Designation:F1282−17AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforPolyethylene/Aluminum/Polyethylene(PE-AL-PE)CompositePressurePipe1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1282;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thisspecificationcoversacoextrudedpolyethylenecompositepressurepipewithaweldedaluminumtuberein-forcementbetweentheinnerandouterlayers.Theinnerandouterpolyethylenelayersarebondedtothealuminumtubebyameltadhesive.Includedisasystemofnomenclatureforthepolyethylene-aluminum-polyethylene(PE-AL-PE)pipes,therequirementsandtestmethodsformaterials,thedimensionsandstrengthsofthecomponenttubesandfinishedpipe,adhesiontests,andtheburstandsustainedpressureperfor-mance.Alsogivenaretherequirementsandmethodsofmarking.Thepipecoveredbythisspecificationisintendedforuseinpotablewaterdistributionsystemsforresidentialandcommercialapplications,waterservice,undergroundirrigationsystems,andradientpanelheatingsystems,baseboard,snow-andice-meltsystems,andgasesthatarecompatiblewithcompositepipeandfittings.1.2Thisspecificationrelatesonlytocompositepipesincor-poratingaweldedaluminumtubehavingbothinternalandexternalpolyethylenelayers.Theweldedaluminiumtubeiscapableofsustaininginternalpressures.Pipesconsistingofmetalliclayersnotweldedtogetherandplasticlayersotherthanpolyethyleneareoutsidethescopeofthisspecification.1.3SpecificationsforconnectorsforusewithpipemeetingtherequirementsofthisspecificationaregiveninAnnexA1.1.4Thisspecificationexcludescrosslinkedpolyethylene-aluminum-crosslinkedpolyethylenepipes(seeSpecificationF1281).1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.6Thefollowingprecautionarycaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section9,ofthisspecification:Thisstandarddoesnotpurpo...
