ASTM D2513-07a

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An American National Standard
Designation: D 2513 – 07a
Standard Specification for
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Thermoplastic Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2513; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (e) 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. Scope
X3 Gas Pressure Pipe and Fittings Produced from Polyethylene
(PE) materials with Minimum Required Strength (MRS) Desig-
1.1 This specification covers requirements and test methods
nation
for material (see Appendix X1) dimensions and tolerances,
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
hydrostatic burst strength, chemical resistance, and impact
test method portion, Section 6, of this specification. This
resistanceofplasticpipe,tubing,andfittingsforuseinfuelgas
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
mains and services for direct burial and reliner applications.
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
The annexes provide specific requirements and test methods
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
for each of the materials currently approved. If and when
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
additional materials are available, specific annex requirements
tions prior to use.
will be added. The pipe and fittings covered by this specifica-
tion are intended for use in the distribution of natural gas.
2. Referenced Documents
Requirements for the qualifying of polyethylene systems for
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
use with liquefied petroleum gas are covered in Annex A1.
2.1.1 Terminology:
1.1.1 This specification does not cover threaded pipe. De-
D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
sign considerations are discussed in Appendix X2. In-plant
Plastics
quality control programs are specified inAnnexA3 andAnnex
F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
A4.
2.1.2 Test Methods for:
1.2 Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotes,footnotes,
D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These
D1238 TestMethodforMeltFlowRatesofThermoplastics
notesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shall
by Extrusion Plastometer
not be considered as requirements of the specification.
D1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
Under Constant Internal Pressure
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided
D1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time Hydrau-
for information purposes only.
lic Pressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
1.4 Thefollowingisanindexoftheannexesandappendixes
D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
in this specification:
moplastic Pipe and Fittings
Annex Subject
D2290 Test Method forApparent HoopTensile Strength of
A1 Polyethylene (PE) Pipe and Fittings
A2 Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe and Fittings for Maintenance or
Plastic or Reinforced Plastic Pipe by Split Disk Method
Repair
D2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design
A3 In-Plant Quality Control for all materials up to 12 in.
BasisforThermoplasticPipeMaterialsorPressureDesign
A4 In-Plant Quality Control for PE materials between 14 and 24 in.
A5 Polyamide (PA) Pipe and Fittings Basis for Thermoplastic Pipe Products
A6 Magnetic-detectable Polyethylene Pipe
F1473 Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure the
A7 Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Pipe
Resistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipes
Appendixes Subject
and Resins
X1 New Materials
2.1.3 Practices for:
X2 Design Consideration
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F17 on Plastic For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.60 on Gas. contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Current edition approved May 1, 2007. Published June 2007. Originally Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
approved in 1966. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as D2513–07. the ASTM website.
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