ASTM_D_3350_-_14.pdf

Designation:D335014Standard Specification forPolyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D3350;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This specification covers the identification of polyeth-ylene plastic pipe and fittings materials in accordance with acell classification system.It is not the function of this specifi-cation to provide specific engineering data for design purposes,to specify manufacturing tolerances,or to determine suitabilityfor use for a specific application.1.2 Polyethylene plastic materials,being thermoplastic,arereprocessable and recyclable(Note 2).This specification al-lows for the use of those polyethylene materials,provided thatall specific requirements of this specification are met.NOTE1The notes in this specification are for information only andshall not be considered part of this specification.NOTE2See Guide D5033 for information and definitions related torecycled plastics.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.NOTE3There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.1.5 For information regarding molding and extrusion mate-rials see Specification D4976.For information regarding wireand cable materials see Specification D1248.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD746 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plasticsand Elastomers by ImpactD790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforcedand Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-alsD792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity(Rela-tive Density)of Plastics by DisplacementD883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1248 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics ExtrusionMaterials for Wire and CableD1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient TechniqueD1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in OlefinPlasticsD1693 Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking ofEthylene PlasticsD1898 Practice for Sampling of Plastics(Withdrawn 1998)3D2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe Materials or Pressure Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe ProductsD2839 Practice for Use of a Melt Index Strand for Deter-mining Density of PolyethyleneD3035 Specification for Polyethylene(PE)Plastic Pipe(DR-PR)Based on Controlled Outside DiameterD3892 Practice for Packaging/Packing of PlasticsD4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon BlackContent in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-Furnace TechniqueD4703 Practice for Compression Molding ThermoplasticMaterials into Test Specimens,Plaques,or SheetsD4883 Test Method for Density of Polyethylene by theUltrasound TechniqueD4976 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding andExtrusion MaterialsD5033 Guide for Development ofASTM Standards Relatingto Recycling and Use of Recycled Plastics(Withdrawn2007)3F1473 Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure theResistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipesand ResinsF2263 Test Method for Evaluating the Oxidative Resistance1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D20 onPlastics and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D20.15 on ThermoplasticMaterials.Current edition approved Nov.1,2014.Published December 2014.Originallyapproved in 1974.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D3350 121.DOI:10.1520/D3350-14.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 of Polyethylene(PE)Pipe to Chlorinated Water2.2 ISO Standard:ISO 12162 Thermoplastic Materials for Pipes and FittingsforPressureApplicationsClassificationandDesignationOverall Service(Design)Coefficient3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 Terms as described in Terminology D883 shall applyin this specification.3.1.2 polyethylene plasticsas defined by this specification,plastics or resins prepared by the polymerization of no less than85%ethylene and no less than 95%of