British Standard Pipe

British Standard Pipe (BSP) technical standards for screw threads that has been adopted internationally for interconnecting and sealing pipes and fittings by
mating an external (male) thread with an internal (female) thread. It has been adopted as standard in plumbing and pipe fitting, except in North America, where
NPT and related threads are used.

Contents
Types
Thread form
Pipe thread sizes
Pipe and fastener dimensions
ISO 7 (Pressure Tight threads)
ISO 228 (Non Pressure Tight Threads)
See also
References
External links

Types
Two types of threads are distinguished:

Parallel (straight) threads, British Standard Pipe Parallel thread (BSPP; originally also known as[1] British Standard Pipe Fitting
thread/BSPF and British Standard Pipe Mechanical thread/BSPM), which have a constant diameter; denoted by the letter G.
Taper threads, British Standard Pipe Taper thread (BSPT), whose diameter increases or decreases along the length of the
thread; denoted by the letter R.

These can be combined into two types of joints:

BSPP fitting
Jointing threads
These are pipe threads where pressure-tightness is made through the mating of two threads together. They always use a taper
male thread, but can have either parallel or taper female threads. (In Europe, taper female pipe threads are not commonly used.)
Longscrew threads
These are parallel pipe threads used where a pressure-tight joint is achieved by the compression of a soft material (such as an
o-ring seal or a washer) between the end face of the male thread and a socket or nipple face, with the tightening of a backnut.

Thread form
The thread form follows the British Standard Whitworth standard:

Symmetrical V-thread in which the angle between the flanks is 55° (measured in an axial plane)
One-sixth of this sharp V is truncated at the top and the bottom
The threads are rounded equally at crests and roots by circular arcs ending tangentially with the flanks where r ≈ 0.1373P
The theoretical depth of the thread is therefore 0.6403 times the nominal pitch h ≈ 0.6403P

BSPT Pipe Threads.[2]

Pipe thread sizes
At least 41 thread sizes have been defined, ranging from 1 ⁄1 6 to 18, although of these only 15 are included in ISO 7 and 24 in ISO 228.[3][4][5][6] The size number was
originally based on the inner diameter (measured in inches) of a steel tube for which the thread was intended, but contemporary pipes tend to use thinner walls to
save material, and thus have an inner diameter larger than this nominal size. In the modern standard metric version, it is simply a size number, where listed
diameter size is the major outer diameter of the external thread. For a taper thread, it is the diameter at the "gauge length" (plus/minus one thread pitch) from the
small end of the thread. The taper is 1:16, meaning that for each 16 units of measurement increase in the distance from the end, the diameter increases by 1 unit of
measurement.
 Thread Tapping drill
G / R Thread Major Minor Gauge
density
size pitch diameter diameter length R 95% G 80%
(TPI)

(in) (in−1) (mm) (in) (mm) (in) (mm) (in) (mm) (mm) (mm)

1⁄ 28 0.907 0.3041 7.723 0.2583 6.561 5⁄ 4.0 6.6 6.8

16 32
1⁄ 28 0.907 0.3830 9.728 0.3372 8.566 5⁄ 4.0 8.6 8.8
8 32
1⁄ 19 1.337 0.5180 13.157 0.4506 11.445 0.2367 6.0 11.5 11.8
4
3⁄ 19 1.337 0.6560 16.662 0.5886 14.950 1⁄ 6.4 15.0 15.3
8 4
1⁄ 14 1.814 0.8250 20.955 0.7335 18.631 0.3214 8.2 18.7 19.1
2
5⁄ 14 1.814 0.9020 22.911 0.8105 20.587 0.3214 8.2 20.7 21.1
8
3⁄ 14 1.814 1.0410 26.441 0.9495 24.117 3⁄ 9.5 24.2 24.6
4 8
7⁄ 14 1.814 1.1890 30.201 1.0975 27.877 3⁄ 9.5 28.0 28.3
8 8

1 11 2.309 1.3090 33.249 1.1926 30.291 0.4091 10.4 30.4 30.9

11⁄8 11 2.309 1.4920 37.897 1.3756 34.939 0.4091 10.4 35.1 35.5

11⁄4 11 2.309 1.6500 41.910 1.5335 38.952 1⁄

2 12.7 39.1 39.5

13⁄8 11 2.309 1.7450 44.323 1.6285 41.365 1⁄

2 12.7 41.5 42.0

11⁄2 11 2.309 1.8820 47.803 1.7656 44.845 1⁄

2 12.7 45.0 45.4

15⁄8 11 2.309 2.0820 52.883 1.9656 49.926 5⁄

8 15.9 50.1 50.5

13⁄4 11 2.309 2.1160 53.746 1.9995 50.788 5⁄

8 15.9 50.9 51.4

17⁄8 11 2.309 2.2440 56.998 2.1276 54.041 5⁄

8 15.9 54.2 54.6

2 11 2.309 2.3470 59.614 2.2306 56.656 5⁄ 15.9 56.8 57.2

8

21⁄4 11 2.309 2.5870 65.710 2.4706 62.752 11⁄

16 17.5 62.9 63.3

21⁄2 11 2.309 2.9600 75.184 2.8435 72.226 11⁄

16 17.5 72.4 72.8

23⁄4 11 2.309 3.2100 81.534 3.0935 78.576 13⁄

16 20.6 78.7 79.2

3 11 2.309 3.4600 87.884 3.3435 84.926 13⁄ 20.6 85.1 85.5

16

31⁄4 11 2.309 3.7000 93.980 3.5835 91.022 7⁄

8 22.2 91.2 91.6

31⁄2 11 2.309 3.9500 100.330 3.8335 97.372 7⁄

8 22.2 97.5 98.0

33⁄4 11 2.309 4.2000 106.680 4.0835 103.722 7⁄

8 22.2 103.9 104.3

4 11 2.309 4.4500 113.030 4.3335 110.072 1 25.4 110.2 110.7

 41⁄2 11 2.309 4.9500 125.730 4.8335 122.772 1 25.4 122.9 123.4

5 11 2.309 5.4500 138.430 5.3335 135.472 11⁄8 28.6 135.6 136.1

51⁄2 11 2.309 5.9500 151.130 5.8335 148.172 11⁄8 28.6 148.3 148.8

6 11 2.309 6.4500 163.830 6.3335 160.872 11⁄8 28.6 161.0 161.5

7 10 2.540 7.4500 189.230 7.3220 185.979 13⁄8 34.9 186.1 186.6

8 10 2.540 8.4500 214.630 8.3220 211.379 11⁄2 38.1 211.5 212.0

9 10 2.540 9.4500 240.030 9.3220 236.779 11⁄2 38.1 236.9 237.4

10 10 2.540 10.4500 265.430 10.3220 262.179 15⁄8 41.3 262.3 262.8

11 8 3.175 11.4500 290.830 11.2900 286.766 15⁄8 41.3 287.0 287.6

12 8 3.175 12.4500 316.230 12.2900 312.166 15⁄8 41.3 312.4 313.0

13 8 3.175 13.6800 347.472 13.5200 343.408 15⁄8 41.3 343.6 344.2

14 8 3.175 14.6800 372.872 14.5200 368.808 13⁄4 44.5 369.0 369.6

15 8 3.175 15.6800 398.272 15.5200 394.208 13⁄4 44.5 394.4 395.0

16 8 3.175 16.6800 423.672 16.5200 419.608 17⁄8 47.6 419.8 420.4

17 8 3.175 17.6800 449.072 17.5200 445.008 2 50.8 445.2 445.8

18 8 3.175 18.6800 474.472 18.5200 470.408 2 50.8 470.6 471.2

These standard pipe threads are formally referred to by the following sequence of blocks:

the words, Pipe thread,

the document number of the standard (e.g., ISO 7 or EN 10226)
the symbol for the pipe thread type:

G, external and internal parallel (ISO 228)

R, external taper (ISO 7)
Rp, internal parallel (ISO 7/1)
Rc, internal taper (ISO 7)
Rs, external parallel
the thread size

Threads are normally right-hand. For left-hand threads, the letters, LH, are appended.
Example: Pipe thread EN 10226 Rp 21 ⁄2

The terminology for the use of G and R originated from Germany (G for gas, as it was originally designed for use on gas pipes; R for rohr, meaning pipe.)

Pipe and fastener dimensions

G/R Typ. nut Corresponding pipe
size sizes DN OD Wall

(in) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm)

1⁄ 3
16
1⁄ 15 6 10.2 2
8
1⁄ 19 8 13.5 2.3
4
3⁄ 22 or 23 10 17.2 2.3
8
1⁄ 27 15 21.3 2.6
2
3⁄ 32 20 26.9 2.6
4

1 43 25 33.7 3.2

11⁄4 53 32 42.4 3.2

11⁄2 57 40 48.3 3.2

2 70 50 60.3 3.6

21⁄2 65 76.1 3.6

3 80 88.9 4

4 100 114.3 4.5

5 125 139.7 5

6 150 168.3 5

ISO 7 (Pressure Tight threads)

The standard ISO 7 - Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are made on the threads consists of the following parts:

ISO 7-1:1994 Dimensions, tolerances and designation

ISO 7-2:2000 Verification by means of limit gauges
ISO 228 (Non Pressure Tight Threads)
The standard ISO 228 - Pipe threads where pressure-tight joints are not made on the threads consists of the following parts:

ISO 228-1:2000 Dimensions, tolerances and designation

ISO 228-2:1987 Verification by means of limit gauges

See also
AN thread National pipe thread
British standard brass thread Panzergewinde
British Standard Whitworth Thread angle
Garden hose thread Threaded pipe

References
1. "BSPM = British Standard Pipe Mechanical" (http://www.ring-plug-thread-gages.com/ti-bspm-British-Standard-Pipe-Mechanical.htm). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
2. "Archived copy" (https://web.archive.org/web/20131007174133/http://www.colder.com/Portals/0/Library/Resources/Literature/WhitePapers/Documents/NPT_whitepa
per.pdf) (PDF). Archived from the original (http://www.colder.com/Portals/0/Library/Resources/Literature/WhitePapers/Documents/NPT_whitepaper.pdf) (PDF) on
2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
3. maryland metrics. "Maryland Metrics thread data charts" (http://mdmetric.com/tech/thddat7.htm). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
4. "RoyMech: Pipe Threads" (http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Flanges/Pipe_Threads.html). Retrieved 14 July 2016.
5. "How to ID British (BSP) Threads" (http://www.pipefittingsdirect.co.uk/contents/en-uk/BSP%20Identification1.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
6. "BSP Thread data" (http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/general/bsp-thread-data-245989/). www.practicalmachinist.com. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

External links
British Standard Pipe Parallel Thread Dimensions (http://www.amesweb.info/Screws/British-Standard-Pipe-Parallel-Thread-BSPP.aspx)
British Standard Pipe Taper Thread Dimensions (http://www.amesweb.info/Screws/BSPT-Thread-Sizes-Dimensions.aspx)
ISO 7-1:1994 (https://www.iso.org/standard/20819.html)
ISO 7-2:2000 (https://www.iso.org/standard/20820.html)
ISO 228-1:2000 (https://www.iso.org/standard/33777.html)
ISO 228-2:1987 (https://www.iso.org/standard/4104.html)

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