Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and Tubing
| Trade Size | Nominal Internal Diameter | Total Area 100% |
60% | 1 Wire 53% |
2 Wires 31% |
Over 2 Wires 40% |
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| mm | in. | mm2 | in.2 | mm2 | in.2 | mm2 | in.2 | mm2 | in.2 | mm2 | in.2 | |
| ½ | 13.4 | 0.526 | 141 | 0.217 | 85 | 0.130 | 75 | 0.115 | 44 | 0.067 | 56 | 0.087 |
| ¾ | 18.3 | 0.722 | 263 | 0.409 | 158 | 0.245 | 139 | 0.217 | 82 | 0.127 | 105 | 0.164 |
| 1 | 23.8 | 0.936 | 445 | 0.688 | 267 | 0.413 | 236 | 0.365 | 138 | 0.213 | 178 | 0.275 |
| 1¼ | 31.9 | 1.255 | 799 | 1.237 | 479 | 0.742 | 423 | 0.656 | 248 | 0.383 | 320 | 0.495 |
| 1½ | 37.5 | 1.476 | 1104 | 1.711 | 662 | 1.027 | 585 | 0.907 | 342 | 0.530 | 442 | 0.684 |
| 2 | 48.6 | 1.913 | 1855 | 2.874 | 1113 | 1.724 | 983 | 1.523 | 575 | 0.891 | 742 | 1.150 |
| 2½ | 58.2 | 2.290 | 2660 | 4.119 | 1596 | 2.471 | 1410 | 2.183 | 825 | 1.277 | 1064 | 1.648 |
| 3 | 72.7 | 2.864 | 4151 | 6.442 | 2491 | 3.865 | 2200 | 3.414 | 1287 | 1.997 | 1660 | 2.577 |
| 3½ | 84.5 | 3.326 | 5608 | 8.688 | 3365 | 5.213 | 2972 | 4.605 | 1738 | 2.693 | 2243 | 3.475 |
| 4 | 96.2 | 3.786 | 7268 | 11.258 | 4361 | 6.755 | 3852 | 5.967 | 2253 | 3.490 | 2907 | 4.503 |
| 5 | 121.1 | 4.768 | 11518 | 17.855 | 6911 | 10.713 | 6105 | 9.463 | 3571 | 5.535 | 4607 | 7.142 |
| 6 | 145.0 | 5.709 | 16513 | 25.598 | 9908 | 15.359 | 8752 | 13.567 | 5119 | 7.935 | 6605 | 10.239 |
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