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Nominal diameter

Pipe Size notation: NPS vs NB vs DN. Is there any difference?

by Vaibhav Raj
NPS vs NPB vs DN

Many of us, talk about pipe size either in DN (Nominal Diameter), NPS ( Nominal Pipe Size), or NB (Nominal Bore). Yet these all are notations of pipe size these all have some similarities and differences in terms of use and origin. In this article, you will know a brief explanation about these piping size notations.

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