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NPS - ‘Nominal Pipe Size’ and DN - ‘Diametre Nominal
The size of pipes, fittings, flanges and valves are often given in inches as NPS - Nominal Pipe Size, or in metric units as DN -
‘Diametre Nominal’
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pes are made of a wide variety of materials - Ike galvanized see, Hack steel, compe, cast ron, concrete, and various plastics such as ABS, PVC, CPVC,
paletnyene,pelyoutylene and more.
pss are det by ‘nominal of "rads" nares tha ara loosely relate tothe actual dimensions, For nstancs
‘ameter of about? 1/8 ches and an ouside ameter of aba 28/8 inces
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In plumbing pie size is refered to as nominal pipe size - NPS, o:’Nomical Pipe Size". The metric equivalent is called DN or “artis nonin”. The metric