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Appendix 2 – Refrigerant Piping Tables (English Units)
Table 4: Copper Tube Data
Nominal
Diameter
Type
Wall
Diameter
Diameter
Surface Area
Cross Section
Weight
Working Pressure
ASTM B88 to 250°F
(inches)
Outside D,
(in .)
Inside D
(in .)
Outside
(ft²/ft)
Inside (ft²/
ft)
Metal Area
(in²)
Flow Area
(in²)
Tube (lb/ft) Annealed
(PSIG)
Drawn
(PSIG)
1/2
K
0.049
0.500
0.402
0.131
0.105
0.069
0.127
0.269
894
1676
L
0.035
0.500
0.430
0.131
0.113
0.051
0.145
0.198
638
1197
5/8
K
0.049
0.625
0.527
0.164
0.138
0.089
0.218
0.344
715
1341
L
0.040
0.625
0.545
0.164
0.143
0.074
0.233
0.285
584
1094
3/4
K
0.049
0.750
0.652
0.196
0.171
0.108
0.334
0.418
596
1117
L
0.042
0.750
0.666
0.196
0.174
0.093
0.348
0.362
511
958
7/8
K
0.065
0.875
0.745
0.229
0.195
0.165
0.436
0.641
677
1270
L
0.045
0.875
0.785
0.229
0.206
0.117
0.484
0.455
469
879
1-1/8
K
0.065
1.125
0.995
0.295
0.260
0.216
0.778
0.839
527
988
L
0.050
1.125
1.025
0.295
0.268
0.169
0.825
0.654
405
760
1-3/8
K
0.065
1.375
1.245
0.360
0.326
0.268
1.217
1.037
431
808
L
0.055
1.375
1.265
0.360
0.331
0.228
1.257
0.884
365
684
1-5/8
K
0.072
1.625
1.481
0.425
0.388
0.351
1.723
1.361
404
758
L
0.060
1.625
1.505
0.425
0.394
0.295
1.779
1.143
337
631
2-1/8
K
0.083
2.125
1.959
0.556
0.513
0.532
3.014
2.063
356
668
L
0.070
2.125
1.985
0.556
0.520
0.452
3.095
1.751
300
573
2-5/8
K
0.095
2.625
2.435
0.687
0.637
0.775
4.657
2.926
330
619
L
0.080
2.625
2.465
0.687
0.637
0.640
4.772
2.479
278
521
3-1/8
K
0.109
3.125
2.907
0.818
0.761
1.033
6.637
4.002
318
596
L
0.090
3.125
2.945
0.818
0.771
0.858
6.812
3.325
263
492
3-5/8
K
0.120
3.625
3.385
0.949
0.886
1.321
8.999
5.120
302
566
L
0.100
3.625
3.425
0.949
0.897
1.107
9.213
4.291
252
472
4-1/8
K
0.134
4.125
3.857
1.080
1.010
1.680
11.684
6.510
296
555
L
0.110
4.125
3.905
1.080
1.022
1.387
11.977
5.377
243
456
5-1/8
K
0.160
5.125
4.805
1.342
1.258
2.496
18.133
9.674
285
534
L
0.125
5.125
4.875
1.342
1.276
1.963
18.665
7.609
222
417
6-1/8
K
0.192
6.125
5.741
1.603
1.503
3.579
25.886
13.867
286
536
L
0.140
6.125
5.845
1.603
1.530
2.632
26.832
10.200
208
391
8-1/8
K
0.271
8.125
7.583
2.127
1.985
6.687
45.162
25.911
304
570
L
0.200
8.125
7.725
2.127
2.022
4.979
46.869
19.295
224
421
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