Designation:D5685−11AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationfor“Fiberglass”(Glass-Fiber-ReinforcedThermosetting-Resin)PressurePipeFittings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5685;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcovers“fiberglass”(glass-fiber-reinforcedthermosetting-resin)fittingsforusewithfilamentwoundorcentrifugallycastfiberglasspipe,orboth,insizes1in.through24in.forpipemanufacturedtoSpecificationD2996orD2997,orboth.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thefollowingsafetyhazardcaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodportion,Section7,ofthisspecification:1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.NOTE1—Theterm“fiberglasspipe”asdescribedinSection3ofthisspecificationappliestobothreinforcedthermosettingresinpipe(RTRP)andreinforcedpolymermortarpipe(RPMP).NOTE2—Forthepurposesofthisstandard,ploymerdoesnotincludenaturalpolymers.NOTE3—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothisstandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D618PracticeforConditioningPlasticsforTestingD883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1598TestMethodforTime-to-FailureofPlasticPipeUnderConstantInternalPressureD1599TestMethodforResistancetoShort-TimeHydraulicPressureofPlasticPipe,Tubing,andFittingsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD2143TestMethodforCyclicPressureStrengthofReinforced,ThermosettingPlasticPipeD2310ClassificationforMachine-Made“Fiberglass”(Glass-Fiber-ReinforcedThermosetting-...
