Pipe Nipple & Hex Nipple Manufacturers – ASTM A105, ASTM A312, ASTM A106, ASTM A403, ASTM A182 F304, F316, F304L, F316L and A182 F5, F9, F11, F22, F91

  • Size: from 1/8″ NPS TO 6″ NPS, Thi, Thickness – SCH40/STD, SCH80/XS, SCH160/XXS, Thread: NPT, BSPT, BSPP, Type: Male
  • Types of Pipe Nipples – Barrel Nipple, Close Nipple, Hexagonal Nipple, Long Hex Nipple, Reducing Nipple, Hose Nipple, Welding Nipple, Seamless Pipe Nipple, Short Pipe Nipple, Hex Nipple, One Side Threaded Nipple, Both Sides Threaded Nipple, Both Sides Plain End Pipe Nipple

A nipple is a short length of pipe with male pipe threads at both ends for connecting other fittings. You may also see them referred to as “barrel nipples”. Generally there is a short distance of unthreaded pipe between the two threaded ends. When there is no bare pipe between the two connecting ends, the part may be called a “close nipple” or a “running nipple”. Metallica is a well known manufacturer and supplier of pipe nipples and hex nipples for the clients from oil and gas, petrochemicals, railway, construction and other industries. Our main products include socket weld fittings, threaded fittings and pipe nipples in size range of 1/4″ to 4″ (6mm-100mm). The most common materials for manufacturing pipe nipples and hex nipples are carbon steels, stainless steels, alloy steels and non-ferrous metals certified to ASTM, ASME and DIN standards. In nickel alloys we are manufacturing pipe nipples in various grades such as Alloy 200, 201, 400, K500, 600, 625, 800H/HT, 825, X-750, C276, Hastelloy B & C22.

Forged Socket Weld & Threaded Pipe Fittings Manufacturing Standards

  • ASTM A182 – ASME SA182 – Standard Specification for Wrought Austenitic Stainless Steel Piping Fittings
  • ASME B16.9 – Factory-Made Wrought Buttwelding Fittings
  • ASME B16.11 – Socket Welding and Threaded Forged Fittings
  • MSS SP-43 – Wrought and Fabricated Butt-Welding Fittings for Low Pressure, Corrosion Resistant Applications
  • MSS SP-95 – Swage(d) Nipples and Bull Plugs
  • BS3799 – Specification for Steel pipe fittings, screwed and Socket-welding for the petroleum industry
  • MSS SP-83 – Socket Welding and Threaded Steel Pipe Unions

Socket weld and threaded fittings are generally used for small size pipes and piping systems (generally below 4 inches in diameter for Class 3000, and below 2 inches for fittings in class 6000 and 9000). Forged pipe fittings are manufactured by forging, followed by heat treatment and machining solid steel as per the dimensional standards. For bigger size piping systems buttweld pipe fittings produced as per ASME B16.9 are used.

Production Range of Pipe Nipples and Hex Nipples

ProductPipe Nipples and Hex Nipples
ConnectionThreaded, Plain End
Size1/8″ NPS TO 6″ NPS
Pressure RatingSCH 10S, SCH 40, SCH80/XS, SCH160, XXS
Process methodSeamless, Forged, CNC Machined
LengthCustom Length
CertificationEN 10204 3.1
  • Thread: NPT, BSPT, BSPP, Type: Male

Pipe Nipples & Hex Nipples Materials & Grades

Carbon SteelASTM A106, ASTM A333 Gr. 6, ASTM A105/N, ASTM A350LF2, LF3, LF6
Duplex2205 (F51/60), 2507 (F53)
Chrome MolySA182, F1, F5, F5a, F9, F9l, F11, F12, F22
Stainless Steel304/L/H, 316/L/H, 310, 317L, 321/H, 347/H, 410, 416, 420, 17-4, 440, Alloy 20
Nickel Alloys200, 201, 400, K500, 600, 625, 800H/HT, 825, X-750, C276, Hastelloy B & C22

Dimensions & Sizes for Pipe Nipples

Pipe Nipple Drawing Dimensions
Nom.Pipe SizeLPlain End Weight(kg/m)
Close NippleShort NippleLong NippleSch40/STDSch80/XSSch160XXS
1/8”3/4”1-1/2”2”~12”0.370.47
1/4”7/8”1-1/2”2”~12”0.630.8
3/8”1”1-1/2”2”~12”0.841.1
1/2”1-1/8”1-1/2”2”~12”1.271.621.952.55
3/4”1-3/8”2”2-1/2”~12”1.692.22.93.64
1”1-1/2”2”2-1/2”~12”2.53.244.245.45
1-1/4”1-5/8”2-1/2”3”~12”3.394.475.617.77
1-1/2”1-3/4”2-1/2”3”~12”4.055.417.259.55
22”2-1/2”3”~12”5.447.4811.1113.44
2-1/2”2-1/2”3”3-1/2”~12”8.6311.4114.9220.39
3”2-5/8”3”3-1/2”~12”11.2915.2721.3527.68
3-1/2”2-3/4”4”4-1/2”~12”13.5718.64
4”2-7/8”4”4-1/2”~12”16.0822.3233.5441.03
5”3”4-1/2”5”~12”21.7730.9749.1257.43
6”3-1/8”4-1/2”5”~12”28.2642.5667.5779.22
  • Dimensions in Millimeters
  • Thickness in accordance with ASME B1.20.1
  • Weld bevel in accordance with ASME B16.25
  • Weight in accordance with ASME B36.10M

Dimensions & Sizes for Hex Nipples

Pipe Nipple Drawing Dimensions
Nominal SizeAWEbCF
     
DNInch(Min.)(Min.)(Min.)30006000(Min.)(Min.)
61/8″112610526
81/4″153615866
8×61/4″×1/8″15311552610
103/8″1840161188
10×83/8″×1/4″18391686815
151/2″22482014118
15×101/2″×3/8″224420118816
15×81/2″×1/4″22432086815
203/4″275221191310
20×153/4″×1/2″2750211411920
20×103/4″×3/8″274621118916
251″356025241710
25×201″×3/4″35562519131021
25×151″×1/2″35552514111020
401-1/2″506826383016
40×251-1/2″×1″50672624171625
40×201-1/2″×3/4″50632619131621
40×151-1/2″×1/2″50622614111620
502″627127493917
50×402″×1-1/2″62702738301726
50×252″×1″62702724171825
50×202″×3/4″62652719131721
50×152″×1/2″62652714111820