copper Tube TYPE K - Dimensions

Copper Tube TYPE K - Dimensions and Physical Characteristics

Nominal or standard size (inches)	Nominal dimensions (inches) (mm)			Calculated values (based on nominal dimensions)
	Outside diameter	Inside diameter	Wall thickness	Cross sectional area of bore (square inches)	Weight of tube only (lb/ft)(kg/m)	Weight of tube & water (lb/ft)(kg/m)	Volume Contents of tube (per linear foot)
							Cubic feet	Gallon
1/4	0.375 9.52	0.305 7.75	0.035 0.889	0.073	0.133 0.198	0.177 0.263	0.00051	0.00379
3/8	0.500 12.7	0.402 10.2	0.049 1.24	0.127	0.269 0.4	0.324 0.482	0.00088	0.00660
1/2	0.625 15.9	0.527 13.4	0.049 1.24	0.218	0.344 0.512	0.438 0.652	0.00151	0.0113
5/8	0.750 19	0.652 16.6	0.049 1.24	0.334	0.418 0.622	0.562 0.836	0.00232	0.0174
3/4	0.875 22.2	0.745 18.9	0.065 1.65	0.436	0.641 0.954	0.829 1.23	0.00303	0.0227
1	1.125 28.6	0.995 25.3	0.065 1.65	0.778	0.837 1.25	1.18 1.76	0.00540	0.0404
1-1/4	1.375 34.9	1.245 31.6	0.065 1.65	1.22	1.04 1.55	1.57 2.34	0.00847	0.0634
1-1/2	1.625 41.3	1.481 37.6	0.072 1.83	1.72	1.36 2.02	2.10 3.13	0.0119	0.0894
2	2.125 54	1.959 49.8	0.083 2.11	3.01	2.06 3.07	3.36 5	0.0209	0.156
2-1/2	2.625 66.7	2.435 61.8	0.095 2.41	4.66	2.92 4.35	4.94 7.35	0.0324	0.242
3	3.125 79.4	2.907 73.8	0.109 2.77	6.64	4.00 5.95	6.87 10.2	0.0461	0.345
3-1/2	3.625 92.1	3.385 86	0.120 3.05	9.00	5.12 7.62	9.01 13.4	0.0625	0.468
4	4.125 105	3.857 98	0.134 3.4	11.7	6.51 9.69	11.6 17.3	0.0813	0.608
5	5.125 130	4.805 122	0.160 4.06	18.1	9.67 14.4	17.5 26	0.126	0.940
6	6.125 156	5.741 146	0.192 4.88	25.9	13.9 20.7	25.1 37.4	0.180	1.35
8	8.125 206	7.583 193	0.271 6.88	45.2	25.9 38.5	45.4 67.6	0.314	2.35
10	10.125 257	9.449 240	0.338 8.59	70.1	40.3 60	70.6 105	0.487	3.64
12	12.125 308	11.315 287	0.405 10.3	101	57.8 86	101 150	0.701	5.25

Copper Pipe and Tube Physical Properties

Molecular Weight	63.55
Appearance	Reddish Metal
Melting Point	1085 °C
Boiling Point	2562 °C
Density	8.96 g/cm3
Solubility in H2O	N/A
Electrical Resistivity	1.673 μΩ-cm @ 20 °C
Electronegativity	1.90 Paulings
Heat of Fusion	13.26 kJ ·mol-1
Heat of Vaporization	300.4 kJ ·mol-1
Poisson's Ratio	0.34
Specific Heat	0.39 kJ/kg K
Thermal Conductivity	401 W ·m-1 ·K-1
Thermal Expansion	(25 °C) 16.5 µm·m-1·K-1
Vickers Hardness	369 MPa
Young's Modulus	110–128 GPa

Physical, Mechanical, Electrical and Thermal Properties of Copper Pipe

Physical Properties	Metric	Comments
Density	8.70 - 8.94 g/cc	Average value: 8.93 g/cc Grade Count:62
Mechanical Properties	Metric	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell B	10.0 - 80.0	Average value: 44.3 Grade Count:34
Hardness, Rockwell F	40.0 - 95.0	Average value: 69.4 Grade Count:48
Hardness, Rockwell 30T	25.0 - 64.0	Average value: 49.5 Grade Count:25
Hardness, Vickers	75.0 - 350	Average value: 160 Grade Count:4
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	215 - 930 MPa	Average value: 318 MPa Grade Count:59
Tensile Strength, Yield	49.0 - 420 MPa	Average value: 222 MPa Grade Count:50
Elongation at Break	1.50 - 55.0 %	Average value: 26.6 % Grade Count:59
Reduction of Area	55.0 - 80.0 %	Average value: 65.0 % Grade Count:8
Modulus of Elasticity	115 - 132 GPa	Average value: 116 GPa Grade Count:61
Poissons Ratio	0.31	Average value: 0.310 Grade Count:58
Fatigue Strength	67.0 - 115 MPa	Average value: 89.6 MPa Grade Count:14
Machinability	20.0 %	Average value: 20.0 % Grade Count:58
Shear Modulus	44.0 GPa	Average value: 44.0 GPa Grade Count:58
Shear Strength	150 - 230 MPa	Average value: 178 MPa Grade Count:53
Electrical Properties	Metric	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.00000169 - 0.0000133 ohm-cm	Average value: 0.00000210 ohm-cm Grade Count:62
Thermal Properties	Metric	Comments
CTE, linear	16.0 - 17.7 µm/m-°C	Average value: 17.3 µm/m-°C Grade Count:59
Specific Heat Capacity	0.385 J/g-°C	Average value: 0.385 J/g-°C Grade Count:58
Thermal Conductivity	383 - 391 W/m-K	Average value: 390 W/m-K Grade Count:58
Melting Point	1020 - 1080 °C	Average value: 1080 °C Grade Count:61
Solidus	1020 - 1080 °C	Average value: 1070 °C Grade Count:16
Liquidus	1060 - 1080 °C	Average value: 1080 °C Grade Count:16
Annealing Point	371 °C	Average value: 371 °C Grade Count:58
Processing Properties	Metric	Comments
Annealing Temperature	375 - 650 °C	Average value: 513 °C Grade Count:42
Hot-Working Temperature	750 - 875 °C	Average value: 813 °C Grade Count:42
Component Elements Properties	Metric	Comments
Copper, Cu	96.4 - 100 %	Average value: 99.8 % Grade Count:62
Phosphorus, P	0.00100 - 0.00500 %	Average value: 0.00300 % Grade Count:13

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