4.7.

Standard pressures obtained from this process

The standards for each product establish the working pressures for each piping series and application (domestic hot water or heating)
according to the previous calculations. The table below summarises the working pressures for each class of application and material,
according to the aforementioned standards, for the piping series S5:

Working pressures
APPLICATION CLASS PB PEX PP-R PE-RT I PP-RTC PVC-C
Domestic hot water at 60º Class 1 10 6 6 6 6 8
Domestic hot water at 70º Class 2 10 6 4 4 6 8
Heating at low temperature Class 4 10 8 6 6 6 -
Heating at high temperature Class 5 8 6 - 4 4 -

* Pressures in bar.
* Categories 4 and 5 are not applicable for PVC-C.

4.8. Dimensional equivalences

In accordance with the above, and in view of the availability of standardised dimensions for each material, the correspondence of
commercial piping between materials is set out below.

The equivalence shall be made according to the internal diameter, which is what provides the flow and defines the nominal diameter
(ND) in Central European countries, as opposed to the Spanish criterion of defining the ND by the external diameter, as indicated in
the product standards. Remember that, beyond the following equivalence, the final selection is determined by the designer, but that
in any event plastic piping, and especially PB, permits higher fluid velocities, so the interior diameters of the pipes are always smaller.

Galvanised steel CLASS 2 / 10 bar CLASS 2 / 8 bar PP-R CLASS 2 / 6 bar CU (DIN1786)
PEX CLASS 2 / 10 bar STAINLESS
DIN2440/2448 PB PP-R Series 2.5 (SDR 6) Series 3.2 (SDR 7.4) STEEL
ND Inches De Di De Di SDR De Di De Di De Di
10 3/8” 17.2 12.5 15* 11.6 9 --- --- --- --- 15 13.0
10 3/8” 17.2 12.5 16* 12.4 9 --- --- 16 11.6 15 13.0
15 ½” 21.3 16.0 20 15.4 9 25 16.6 20 14.4 18 16.0
20 ¾” 26.9 21.6 22 18 11 --- --- 25 18.0 22 19.6
20 ¾” 26.9 21.6 25 20.4 11 32 21.2 --- --- --- ---
25 1” 33.7 27.2 28** 23.0 11 --- --- --- --- 28 25.6
25 1” 33.7 27.2 32 26.2 11 40 26.6 32 23.2 28 25.6
32 1 ¼” 42.4 35.9 40 32.6 11 50 33.4 40 29.0 35 32.0
40 1 ½” 48.3 41.8 50 40.8 11 63 42.0 50 36.2 42 39.0
50 2 60.3 53.0 63 51.4 11 75 50.0 63 45.8 54 51.0
65 2 ½” 76.1 68.8 75 61.4 11 90 60.0 75 54.4 76.1 72.0
80 3” 88.9 80.8 90 73.6 11 110 73.4 90 65.4 88.9 85.0
100 4” 114.3 105.3 110 ** 90.0 11 125 83.4 110 79.8 108.0 103.0
(125) (102.2) 11
125 5” 139.7 131.7 125 ** 102.2 11 160 106.8 133.0 127.0
(160) (130.8) 11
150 6” 168.3 159.3 160 130.8 11 159.0 153.0

* Considered ½” due to the greater flow rate permitted in PB

* * Official conversion by the manufacturer

Note: Due to its low roughness, PB piping can transport fluid at higher velocities, therefore small-
er diameters can be used to transport the same flow.

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