Designation:D5926−15AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)GasketsforDrain,Waste,andVent(DWV),Sewer,Sanitary,andStormPlumbingSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5926;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationdescribesmaterialandphysicalre-quirementsfornonrigidpoly(vinylchloride)(PVC)preformedmoldedandsplicedgasketsusedinmechanicalcouplings.Thesecouplingsareusedingravityflowdrain,waste,andvent(DWV),sewer,sanitary,andstormplumbingsystems.Theyincludecouplingstojoinsimilaranddissimilarpipingsizesandpipingmaterial.1.2ItisacceptabletouserecycledmaterialsinthisproductinaccordancewiththerequirementsinSection4.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.1.4Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section7,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappropriatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimita-tionspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C717TerminologyofBuildingSealsandSealantsD412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElastomers—TensionD471TestMethodforRubberProperty—EffectofLiquidsD573TestMethodforRubber—DeteriorationinanAirOvenD618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD624TestMethodforTearStrengthofConventionalVul-canizedRubberandThermoplasticElastomersD746TestMethodforBrittlenessTemperatureofPlasticsandElastomersbyImpactD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1149TestMethodsforRubberDeterioration—Cr...
