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Q: What is the difference between wall thickness and schedule?
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The schedule value refers to the thickness of the wall of the pipe; the bigger the number (schedule) the bigger the wall thickness is of the pipe. The thickness is relative to the diameter of the tube/pipe an the application it is being used in.


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