ASTM_F_1548_-_01_2018.pdf

Designation:F154801(Reapproved 2018)An American National StandardStandard Specification forPerformance of Fittings for Use with Gasketed MechanicalCouplings Used in Piping Applications1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1548;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.Scope1.1 This specification defines classification,materials,testrequirements,inspection certification,marking and packagingof fittings for use with gasketed mechanical couplings com-plying to Specification F1476.1.2 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2NOTE1See Table 1 for equivalency listing of applicable,equivalentspecifications.A47/A47M Specification for Ferritic Malleable Iron Cast-ingsA48/A48M Specification for Gray Iron CastingsA53/A53M Specification for Pipe,Steel,Black and Hot-Dipped,Zinc-Coated,Welded and SeamlessA153/A153M Specification for Zinc Coating(Hot-Dip)onIron and Steel HardwareA216/A216M Specification for Steel Castings,Carbon,Suit-able for Fusion Welding,for High-Temperature ServiceA234/A234M Specification for Piping Fittings of WroughtCarbon Steel and Alloy Steel for Moderate and HighTemperature ServiceA312/A312M Specification for Seamless,Welded,andHeavily Cold Worked Austenitic Stainless Steel PipesA395/A395M SpecificationforFerriticDuctileIronPressure-Retaining Castings for Use at Elevated Tempera-turesA403/A403M Specification for WroughtAustenitic StainlessSteel Piping FittingsA536 Specification for Ductile Iron CastingsA743/A743M Specification for Castings,Iron-Chromium,Iron-Chromium-Nickel,Corrosion Resistant,for GeneralApplicationB26/B26M Specification for Aluminum-Alloy Sand Cast-ingsB75 Specification for Seamless Copper TubeB210 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum-AlloyDrawn Seamless TubesB369 Specification for Copper-Nickel Alloy CastingsB580 Specification for Anodic Oxide Coatings on Alumi-numB584 Specification for Copper Alloy Sand Castings forGeneral ApplicationsB633 Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Zinc onIron and SteelF1476 Specification for Performance of Gasketed Mechani-cal Couplings for Use in Piping Applications2.2 ANSI Standards:3B36.10 Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel PipeB36.19 Stainless Steel PipeZ540.1 Calibration Laboratories in Measuring Test Equip-ment2.3 ANSI/AWWA Standards:3C151/A21.51 Ductile-Iron Pipe,Centrifugally Cast in MetalMolds or Sand-Lined Molds,for Water and Other LiquidsC60687 Grooved and Shouldered Joints2.4 British Standards:4BS 729 Specification for Hot Dip Galvanized Coatings onIron and Steel ArticlesBS 1400 Specification for Copper Alloy Ingots and CopperAlloy and High Conductivity Copper CastingsBS 1452 Specification for Flake Graphite Cast IronBS 1471 Specification for Wrought Aluminum and Alumi-num Alloys for General Engineering PurposesDrawnTube1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F25 on Shipsand Marine Technology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F25.11 onMachinery and Piping Systems.Current edition approved March 1,2018.Published April 20108.Originallyapproved in 1994.Last previous edition approved in 2012as F1548 01(2012).DOI:10.1520/F1548-01R18.2For 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.3Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.4Available from British Standards Institution(BSI),389 Chiswick High Rd.,London W4 4AL,U.K.,http:/.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 BS 1490 Specification for Aluminum and Aluminum AlloyIngots and Castings for General Engineering PurposesBS 1640 Pt.1 Wrought Carbon and Ferritic Alloy SteelFittingsBS 1640 Pt.2 Wrought and Cast Austenitic ChromiumNickel Steel FittingsBS 1706 Method for Specifying Electroplated Coatings ofZinc and Cadmium on Iron and SteelBS 2871 Specification for Copper and Copper AlloysTubesBS 3071 Specification for NickelCopper Alloy Castings