Pipe1/2STD pipe

Detailing dimensions and section properties from the AISC Shapes Database, 16th Edition. Values are shown to the nearest 1/16 in. as they appear on a shop drawing.

Pipe1/2STD has a 13/16 in. outside diameter and a 1/8 in. nominal wall.

Also known as NPS 1/2 pipe (1/2 in. nominal), Schedule 40 (STD) wall.

At 0.85 lb per foot it is the lightest of the 8 Pipe1 sizes, which run from 0.85 to 3.63 lb/ft.

For strong-axis bending its section modulus is Sx = 0.0388 in³ and its moment of inertia Ix = 0.016 in⁴, with a plastic modulus Zx = 0.0555 in³.

Detailing dimensions

Outside diameter13/16"
Nominal wall (t)1/8"

Section properties

Weight0.85 lb/ft
Area (A)0.234 in²
Ix0.016 in⁴
Sx0.0388 in³
Zx0.0555 in³
rx0.264 in
Iy0.016 in⁴
Sy0.0388 in³
Zy0.0555 in³
ry0.264 in
J0.032 in⁴

Other Pipe1 sizes

Same nominal size, different weight — useful when you are checking a substitution or a lighter section.

Pipe1/2XSPipe1STDPipe1XSPipe1-1/4STDPipe1-1/2STDPipe1-1/4XSPipe1-1/2XS

Similar weight pipe sizes

Comparable 0.85 lb/ft sections in other pipe sizes.

Pipe3/4STD1.13 lb/ft · Sx 0.0671 in³Pipe3/4XS1.48 lb/ft · Sx 0.0818 in³Pipe2STD3.66 lb/ft · Sx 0.528 in³Pipe2XS5.03 lb/ft · Sx 0.696 in³Pipe2-1/2STD5.8 lb/ft · Sx 1.01 in³Pipe3STD7.58 lb/ft · Sx 1.63 in³Pipe2-1/2XS7.67 lb/ft · Sx 1.27 in³Pipe2XXS9.04 lb/ft · Sx 1.07 in³

Detailing values are rounded to the nearest 1/16 in. per the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Verify critical dimensions against the current Manual before fabrication. Need Pipe1/2STD cut, formed, or fabricated? Huntington Steel & Supply Co.

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