ASTM F714-00

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Designation: F 714 – 00 An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (SDR-PR) Based on Outside
Diameter
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 714; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This specification covers polyethylene (PE) pipe made 2.1 ASTM Standards:
in dimensions based on outside diameters of 90 mm (3.500 in.) D 1238 Test Method for Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by
and larger. Extrusion Plastometer
1.2 Three standard outside diameter sizing systems are D 1248 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding and
detailed: one known as the ISO metric system, one known as Extrusion Materials
the IPS system, and the other known as the DIPS system. See D 1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-
5.2.5 for guidelines for special sizes. Gradient Technique
1.3 The piping is intended for new construction and inser- D 1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe
tion renewal of old piping systems used for the transport of Under Constant Internal Pressure
water, municipal, and domestic sewage, industrial process D 1599 Test Method for Short-Time Hydraulic Failure Pres-
liquids, effluents, slurries, etc., in both pressure and nonpres- sure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
sure systems. D 2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
moplastic Pipe and Fittings
NOTE 1—The user must consult the manufacturer to ensure that any
D 2290 Test Method for Apparent Tensile Strength of Ring
damage of the polyethylene pipe caused by the material being transported
or Tubular Plastics and Reinforced Plastics by Split Disk
will not affect the service life beyond limits acceptable to the user.
Method
1.4 All pipes produced under this specification are pressure-
D 2321 Practice for Underground Installation of Flexible
rated.
Thermoplastic Pipe for Sewers and Other Gravity-Flow
1.5 This specification includes criteria for choice of raw
Applications
material and test methods for evaluation of raw material,
D 2412 Test Method for Determination of External Loading
together with performance requirements and test methods for
Characteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate Loading
determining conformance with the requirements.
D 2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design
1.6 Quality-control measures to be taken by manufacturers,
Basis for Thermoplastic Pipe Materials
are outlined in the appendix as a nonmandatory part of this
D 3350 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and
specification.
Fittings Materials
1.7 In referee decisions, the SI units shall be used for
F 412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
metric-sized pipe and inch-pound units for pipe sized in the IPS
F 585 Practice for Insertion of Flexible Polyethylene Pipe
system (ANSI B36.10) and DIPS system. In all cases, the
Into Existing Sewers
values given in parentheses are provided for information only.
2.2 ANSI Standard:
1.8 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
B 36.10 Standard Dimensions of Steel Pipe (IPS)
test methods portion, Section 6, of this specification: This
2.3 ISO Standards:
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
161 Thermoplastic Pipe for the Transport of Fluids - Nomi-
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
nal Outside Diameters and Nominal Pressures
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
3607 Polyethylene Pipe: Tolerances on Outside Diameters
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
and Wall Thicknesses
tions prior to use.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.04.
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.26 on Olefin
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
Based Pipe.
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Current edition approved August 10, 2000. Published November 2000. Origi-
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F 714
4427 Polyethylene Pipes and Fittings for Water Supply
where:
Specification
S = hydrostatic design stress, psi (or Pa),
2.4 Federal Standard:
P = pressure rating, psi (or Pa),
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies) D = average outside diameter, in. (or mm),
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t = minimum wall thickness, in. (or mm), and
2.5 Military Standard:
D /t = dimension ratio.
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage O
2.6 Canadian Standard:
3.2.2 relations between hydrostatic design basis and hydro-
CGSB 41 GP-25M Pipe, Polyethylene for the Transport of
static design stress—the hydrostatic design stress, S, is deter-
Liquids
mined by multiplying the hydrostatic design basis (HDB) by
2.7 NSF Standards:
the design factor, n. The design factor, n, has a value less than
Standard No. 14 for Plastic Piping Components and Related
1.0.
Materials
3.2.2.1 The hydrostatic pressure rating of pipes (see Table
Standard No. 61 for Drinking Water Systems
1(a)) described in this specification is based on the use of a
Components—Health Effects
(service) design factor (see 2.3) of 0.5 in accordance with the
instruction given in Test Method D 2837.
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—General terms used in this specification
NOTE 2—This factor is valid for water and domestic sewage transported
are as defined in Terminology F 412.
at temperatures up to 23°C when the pipe is installed in accordance with
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
the appropriate standard procedures. Smaller design factors should be
3.2.1 relation between dimension ratio, hydrostatic design applied to systems operating at higher temperatures, or high surge
pressures resulting from changing velocity or where pipe is to be used for
stress, and hydrostatic pressure:
the transport of industrial effluents known to have some degrading effect
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on the properties of polyethylene, or where erosion of the pipe wall by the
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fluid being transported will adversely affect the service life of the system.
The actual choice of design factor for a given installation must be
reviewed by the designing engineer, taking into account the transportation
and on-site handling conditions, the difficulties of site preparation, the
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contractual specifications for trenching, bedding, haunching, backfilling,
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and the possibility of deviation from operating at hydrostatic pressures or
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external load conditions specified for the use of the piping system. A
Rexdale, Ontario, Canada, M 9W 1R3.
further uncertainty factor should be applied at the designing engineer’s
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MI 48106. discretion where warranted by consideration of these conditions.
A
TABLE 1 Pressure Rating and Pressure Performance Tests
B
Table 1(a) Standard Pressure Rating (2.2)
HDB DR41 DR32.5 DR26 DR21 DR17 DR15.5 DR11 DR9.3 DR9 DR7.3
MPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi
8.6 1250 215 31 275 40 345 50 430 63 540 78 595 86 860 125 1035 150 1075 156 1365 198
10 1450 250 36 315 46 400 58 500 72 625 91 690 100 1000 145 1205 175 1250 181 1585 230
11 1600 275 40 350 50 440 64 550 80 690 100 760 110 1100 160 1325 192 1380 200 1750 254
TABLE 1(b) Short-Term Pressure Test (6.2.1)
HDB DR41 DR32.5 DR26 DR21 DR17 DR15.5 DR11 DR9.3 DR9 DR7.3
and
kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi
Density
All
HDB
Medium 860 125 1095 159 1380 200 1725 250 2155 312 2380 345 3450 500 4155 602 4310 625 5475 794
density
High 1000 145 1270 184 1600 232 2000 290 2500 363 2760 400 4000 580 4820 699 5000 725 6350 921
density
TABLE 1(c) Sustained Pressure Test, 1000 h (6.2.2)
AB
HDB DR41 DR32.5 DR26 DR21 DR17 DR15.5 DR11 DR9.3 DR9 DR7.3
MPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi kPa psi
8.6 1250 445 64 570 83 720 104 895 131 1125 162 1235 179 1790 260 2150 312 2240 325 2840 412
10 1450 520 75 655 96 830 121 1040 150 1300 189 1435 208 2080 302 2510 364 2595 376 3275 478
11 1600 552 80 701 102 883 128 1103 160 1379 200 1580 229 2207 320 2750 399 2870 416 3640 528
A
Pressures specified for the performance tests are derived as follows:
Table 1(b) Short-Term Pressures:
All HDB, medium-density materials – 2500 psi fiber stress
All HDB, high-density materials – 2900 psi fiber stress
Table 1(c) Sustained pressure for 1000 h is 2.08 3 standard pressure rating,Table 1 (a) or maximum of 1600 psi fiber stress.
B
In some international standards, this rating may be expressed in “bars” (1 bar = 100 kPa). The “bar” is not a recognized unit in U.S. or Canadian Standard Codes of
metric (SI) practice.
F 714
4. Materials plastic) and free of chalking, sticky, or tacky material. The
surfaces shall be free of excessive bloom, that is, slight bloom
4.1 Polyethylene Plastics, used to make pipe meeting the
is acceptable. The pipe walls shall be free of cracks, holes,
requirements of this specification are categorized, by testing,
blisters, voids, foreign inclusion, or other defects that are
for long-term strength and by the analysis of results of this
visible to the naked eye and that may affect the wall integrity.
testing to determine the hydrostatic design basis. Three catego-
Holes deliberately placed in perforated pipe are acceptable.
ries of polyethylene plastic compounds having hydrostatic
Bloom or chalking may develop in pipe exposed to direct rays
design basis of 1250 psi (8.6 MPa), 1450 psi (10 MPa), or 1600
of the sun (ultraviolet radiant energy) for extended periods and,
psi (11 MPa) as categorized in Table 2 shall be used for the
consequently, these requirements do not apply to pipe after
manufacture of pipe under this specification.
extended exposure to direct rays of the sun.
4.2 Compound—The resin compounds used shall meet the
5.2 Dimensions and Tolerances:
general physical requirements listed in Specification D 3350,
except that the hydrostatic design basis shall be in accordance 5.2.1 Outside Diameters—These shall be in accordance
with 4.1 and Table 2 of this specification. The polyethylene
with Table 5 (SI units), Table 6 (inch-pound units) or Table 7
compounds shall be color and UV stabilizer Code C (black (inch-pound units) when measured in accordance with Test
with 2 % minimum carbon black) or Code E (colored with UV Method D 2122 at any point not closer than 300 mm (11.8 in.)
stabilizer) as specified in Specification D 3350. to the cut end of a length of pipe. Conditioning to standard
4.2.1 The 80°C sustained pressure performance require- temperature but not to standard humidity is required.
ments of 5.3.3 (pipe test category in Table 3) are not currently
5.2.2 Wall Thicknesses—The minimum thicknesses shall
in PE material Specifications D 1248 or D 3350. To identify the
be in accordance with Table 8 (inches), Table 9 (inches), or
correct pipe test category (C1 to C7), the PE material base resin
Table 10 (inches) when measured in accordance with Test
density and melt index must be obtained from the PE material
Method D 2122. Conditioning to standard temperature but not
supplier.
to standard humidity is required.
5.2.3 Eccentricity—The wall thickness variability as mea-
NOTE 3—Committee F-17 has requested that Committee D-20 add the
80°C sustained pressure performance requirements to Specifications sured and calculated in accordance with Test Method D 2122 in
D 1248 and D 3350.
any diametrical cross section of the pipe shall not exceed 12 %.
NOTE 4—The hydrostatic design basis of 1450 psi (10 MPa) is not
5.2.4 Toe-In—When measured in accordance with 5.2.1,
included in the cell classifications of Property 6, in Table 1 of Specifica-
the outside diameter at the cut end of the pipe shall not be more
tion D 3350. However, it is an internationally recognized value and is used
than 1.5% smaller than the undistorted outside diameter.
in the form of a standardized design stress of 725 psi (5 MPa) in many
Measurement of the undistorted outside diameter shall be made
national and international standards outside of the United States, including
ISO 4427 and CGSB 41-GP-25M.
no closer than 1.5 pipe diameters or 11.8 in. (300 mm),
whichever distance is less, from the cut end of the pipe.
4.3 Rework Material—Clean polyethylene compound re-
Undistorted outside diameter shall meet specifications in Table
claimed from the manufacturer’s own pipe production may be
5, Table 6, or Table 7.
reextruded into pipe, either alone or blended with new com-
5.2.5 Special Sizes—Where existing system conditions or
pound of the same cell classification. Pipe containing the
special local requirements make other diameters or dimension
rework material must meet all the material and product
ratios necessary, other sizes or dimension ratios, or both, shall
requirements of this specification.
be acceptable for engineered applications when mutually
4.4 Cell Classification of Polyethylene Pipe Materials—
agreed upon by the customer and the manufacturer, if the pipe
Polyethylene materials suitable for use in the manufacture of
pipe under this specification shall be classified in accordance is manufactured from plastic compounds meeting the material
requirements of this specification, and the strength and design
with Specification D 3350, and as shown in Table 4, for
example, for a polyethylene material having a HDB of 1250 psi requirements are calculated on the same basis as those used in
this specification. For diameters not shown in Table 5, Table 6,
(8.6 MPa), the base resin density must have a cell classification
of 2 or 3; the melt index cell classification must be 1, 2, or 3, or Table 7, the tolerance shall be the same percentage as that
shown in the corresponding tables for the next smaller listed
etc.
size. Minimum wall thicknesses for DRs not shown in Table
5. Requirements
8,Table 9, or Table 10 shall comply w
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