VE46 Pipe Roll Grooving Tool
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TOOL RATINGS
VE46S FOR STEEL AND SCHEDULE 40 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE
VE46P FOR ALUMINUM AND PVC PIPE
Pipe Size
Nominal Wall Thickness Dimensions – inches (millimeters) *
Nominal
Size
inches
Actual
Outside
Diameter
inches (mm)
VE46S
VE46P
Steel Pipe
Wall Thickness
(Schedules 5, 10, and 40)
Stainless Steel Pipe
Wall Thickness
(Schedule 40)
Aluminum Pipe
Wall Thickness
(Schedule 40)
PVC Pipe
Wall Thickness
(Schedules 40 and 80) ‡
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
Min.
Max.
3
1
/
2
4.000
0.083
0.226
0.226
0.226
0.083
0.226
0.226
0.226
101,6
2,1
5,7
5,7
5,7
2,1
5,7
5,7
5,7
4
4.500
0.083
0.237
0.237
0.237
0.083
0.237
0.237
0.337
114,3
2,1
6,0
6,0
6,0
2,1
6,0
6,0
8,6
5
5.563
0.109
0.258
0.258
0.258
0.109
0.258
0.258
0.375
141,3
2,8
6,6
6,6
6,6
2,8
6,6
6,6
9,5
6
6.625
0.109
0.280
0.280
0.280
0.109
0.280
0.280
0.432
168,3
2,8
7,1
7,1
7,1
2,8
7,1
7,1
11,0
This tool rating table is applicable only to ANSI piping and is based upon the following material grades.
Refer to the appropriate international standard for other systems.
Steel – Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) of 180 BHN and less.
Stainless Steel – Types 304/304L and Types 316/316L
Aluminum – ASTM B-210, Grades 6061-T4 and 6063-T4
PVC Type I, Grade I (PVC 1120)
PVC Type I, Grade II (PVC 1220)
PVC Type II, Grade I (PVC 2116)
* All minimum and maximum wall thicknesses are nominal
‡ Schedule 40 PVC pipe is the maximum wall thickness that can be grooved in the 3
1
/
2
-inch size
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