Hypodermic Stainless Steel Tubing & Needles

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Hypodermic tubing is small diameter tubing that is welded and drawn over a floating plug to tight OD and ID tolerances. The gauge chart below provides a list of sizes offered for stainless steel hypotube. With a vast range of sizes and custom hypodermic tubing offerings, Vita Needle is here to help you find the hypodermic tubing you need for your application.

Stainless Steel Hypodermic Tubing Materials Offered

Small diameter stainless steel hypodermic tubing is an ideal solution for applications that require corrosion resistance and strength. Vita Needle supplies hypodermic stainless steel tubing in both Type 304 and Type 316 Stainless Steel. Our stocked 304 Stainless Steel Hypodermic Tubing is full hard temper and TIG welded & drawn. In addition, RW, TW, XT, XX, X & 1/2 gauges are also stocked in Type 316 Stainless Steel.

HypoTube Gauge Chart

All dimensions are inches in the below chart (Average Wall is reference dimension)

GAUGE	OD	ID	WALL	OD TOL	ID TOL
3XT	0.2590	0.2390	0.0100	±.002	±.002	Quote
3TW	0.2590	0.2290	0.0150	±.002	±.002	Quote
3RW	0.2590	0.2190	0.0200	±.002	±.003	Quote
3 ½	0.2490	0.2190	0.0150	±.001	±.003	Quote
4XT	0.2380	0.2180	0.0100	±.002	±.002	Quote
4TW	0.2380	0.2080	0.0150	±.002	±.002	Quote
4RW	0.2380	0.1980	0.0200	±.002	±.003	Quote
4 ½	0.2280	0.1980	0.0150	±.001	±.003	Quote
5XT	0.2190	0.2050	0.0070	±.002	±.002	Quote
5TW	0.2190	0.1990	0.0100	±.002	±.002	Quote
5RW	0.2190	0.1890	0.0150	±.002	±.003	Quote
5 ½	0.2110	0.1890	0.0110	±.001	±.003	Quote
6X	0.2030	0.1890	0.0070	±.001	±.002	Quote
6TW	0.2030	0.1830	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
6RW	0.2030	0.1730	0.0150	±.001	±.003	Quote
6 ½	0.1880	0.1680	0.0100	±.001	±.003	Quote
7XX	0.1800	0.1730	0.0035	±.001	±.001	Quote
7X	0.1800	0.1660	0.0070	±.001	±.002	Quote
7TW	0.1800	0.1600	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
7RW	0.1800	0.1500	0.0150	±.001	±.003	Quote
7HV	0.1800	0.1310	0.0245	±.001	±.003	Quote
7 ½	0.1720	0.1500	0.0110	±.001	±.003	Quote
8XXX	0.1650	0.1560	0.0045	±.001	±.002	Quote
8XX	0.1650	0.1500	0.0075	±.001	±.0025	Quote
8TW	0.1650	0.1450	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
8RW	0.1650	0.1350	0.0150	±.001	±.003	Quote
8HV	0.1650	0.1170	0.0240	±.001	±.003	Quote
8 ½	0.1560	0.1360	0.0100	±.001	±.003	Quote
9XXX	0.1480	0.1370	0.0055	±.001	±.002	Quote
9XX	0.1480	0.1350	0.0065	±.001	±.002	Quote
9TW	0.1480	0.1280	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
9RW	0.1480	0.1180	0.0150	±.001	±.003	Quote
9HV	0.1480	0.0980	0.0250	±.001	±.003	Quote
9 ½	0.1410	0.1190	0.0110	±.001	±.002	Quote
10UT	0.1340	0.1220	0.0060	±.001	±.002	Quote
10XT	0.1340	0.1180	0.0080	±.001	±.002	Quote
10TW	0.1340	0.1140	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
10RW	0.1340	0.1060	0.0140	±.001	±.002	Quote
10HV	0.1340	0.1000	0.0170	±.001	±.002	Quote
10 ½	0.1260	0.1060	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
11XX	0.1200	0.1120	0.0040	±.001	±.002	Quote
11X	0.1200	0.1060	0.0070	±.001	±.002	Quote
11TW	0.1200	0.1000	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
11RW	0.1200	0.0940	0.0130	±.001	±.002	Quote
11HV	0.1200	0.0900	0.0150	±.001	±.002	Quote
11 ½	0.1150	0.0945	0.0103	±.001	±.0015	Quote
12XX	0.1090	0.1000	0.0045	±.001	±.001	Quote
12XT	0.1090	0.0950	0.0070	±.001	±.002	Quote
12TW	0.1090	0.0910	0.0090	±.001	±.002	Quote
12RW	0.1090	0.0850	0.0120	±.001	±.002	Quote
12H	0.1090	0.0770	0.0160	±.001	±.002	Quote
12 ½	0.1000	0.0820	0.0090	±.001	±.002	Quote
13XX	0.0950	0.0900	0.0025	±.001	±.001	Quote
13X	0.0950	0.0850	0.0050	±.001	±.001	Quote
13TW	0.0950	0.0770	0.0090	±.001	±.002	Quote
13RW	0.0950	0.0710	0.0120	±.001	±.002	Quote
13HV	0.0950	0.0640	0.0155	±.001	±.002	Quote
13 ½	0.0890	0.0710	0.0090	±.001	±.002	Quote
14XX	0.0830	0.0770	0.0030	±.001	±.001	Quote
14UT	0.0830	0.0745	0.0043	±.001	±.0015	Quote
14XT	0.0830	0.0720	0.0055	±.001	±.001	Quote
14TW	0.0830	0.0670	0.0080	±.001	+.0015/-.001	Quote
14RW	0.0830	0.0630	0.0100	±.001	±.002	Quote
14H	0.0830	0.0490	0.0170	±.001	±.002	Quote
14XH	0.0830	0.0390	0.0220	±.001	±.002	Quote
14 ½	0.0780	0.0630	0.0075	±.001	±.001	Quote
15XXX	0.0720	0.0695	0.0012	±.0005	±.0005	Quote
15UT	0.0720	0.0645	0.0038	±.0005	±.001	Quote
15XTS	0.0720	0.0630	0.0045	±.0005	±.001	Quote
15TW	0.0720	0.0600	0.0060	±.0005	+.0015/-.0005	Quote
15RW	0.0720	0.0540	0.0090	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
15H	0.0720	0.0500	0.0110	±.0005	±.002	Quote
15 ½	0.0680	0.0540	0.0070	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
16XX	0.0650	0.0600	0.0025	±.0005	+.001/-.0015	Quote
16UT	0.0650	0.0575	0.0038	±.0005	±.001	Quote
16XT	0.0650	0.0550	0.0050	±.0005	+.0015/-.0005	Quote
16TW	0.0650	0.0530	0.0060	±.0005	+.0015/-.0005	Quote
16RW	0.0650	0.0470	0.0090	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
16H	0.0650	0.0330	0.0160	±.0005	±.002	Quote
16 ½	0.0620	0.0520	0.0050	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
17XX	0.0590	0.0540	0.0025	±.0005	+.001/-.0005	Quote
17SP	0.0590	0.0410	0.0090	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
17H	0.0590	0.0390	0.0100	±.0005	±.002	Quote
17UTS	0.0585	0.0520	0.0033	+.0005/-.001	±.001	Quote
17XT	0.0580	0.0500	0.0040	±.0005	±.001	Quote
17TW	0.0580	0.0480	0.0050	±.0005	+.0005/-.0015	Quote
17RW	0.0580	0.0420	0.0080	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
17 ½	0.0560	0.0460	0.0050	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
18XX	0.0500	0.0450	0.0025	±.0005	±.001	Quote
18UTS	0.0500	0.0440	0.0030	+.001/-.0005	+.0015/-.001	Quote
18XT	0.0500	0.0420	0.0040	±.0005	±.001	Quote
18TW	0.0500	0.0380	0.0060	±.0005	+.0015/-.0005	Quote
18RW	0.0500	0.0330	0.0085	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
18H	0.0500	0.0300	0.0100	±.0005	±.002	Quote
18 ½	0.0460	0.0340	0.0060	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
19XX	0.0425	0.0375	0.0025	±.0005	±.001	Quote
19H	0.0425	0.0225	0.0100	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
19XT	0.0420	0.0350	0.0035	±.0005	±.001	Quote
19TW	0.0420	0.0320	0.0050	±.0005	+.0015/-.0005	Quote
19RW	0.0420	0.0270	0.0075	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
19 ½	0.0390	0.0270	0.0060	±.0005	±.0015	Quote
1.0 X 0.5 MM	0.0390	0.0190	0.0100	±.0039	±.0039	Quote
20XX	0.0355	0.0305	0.0025	+.0005/-0	±.001	Quote
20XT	0.0355	0.0275	0.0040	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
20TW	0.0355	0.0255	0.0050	+.0005/-0	+.0015/-0	Quote
20RW	0.0355	0.0235	0.0060	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
20HV	0.0355	0.0195	0.0080	+.0005/-0	±.0015	Quote
20 ½	0.0340	0.0265	0.0038	+.0005/-0	±.001	Quote
21XX	0.0320	0.0290	0.0015	+.0005/-0	+.0005/-.001	Quote
21XT	0.0320	0.0250	0.0035	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
21TW	0.0320	0.0230	0.0045	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
21RW	0.0320	0.0200	0.0060	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
21H	0.0320	0.0165	0.0078	+.0005/-0	±.0015	Quote
21 ½	0.0300	0.0240	0.0030	+.0005/-0	+.0005/-.001	Quote
22S	0.0285	0.0060	0.0113	±.0005	+.001/-.0005	Quote
22XX	0.0280	0.0235	0.0023	+.0005/-0	±.0005	Quote
22XTS	0.0280	0.0210	0.0035	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
22TW	0.0280	0.0200	0.0040	+.0005/-0	+.0005/-.001	Quote
22RW	0.0280	0.0160	0.0060	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
22 ½	0.0260	0.0205	0.0028	+.0005/-0	+.0005/-.001	Quote
23HV	0.0255	0.0050	0.0103	±.0005	±.001	Quote
23XX	0.0250	0.0200	0.0025	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
23TW	0.0250	0.0170	0.0040	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
23RW	0.0250	0.0130	0.0060	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
23 ½	0.0230	0.0175	0.0028	+.0005/-0	+.0005/-.001	Quote
24HV	0.0225	0.0050	0.0088	±.0005	+.001/-.0005	Quote
24XX	0.0220	0.0160	0.0030	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
24TW	0.0220	0.0140	0.0040	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
24RW	0.0220	0.0120	0.0050	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
24 ½	0.0210	0.0165	0.0023	+.0005/-0	+.0005/-.001	Quote
25S	0.0205	0.0060	0.0073	±.0005	±.001	Quote
25XX	0.0200	0.0160	0.0020	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
25TW	0.0200	0.0120	0.0040	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
25RW	0.0200	0.0100	0.0050	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
25 ½	0.0190	0.0145	0.0023	+.0005/-0	+.0005/-.001	Quote
26S	0.0185	0.0045	0.0070	±.0005	+.001/-.0005	Quote
26XV	0.0180	0.0135	0.0023	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
26TW	0.0180	0.0120	0.0030	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
26RW	0.0180	0.0100	0.0040	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
27XV	0.0160	0.0115	0.0023	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
27TW	0.0160	0.0100	0.0030	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
27RW	0.0160	0.0080	0.0040	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
28XV	0.0140	0.0105	0.0018	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
28TW	0.0140	0.0090	0.0025	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
28RW	0.0140	0.0070	0.0035	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
29RW	0.0130	0.0070	0.0030	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
30RW	0.0120	0.0060	0.0030	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
31RW	0.0100	0.0050	0.0025	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
32RW	0.0090	0.0040	0.0025	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
33RW	0.0080	0.0040	0.0020	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
34RW	0.0070	0.0030	0.0020	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote
35RW	0.0050	0.0020	0.0015	+.0005/-0	+.001/-.0005	Quote

Custom 304 & 316 Stainless Steel Hypodermic Tubing Capabilities

Vita Needle provides custom fabrication services for hypotubing. If you need hypodermic tubing cut to a certain length or bent for a specific application, Vita Needle can provide the following services to fabricate the tubing to your requirements:

Bending
Beveling
Cut to Length
Flaring
Welding
A complete list of fabrication capabilities can be found here

Common Industries & Applications

Hypodermic tubing has thin walls and can perform well in industries that require high precision. Vita Needle provides hypodermic tubing to the following industries:

Medical Hypodermic Tubing

Industrial Hypodermic Tubing

Oil & Gas Hypodermic Tubing

Chemical Hypodermic Tubing

Aerospace Hypodermic Tubing

Quality Assurance

Vita Needle manufactures custom and stock hypodermic tubing, using 304 or 316 grade stainless steel, that can handle a broad range of application needs. The tolerances for hypodermic stainless steel tubing meets select ASTM standards or you can request certification to a specification of your choice. As a supplier of hypodermic tubing to a wide range of essential industries, Vita Needle’s Quality Management System is highly effective at ensuring production of quality hypodermic tubing. FDA charter registered and ISO 9001/13485 certified, Vita employs numerous controls and product inspections and maintains a commitment to continuous improvement to ensure hypodermic tubing is produced to the highest of quality standards.