{
 "version": "2026-10-20",
 "license": "Dimension sheets: CC BY 4.0. Standard and published-size files: CC BY 4.0. Xem Studio's own designs (files_license = Xem Studio Design License): free to use and sell things from, not to redistribute as files — https://xemstudio.com/license/. Other publishers' files: their own license, linked beside them.",
 "slug": "tygon-vinyl-tubing-e-3603-sizes",
 "name": "Tygon vinyl tubing (E-3603 / S3 E-3603): ID × OD × wall, 1/32 to 1 in ID, 1/16 to 1/4 in walls",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Tri-clamp & pipe",
 "group": "Pipe, tube & threads",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the ID, OD and wall of Tygon E-3603 tubing (1/4 × 3/8, 3/8 × 1/2, 1/2 × 5/8 in)?",
 "tags": [
  "tygon tubing",
  "e-3603",
  "vinyl tubing",
  "clear vinyl tubing",
  "pvc tubing",
  "lab tubing",
  "s3 e-3603",
  "non-dehp tubing",
  "saint-gobain tubing",
  "flexible clear tube",
  "tote"
 ],
 "aliases": [
  "tygon tubing sizes",
  "tygon e-3603 1/4 id 3/8 od",
  "tygon 3/8 id 1/2 od wall",
  "clear vinyl tubing 1/2 id 5/8 od",
  "tygon e-3603 5/16 x 7/16",
  "tygon tubing 1/8 id 1/4 od",
  "tygon 3/16 x 5/16",
  "tygon s3 e-3603 dimensions",
  "tygon tubing 1/2 id wall thickness",
  "clear vinyl tubing id od chart",
  "tygon e-3603 3/4 id 1 od",
  "tygon 1/16 id 3/16 od",
  "tygon tubing 1/4 x 1/2 1/8 wall"
 ],
 "overall_mm": {
  "length": null,
  "width": null,
  "height": null
 },
 "official_cad": false,
 "xem_status": "not-scanned",
 "les": false,
 "free_files": 0,
 "url": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/tygon-vinyl-tubing-e-3603-sizes/",
 "sheet_txt": "https://xemstudio.com/objects/tygon-vinyl-tubing-e-3603-sizes/sheet.txt",
 "sheet": {
  "basis": "Saint-Gobain Tygon E-3603 datasheet as hosted by Novatech USA (30 sizes), cross-checked against Thomas Scientific's 21-item Tygon S3 E-3603 listing; numbers only; pressure ratings left out",
  "overall_mm": {
   "length": null,
   "width": null,
   "height": null
  },
  "notes": [
   "Tygon E-3603 is the clear flexible laboratory tubing that 'Tygon-type' and 'clear vinyl tubing' refer to (one retailer lists it as 'Special PVC'; the datasheet says clear, flexible, BPA- and phthalate-free); Thomas Scientific lists Tygon S3 E-3603 as non-DEHP tubing in the same ID × OD sizes. It is sized as ID × OD in inches (1/4 × 3/8 in is a 1/16 in wall; 1/4 × 1/2 in is a 1/8 in wall); the wall is (OD − ID) ÷ 2 and was checked against every wall the datasheet prints (3/32 in = 0.09375, 1/8 in = 0.125, 5/32 in = 0.15625 ... agree).",
   "30 sizes from the Novatech-hosted datasheet: 1/32 × 3/32, 1/16 × 1/8, 1/16 × 3/16, 3/32 × 5/32, 3/32 × 7/32, 1/8 × 3/16, 1/8 × 1/4, 5/32 × 7/32, 3/16 × 5/16, 3/16 × 3/8, 1/4 × 3/8, 1/4 × 7/16, 1/4 × 1/2, 5/16 × 7/16, 5/16 × 1/2, 5/16 × 9/16, 3/8 × 1/2, 3/8 × 9/16, 3/8 × 5/8, 7/16 × 9/16, 1/2 × 5/8, 1/2 × 11/16, 1/2 × 3/4, 1/2 × 13/16, 5/8 × 13/16, 5/8 × 7/8, 3/4 × 1, 3/4 × 1-1/8, 1 × 1-1/4, 1 × 1-1/2 in. Thomas Scientific's S3 E-3603 listing has 21 items (20 distinct sizes, one listed in two lengths); the 16 that are also in the datasheet agree on ID, OD and wall for every row. Thomas adds 7/16 × 11/16 (a 1/8 in wall), which is not in the Novatech datasheet and is shown with Thomas as the only source. Three more Thomas rows (3/4 × 1 1/16, 1 1/4 × 1 1/2, 1 1/2 × 2) print walls that cannot be right (2 3/4 in, 7 7/8 in, 5 7/8 in) and are left out.",
   "Metric equivalents of the same tubing (for example 6.4 × 0.8 mm walls listed by retailers) were not read from the maker and are not copied. Maximum pressures in the datasheet are left out on purpose, and the datasheet states no temperature range. Tubing for other fluids: silicone-tube-and-fittings, nylon-tubing-inch-metric-sizes, polyethylene-tubing-lldpe-sizes, ptfe-fep-pfa-tubing-fractional-sizes. Hose barbs and push-fit: silicone-tube-and-fittings. No files: tubing is not drawn as a fixed shape."
  ],
  "table": {
   "columns": [
    "ID as listed, in",
    "OD as listed, in",
    "ID, in",
    "ID, mm",
    "OD, in",
    "OD, mm",
    "wall, in",
    "wall, mm",
    "source(s)"
   ],
   "rows": [
    [
     "1/32",
     "3/32",
     "0.0312",
     "0.79",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "0.0312",
     "0.79",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1/16",
     "1/8",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "0.0312",
     "0.79",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1/16",
     "3/16",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "0.1875",
     "4.76",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "3/32",
     "5/32",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "0.1562",
     "3.97",
     "0.0312",
     "0.79",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "3/32",
     "7/32",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "0.2188",
     "5.56",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1/8",
     "3/16",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "0.1875",
     "4.76",
     "0.0312",
     "0.79",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1/8",
     "1/4",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "0.25",
     "6.35",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "5/32",
     "7/32",
     "0.1562",
     "3.97",
     "0.2188",
     "5.56",
     "0.0312",
     "0.79",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "3/16",
     "5/16",
     "0.1875",
     "4.76",
     "0.3125",
     "7.94",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "3/16",
     "3/8",
     "0.1875",
     "4.76",
     "0.375",
     "9.53",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1/4",
     "3/8",
     "0.25",
     "6.35",
     "0.375",
     "9.53",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1/4",
     "7/16",
     "0.25",
     "6.35",
     "0.4375",
     "11.11",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "1/4",
     "1/2",
     "0.25",
     "6.35",
     "0.5",
     "12.70",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "5/16",
     "7/16",
     "0.3125",
     "7.94",
     "0.4375",
     "11.11",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "5/16",
     "1/2",
     "0.3125",
     "7.94",
     "0.5",
     "12.70",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "5/16",
     "9/16",
     "0.3125",
     "7.94",
     "0.5625",
     "14.29",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "3/8",
     "1/2",
     "0.375",
     "9.53",
     "0.5",
     "12.70",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "3/8",
     "9/16",
     "0.375",
     "9.53",
     "0.5625",
     "14.29",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "3/8",
     "5/8",
     "0.375",
     "9.53",
     "0.625",
     "15.88",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "7/16",
     "9/16",
     "0.4375",
     "11.11",
     "0.5625",
     "14.29",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "7/16",
     "11/16",
     "0.4375",
     "11.11",
     "0.6875",
     "17.46",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "1/2",
     "5/8",
     "0.5",
     "12.70",
     "0.625",
     "15.88",
     "0.0625",
     "1.59",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "1/2",
     "11/16",
     "0.5",
     "12.70",
     "0.6875",
     "17.46",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "1/2",
     "3/4",
     "0.5",
     "12.70",
     "0.75",
     "19.05",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1/2",
     "13/16",
     "0.5",
     "12.70",
     "0.8125",
     "20.64",
     "0.1562",
     "3.97",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "5/8",
     "13/16",
     "0.625",
     "15.88",
     "0.8125",
     "20.64",
     "0.0938",
     "2.38",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "5/8",
     "7/8",
     "0.625",
     "15.88",
     "0.875",
     "22.23",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "3/4",
     "1",
     "0.75",
     "19.05",
     "1",
     "25.40",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "3/4",
     "1-1/8",
     "0.75",
     "19.05",
     "1.125",
     "28.58",
     "0.1875",
     "4.76",
     "Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific"
    ],
    [
     "1",
     "1-1/4",
     "1",
     "25.40",
     "1.25",
     "31.75",
     "0.125",
     "3.18",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ],
    [
     "1",
     "1-1/2",
     "1",
     "25.40",
     "1.5",
     "38.10",
     "0.25",
     "6.35",
     "Novatech datasheet"
    ]
   ]
  }
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 "sheet_text": "Tygon vinyl tubing (E-3603 / S3 E-3603): ID × OD × wall, 1/32 to 1 in ID, 1/16 to 1/4 in walls — dimension sheet\nSource: Xem Studio, https://xemstudio.com/objects/tygon-vinyl-tubing-e-3603-sizes/  (sheet CC BY 4.0)\nBasis: Saint-Gobain Tygon E-3603 datasheet as hosted by Novatech USA (30 sizes), cross-checked against Thomas Scientific's 21-item Tygon S3 E-3603 listing; numbers only; pressure ratings left out\nCatalog version: 2026-10-20\n\nSizes: see table below\n- Tygon E-3603 is the clear flexible laboratory tubing that 'Tygon-type' and 'clear vinyl tubing' refer to (one retailer lists it as 'Special PVC'; the datasheet says clear, flexible, BPA- and phthalate-free); Thomas Scientific lists Tygon S3 E-3603 as non-DEHP tubing in the same ID × OD sizes. It is sized as ID × OD in inches (1/4 × 3/8 in is a 1/16 in wall; 1/4 × 1/2 in is a 1/8 in wall); the wall is (OD − ID) ÷ 2 and was checked against every wall the datasheet prints (3/32 in = 0.09375, 1/8 in = 0.125, 5/32 in = 0.15625 ... agree).\n- 30 sizes from the Novatech-hosted datasheet: 1/32 × 3/32, 1/16 × 1/8, 1/16 × 3/16, 3/32 × 5/32, 3/32 × 7/32, 1/8 × 3/16, 1/8 × 1/4, 5/32 × 7/32, 3/16 × 5/16, 3/16 × 3/8, 1/4 × 3/8, 1/4 × 7/16, 1/4 × 1/2, 5/16 × 7/16, 5/16 × 1/2, 5/16 × 9/16, 3/8 × 1/2, 3/8 × 9/16, 3/8 × 5/8, 7/16 × 9/16, 1/2 × 5/8, 1/2 × 11/16, 1/2 × 3/4, 1/2 × 13/16, 5/8 × 13/16, 5/8 × 7/8, 3/4 × 1, 3/4 × 1-1/8, 1 × 1-1/4, 1 × 1-1/2 in. Thomas Scientific's S3 E-3603 listing has 21 items (20 distinct sizes, one listed in two lengths); the 16 that are also in the datasheet agree on ID, OD and wall for every row. Thomas adds 7/16 × 11/16 (a 1/8 in wall), which is not in the Novatech datasheet and is shown with Thomas as the only source. Three more Thomas rows (3/4 × 1 1/16, 1 1/4 × 1 1/2, 1 1/2 × 2) print walls that cannot be right (2 3/4 in, 7 7/8 in, 5 7/8 in) and are left out.\n- Metric equivalents of the same tubing (for example 6.4 × 0.8 mm walls listed by retailers) were not read from the maker and are not copied. Maximum pressures in the datasheet are left out on purpose, and the datasheet states no temperature range. Tubing for other fluids: silicone-tube-and-fittings, nylon-tubing-inch-metric-sizes, polyethylene-tubing-lldpe-sizes, ptfe-fep-pfa-tubing-fractional-sizes. Hose barbs and push-fit: silicone-tube-and-fittings. No files: tubing is not drawn as a fixed shape.\n\nID as listed, in  OD as listed, in  ID, in  ID, mm  OD, in  OD, mm  wall, in  wall, mm  source(s)\n1/32  3/32  0.0312  0.79  0.0938  2.38  0.0312  0.79  Novatech datasheet\n1/16  1/8  0.0625  1.59  0.125  3.18  0.0312  0.79  Novatech datasheet\n1/16  3/16  0.0625  1.59  0.1875  4.76  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet\n3/32  5/32  0.0938  2.38  0.1562  3.97  0.0312  0.79  Novatech datasheet\n3/32  7/32  0.0938  2.38  0.2188  5.56  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet\n1/8  3/16  0.125  3.18  0.1875  4.76  0.0312  0.79  Novatech datasheet\n1/8  1/4  0.125  3.18  0.25  6.35  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet\n5/32  7/32  0.1562  3.97  0.2188  5.56  0.0312  0.79  Novatech datasheet\n3/16  5/16  0.1875  4.76  0.3125  7.94  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet\n3/16  3/8  0.1875  4.76  0.375  9.53  0.0938  2.38  Novatech datasheet\n1/4  3/8  0.25  6.35  0.375  9.53  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet\n1/4  7/16  0.25  6.35  0.4375  11.11  0.0938  2.38  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n1/4  1/2  0.25  6.35  0.5  12.70  0.125  3.18  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n5/16  7/16  0.3125  7.94  0.4375  11.11  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n5/16  1/2  0.3125  7.94  0.5  12.70  0.0938  2.38  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n5/16  9/16  0.3125  7.94  0.5625  14.29  0.125  3.18  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n3/8  1/2  0.375  9.53  0.5  12.70  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n3/8  9/16  0.375  9.53  0.5625  14.29  0.0938  2.38  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n3/8  5/8  0.375  9.53  0.625  15.88  0.125  3.18  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n7/16  9/16  0.4375  11.11  0.5625  14.29  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n7/16  11/16  0.4375  11.11  0.6875  17.46  0.125  3.18  Thomas Scientific\n1/2  5/8  0.5  12.70  0.625  15.88  0.0625  1.59  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n1/2  11/16  0.5  12.70  0.6875  17.46  0.0938  2.38  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n1/2  3/4  0.5  12.70  0.75  19.05  0.125  3.18  Novatech datasheet\n1/2  13/16  0.5  12.70  0.8125  20.64  0.1562  3.97  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n5/8  13/16  0.625  15.88  0.8125  20.64  0.0938  2.38  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n5/8  7/8  0.625  15.88  0.875  22.23  0.125  3.18  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n3/4  1  0.75  19.05  1  25.40  0.125  3.18  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n3/4  1-1/8  0.75  19.05  1.125  28.58  0.1875  4.76  Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific\n1  1-1/4  1  25.40  1.25  31.75  0.125  3.18  Novatech datasheet\n1  1-1/2  1  25.40  1.5  38.10  0.25  6.35  Novatech datasheet\n\nFiles elsewhere (not hosted by Xem Studio; license as stated by the publisher):\n- Novatech USA (Saint-Gobain Tygon E-3603 datasheet): Tygon E-3603 tubing datasheet: ID, OD, wall (30 sizes, 1/32 to 1 in ID) — web — Distributor-hosted datasheet; numbers only — https://www.novatech-usa.com/pdf/Tygon E-3603 Tubing Datasheet.pdf\n- Thomas Scientific: Tygon S3 E-3603 non-DEHP tubing: 21 items, ID, OD, wall (1/4 to 1-1/2 in ID) — web — Retailer listing; numbers only — https://www.thomassci.com/p/tygon-s3-e-3603-non-dehp-tubing\n\nNo true-size file yet: the published figures do not fix the whole shape; a measured scan is planned.\nAPI: https://xemstudio.com/api/geometry?object=tygon-vinyl-tubing-e-3603-sizes\n",
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  {
   "publisher": "Novatech USA (Saint-Gobain Tygon E-3603 datasheet)",
   "title": "Tygon E-3603 tubing datasheet: ID, OD, wall (30 sizes, 1/32 to 1 in ID)",
   "url": "https://www.novatech-usa.com/pdf/Tygon E-3603 Tubing Datasheet.pdf",
   "formats": [
    "web"
   ],
   "license": "Distributor-hosted datasheet; numbers only",
   "license_verified": true,
   "hosted": false
  },
  {
   "publisher": "Thomas Scientific",
   "title": "Tygon S3 E-3603 non-DEHP tubing: 21 items, ID, OD, wall (1/4 to 1-1/2 in ID)",
   "url": "https://www.thomassci.com/p/tygon-s3-e-3603-non-dehp-tubing",
   "formats": [
    "web"
   ],
   "license": "Retailer listing; numbers only",
   "license_verified": true,
   "hosted": false
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  "sheet_free": true,
  "mesh_price_usd": null,
  "step_price_usd": null,
  "tolerance_mm": null
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 "related": [
  "silicone-tube",
  "nylon-tubing-inch-metric-sizes",
  "polyethylene-tubing-lldpe-sizes",
  "ptfe-fep-pfa-tubing-fractional-sizes",
  "luer-to-barb-adapters",
  "aquarium-airline-tubing",
  "drip-irrigation-tubing-sizes"
 ],
 "fits": [],
 "dimensions": "exact (nominal, no tolerance added)",
 "dimension_rule": "All geometry on Xem Studio is exact (nominal, true size) with no tolerance added. Where a part meets another part, the object lists its mating features (feature, exact size, what it mates with, fit class: press, slide, run, socket, clamp or designed). Apply your process's allowance to those features only; 'designed' gaps are part of the design and stay as drawn. Typical accuracy by process and ISO 286 fits: https://xemstudio.com/tolerances/",
 "mating": [],
 "faq": [
  {
   "q": "What size is Tygon tubing 1/4 inch ID?",
   "a": "1/4 × 3/8 in (1/16 in wall), 1/4 × 7/16 in (3/32 in wall) and 1/4 × 1/2 in (1/8 in wall) in the E-3603 datasheet."
  },
  {
   "q": "What is the wall of Tygon 3/8 × 5/8 tubing?",
   "a": "1/8 in (3.18 mm): (5/8 − 3/8) ÷ 2."
  },
  {
   "q": "Is Tygon S3 E-3603 the same size as E-3603?",
   "a": "Yes in the sizes both sources list: the 16 S3 E-3603 sizes in Thomas Scientific's listing that are in the Novatech datasheet agree on ID, OD and wall."
  }
 ],
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