Dimensions and Physical Characteristics of Copper Tube: Type M
| Nominal or standard size, inches | Nominal dimensions, inches | Calculated values (based on nominal dimensions) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outside diameter | Inside diameter | Wall thickness | Cross sectional area of bore, sq. inches | Weight of tube only, pounds per linear ft. | Weight of tube & water, pounds per linear ft. | Contents of tube, per linear ft | ||
| Cu ft. | Gal. | |||||||
| 3/8 | .500 | .450 | .025 | .159 | .145 | .214 | .00110 | .00826 |
| 1/2 | .625 | .569 | .028 | .254 | .204 | .314 | .00176 | .0132 |
| 3/4 | .875 | .811 | .032 | .517 | .328 | .551 | .00359 | .0269 |
| 1 | 1.125 | 1.055 | .035 | .874 | .465 | .843 | .00607 | .0454 |
| 1-1/4 | 1.375 | 1.291 | .042 | 1.31 | .682 | 1.25 | .00910 | .0681 |
| 1-1/2 | 1.625 | 1.527 | .049 | 1.83 | .940 | 1.73 | .0127 | .0951 |
| 2 | 2.125 | 2.009 | .058 | 3.17 | 1.46 | 2.83 | .0220 | .165 |
| 2-1/2 | 2.625 | 2.495 | .065 | 4.89 | 2.03 | 4.14 | .0340 | .254 |
| 3 | 3.125 | 2.981 | .072 | 6.98 | 2.68 | 5.70 | .0485 | .363 |
| 3-1/2 | 3.625 | 3.459 | .083 | 9.40 | 3.58 | 7.64 | .0653 | .488 |
| 4 | 4.125 | 3.935 | .095 | 12.2 | 4.66 | 9.83 | .0847 | .634 |
| 5 | 5.125 | 4.907 | .109 | 18.9 | 6.66 | 14.8 | .131 | .982 |
| 6 | 6.125 | 5.881 | .122 | 27.2 | 8.92 | 20.7 | .189 | 1.41 |
| 8 | 8.125 | 7.785 | .170 | 47.6 | 16.5 | 37.1 | .331 | 2.47 |
| 10 | 10.125 | 9.701 | .212 | 73.9 | 25.6 | 57.5 | .513 | 3.84 |
| 12 | 12.125 | 11.617 | .254 | 106 | 36.7 | 82.5 | .736 | 5.51 |