Pipes are used to convey fluids and are specified by their internal diameter and schedule. Tubes are more commonly used in structures and specified by their outside diameter and thickness. Pipes have a wall thickness tolerance of up to 12.5% while tubes have different tolerances depending on their size, with smaller tubes having no tolerance and larger tubes having up to 10% for seamless and 5% for welded tubes.
Pipes are used to convey fluids and are specified by their internal diameter and schedule. Tubes are more commonly used in structures and specified by their outside diameter and thickness. Pipes have a wall thickness tolerance of up to 12.5% while tubes have different tolerances depending on their size, with smaller tubes having no tolerance and larger tubes having up to 10% for seamless and 5% for welded tubes.
Pipes are used to convey fluids and are specified by their internal diameter and schedule. Tubes are more commonly used in structures and specified by their outside diameter and thickness. Pipes have a wall thickness tolerance of up to 12.5% while tubes have different tolerances depending on their size, with smaller tubes having no tolerance and larger tubes having up to 10% for seamless and 5% for welded tubes.
1 Pipe is normally used to convey fluids, so Tubing is more frequently used in the internal cross-sectional area (defined structures so the OD is the important by the ID) is important number
2 Pipe is specified by the nominal diameter Tube is specified by the outside
(DN or NPS) and Schedule (Thickness) diameter and thickness as per ASME B36.10M , ASME B36.19M and API 5L
3 Wall thickness under tolerance is up to -No permissible wall thickness under
12.5% applied for all pipes as and welded tolerance for tube sizes less than 2 in fittings as per ASME B16.9 -For tubes 2 in and larger the permissible wall thickness under tolerance is up to 10% for seamless tubes and up to 5% for welded tubes As per ASME PBV code, Sec. II , SA- 450