Nipples - Socketweld Fittings - Rahul Group

Socketweld Fittings

Nipples

This product is available in steel, stainless steel, carbon, nickel alloys, aluminum and exotic materials.

Description
Variations
  • Hexagonal Nipples & Hexagonal Reducing Nipples
  • Swage(d) Nipples
  • Concentric & Eccentric
  • Straight, threaded or chamfered tips
  • Dimensions to BS3799, MSS SP-95 or European standard
Reference standards
  • ASTM A182 – ASME SA182 – 'Forged or Rolled Alloy and STainless Steel Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for High-Temperature Service'
  • ASTM A105 – ASME SA105 – Carbon Steel Forgings for Piping Applications'
  • ASTM A350 – ASME SA350 – 'Carbon and Low-Alloy Steel Forgings, Requiring Notch Toughness Testing for Piping Components'
  • ASTM A181 – ASME SA181 – Carbon Steel Forgings, for General-Purpose Piping'
  • ASTM B564 – ASME SB564 – Nickel Alloy Forgings'
  • ASTM B381 – ASME SB381 – 'Titanium and Titanium Alloy Forgings'
  • MSS SP-95 – 'Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs'
  • BS 3799 – 'Specification for Steel pipe fittings, screwed and Socket-welding for the petroleum industry'
Dimensions
  • Diameter : 1/8″ to 4″
  • Pressure class : 3000# & 6000#

Hexagonal nipples

Nominal pipe Size Length
(W)
Internal Diameter
(D)
Connection Length
(A)
Hexagonal Height
(H)
Width Flats
(F)
3000# 6000#
1/8″ 26 5 2 10 6 11
1/4″ 36 8 6 15 6 15
3/8″ 40 11 8 16 8 18
1/2″ 48 14 11 20 8 22
3/4″ 52 19 13 21 10 27
1″ 60 24 17 25 10 35
1 1/2″ 68 38 30 26 16 50
2″ 71 49 39 27 17 –

Dimensions are in millimeters

Source: BS3799 – 1974

Swage(d) Nipples

Nominal Pipe Size Outside Diameter End to End (K)
Large End
(D)
Small End
(d)
Large End
(D)
Small End
(d)
MSS SP-95 BS3799 Europe
1/4″ 1/8″ 13.7 10.3 57 – –
3/8″ 1/8″
1/4″
17.1
17.1
10.3
13.7
64
64
76
76
55
55
1/2″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
21.3
21.3
21.3
10.3
13.7
17.1
70
70
70
–
89
89
60
60
60
3/4″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
26.7
26.7
26.7
26.7
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
76
76
76
76
–
–
95
95
–
70
70
70
1″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
33.4
33.4
33.4
33.4
33.4
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
89
89
89
89
89
–
–
–
102
102
–
–
80
80
80
1 1/4″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
1″
42.2
42.2
42.2
42.2
42.2
42.2
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
33.4
102
102
102
102
102
102
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
90
90
90
1 1/2″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
1″
1 1/4″
48.3
48.3
48.3
48.3
48.3
48.3
48.3
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
–
–
–
114
114
114
–
–
–
–
100
100
100
–
2″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
1″
1 1/4″
1 1/2″
60.3
60.3
60.3
60.3
60.3
60.3
60.3
60.3
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
48.3
165
165
165
165
165
165
165
165
–
–
–
165
165
165
–
165
–
–
–
–
110
110
–
110
2 1/2″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
1″
1 1/4″
1 1/2″
2″
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
73.0
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
48.3
60.3
178
178
178
178
178
178
178
178
178
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
178
178
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
3″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
1″
1 1/4″
1 1/2″
2″
2 1/2″
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
88.9
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
48.3
60.3
73.0
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
203
203
203
–
–
–
–
–
145
–
145
145
–
3 1/2″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
1″
1 1/4″
1 1/2″
2″
2 1/2″
3″
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
101.6
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
48.3
60.3
73.0
88.9
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
203
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4″ 1/8″
1/4″
3/8″
1/2″
3/4″
1″
1 1/4″
1 1/2″
2″
2 1/2″
3″
3 1/2″
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
114.3
10.3
13.7
17.1
21.3
26.7
33.4
42.2
48.3
60.3
73.0
88.9
101.6
229
229
229
229
229
229
229
229
229
229
229
229
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
229
229
–
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200
200

Dimensions are in millimeters

Sources: MSS SP-95 – 2006