1、Designation: D 2513 08aAn American National StandardStandard Specification forThermoplastic Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 2513; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of r
2、evision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.1. Scope1.1 This specificati
3、on covers requirements and test methodsfor material (see Appendix X1) dimensions and tolerances,hydrostatic burst strength, chemical resistance, and impactresistance of plastic pipe, tubing, and fittings for use in fuel gasmains and services for direct burial and reliner applications.The annexes pro
4、vide specific requirements and test methodsfor each of the materials currently approved. If and whenadditional materials are available, specific annex requirementswill be added. The pipe and fittings covered by this specifica-tion are intended for use in the distribution of natural gas.Requirements
5、for the qualifying of polyethylene systems foruse with liquefied petroleum gas are covered in Annex A1.1.1.1 This specification does not cover threaded pipe. De-sign considerations are discussed in Appendix X2. In-plantquality control programs are specified in Annex A3 and AnnexA4.1.2 The text of th
6、is specification references notes, footnotes,and appendixes which provide explanatory material. Thesenotes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shallnot be considered as requirements of the specification.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas the standard. Th
7、e values given in parentheses are providedfor information purposes only.1.4 The following is an index of the annexes and appendixesin this specification:Annex SubjectAnnex A1 Polyethylene (PE) Pipe and FittingsAnnex A2 Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe and Fittings for Maintenance orRepairAnnex A3 In
8、-Plant Quality Control for all materials up to 12 in.Annex A4 In-Plant Quality Control for PE materials between 14 and 24 in.Annex A5 Polyamide (PA) Pipe and FittingsAnnex A6 Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) PipeAnnex A7 Peelable PE PipeAppendixes SubjectAppendix X1 New MaterialsAppendix X2 Design Con
9、siderationAppendix X3 Gas Pressure Pipe and Fittings Produced from Polyethylene(PE) materials with Minimum Required Strength (MRS) Desig-nation1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest method portion, Section 6, of this specification. Thisstandard does not purport to address al
10、l of the safety concerns,if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:22.1.1 Terminology:D 16
11、00 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating toPlasticsF 412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems2.1.2 Test Methods for:D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD 789 Test Methods for Determination of Solution Viscosi-ties of Polyamide (PA)D 792 Test Methods for Density and Spe
12、cific Gravity (Rela-tive Density) of Plastics by DisplacementD 1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD 1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient TechniqueD 1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic PipeUnder Constant Internal Press
13、ureD 1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time Hydrau-lic Pressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and FittingsD 2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD 2152 Test Method for Adequacy of Fusion of ExtrudedPoly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe and Molded Fittings byAcet
14、one ImmersionD 2290 Test Method for Apparent Hoop Tensile Strength of1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on PlasticPiping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.60 on Gas.Current edition approved July 1, 2008. Published July 2008. Originally appr
15、ovedin 1966. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as D 2513 08.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM webs
16、ite.1Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959, United States.Plastic or Reinforced Plastic Pipe by Split Disk MethodD 2412 Test Method for Determination of External LoadingCharacteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate LoadingD 2444 Test M
17、ethod for Determination of the Impact Re-sistance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of aTup (Falling Weight)D 2765 Test Methods for Determination of Gel Content andSwell Ratio of Crosslinked Ethylene PlasticsD 2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic DesignBasis for Thermoplastic Pipe Ma
18、terials or Pressure DesignBasis for Thermoplastic Pipe ProductsD 2855 Practice for Making Solvent-Cemented Joints withPoly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe and FittingsD 4883 Test Method for Density of Polyethylene by theUltrasound TechniqueF 402 Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements,Primers, and
19、Cleaners Used for Joining Thermoplastic Pipeand FittingsF 1473 Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure theResistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipesand Resins2.1.3 Practices for:D 543 Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics toChemical ReagentsD 618 Practice for Condition
20、ing Plastics for TestingD 1898 Sampling of PlasticsD 2657 Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyolefin Pipeand FittingsD 2774 Practice for Underground Installation of Thermo-plastic Pressure Piping2.1.4 Specification for:D 1784 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)Compounds and Chlori
21、nated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC) CompoundsD 2241 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC)Pressure-Rated Pipe (SDR Series)D 2466 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plas-tic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 40D 2467 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plas-tic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 80D
22、 2564 Specification for Solvent Cements for Poly(VinylChloride) (PVC) Plastic Piping SystemsD 2672 Specification for Joints for IPS PVC Pipe UsingSolvent CementD 2740 Specification for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) PlasticTubing3D 2683 Specification for Socket-Type Polyethylene Fittingsfor Outside Diamet
23、er-Controlled Polyethylene Pipe andTubingD 3261 Specification for Butt Heat Fusion Polyethylene(PE) Plastic Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe andTubingD 3350 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe andFittings MaterialsD 4066 Classification System for Nylon Injection and Ex-trusion Ma
24、terials (PA)D 4101 Specification for Polypropylene Injection and Ex-trusion MaterialsF 1055 Specification for Electrofusion Type PolyethyleneFittings for Outside Diameter Controlled PolyethylenePipe and TubingF 1563 Specification for Tools to Squeeze-off Polyethylene(PE) Gas Pipe or TubingF 1733 Spe
25、cification for Butt Heat Fusion Polyamide(PA)Plastic Fitting for Polyamide(PA) Plastic Pipe and TubingF 2138 Specification for Excess Flow Valves for NaturalGas Service2.2 ANSI Standards:B 16.40 Manually Operated Thermoplastic Gas Shutoffsand Valves in Gas Distribution Systems4B 31.8 Gas Transmissio
26、n and Distribution Piping Systems42.3 Federal Specifications:Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)5OPS 49 CFR Part 192 Title 49, Code of Federal Regula-tions52.4 Military Standards:MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage5MIL-STD-1235 (ORD) Single- and Multi-Level Continu-ous S
27、ampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection byAttributes2.5 ISO Standards6:ISO 4437 Buried polyethylene (PE) pipes for the supply ofgaseous fuels-Metric series-SpecificationsISO 11922-1 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance offluidsDimensions and tolerances Part 1: Metric seriesISO 17454 Plastics
28、 piping systems - multilayer pipe - testmethod for the adhesion of the different layers using apulling rig.ISO 9080 Thermoplastics Pipes for the Transport ofFluidsMethods of Extrapolation of Hydrostatic StressRupture Data to Determine Long-Term HydrostaticStrength of Thermoplastic Pipe MaterialsISO
29、12162 Thermoplastic Materials for Pipes and Fittingsfor Pressure ApplicationsClassification andDesignationOverall Service (Design) CoefficientISO 13477 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance offluids Determination of resistance to rapid crack propa-gation (RCP) Small scale steady-state test (S4 tes
30、t)ISO 13478 Thermoplastics pipe for the conveyance of fluids Determination of resistance to rapid crack propagation(RCP) Full-scale test (FST)2.6 Plastic Pipe Institute7PPI TR-33 Generic Butt Fusion Joining for PolyethyleneGas PipePPI TR3 Policies and Procedures for Developing Hydro-static Design Ba
31、sis (HDB), Pressure Design Basis (PDB)3Withdrawn.4F17Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rdSt., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http:/www.ansi.org.5Available from Standardization Documents Order Desk, DODSSP, Bldg. 4,Section D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111
32、-5098, http:/www.dodssp.daps.mil.6Available from International Organization for Standardization 1 Rue deVaremb, Case Postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland7Available from Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), 105 Decker Court, Suite 825,Irving, TX 75062, http:/www.plasticpipe.org.D 2513 08a2PPI TR4 Hy
33、drostatic Design Bases and Maximum Recom-mended Hydrostatic Design Stresses for ThermoplasticPiping MaterialsPPI TR-41, Generic Saddle Fusion Joining Procedure forPolyethylene Gas Piping7PPI TN-30/2006 Requirements for the Use of ReworkMaterials in Polyethylene Gas Pipe7PPI TN-7 Nature of Hydrostati
34、c Stress Rupture Curves2.7 Other Documents:8National Fire ProtectionAssociation: NFPA 58, Storage andHandling Liquefied Petroleum Gases3. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsDefinitions are in accordance with Termi-nology F 412, and abbreviations are in accordance with Ter-minology D 1600, unless otherwise sp
35、ecified.3.2 The gas industry terminology used in this specificationis in accordance with ANSI B 31.8 or 49 CFR Part 192, unlessotherwise indicated.3.3 The term pipe used herein refers to both pipe and tubingunless specifically stated otherwise.3.4 re-rounding equipmentequipment used to reform thepip
36、e and permanently reduce ovality to 5% or less.3.5 rounding equipmentequipment, devices, clamps, andso forth, used to temporarily hold the pipe round whileout-of-roundness measurements are made, or a joining proce-dure (heat fusion, electrofusion, or mechanical) is performed.3.6 standard thermoplast
37、ic material designated codethepipe material designation code shall consist of the abbreviationfor the type of plastic (PE, PVC, or PA) followed by Arabicnumerals which describe the short term properties in accor-dance with applicable ASTM standards, the hydrostatic designstress for water at 73.4F (2
38、3C) in units of 100 psi with anydecimal figures dropped. Where the hydrostatic design stresscode contains less than two figures, a zero is used before thenumber. Thus, a complete material designation code shallconsist of two or three letters and four figures for plastic pipematerials. For example, P
39、E2708 is a grade PE27 polyethylenewith an 800psi design stress for water at 73.4F (23C). Thehydrostatic design stresses for gas are not used in this desig-nation code.3.7 thermoplastic pipe dimension ratio (DR)the ratio ofpipe diameter to wall thickness. It is calculated by dividing thespecified out
40、side diameter of the pipe, in inches, by theminimum specified wall thickness, in inches. The standarddimension ratio (SDR) is a common numbering system whichis derived from the ANSI preferred number series R 10.3.8 toe-ina small reduction of the outside diameter at thecut end of a length of thermopl
41、astic pipe.4. Materials4.1 GeneralThe plastic used to make pipe and fittingsshall be virgin plastic or reworked plastic (see 4.2) as specifiedin the Annexes and shall have a Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI)long-term hydrostatic design stress and hydrostatic designbasis rating.4.2 Rework MaterialClean r
42、ework material of the samecommercial designation, generated from the manufacturersown pipe and fitting production shall not be used unless thepipe and fitting produced meet all the requirements of thisspecification.NOTE 1References and material descriptions for ABS, CAB, PB,PE2306, PE2406, PE3306, P
43、E3406 and PE3480 have been removed fromD 2513. Elimination of these materials does not affect the pipelines thatare in service. They can still be used for gas distribution. The main reasonfor removing these materials from this standard is to reflect the currentstate of the art in gas distribution pl
44、astic piping.4.3 Documentation A documentation system to allow fortraceability of raw materials including percentage and materialclassification (or designation, if applicable) of rework materialsused in the manufacture of the pipe product meeting therequirements of this specification shall exist and
45、 be supplied tothe purchaser, if requested.5. Requirements5.1 GeneralSee the annexes for specific product require-ments in addition to the following. Pipe shall be supplied ineither coils or straight lengths. Any pipe supplied in coils mustmeet the same requirements before and after coiling.5.2 Work
46、manshipThe pipe and fittings shall be homoge-neous throughout and free of visible cracks, holes, foreigninclusion, blisters, and dents, or other injurious defects. Thepipe and fittings shall be as uniform as commercially practi-cable in color, opacity, density, and other physical properties.5.3 Pipe
47、 and Tubing Dimensions and Tolerances:5.3.1 DimensionThe dimensions shall be specified bywall thickness and outside diameter.5.3.1.1 DiametersThe outside diameter shall meet therequirements given in Table 1 or Table 2 when measured inaccordance with 6.5.5.3.1.2 Toe-InWhen measured in accordance with
48、 6.5.1.1,the outside diameter at the cut end of the pipe shall not be morethan 1.5 % smaller than the undistorted outside diameter.Measurement of the undistorted outside diameter shall be madeno closer than 1.5 pipe diameters or 11.8 in. (300 mm),whichever distance is less, from the cut end of the p
49、ipe.Undistorted outside diameter shall meet the requirements ofTable 1 or Table 2.5.3.1.3 Wall ThicknessThe wall thickness shall be asspecified in Table 2 or Table 3 when measured in accordancewith 6.5.1.2. The minimum wall thickness at any point ofmeasurement shall be not less than the minimum wall thicknessspecified in Table 2 or Table 3.5.3.1.4 Wall Thickness Eccentricity Range The wallthickness eccentricity range shall be within 12 % when mea-sured in accordance with 6.5.1.3.5.3.1.5 OvalityThe ovality (cross section) of 3 in. IPS(88.9 mm) a
