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Estes Tube Sizes

Estes Code Inside Diameter (mm) Outside Diameter (mm) Wall Thickness (mm) Inside Diameter (inches) Outside Diameter (inches) Wall Thickness (inches)
BT-3 8.9 9.525 0.330 0.349 0.375 0.013
BT-5 13.1 13.741 0.330 0.515 0.541 0.013
BT-20 18.0 18.694 0.330 0.710 0.736 0.013
BT-30 18.4 19.431 0.533 0.725 0.765 0.021
BT-40 19.4 20.853 0.584 0.765 0.821 0.023
BT-48 22.9 23.571 0.330 0.902 0.928 0.013
BT-50 24.1 24.790 0.330 0.950 0.976 0.013
BT-51 25.0 25.679 0.330 0.984 1.011 0.013
BT-52 25.1 28.296 1.600 0.988 1.114 0.063
BT-55 32.6 33.655 0.533 1.283 1.325 0.021
BT-56 33.1 34.188 0.533 1.304 1.346 0.021
BT-58 38.0 39.116 0.533 1.498 1.54 0.021
BT-60 40.5 41.580 0.533 1.595 1.637 0.021
BT-63 41.6 42.697 0.533 1.639 1.681 0.021
BT-67 50.8 51.816 0.508 2.000 2.04 0.02
BT-70 55.2 56.312 0.533 2.175 2.217 0.021
BT-80 65.0 66.040 0.533 2.560 2.6 0.021
RT-99 93.2 96.266 0.533 3.668 3.79 0.021
BT-100 94.0 95.098 0.533 3.702 3.744 0.021
BT-101 99.0 100.025 0.533 3.896 3.938 0.021
SBT-123 30.0 31.191 0.584 1.182 1.228 0.023
SBT-127 31.2 32.360 0.533 1.230 1.274 0.021
SBT-139 34.2 35.281 0.559 1.345 1.389 0.022