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(NPS) Nominal Pipe Size
This is a number system setup by ANSI and ASME for the purpose of standardization to designate the size of a pipe. Pipe sizes are normally referred to as nominal pipe size (NPS). For pipe sizes from 1/8" thru 12" (nominal inside diameter), 14" and larger (actual outside diameter). The larger the schedual number the larger the pipe size. The 1/8" thru 12" diameters differ from the actual inside diameter.
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