Pipe - CU, ASTM Type L (in)

This datasheet is for Copper Tubing, ASTM Type L which is designated with a BLUE background color coded for identification.  For more information about copper tubing, visit our copper tubing page.

• Governing Standard - ASTM B88
• Application - Domestic Water Service and Distribution, Fire Protection, Solar, Fuel/Fuel Oil, Natural Gas, Liquified Petroleum (LP) Gas, HVAC, Snow Melting, Compressed Air, Vacuum
• Commercially Available Lengths
  • Straight Length
    • 1/4 inch to 10 inch - 20' (drawn), 20' (annealed)
    • 12 inch - 18' (drawn), 18' (annealed)
  • Coils
    • 1/4 inch to 1 inch - N/A (drawn), 60' and 100' (annealed)
    • 1 1/4 inch and 1 1/2 inch - N/A (drawn), 60' (annealed)
    • 2 inch - N/A (drawn), 40' and 45' (annealed)

• Type L is medium wall - hard or soft temper.

 

Pipe - CU, ASTM Type L (in)
Pipe Size (NPS)	Outside Diameter (in)	Inside Diameter (in)	Wall Thickness (in)	Weight of Tube (lb/ft)	Weight of Tube and Water (lb/ft)	Contents (gal/ft)
1/4	3/8	0.315	0.03	0.126	0.16	0.00405
3/8	1/2	0.43	0.035	0.198	0.261	0.00753
1/2	5/8	0.545	0.04	0.285	0.386	0.0121
5/8	3/4	0.666	0.042	0.362	0.506	0.0174
3/4	7/8	0.785	0.045	0.455	0.664	0.0251
1	1 1/8	1.025	0.05	0.655	1.01	0.0429
1 1/4	1 3/8	1.265	0.055	0.884	1.43	0.0655
1 1/2	1 5/8	1.505	0.06	1.14	1.91	0.0925
2	2 1/8	1.985	0.07	1.75	3.09	0.161
2 1/2	2 5/8	2.465	0.08	2.48	4.54	0.248
3	3 1/8	2.945	0.09	3.33	6.27	0.354
3 1/2	3 5/8	3.425	0.1	4.29	8.27	0.478
4	4 1/8	3.905	0.11	5.38	10.1	0.571
5	5 1/8	4.875	0.125	7.61	15.7	0.971
6	6 1/8	5.845	0.14	10.2	21.8	1.39
8	8 1/8	7.725	0.2	19.3	39.6	2.44
10	10 1/8	9.625	0.25	30.1	61.6	3.78
12	12 1/8	11.565	0.28	40.4	85.8	5.45

    

Pipe - Cu, ASTM Type L, "Drawn" Tube Internal Working Pressure (in) Type L internal working pressure is based on maximum allowable stress in tension (psi) for the indicated temperatures (°F).
Pipe Size (NPS)	S = 10.3 ksi 100 F	S = 10.3 ksi 150 F	S = 10.3 ksi 200 F	S = 10.3 ksi 250 F	S = 10.0 ksi 300 F	S = 9.7 ksi 350 F	S = 9.4 ksi 400 F
1/4	1569	1569	1569	1569	1524	1478	1432
3/8	1341	1341	1341	1341	1302	1263	1224
1/2	1242	1242	1242	1242	1206	1169	1133
5/8	1086	1086	1086	1086	1055	1023	991
3/4	1002	1002	1002	1002	972	943	914
1	850	850	850	850	825	801	776
1 1/4	755	755	755	755	733	711	689
1 1/2	702	702	702	702	682	661	641
2	625	625	625	625	607	589	570
2 1/2	577	577	577	577	560	544	527
3	545	545	545	545	529	513	497
3 1/2	522	522	522	522	506	491	476
4	504	504	504	504	489	474	460
5	462	462	462	462	449	435	422
6	431	431	431	431	418	406	393
8	464	464	464	464	451	437	424
10	466	466	466	466	452	439	425
12	435	435	435	435	423	410	397

    

Pipe - Cu, ASTM Type L, "Annealed" Tube Internal Working Pressure (in) Type L internal working pressure is based on maximum allowable stress in tension (psi) for the indicated temperatures (°F).
Pipe Size (NPS)	S = 6.0 ksi 100 F	S = 5.1 ksi 150 F	S = 4.9 ksi 200 F	S = 4.8 ksi 250 F	S = 4.7 ksi 300 F	S = 4.0 ksi 350 F	S = 3.0 ksi 400 F
1/4	912	775	745	729	714	608	456
3/8	779	662	636	623	610	519	389
1/2	722	613	589	577	565	481	361
5/8	631	537	516	505	495	421	316
3/4	582	495	475	466	456	388	291
1	494	420	404	395	387	330	247
1 1/4	439	373	358	351	344	293	219
1 1/2	408	347	334	327	320	272	204
2	364	309	297	291	285	242	182
2 1/2	336	285	274	269	263	224	168
3	317	270	259	254	248	211	159
3 1/2	304	258	248	243	238	202	152
4	293	249	240	235	230	196	147
5	269	229	220	215	211	179	135
6	251	213	205	201	196	167	125
8	270	230	221	216	212	180	135
10	271	231	222	217	212	181	136
12	253	215	207	203	199	169	127