ASTM F412-01

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An American National Standard
Designation: F 412 – 01
Standard Terminology Relating to
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Plastic Piping Systems
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F 412; 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.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
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1. Scope Extrusion Plastometer
D 1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-
1.1 This terminology is a compilation of definitions of
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Gradient Technique
technical terms used in the plastic piping industry. Terms that
D 2444 Test Method for Impact Resistance of Thermoplas-
are generally understood or adequately defined in other readily
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tic Pipe and Fittings by Means of a Tup (Falling Weight)
available sources are not included.
D 2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design
1.2 When a term is used in an ASTM document for which
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Basis for Thermoplastic Pipe Materials
Committee F-17 is responsible it is included only when judged,
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2.2 ISO Standards:
after review, by Subcommittee F17.94 to be a generally usable
ISO 3 Preferred Numbers
term.
ISO 497 Preferred Numbers
1.3 Definitions that are identical to those published by other
ISO R 161 Pipes of Plastics Materials for the Transport of
ASTM committees or other standards organizations are iden-
Fluids (Outside Diameters and Nominal Pressures) Part I,
tified with the committee number (for example, D-20) or with
Metric Series
the abbreviation of the name of the organization (for example,
ISO TR 9080 Thermolplastics Pipes for the Transport of
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry).
Fluids-Methods of Extrapolation of Hydrostatic Stress
1.4 A definition is a single sentence with additional infor-
Rupture Data to Determine the Long-Term Hydrostatic
mation included in notes.
Strength of Thermoplastic Pipe Materials
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2. Referenced Documents
2.3 ANSI Standard:
Z17.1 ANSI Preferred Numbers
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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2.4 PPI Standard:
C 114 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Hydraulic
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PPI TR-4
Cement
D 256 Test Methods for Impact Resistance of Plastics and
3. Terminology
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Electrical Insulating Materials
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D 638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics acceptance testing—testing performed on a product to deter-
D 648 Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics mine whether or not an individual lot of the product
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Under Flexural Load conforms with specified requirements.
D 747 Test Method for Apparent Bending Modulus of
DISCUSSION—The number of requirements are usually fewer than for
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Plastics by Means of a Cantilever Beam
qualification testing (see definition).
D 790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced
acetal plastics, n—highly crystalline linear thermoplastic ho-
and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-
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mopolymers or copolymers characterized by repeating
als
oxymethylene units.
D 882 Test Methods for Tensile Properties of Thin Plastic
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acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pipe and fitting
Sheeting
plastics—plastics containing polymers or blends of poly-
D 1003 Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance
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mers, or both, in which the minimum butadiene content is
of Transparent Plastics
6%, the minimum acrylonitrile content is 15 %, the mini-
D 1238 Test Method for Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by
mum styrene or substituted styrene content, or both, is 15 %,
and the maximum content of all other monomers is not more
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This terminology is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on Plastic
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.94 on
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Terminology. Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.04.
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Current edition approved May 10, 2001. Published May 2001. Originally Available from American National Standards Institute, 11 West 42nd St., 13th
published as F 412 – 75b. Last previous edition F 412 – 00. Floor, New York, NY 10036.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.01. Available from the Plastic Pipe Institute, 1825 Connecticut Ave., NW Suite 680
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01. Washington, DC 20009
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F 412
than 5 %; plus lubricants, stabilizers, and colorants. holds together the reinforcement.
adhesive—a substance capable of holding materials together
DISCUSSION—During fabrication, the binder, which may be either
by surface attachment.
thermoplastic or thermoset, usually undergoes a change in state. (D-20)
adhesive bonded joint—see joint, adhesive bonded.
blinding—pla
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