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5.0 REFERENCE 5.1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR LOAD TABLES TYPE K 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 K 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
0.305
0.035
0.145
0.032
0.177
5
( 9.53 )
( 7.75 )
( 0.89 )
( 0.216 )
( 0.048 )
( 0.263 )
( 1.52 )
0.5
0.402
0.049
0.27
0.055
0.325
5
( 12.70 )
( 10.21 )
( 1.24 )
( 0.402 )
( 0.082 )
( 0.484 )
( 1.52 )
0.625
0.527
0.049
0.344
0.095
0.439
5
( 15.88 )
( 13.39 )
( 1.24 )
( 0.512 )
( 0.141 )
( 0.653 )
( 1.52 )
0.75
0.652
0.049
0.419
0.145
0.564
5
( 19.05 )
( 16.56 )
( 1.24 )
( 0.624 )
( 0.216 )
( 0.839 )
( 1.52 )
0.875
0.745
0.065
0.642
0.189
0.831
5
( 22.23 )
( 18.92 )
( 1.65 )
( 0.955 )
( 0.281 )
( 1.237 )
( 1.52 )
1.125
0.995
0.065
0.841
0.337
1.178
6
( 28.58 )
( 25.27 )
( 1.65 )
( 1.252 )
( 0.502 )
( 1.753 )
( 1.83 )
1.375
1.245
0.065
1.039
0.528
1.567
7
( 34.93 )
( 31.62 )
( 1.65 )
( 1.546 )
( 0.786 )
( 2.332 )
( 2.13 )
1.625
1.481
0.072
1.365
0.746
2.111
8
( 41.28 )
( 37.62 )
( 1.83 )
( 2.031 )
( 1.110 )
( 3.142 )
( 2.44 )
2.125
1.959
0.083
2.068
1.306
3.374
8
( 53.98 )
( 49.76 )
( 2.11 )
( 3.078 )
( 1.944 )
( 5.021 )
( 2.44 )
2.625
2.435
0.095
2.933
2.018
4.951
9
( 66.68 )
( 61.85 )
( 2.41 )
( 4.365 )
( 3.003 )
( 7.368 )
( 2.74 )
3.125
2.907
0.109
4.012
2.876
6.888
10
( 79.38 )
( 73.84 )
( 2.77 )
( 5.971 )
( 4.280 )
( 10.250 )
( 3.05 )
3.625
3.385
0.12
5.133
3.9
9.032
11
( 92.08 )
( 85.98 )
( 3.05 )
( 7.639 )
( 5.804 )
( 13.441 )
( 3.35 )
4.125
3.857
0.134
6.526
5.063
11.589
12
( 104.78 )
( 97.97 )
( 3.40 )
( 9.712 )
( 7.535 )
( 17.246 )
( 3.66 )
5.125
4.805
0.16
9.694
7.858
17.552
13
( 130.18 )
( 122.05 )
( 4.06 )
( 14.426 )
( 11.694 )
( 26.120 )
( 3.96 )
6.125
5.741
0.192
13.901
11.217
25.118
14
( 155.58 )
( 145.82 )
( 4.88 )
( 20.687 )
( 16.693 )
( 37.380 )
( 4.27 )
8.125
7.583
0.271
25.974
19.57
45.544
16
( 206.38 )
( 192.61 )
( 6.88 )
( 38.654 )
( 29.123 )
( 67.777 )
( 4.88 )
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