Pipethread管螺紋Twocommonpipethreadsizesexist,thetaperedNationalPipeThread(NPT)andthestraightNationalStandardFree-FittingStraightMechanicalPipeThread(NPSM)
Thetaperedthreadsareforjoiningandsealing,thestraightthreadsareonlyforjoining
TheDry-sealthread(NPTF)allowsforjoiningwithoutsealants
Threelesscommonthreadsexist,theGardenHoseThread(GHT),FireHoseCoupling(NST)andBritishStandardTaperPipeThread(BSPT)
TheNPTandNPTFthreadsareinterchangeablewithsealantssuchasPTFEtape
Noneoftheotherthreadstandardsareinterchangeable
FemaleNPTthreadscanbedesignatedas"FPT"andmaleNPTthreadscanbedesignatedas"MPT
"Pipesizesdonotrefertoanyphysicaldimensions
Theoutsidediameterofeachpipeorfittingmustbemeasuredandcomparedtothetableforsizeidentification
Forexample,a3/4"NPTpipethreadhasanoutsidediameterof1
050inches
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