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What Does NPT, BSP Etc Mean?

NPT refers to the National Pipe Taper standard for pipe fittings in the US, where fittings are measured by internal diameter. AN fittings were originally developed for the US military and refer to external diameter in 1/16 inch increments, though they may not exactly match NPT sizes. Dash or "-" fittings are interchangeable with AN fittings. BSP refers to the British standard for pipe fittings in the UK.

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What Does NPT, BSP Etc Mean?

NPT refers to the National Pipe Taper standard for pipe fittings in the US, where fittings are measured by internal diameter. AN fittings were originally developed for the US military and refer to external diameter in 1/16 inch increments, though they may not exactly match NPT sizes. Dash or "-" fittings are interchangeable with AN fittings. BSP refers to the British standard for pipe fittings in the UK.

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What does NPT, BSP etc mean?

NPT stands for National Pipe Taper, and is the most common U.S. standard for pipe fittings. NPT
fittings are measured on the internal diameter of the fitting.
AN fittings were designed originally for the U.S. Military (The "A" standing for Army, and the "N"
standing for Navy). AN fitting numbers refer to the outside diameter of fittings in 1/16 inch
increments, thus an AN 4 fitting would have an external diameter of approximately 4/16", or 1/4", and
an AN 6 fitting would have an external diameter of approximately 6/16" or 3/8". The approximately is
important, since the AN external diameter is not a direct fit with an equivalent NPT thread, and the
table below, should provide some guidance.
Dash or - fittings are interchangeable names for AN fittings, thus a Dash 8 fitting would be the same
as an AN 8 fitting.
BSP stands for British Standard Pipe and is the U.K. standard for pipe fittings.
NPT Size Nearest AN Size Nearest Dash (-) Size
1/8" = 4
1/4" = 6
3/8" = 8
1/2" =10
3/4" =12
1" =16
1 1/4" =20
1 1/2" =24

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