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5.0 REFERENCE 5.1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR LOAD TABLES TYPE L / ACR 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 L / ACR 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
0.315
0.03
0.126
0.034
0.16
5
( 9.53 )
( 8.00 )
( 0.76 )
( 0.188 )
( 0.051 )
( 0.238 )
( 1.52 )
0.5
0.43
0.035
0.199
0.063
0.262
5
( 12.70 )
( 10.92 )
( 0.89 )
( 0.296 )
( 0.094 )
( 0.390 )
( 1.52 )
0.625
0.545
0.04
0.286
0.101
0.387
5
( 15.88 )
( 13.84 )
( 1.02 )
( 0.426 )
( 0.150 )
( 0.576 )
( 1.52 )
0.75
0.666
0.042
0.363
0.151
0.514
5
( 19.05 )
( 16.92 )
( 1.07 )
( 0.540 )
( 0.225 )
( 0.765 )
( 1.52 )
0.875
0.785
0.045
0.456
0.21
0.666
5
( 22.23 )
( 19.94 )
( 1.14 )
( 0.679 )
( 0.313 )
( 0.991 )
( 1.52 )
1.125
1.025
0.05
0.656
0.358
1.013
6
( 28.58 )
( 26.04 )
( 1.27 )
( 0.976 )
( 0.533 )
( 1.508 )
( 1.83 )
1.375
1.265
0.055
0.886
0.545
1.431
7
( 34.93 )
( 32.13 )
( 1.40 )
( 1.319 )
( 0.811 )
( 2.130 )
( 2.13 )
1.625
1.505
0.06
1.146
0.771
1.917
8
( 41.28 )
( 38.23 )
( 1.52 )
( 1.705 )
( 1.147 )
( 2.853 )
( 2.44 )
2.125
1.985
0.07
1.755
1.34
3.096
8
( 53.98 )
( 50.42 )
( 1.78 )
( 2.612 )
( 1.994 )
( 4.607 )
( 2.44 )
2.625
2.465
0.08
2.485
2.068
4.553
9
( 66.68 )
( 62.61 )
( 2.03 )
( 3.698 )
( 3.078 )
( 6.776 )
( 2.74 )
3.125
2.945
0.09
3.333
2.952
6.285
10
( 79.38 )
( 74.80 )
( 2.29 )
( 4.960 )
( 4.393 )
( 9.353 )
( 3.05 )
3.625
3.425
0.1
4.302
3.992
8.294
11
( 92.08 )
( 87.00 )
( 2.54 )
( 6.402 )
( 5.941 )
( 12.343 )
( 3.35 )
4.125
3.905
0.11
5.39
5.19
10.579
12
( 104.78 )
( 99.19 )
( 2.79 )
( 8.021 )
( 7.724 )
( 15.743 )
( 3.66 )
5.125
4.875
0.125
7.627
8.088
15.715
13
( 130.18 )
( 123.83 )
( 3.18 )
( 11.350 )
( 12.036 )
( 23.386 )
( 3.96 )
6.125
5.845
0.14
10.225
11.627
21.582
14
( 155.58 )
( 148.46 )
( 3.56 )
( 15.216 )
( 17.303 )
( 32.118 )
( 4.27 )
8.125
7.725
0.2
19.342
20.31
39.652
16
( 206.38 )
( 196.22 )
( 5.08 )
( 28.784 )
( 30.225 )
( 59.009 )
( 4.88 )
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