ASTM_F_1056_-_04_2011.pdf

Designation:F105604(Reapproved 2011)Standard Specification forSocket Fusion Tools for Use in Socket Fusion JoiningPolyethylene Pipe or Tubing and Fittings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F1056;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 covers socket fusion tools for use inmaking socket fusion joints between polyethylene pipe ortubing and fittings as specified by Specifications D3035,D2513,D2447,and D2683.This specification covers newlymanufactured heater faces and used heater faces which havebeen recoated.Requirements for materials,workmanship,anddimensionsareincluded.Whereapplicableonthisspecification,“pipe”shall mean“pipe”and“tubing.”1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D1248 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics ExtrusionMaterials for Wire and CableD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD2447 Specification for Polyethylene(PE)Plastic Pipe,Schedules 40 and 80,Based on Outside Diameter(With-drawn 2010)3D2513 Specification for Polyethylene(PE)Gas PressurePipe,Tubing,and FittingsD2657 Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyolefin Pipeand FittingsD2683 Specification for Socket-Type Polyethylene Fittingsfor Outside Diameter-Controlled Polyethylene Pipe andTubingD3035 Specification for Polyethylene(PE)Plastic Pipe(DR-PR)Based on Controlled Outside DiameterD3350 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fit-tings MaterialsF412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems3.Terminology3.1 Definitions:3.1.1 GeneralDefinitions are in accordance with Termi-nology F412 and abbreviations are in accordance with Termi-nology D1600,unless otherwise specified.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 chamfer toola device that is used to chamfer theoutside edge of the pipe.The chamfer allows the pipe end toeasily enter the pipe heater face and easily enter the heatedfitting.Chamfering is optional for all sizes but commonly donefor 114-in.IPS and larger sizes.3.2.2 depth gagea device that is used to locate therounding clamp a prescribed distance from the end of the pipe.3.2.3 heating toola device used to heat the heater faces.3.2.4 fitting heater face or adapterA block of heat con-ducting material that attaches to the heating tool and isdimensioned to melt the internal surface of the fitting socket.3.2.5 pipe heater face or adapter A block of heat con-ducting material that attaches to the heating tool and isdimensioned to melt the external surface of the pipe.NOTE1The fitting heater face and pipe heater face can be in one blockof heat conducting material.3.2.6 rounding clamp or cold ringa device that is clampedaround the pipe to round the pipe and limit the distance the pipeend goes into the pipe heater face and the socket fitting.4.Materials and Manufacture4.1 Heater faces may be manufactured from aluminum,steel,or other suitable heat conducting material.NOTE2Polyethylene may stick to hot metal heating surfaces.Thissticking may be minimized by covering the heating surfaces with astick-resistant coating such as polytetrafluoroethylene(PTFE)or polyphe-nylene sulfide(PPS).Copper or copper alloys are not suitable withoutcoating because some polyolefins react with copper.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on PlasticPiping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.20 on Joining.Current edition approved Feb.1,2011.Published March 2011.Originallyapproved in 1987.Last previous edition approved in 2004 as F1056 04.DOI:10.1520/F1056-04R11.2For 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.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 5.Dimensions,Mass,and Permissible Variations5.1 Heater face dimensions and tolerances shall be as shownin Table 1.The dimensions in Table 1 are for heater faces at thecommonly used operating temperature of 500F(260C).Annex A1 contains Table A1.1 which gives dimensions tomeasure for coated aluminum faces at 73.4F(23C).5.2 Depth gage dimensions and tolerances shall be as shownin Table 2.5.3 Chamfer dimensions shall be limited to a maximum of20%of the ASTM depth gage depth along the pipe wall and60