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Extra Heavy Pipe Sizes - Hard Drawn

Nominal inches Size Outside Diameter inches Inside diameter inches Wall Thickness inches Area Weight lbs./ ft. Moment of Inertia inches4 Section Modulus inches3 Radius of Gyration inches Breaking Strength pounds Yield Strength pounds Self* GMD inches R Microhms /ft. R'/R* Capacity for 30°C temp. Rise 
Sq. In 1000 cm. DC amps. 60 cycles amps. NEMA Rating
Indoor amps. Outdoor amps.
1/8
¼        3/8
½
¾
.405
.540
.675
.840
1.050
.205
.294
.421
.542
.736
.100   .123      .127      .149       .157       .096 .161 .219 .323 .440 122 203 278 412 561 .371  .624 .847 1.25 1.71 .0012 .0038 .0086 .0202 .0453 .006
.014
.026
.048
.086
.114
.154
.199
.250
.321
3,830 6,450 8,750 12,900 17,600 2,400 4,086 5,470 8,100 11,000 .173 .233 .298 .374 .476 86.3
51.3
87.8
25.6
18.7
1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 185 265 335 445 570 185 265 335 445 570 .....   .....    .....   460 675 .....
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62
77
1         1¼       1½
2         2½
1.315 1.660 1.900 2.375 2.873 .95
1.272 1.494 1.933  2.315
.182      .194      .203       .221      .280 .648 .893 1.08 1.49 2.29 825 1,138 1,378 1,904 2,906 2.51 3.46 4.19 5.79 8.84 .107
.244
.395
.376
1.94
.162
.294
.416
.738
1.35
.406
.523
.604
.765
.923
25,900 35,700 43,300 59,800 91,300 16,200 22,300 27,100 37,400 57,100 .600 .768 .885 1.116 1.348 12.76
9.25
7.64
5.53
3.62
1.00 1.004 1.007 1.01 1.025 755 980  1,135 1,460 2,005 755 975 1,130 1,450 1,985 750 1,000 1,150 1,500 1,975 1,01   1,270  1,460  1,850 2,390 
3         3½        4
5
3.500 4.000 4.500 5.563 2.892 3.358 3.818 4.813 .304   .321      .341      .375 3.05 3.71 4.45 6.11 3,886 4,724 5,678 7,782 11.82 14.37 17.25 28.67 3.98
6.32
9.70 20.67
2.25
3.16
4.31
7.43
1.135 1.306 1.475 1.84 122,000 148,000 178,000 244,000 76,300 92,800 111,000 153,000 1.652 1.896 2.139 2.660 2.71
2.23
1.86
1.35
1.035 1.04 1.053 1.08 2,470 2,880 3,330 4,165 2,425 2,830 3,240 4,000 2,475 2,875 3,225 4,000 3,000 3,410 3,880
4,700
6
8           9           10
6.625
8.625
9.625
10.750
5.75
7.625
8.625 9.750
.437
.500
.500
.500
8.49 12.76 14.33 16.10 10,871 1,625 1,825 2,050 32.93 49.42 55.56 62.40 40.86 105.7 149.6 211.9 12.34 24.51 31.09 39.43 2.19
2.88
3.23
3.63
340,000 511,000 573,000 644,000 212,000 319,000 358,000 403,000 3.170 4.149 4.659 5.211 .972
.648
.576
.513
1.15 1.24 1.25 1.25 5,450 7,500 8,400 9,350 5,100 6,750 7,500 8,350 4,800 .....   .....    .....  5,400
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