1、Designation: F3123 16Standard Specification forMetric Outside Diameter Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PN)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3123; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of la
2、st revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope*1.1 This specification covers metric outside diameter poly-ethylene (PE) pipe made from polyethylene compound thatqualifies
3、 for MRS, HDB and HDS ratings and for PE100 andPE4710 designations. Included are requirements for polyeth-ylene compound, workmanship, dimensions, short-term stressand ductility, long-term stress, marking, quality assurance andverification of joining.1.1.1 Polyethylene pipe in accordance with this s
4、pecifica-tion is intended to be compatible with nominal diameters andnominal pressures in accordance with ISO 161-1 and wallthickness in accordance with ISO 4065.1.2 Pipes produced under this specification are intended forthe pressure or non-pressure conveyance of liquid or gaseousmedia. Pipes produ
5、ced under this specification are not intendedas enclosures for electrical or communications components.See Appendix X1.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard. No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 This international standard was developed in accordan
6、cewith internationally recognized principles on standardizationestablished in the Decision on Principles for the Developmentof International Standards, Guides and Recommendationsissued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers toTrade (TBT) Committee. The ANS label on this internationalstan
7、dard certifies the development of this international standardin accordance with requirements for openness, balance, con-sensus and due process in accordance with ANSI EssentialRequirements: Due Process Requirements for American Na-tional Standards and denotes in addition that this internationalstand
8、ard is an American National Standard.1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion, Section 7, of this specification: Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the userof this st
9、andard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-tions prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD746 Test Method for Bri
10、ttleness Temperature of Plasticsand Elastomers by ImpactD792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Rela-tive Density) of Plastics by DisplacementD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1435 Practice for Outdoor Weathering of PlasticsD1505 Test Method
11、for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient TechniqueD1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic PipeUnder Constant Internal PressureD1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time HydraulicPressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and FittingsD1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plas
12、-ticsD1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in OlefinPlasticsD2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD2290 Test Method for Apparent Hoop Tensile Strength ofPlastic or Reinforced Plastic PipeD2565 Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics In-tended for Ou
13、tdoor ApplicationsD2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe Materials or Pressure Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe ProductsD3350 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fit-tings Materials1This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F1
14、7 on PlasticPiping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.26 on OlefinBased Pipe.Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2016. Published November 2016. Originallyapproved in 2015. Last previous edition approved in 2015 as F312315a. DOI:10.1520/F3123162For referenced ASTM standards, vi
15、sit 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 website.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,
16、100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1D3895 Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Poly-olefins by Differential Scanning CalorimetryD4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon BlackContent in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-Furnace TechniqueF
17、412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping SystemsF905 Practice for Qualification of Polyethylene Saddle-Fused JointsF1056 Specification for Socket Fusion Tools for Use inSocket Fusion Joining Polyethylene Pipe or Tubing andFittingsF1290 Practice for Electrofusion Joining Polyolefin Pipe andFittings
18、F1473 Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure theResistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipesand ResinsF2620 Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipeand FittingsF2928 Practice for Specimens and Testing Conditions forTesting Polyethylene (PE) Pipe Butt Fusions Using Ten-si
19、le and Hydrostatic Test MethodsG155 Practice for Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus forExposure of Non-Metallic Materials2.2 ISO Documents3ISO 161-1 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance offluidsNominal outside diameters and nominalpressuresPart 1: Metric seriesISO 4065 Thermoplastics pipesUniver
20、sal wall thicknesstableISO 9000 Quality managementISO 9080 Plastics piping and ducting systemsDetermination of the long-term hydrostatic strength ofthermoplastics materials in pipe form by extrapolationISO 12162 Thermoplastics materials for pipes and fittingsfor pressure applicationsClassification a
21、nddesignationOverall service (design) coefficientISO 13477 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance offluidsDetermination of resistance to rapid crack propa-gation (RCP)Small-scale steady-state test (S4 test)ISO 13478 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance offluidsDetermination of resistance to rapi
22、d crack propa-gation (RCP)Full-scale test (FST)ISO 16871 Plastics piping and ducting systemsPlasticspipes and fittingsMethod for exposure to direct (natural)weatheringISO 18553 Method for the assessment of the degree ofpigment or carbon black dispersion in polyolefin pipes,fittings and compounds2.3
23、NSF International Standards:4NSF/ANSI Standard No. 14 for Plastic Piping Componentsand Related MaterialsNSF/ANSI Standard No. 61 for Drinking Water SystemComponentsHealth Effects2.4 PPI Documents:5TR-3 Policies and Procedures for Developing HydrostaticDesign Basis (HDB), Pressure Design Basis (PDB),
24、Strength Design Basis (SDB), and Minimum RequiredStrength (MRS) Ratings for Thermoplastic Piping Mate-rials or PipeTR-4 Listing of Hydrostatic Design Bases (HDB), StrengthDesign Bases (SDB), Pressure Design Bases (PDB) andMinimum Required Strength (MRS) Ratings forThermo plastic Piping Materials or
25、PipeTN-30 Requirements for the Use of Rework Materials inManufacturing of Polyethylene Gas PipeHandbook of Polyethylene Pipe, Second Edition2.5 Other Documents:ANSI Essential Requirements : Due process requirementsfor American National Standards6Decision on Principles for the Development of Internat
26、ionalStandards , Guides and Recommendations7Guidelines for Drinking-Water Quality, Third Edition Incor-porating the First and Second Addenda, Volume 1:Recommendations, World Health Organization, Geneva,20088EU Council Directive 98/83/EC of 3 November 1998 on thequality of water intended for human co
27、nsumption93. Terminology3.1 DefinitionsUnless otherwise specified, definitions arein accordance with Terminology F412, and abbreviations are inaccordance with Terminology D1600.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 application factor, fA,na coefficient of 1 or less thataccounts fo
28、r estimated long-term application effects such aschemical effects of fluid media or environment, variation ofexternal or internal temperature or stress, and installation.3.2.2 design stress, S,nthe quotient of MRS divided byCmin. Design stress is at 20C and applicable to the conveyanceof water.3.2.3
29、 maximum allowable operating pressure, PFA, nthemaximum operating pressure in bar determined by thedesigner/user that accounts for polyethylene compoundproperties, the media being conveyed and the conditions ofconveyance.3Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de
30、la Voie-Creuse, CP 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:/www.iso.org.4Available from NSF International, P.O. Box 130140, 789 N. Dixboro Rd., AnnArbor, MI 48105, http:/www.nsf.org.5Available from Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), 105 Decker Court, Suite 825,Irving, TX 75062, http:/www.plasticpipe.or
31、g.6Available from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) at https:/share.ansi.org/shared%20documents/Standards%20Activities/American%20National%20Standards/Procedures,%20Guides,%20and%20Forms/2016_ ANSI_Essential_Requirements.pdf7Available from the World Trade Organization at https:/docs.w
32、to.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Browse/FE_B_009.aspx8Available from WHO Press, World Health Organization, 20 Avenue Appia,1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland (tel.: +41 22 791 3264; fax: +41 22 791 4857; e-mail:bookorderswho.int).9Available from Publications Office of the European Union 2, rue Mercier 2985Luxembourg
33、 LUXEMBOURG Tel: +352 2929-1 E-mail:infopublications.europa.eu.F3123 1623.2.4 minimum design coeffcient, Cmin,na factor fromISO 12162 having a value of 1.25 that accounts for theproperties of the piping material when transporting water at20C.3.2.5 minimum required strength, MRS, na property of thema
34、terial in accordance with ISO 12162 that represents aclassification range in MPa of the 97.5% lower confidencelimit of the mean long-term strength at 20C and 50 years.3.2.6 nominal pressure, PN, na nominal design rating inbar for internal pressure water at 20C, but without consider-ation of media ot
35、her than water or conditions other thansustained internal pressure and sustained temperature.NOTE 1PN is a nominal design rating for sustained internal pressurefor water at 20C that provides for product comparison under specific,limited conditions. Actual allowable operating pressure (PFA) is deter-
36、mined by the designer/user in consideration of the media being conveyedand conditions of conveyance such as pressure and temperature stability orvariation, installation and quality thereof, and desired degree of reliability.(See 3.2.3, X1.1, and X1.2 for additional information.)3.2.7 relation betwee
37、n dimension ratio, MRS and nominalpressure, nthe following equation is used in this specificationto relate pres sure number (PN), dimension ratio (DR), mini-mum required strength (MRS), minimum design coefficient(Cmin), and design stress (S):PN 520DR 2 1!3MRSCmin520 3SDR 2 1!(1)where:PN = nominal pr
38、essure design rating, bar,DR = dimension ratio= DO/t,DO= nominal outside diameter, mm,t = minimum wall thickness, mm,MRS = minimum required strength at 20C, MPa,Cmin= minimum design coefficient, andS= design stress at 20C.3.2.8 relation between nominal pressure and maximumallowable operating pressur
39、e, nthe following equation isused in this specification to relate maximum allowable operat-ing pressure (PFA) and pressure number (PN):PFA 5 PN 3 fT3 fA(2)where:PN = nominal pressure, bar,PFA = maximum allowable operating pressure, bar,fT= temperature factor, andfA= application factor.3.2.9 temperat
40、ure factor, fT,na coefficient that accountsfor the long term strength of the polyethylene compound attemperatures other than 20C.3.2.10 lower confidence limit of the predicted hydrostaticstrength, LPL,na property of the polyethylene compound inaccordance with ISO 12162 that represents a stress value
41、 inMPa for the 97.5 percent lower confidence limit of thepredicted hydrostatic strength at a specified temperature in Cand time in years.4. Pipe Classification4.1 GeneralThis specification covers 32 mm through2500 mm metric outside diameter polyethylene pipe havingwall thickness in accordance with s
42、tandard dimension ratios(DR 33 through DR 7.4) and nominal pressures in bar for waterat 20C (PN5 through PN25).4.2 Pipe manufacturing and verification of compliance withthe requirements of this standard are in accordance with awritten quality assurance program that specifies policies andprocedures f
43、or manufacturing, frequency of inspection, sam-pling and testing of materials and products, and policies andprocedures for documenting compliance with the requirementsof this specification.5. Polyethylene Compound and Requirements5.1 Polyethylene CompoundPolyethylene compound forthe manufacture of p
44、ipe in accordance with this specifi cationshall be designated in accordance with PPI TR-3 as PE100 andas PE4710 (“PE100/PE4710”), and shall comply with thefollowing requirements:5.1.1 See Table 1.5.1.2 Polyethylene compound shall contain sufficient anti-oxidant so that the minimum induction temperat
45、ure shall not beless than 220C when tested for thermal stability in accordancewith Specification D3350.TABLE 1 PE100/PE4710 Polyethylene Compound RequirementsRequirement Required Value or Value RangeMRS at 20C, per ISO 9080, ISO 12162 and PPI TR-3,AMPa $ 10HDB at 23C, per Test Method D2837 and PPI T
46、R-3,A,BMPa $ 11.03HDB at 60C, per Test Method D2837 and PPI TR-3,A,BMPa $ 6.89HDS for water at 23C, per Test Method D2837 and PPI TR-3,A,BMPa $ 6.89Melt flow rate (high load) per Test Method D1238, g/10 min 4.0 to # 20CNominal natural base resin density per Specification D3350,Dg/cm30.947 to # 0.955
47、Minimum average SCG Resistance (PENT) per Test Method F1473,Ehr $ 500AMRS, HDB and HDS determinations shall be listed in accordance with PPI TR-3.BHDB ratings expressed in inch-pound units are standard in Test Method D2837. Per 1.3, SI units are standard herein; therefore, the SI values specified in
48、 Table 1 arethe SI equivalent values per Test Method D2837. Inch-pound values for the SI equivalent values in Table 1 are 73F = 23C; 140F = 60C; 1600 pound/in2= 11.03 MPa;1000 pound/in2= 6.89 MPa.CPer 5.1.6.DPer 1.7 excluding carbon black. See Specification D3350 for determination of carbon black co
49、ntent effects on density.ESCG resistance determined in accordance with Test Method F1473 requirements for molded plaque specimens, notching per Test Method F1473 Table 1, and testingat 80C, 2.4 MPa. Average failure time for two test specimens.F3123 1635.1.3 The brittleness temperature shall not be warmer than60C when tested in accordance with Test Method D746.5.1.4 The oxidation induction time at 200C shall not beless than 20 minutes when tested in accordance with TestMethod D3895.5.1.5 The minimum nominal tensile st
