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Tygon vinyl tubing (E-3603 / S3 E-3603): ID × OD × wall, 1/32 to 1 in ID, 1/16 to 1/4 in walls

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)? · Standard part · 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

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Exact dimensions. True size, with no tolerance added.

sizes
31 in table

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.

Tygon vinyl tubing (E-3603 / S3 E-3603): ID × OD × wall, 1/32 to 1… size chart

ID as listed, inOD as listed, inID, inID, mmOD, inOD, mmwall, inwall, mmsource(s)
1/323/320.03120.790.09382.380.03120.79Novatech datasheet
1/161/80.06251.590.1253.180.03120.79Novatech datasheet
1/163/160.06251.590.18754.760.06251.59Novatech datasheet
3/325/320.09382.380.15623.970.03120.79Novatech datasheet
3/327/320.09382.380.21885.560.06251.59Novatech datasheet
1/83/160.1253.180.18754.760.03120.79Novatech datasheet
1/81/40.1253.180.256.350.06251.59Novatech datasheet
5/327/320.15623.970.21885.560.03120.79Novatech datasheet
3/165/160.18754.760.31257.940.06251.59Novatech datasheet
3/163/80.18754.760.3759.530.09382.38Novatech datasheet
1/43/80.256.350.3759.530.06251.59Novatech datasheet
1/47/160.256.350.437511.110.09382.38Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
1/41/20.256.350.512.700.1253.18Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
5/167/160.31257.940.437511.110.06251.59Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
5/161/20.31257.940.512.700.09382.38Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
5/169/160.31257.940.562514.290.1253.18Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
3/81/20.3759.530.512.700.06251.59Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
3/89/160.3759.530.562514.290.09382.38Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
3/85/80.3759.530.62515.880.1253.18Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
7/169/160.437511.110.562514.290.06251.59Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
7/1611/160.437511.110.687517.460.1253.18Thomas Scientific
1/25/80.512.700.62515.880.06251.59Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
1/211/160.512.700.687517.460.09382.38Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
1/23/40.512.700.7519.050.1253.18Novatech datasheet
1/213/160.512.700.812520.640.15623.97Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
5/813/160.62515.880.812520.640.09382.38Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
5/87/80.62515.880.87522.230.1253.18Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
3/410.7519.05125.400.1253.18Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
3/41-1/80.7519.051.12528.580.18754.76Novatech datasheet + Thomas Scientific
11-1/4125.401.2531.750.1253.18Novatech datasheet
11-1/2125.401.538.100.256.35Novatech datasheet

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Novatech USA (Saint-Gobain Tygon E-3603 datasheet)Tygon E-3603 tubing datasheet: ID, OD, wall (30 sizes, 1/32 to 1 in ID)webDistributor-hosted datasheet; numbers only
Thomas ScientificTygon S3 E-3603 non-DEHP tubing: 21 items, ID, OD, wall (1/4 to 1-1/2 in ID)webRetailer listing; numbers only

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Questions

What size is Tygon tubing 1/4 inch ID?

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.

What is the wall of Tygon 3/8 × 5/8 tubing?

1/8 in (3.18 mm): (5/8 − 3/8) ÷ 2.

Is Tygon S3 E-3603 the same size as E-3603?

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.