Blockage or ball test[edit]

When a pipe is welded or bent the most common method to inspect blockages, misalignment,
ovality, and weld bead dimensional conformity is to pass a round ball through the pipe coil or
circuit. If the inner pipe dimension is to be measured then the weld bead should be subtracted, if
welding is applicable. Typically, the clearance tolerance for the ball must not exceed 1 millimetre
(0.039 in). Allowable ovality of any pipe is measured on the inside dimension of the pipe,
normally 5% to 10% ovality can be accepted. If no other test is conducted to verify ovality, or
blockages, this test must be seen as a standard requirement. A flow test can not be used in lieu
of a blockage or ball test. See pipe dimensional table, Specification ASME B36.10M or B36.19M
for pipe dimensions per schedule.
Stainless steel pipe is most often available in standard weight sizes (noted by the S designation;
for example, NPS Sch 10S). However stainless steel pipe can also be available in other
schedules.
Both polyvinyl chloride pipe (PVC) and chlorinated polyvinyl chloride pipe (CPVC) are made in
NPS sizes.

NPS tables for selected sizes[edit]

NPS ⅛ to NPS 3½[edit]
DN does not exactly correspond to a size in millimeters, because ISO 6708 defines it as being a
dimensionless specification only indirectly related to a diameter. The ISO 6708 sizes provide a
metric name for existing inch sizes, resulting in a 1:1 correlation between NPS and DN sizes.
ISO 6708 does not include values for "DN 6" or "DN 8", however ASME B36.10M list the "DN 6"
and "DN 8" . Also, the European Standard EN 12 516-1 (Industrial valves - Shell design strength
- Part 1: Tabulation method for steel valve shells) specifies the dimensions "DN 6" and "DN 8",
respectively their equivalents NPS 1/8 "and NPS 1/4".

Wall thickness [in (mm)]

DN OD
NP Sch. Sch.
[in Sch.
S[7] Sch. Sch. 40s/ 80s/ Sch. Sch.
(dimensionl (mm)] 10s/ XXS
5s 30 40 80 120 160
ess) 20
/STD /XS
0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.09
0.405
5 9 7 8 5
⅛ 3 (10.29 — — —
(0.88 (1.24 (1.44 (1.72 (2.41
)[8]
9) 5) 8) 7) 3)
0.04 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.11
0.540
9 5 3 8 9
¼ 6 (13.72 — — —
(1.24 (1.65 (1.85 (2.23 (3.02
)
5) 1) 4) 5) 3)
0.04 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.12
0.675
9 5 3 1 6
⅜ 10 (17.15 — — — —
(1.24 (1.65 (1.85 (2.31 (3.20
)
5) 1) 4) 1) 0)
0.06 0.08 0.09 0.10 0.14
0.840 0.188 0.294
5 3 5 9 7
½ 15 (21.34 — (4.775 (7.468
(1.65 (2.10 (2.41 (2.76 (3.73
) ) )
1) 8) 3) 9) 4)
 0.06 0.08 0.09 0.11 0.15
1.050 0.219 0.308
5 3 5 3 4
¾ 20 (26.67 — (5.563 (7.823
(1.65 (2.10 (2.41 (2.87 (3.91
) ) )
1) 8) 3) 0) 2)
0.06 0.10 0.11 0.13 0.17
1.315 0.250 0.358
5 9 4 3 9
1 25 (33.40 — (6.350 (9.093
(1.65 (2.76 (2.89 (3.37 (4.54
) ) )
1) 9) 6) 8) 7)
0.06 0.10 0.11 0.14 0.19
1.660 0.250 0.382
5 9 7 0 1
1¼ 32 (42.16 — (6.350 (9.703
(1.65 (2.76 (2.97 (3.55 (4.85
) ) )
1) 9) 2) 6) 1)
0.06 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.20
1.900 0.281 0.400
5 9 5 5 0
1½ 40 (48.26 — (7.137 (10.16
(1.65 (2.76 (3.17 (3.68 (5.08
) ) 0)
1) 9) 5) 3) 0)
0.06 0.10 0.12 0.15 0.21 0.25
2.375 0.344 0.436
5 9 5 4 8 0
2 50 (60.33 (8.738 (11.07
(1.65 (2.76 (3.17 (3.91 (5.53 (6.35
) ) 4)
1) 9) 5) 2) 7) 0)
0.08 0.12 0.18 0.20 0.27 0.30
2.875 0.375 0.552
3 0 8 3 6 0
2½ 65 (73.03 (9.525 (14.02
(2.10 (3.04 (4.77 (5.15 (7.01 (7.62
) ) 1)
8) 8) 5) 6) 0) 0)
0.08 0.12 0.18 0.21 0.30 0.35
3.500 0.438 0.600
3 0 8 6 0 0
3 80 (88.90 (11.12 (15.24
(2.10 (3.04 (4.77 (5.48 (7.62 (8.89
) 5) 0)
8) 8) 5) 6) 0) 0)
0.08 0.12 0.18 0.22 0.31
4.000 0.636
3 0 8 6 8
3½ 90 (101.6 — — (16.15
(2.10 (3.04 (4.77 (5.74 (8.07
0) 4)
8) 8) 5) 0) 7)

Tolerance: The tolerance on pipe OD is +1/64 (.0156) inch (0.40 mm), -1/32 (.0312)inch
(0.79 mm).[9]
As per ASME B36.10M -2018 Pipe wall thickness are rounded to nearest 0.01 mm (0.00039 in),
while converting Wall Thickness from inch to mm.