Designation:A865/A865M−06(Reapproved2012)StandardSpecificationforThreadedCouplings,Steel,BlackorZinc-Coated(Galvanized)WeldedorSeamless,forUseinSteelPipeJoints1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationA865/A865M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1ThisspecificationcoversblackorgalvanizedweldedorseamlessthreadedsteelcouplingsforusewithsteelpipeinNPS1⁄8toNPS20[DN6toDN500]inclusive(Note1).Couplingsorderedunderthisspecificationareintendedfortheusesoutlinedinthepipespecificationsreferencingthisspeci-fication.NOTE1—ThedimensionlessdesignatorNPS(nominalpipesize)andDN[diameternominal]hasbeensubstitutedinthisstandardforsuchtraditionaltermsasnominaldiameter,size,andnominalsize.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A700PracticesforPackaging,Marking,andLoadingMeth-odsforSteelProductsforShipment(Withdrawn2014)3B6SpecificationforZincE376PracticeforMeasuringCoatingThicknessbyMagnetic-FieldorEddy-Current(Electromagnetic)Test-ingMethods2.2ANSIStandard:B1.20.1PipeThreads42.3APIStandards:5BSpecificationforThreading,Gaging,andThreadInspec-tionofCasing,Tubing,andLinePipeThreads55LSpecificationforLinePipe53.OrderingInformation3.1Ordersformaterialunderthisspecificationshouldincludethefollowing,asrequired,todescribethedesiredmaterialadequately:3.1.1Specificationnumber,3.1.2Quantity(pieces),3.1.3Nameofmaterial(steelpipe-couplings),3.1.4Methodofmanufacture(weldedorseamless),3.1.5Finish(blackorTypeIorTypeII)galvanized(see8.1),3.1.6Size(NPSdesignator[DN]),3.1.7Standardorextra-strongclassificati...
