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saz016 NPS. "Nerina Pipe Size! and DN -'Diametre Nominal The Engineering ToolBox fome woww.EngineeringToolBoxcom Resources, Took ard Basic Ivormalon for Enginostng and Design of Tectrical Aslctions! «tats sane phrspse nse! Search __|-"Soarchis the most een way fo navigate the Engineering TooBox!™ 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’ ‘prs Uns 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 1 2inch gavariced steal ip has an inside 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

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