Quick Answers: Pipes

Quick reference guides for pipe types, specifications, sizing, schedules, material selection, coating systems, and related standards.

• 304 vs 316 Stainless Steel Pipe
• ASTM A671 vs A672 vs A691
• API 5L PSL1 vs PSL2
• API 5L vs ASTM A106: Line Pipe Selection
• API 5L Grade X65 vs X70
• ASME A13.1 Pipe Color Code Chart
• ASME B36.10 vs B36.19: Pipe Schedules
• ASTM A106 Grade B Pipe Specifications
• ASTM A106 vs A53: Key Differences
• ASTM A312 Stainless Steel Pipe Grades
• ASTM A335 P11 vs P22
• ASTM A53 vs A106: Pipe Comparison
• Chemical Pipe Color Coding Guide
• Clad Pipe vs Lined Pipe: Key Differences
• Compressed Air Pipe Color Code
• Corrosion Allowance: How Much to Add
• DI Pipe Standards: ISO 2531, EN 545
• DN to NPS Conversion Chart
• DN vs NPS: Metric vs Imperial Pipe Sizes
• Ductile Iron Pipe: Properties and Uses
• Ductile Iron vs Cast Iron Pipe
• Duplex vs Super Duplex: Key Differences
• ERW vs Seamless Pipe: Key Differences
• ERW vs SMLS Pipe
• FBE Coating vs 3LPE
• Fire Protection Pipe Color Requirements
• Hastelloy Pipe
• How to Calculate Flange Bolt Length
• How to Calculate Pipe Wall Thickness
• How to Calculate Pipe Weight per Meter
• How to Label Pipes: Best Practices
• How to Size a Control Valve
• How to Size an Orifice Plate
• How to Size a Relief Valve: API 520
• Inconel Pipe: Properties and Applications
• Industrial Pipe Marking Standards
• International Pipe Color Code Differences
• LSAW vs DSAW vs SSAW
• LSAW vs SSAW Pipe: Welded Pipe Types
• Minimum Wall Thickness
• mm to Inch Pipe Size Conversion
• Monel Pipe
• Pipe Bend vs Elbow: When to Use Each
• Pipe Schedule to Wall Thickness
• Pipe Stress Allowable: ASME B31.3 Tables
• Pipe Support Spacing: Maximum Span Tables
• Pipe vs Tube: What’s the Difference?
• PVC vs CPVC Pipe: Key Differences
• Reinforcement Pad Sizing
• Schedule 40 vs Schedule 80
• Seamless vs Welded Pipe Selection
• SMLS Pipe Meaning: Seamless Explained
• Steam Pipe Color Code and Labeling
• Structural Pipes vs Process Pipes
• What Are Piling Pipes?
• What Is API 5L Grade X52?
• What Is API 5L? Line Pipe Specification
• What Is ASME B36.10?
• What Is ASME B36.19?
• What Is ASTM A106 Grade B?
• What Is ASTM A106?
• What Is ASTM A312? Stainless Steel Pipe
• What Is ASTM A333 Grade 6?
• What Is ASTM A333? Low Temperature Pipe
• What Is ASTM A335?
• What Is ASTM A358?
• What Is ASTM A53?
• What Is ASTM A691? High-Pressure EFW Pipe
• What Is ASTM A790?
• What Is Cathodic Protection?
• What Is a Cold Cut?
• What Is Concrete Weight Coating?
• What Is Duplex Stainless Steel Pipe?
• What Is EFW Pipe?
• What Is Epoxy Coating?
• What Is ERW Pipe?
• What Is Galvanizing? Hot-Dip vs Electro
• What Is GRE Pipe? Glass Reinforced Epoxy
• What Is HDPE Pipe?
• What Is Heat Tracing?
• What Is HFW Pipe?
• What Is Holiday Testing?
• What Is Hot Induction Bending?
• What Is a Hot Tap?
• What Is Insulated Pipe?
• What Is Internal Lining? Cement vs Epoxy
• What Is Joint Coating? Field Application
• What Is Lined Pipe?
• What Is LSAW Pipe?
• What Is a Manifold Pipe?
• What Is NPS? Nominal Pipe Size Explained
• What Is OD and ID?
• What Is a Pig Launcher/Receiver?
• What Is Pipe Beveling? Weld Preparation
• What Is Pipe Coating?
• What Is Pipe Lining?
• What Is a Pipe Nipple? Types and Sizes
• What Is Pipe Schedule?
• What Is a Pipe Spool?
• What Is Pipeline Pressure Testing?
• What Is Pipeline Wrapping? Tape Systems
• What Is Polyurethane Coating?
• What Is Seamless Pipe? How It’s Made
• What Is Sour Service Pipe?
• What Is Thermal Spray Coating?
• What Is Underground Piping?
• What Is Wall Thickness?