Pipe Glossary

Beveled Pipe End - Pipe end cut on an angle so piping can be joined by either brazing or welding.

Grooved Pipe End - Pipe end having one or two narrow cuts (grooves) in the outside wall.

Industrial Piping - A piping system used in a manufacturing plant, factory, processing plant, laboratory, or other commercial application.

Iron Pipe Size (IPS) - A term referring to a standard measurement for a pipe that was originally set for iron pipe by the American National Standards Institure (ANSI); IPS is the same measurement size as Nominal Pipe Size (NPS).

Nominal Pipe Size - The standard measurement for any pipe as set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI); NPS size is the same measured size as iron pipe sizes.

Pipe - A cylindrical conductor with a wall thick enough to receive a standard pipe thread that complies with the United States Standard Tapered Pipe Thread specifications.

Plain Pipe End - Pipe end that has been left with straight-across cut.

Stainless Steel Pipe - An alloy steel pipe with corrosion-resisting properties, usually imparted by nickel and chromium.

Supply Pipe - Pressure pipe used in a supply piping system.

Supply Piping System - An assembly of pipe, valves and fittings used to bring liquids or gas into a structure.

Threaded Pipe End - Pipe end with regularly spaced grooves that allow the pipe to be joined by screwing (threading).

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