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Nominal
Diameter (DN)
Nominal Pipe
Diameter (NPS/Inch)
Outer Diameter
(OD) (MM)
Common Wall
Thickness (MM)
Common Pipe
Wall Grades (SCH.)
Application
Notes
15½"21.32.77 / 3.73SCH 40 / SCH 80Instrumentation, Steam,
Process Piping
20¾"26.72.87 / 3.91SCH 40 / SCH 80——
251"33.43.38 / 4.55SCH 40——
321-¼"42.23.56 / 4.85SCH 40 / SCH 80——
401-½"48.33.68 / 5.08SCH 40 / SCH 80——
502"60.33.91 / 5.54SCH 40——
652-½"735.16 / 7.01SCH 40 / SCH 80——
803"88.95.49 / 7.62SCH 408mm Was Once The Mainstream
Wall Thickness In China.
1004"114.36.02 / 8.56SCH 40 / SCH 80——
1255"141.36.55 / 9.53SCH 40 / SCH 80——
1506"168.37.11 / 10.97SCH 40 / SCH 8010mm Was Once The Mainstream
Wall Thickness In China.
2008"219.18.18 / 12.7SCH 40 / SCH 80——
25010"273.19.27 / 15.09SCH 40 / SCH 8010mm Is The Mainstream
Wall Thickness
30012"323.99.53 / 17.48SCH 30 / SCH 40——
35014"355.69.53 / 19.05SCH 30 / SCH 40——
40016"406.49.53 / 21.44SCH 20 / SCH 30——
45018"4579.53 / 23.83SCH 20 / SCH 30——
50020"5089.53 / 26.19SCH 20 / SCH 30——
60024"6109.53 / 30.96SCH 20 / SCH 30——
Nominal
Diameter (DN)
Nominal Pipe
Diameter (NPS/Inch)
Outer Diameter
(OD) (MM)
Common Wall
Thickness (MM)
Commonly
Used Materials
Key Points For Operating
A Pipe Bending Machine
15-50$1/2" - 2"$21.3 - 60.3Sch 40 / Sch 80Carbon Steel A106 Gr.B/20#It Has Good Ductility, Low
Elasticity, And Is Easy To Bend.
65-150$2-1/2" - 6"$73.0 - 168.3Sch 40 / Sch 80Stainless Steel 304L/316LIt Has Low Yield Strength, Is
Easily Deformed, But Exhibits
Significant Work Hardening.
200-600$8" - 24"$219.1 - 610.0Sch 20 / Sch 40Low Alloy Steel A335 P11/P22High Temperature And High Pressure
Application, High Strength, Requires
Heating Or Large Bending Radius
General EngineeringArbitraryArbitrarySch 40Carbon Steel Q235B/Q345BStructural Steel, With Moderate
Strength, Is The Most Commonly
Used Material For Bending Pipes.
Chemical FoodArbitraryArbitrarySch 10S / Sch 40SStainless Steel 304/316High Surface Finish Is Required
Necessitating The Use Of Internal
Support Molds To Prevent Wrinkles.
Special High PressureArbitrarySch 80 And AboveHigh-Strength Alloy SteelThe Springback Is Extremely Large, And
The Amount Of Springback Needs To Be
Accurately Predicted Before Bending.
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Nonferrous MetalsArbitraryArbitraryThinnerCopper Pipe/Aluminum PipeIt Has Low Strength And Is
Prone To Collapse, So A
Mandrel Must Be Used.