Greenville Tube Estimated Theoretical Burst Pressure for 304 & 316 Stainless Steel Tubing at Ambient Temperature (psi)
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Outside Diameter (OD) |
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|
0.25 |
0.375 |
0.5 |
0.625 |
0.75 |
0.875 |
1.00 |
1.125 |
1.25 |
1.375 |
Inches |
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|
6.35 |
9.525 |
12.7 |
15.875 |
19.05 |
22.225 |
25.4 |
28.575 |
31.75 |
34.925 |
Millimeters |
Wall
Thickness |
0.020 in |
12,000 |
8,000 |
6,000 |
4,700 |
4,000 |
3,425 |
3,000 |
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— |
— |
|
| 0.508 mm |
| 25 GA |
| 0.022 in |
13,2000 |
9,900 |
6,600 |
5,280 |
4,400 |
3,765 |
3,300 |
— |
— |
— |
|
| 0.559 mm |
| 24 GA |
0.025 in
|
15,000 |
10,000 |
7,500 |
6,000 |
5,000 |
4,280 |
3,750 |
— |
— |
— |
|
| 0.635 mm |
| 23 GA |
| 0.028 in |
16,800 |
11,200 |
8,400 |
6,725 |
5,600 |
4,795 |
4,200 |
— |
— |
— |
|
| 0.711 mm |
| 22 GA |
| 0.033 in |
19,200 |
12,800 |
9,600 |
7,690 |
6,400 |
5,480 |
4,800 |
— |
— |
— |
|
| 0.838 mm |
| 21 GA |
| 0.035 in |
21,000 |
14,000 |
10,500 |
8,410 |
7,000 |
6,000 |
5,250 |
4,600 |
4,200 |
— |
|
| 0.889 mm |
| 20 GA |
0.042 in
|
25,200 |
16,800 |
12,600 |
10,900 |
8,400 |
7,195 |
6,300 |
5,600 |
5,040 |
— |
|
| 1.067 mm |
| 19 GA |
| 0.049 in |
29,400 |
19,600 |
14,700 |
11,750 |
9,800 |
8,390 |
7,350 |
6,530 |
5,880 |
— |
|
| 1.245 mm |
| 18 GA |
0.058 in
|
34,800 |
23,200 |
17,400 |
14,920 |
11,690 |
9,940 |
8,700 |
7,730 |
6,960 |
— |
|
| 1.473 mm |
| 17 GA |
| 0.065 in |
39,000 |
26,000 |
19,500 |
15,600 |
13,000 |
11,130 |
9,750 |
8,660 |
7,800 |
— |
|
| 1.651 mm |
| 16 GA |
| 0.072 in |
— |
— |
21,600 |
17,250 |
14,400 |
12,330 |
10,800 |
9,600 |
8,640 |
— |
|
| 1.829 mm |
| 15 GA |
| 0.083 in |
— |
— |
24,900 |
19,900 |
16,600 |
14,200 |
12,420 |
11,060 |
9,960 |
— |
|
| 2.108 mm |
| 14 GA |
| 0.095 in |
— |
— |
28,500 |
22,800 |
19,000 |
16,300 |
14,230 |
12,660 |
11,400 |
10,360 |
|
| 2.413 mm |
| 13 GA |
| 0.109 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
21,800 |
18,700 |
16,350 |
14,530 |
13,080 |
11,290 |
|
| 2.769 mm |
| 12 GA |
| 0.120 in |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
18,000 |
15,990 |
14,400 |
13,090 |
|
| 3.048 mm |
| 11 GA |
Temperature, corrosion, and fatigue may affect a tube's burst pressure. The values given here are for informational purposes only. Greenville Tube and RathGibson do not assume responsibility for any damages to equipment or injuries to personnel that occur as a result of tube bursting.