ASTM F1548-01(2023)

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation: F1548 − 01 (Reapproved 2023) An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Performance of Fittings for Use with Gasketed Mechanical
Couplings Used in Piping Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1548; 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 (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope A403/A403M Specification for Wrought Austenitic Stainless
Steel Piping Fittings
1.1 This specification defines classification, materials, test
A536 Specification for Ductile Iron Castings
requirements, inspection certification, marking and packaging
A743/A743M Specification for Castings, Iron-Chromium,
of fittings for use with gasketed mechanical couplings com-
Iron-Chromium-Nickel, Corrosion Resistant, for General
plying to Specification F1476.
Application
1.2 This international standard was developed in accor-
B26/B26M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Cast-
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
ings
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
B75/B75M Specification for Seamless Copper Tube
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
B210 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-Alloy
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
Drawn Seamless Tubes (Metric) B0210_B0210M
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
B369 Specification for Copper-Nickel Alloy Castings
B580 Specification for Anodic Oxide Coatings on Alumi-
2. Referenced Documents
num
2.1 ASTM Standards:
B584 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings for
NOTE 1—See Table 1 for equivalency listing of applicable, equivalent General Applications
specifications.
B633 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc on
A47/A47M Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron Cast-
Iron and Steel
ings
F1476 Specification for Performance of Gasketed Mechani-
A48/A48M Specification for Gray Iron Castings
cal Couplings for Use in Piping Applications
A53/A53M Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-
2.2 ANSI Standards:
Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
B36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
A153/A153M Specification for Zinc Coating (Hot-Dip) on
B36.19 Stainless Steel Pipe
Iron and Steel Hardware
Z540.1 Calibration Laboratories in Measuring Test Equip-
A216/A216M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, Suit-
ment
able for Fusion Welding, for High-Temperature Service
2.3 ANSI/AWWA Standards:
A234/A234M Specification for Piping Fittings of Wrought
C151/A21.51 Ductile-Iron Pipe, Centrifugally Cast in Metal
Carbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate and High
Molds or Sand-Lined Molds, for Water and Other Liquids
Temperature Service
C606–87 Grooved and Shouldered Joints
A312/A312M Specification for Seamless, Welded, and
2.4 British Standards:
Heavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes
BS 729 Specification for Hot Dip Galvanized Coatings on
A395/A395M Specification for Ferritic Ductile Iron
Iron and Steel Articles
Pressure-Retaining Castings for Use at Elevated Tempera-
BS 1400 Specification for Copper Alloy Ingots and Copper
tures
Alloy and High Conductivity Copper Castings
BS 1452 Specification for Flake Graphite Cast Iron
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Ships
BS 1471 Specification for Wrought Aluminum and Alumi-
and Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 on
num Alloys for General Engineering Purposes—Drawn
Machinery and Piping Systems.
Current edition approved May 1, 2023. Published June 2023. Originally
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approved in 1994. Last previous edition approved in 2018 as F1548 – 01 (2018).
DOI: 10.1520/F1548-01R23.
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F1548 − 01 (2023)
TABLE 1 Specification Equivalency Table
1459 Metallic Coatings—Protection Against Corrosion by
Spec. Ref. U.S. Designation British ISO Hot Dip Galvanizing—Guiding Principles
Number ASTM Standard Standard
1460 Metallic Coatings—Hot Dip Galvanized Coatings on
Ferrous Materials—Determination of the Mass Per Unit
1 A47/A47M 6681 5922
Area—Gravimetric Method
2 A48/A48M 1452 —
3 A53/A53M 3601 — 1461 Metallic Coatings—Hot Dipped Galvanized Coatings
4 A153/A153M 729 1459, 1460, 1461
on Fabricated Ferrous Products—Requirements
5 A216/A216M 3100 —
2081 Metallic Coatings—Electroplated Coatings of Zinc on
6 A234/A234M 1640 Pt. 1 —
7 A312/A312M 3605 — Iron or Steel
8 A395/A395M — —
2531 Ductile Iron Pipes, Fittings and Accessories for Pres-
9 A403/A403M 1640 Pt. 2 —
sure Pipe Lines
10 A536 4772 2531, 4179, 8179
11 A743/A743M 3100 —
3522 Cast Aluminum Alloys—Chemical Composition and
12 B26/B26M 1490 3522, 7722
Mechanical Properties
13 B75/B75M 2871 —
4179 Ductile Iron Pipes for Pressure and Non-Pressure
14 B210 1471 209
15 B369 3071 —
Pipelines—Centrifugal Cement Mortar Lining—General
16 B580 — —
Requirements
17 B584 1400 —
4200 Plain End Steel Tubes, Welded and Seamless—General
18 B633 1706 2081
Tables of Dimensions and Masses Per Unit Length
ANSI
5922 Malleable Cast Iron
7722 Aluminum Alloy Castings Produced by Gravity, Sand,
19 B36.10 3600 4200
20 B36.19 3600 4200
or Chill Casting, or by Related Processes—General Con-
21 Z540.1 5781 —
ditions for Inspection and Delivery
8179 Ductile Iron Pipes—External Zinc Coating
ANSI/AWWA
22 C151/A21.51 4772 2531, 4179, 8179
3. Terminology
23 C606–87 — —
3.1 Definitions:
3.1.1 fabricated fitting—a fitting constructed by welding
together sections of pipe or tube.
3.1.2 fitting—a device used in a piping system to change
BS 1490 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy
pipe direction, size, split or combine flows, or adapt to other
Ingots and Castings for General Engineering Purposes
joining methods.
BS 1640 Pt. 1 Wrought Carbon and Ferritic Alloy Steel
Fittings 3.1.3 grooved end—type of fitting or pipe end having a
BS 1640 Pt. 2 Wrought and Cast Austenitic Chromium—
groove for use with grooved mechanical couplings (Type I) as
Nickel Steel Fittings defined in F1476.
BS 1706 Method for Specifying Electroplated Coatings of
3.1.4 pipe—hollow tubular product conforming to Table 1
Zinc and Cadmium on Iron and Steel
Specification Reference Nos. 19, 20, 22 and 13, Nominal
BS 2871 Specification for Copper and Copper Alloys—
Dimensions, or O.D. tube.
Tubes
3.1.5 plain end—type of fitting or pipe end for use with a
BS 3071 Specification for Nickel—Copper Alloy Castings
gasketed mechanical coupling (Type II) that is plain end as
BS 3100 Specification for Steel Castings for General Engi-
defined in Specification F1476.
neering Purposes
3.1.6 tangent—a section of straight pipe or tube integral to
BS 3600 Specification for Dimensions of Steel Pipe for the
or welded to the end(s) of a fitting.
Petroleum Industry
BS 3601 Specification for Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes
3.1.7 wrought fitting—a fitting made by shaping or shaping
with Specified Room Temperature Properties for Pressure
and welding.
Purposes
4. Classification
BS 3605 Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipes and Tubes for
Pressure Purposes
4.1 These fittings are classified into the following design
BS 4772 Specification for Ductile Iron Pipes and Fittings
types:
BS 5781 Measurement and Calibration System
4.1.1 Type I—Grooved end.
BS 6681 Specification for Malleable Cast Iron
4.1.2 Type II—Plain end.
2.5 ISO Standards:
5. Ordering Information
209 Composition of Wrought Products of Aluminum and
Aluminum Alloys . . . Chemical Composition (Percent)
5.1 Orders for fittings under this specification shall include
the following:
5.1.1 Specification designation, title, number and year of
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