# 8 — Plumbing fitting and pipe thread standards

For 8, thread standard is NPT; thread pitch (mm) is 3.1750; major (outside) diameter (mm) is 219.0750; thread angle (degrees) is 60; governing standard is ASME B1.20.1, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Thread standard:** NPT _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Nominal size:** 8 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Threads per inch (TPI):** 8 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thread pitch (mm):** 3.1750
- **Major (outside) diameter (mm):** 219.0750 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Thread angle (degrees):** 60 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Governing standard:** ASME B1.20.1 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> 8.625 | 219.0750 |

## Source

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_pipe_thread

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2028-08-11.
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