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Check out our copper tubing sizes & dimensions chart online at Petersen. This chart includes thick-walled, medium-walled, & thin-walled copper tubing.
Design specifications for Copper tube, tubing types and standards based on ASTM B88, Type K, L, and M size, wall thickness and weight specifications.
Wall-thicknesses used for plumbing in the U.S. and Canada are the CTS - Copper Tube Sizes - Type K, L and M. In Europe the wall-thicknesses used are based on BS 2871 Copper Tubes Type X, Y and Z / EN 1057 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round copper tubes for water and gas in sanitary and heating applications.
Types of Copper Tube Table 1, page 20, identifies the six standard types of copper tube and their most common applications.2 The table also shows the ASTM Standard appropriate to the use of each type along with a listing of its commercially available lengths, sizes and tempers. Types K, L, M, DWV and Medical Gas tube are designated by
Table 14.2b. Dimensions and Physical Characteristics of Copper Tube: Type L. Nominal or standard size, inches. Nominal dimensions, inches. Calculated values (based on nominal dimensions) Outside diameter. Inside diameter. Wall thickness. Cross sectional area of bore, sq. inches.
If you are working on a significant plumbing project, it is crucial to choose the right copper tubing type and dimension. This article will guide you through the types and standard sizes of copper pipes with charts (mm/inches), as well as the measurement methods.