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5.0 REFERENCE 5.1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR LOAD TABLES TYPE M COPPER TUBING
Dimensions taken from ASTM B88-83 . Specific gravity ( SG ) of 1.0 for contents ( water has a density , ρ w
, 62.4 lbs / ft 3 ).
Density of copper , ρ c
, is 559.35 lbs / ft 3 . Support spacing is based on MSS SP-58 .
Modular Support Systems Technical Guide , Edition 1
Type M Copper Tubing
Nominal Pipe Size ( in )
1 / 4
3 / 8
1 / 2
5 / 8
3 / 4
1
1-1 / 4
1-1 / 2
2
2-1 / 2
3
3-1 / 2
4
5
6
8
Pipe Outer Diameter , D o in ( mm )
Pipe Inner Diameter , D i in ( mm )
Wall Thickness , t w in ( mm )
Tube Weight Only plf ( kg / m )
Contents Weight Only plf ( kg / m )
Tube + Contents Weight Only plf ( kg / m )
Maximum Support Spacing ft ( m )
0.375
0.325
0.025
0.107
0.036
0.143
5
( 9.53 )
( 8.26 )
( 0.64 )
( 0.159 )
( 0.054 )
( 0.213 )
( 1.52 )
0.5
0.45
0.025
0.145
0.069
0.214
5
( 12.70 )
( 11.43 )
( 0.64 )
( 0.216 )
( 0.103 )
( 0.318 )
( 1.52 )
0.625
0.569
0.028
0.204
0.11
0.314
5
( 15.88 )
( 14.45 )
( 0.71 )
( 0.304 )
( 0.164 )
( 0.467 )
( 1.52 )
0.75
0.69
0.03
0.264
0.162
0.426
5
( 19.05 )
( 17.53 )
( 0.76 )
( 0.393 )
( 0.241 )
( 0.634 )
( 1.52 )
0.875
0.811
0.032
0.329
0.224
0.553
5
( 22.23 )
( 20.60 )
( 0.81 )
( 0.490 )
( 0.333 )
( 0.823 )
( 1.52 )
1.125
1.055
0.035
0.466
0.379
0.844
6
( 28.58 )
( 26.80 )
( 0.89 )
( 0.693 )
( 0.564 )
( 1.256 )
( 1.83 )
1.375
1.291
0.042
0.683
0.567
1.25
7
( 34.93 )
( 32.79 )
( 1.07 )
( 1.016 )
( 0.844 )
( 1.860 )
( 2.13 )
1.625
1.527
0.049
0.942
0.794
1.736
8
( 41.28 )
( 38.79 )
( 1.24 )
( 1.402 )
( 1.182 )
( 2.583 )
( 2.44 )
2.125
2.009
0.058
1.463
1.374
2.837
8
( 53.98 )
( 51.03 )
( 1.47 )
( 2.177 )
( 2.045 )
( 4.222 )
( 2.44 )
2.625
2.495
0.065
2.031
2.119
4.149
9
( 66.68 )
( 63.37 )
( 1.65 )
( 3.022 )
( 3.153 )
( 6.174 )
( 2.74 )
3.125
2.981
0.072
2.682
3.024
5.707
10
( 79.38 )
( 75.72 )
( 1.83 )
( 3.991 )
( 4.500 )
( 8.493 )
( 3.05 )
3.625
3.459
0.083
3.588
4.072
7.66
11
( 92.08 )
( 87.86 )
( 2.11 )
( 5.340 )
( 6.060 )
( 11.399 )
( 3.35 )
4.125
3.935
0.095
4.672
5.27
9.942
12
( 104.78 )
( 99.95 )
( 2.41 )
( 6.953 )
( 7.843 )
( 14.795 )
( 3.66 )
5.125
4.907
0.109
6.672
8.195
14.867
13
( 130.18 )
( 124.64 )
( 2.77 )
( 9.929 )
( 12.196 )
( 22.125 )
( 3.96 )
6.125
5.881
0.122
8.937
11.771
20.708
14
( 155.58 )
( 149.38 )
( 3.10 )
( 13.300 )
( 17.517 )
( 30.817 )
( 4.27 )
8.125
7.785
0.17
16.503
20.627
37.13
16
( 206.38 )
( 197.74 )
( 4.32 )
( 24.559 )
( 30.696 )
( 55.256 )
( 4.88 )
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