Designation:F905−04(Reapproved2011)StandardPracticeforQualificationofPolyethyleneSaddle-FusedJoints1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF905;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribestestcriteriasuitableforqualifi-cationofpolyethylenesaddle-fusedjoints.Thesetestsmaybeconductedbysuppliersoruserstoqualifysaddle-fusedjointsinaccordancewiththerequirementsfoundintheDepartmentofTransportation(DOT)CodeofFederalRegulations(CFR)Title49,Part192.283.Atthediscretionoftheenduser,thesetestsmayalsobeconductedbyuserstoqualifypersonnelmakingsaddlefusionjointsperDOTCFR49,Part192.285.1.2Theimpactresistancetestdescribedisanonstandardtest.ThisisnottheonlytestthatmaybeusedtoqualifysaddlefusionjointsperDOTregulations.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathemati-calconversiontoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1598TestMethodforTime-to-FailureofPlasticPipeUnderConstantInternalPressureD2513SpecificationforPolyethylene(PE)GasPressurePipe,Tubing,andFittingsD2683SpecificationforSocket-TypePolyethyleneFittingsforOutsideDiameter-ControlledPolyethylenePipeandTubingD3261SpecificationforButtHeatFusionPolyethylene(PE)PlasticFittingsforPolyethylene(PE)PlasticPipeandTubing2.2DOTDocument:49CFR,Part192,MinimumFederalSafetyStandardsforGaslines32.3PPITechnicalReport:TR-41/2002GenericSaddleFusionJoiningProcedureforPolyethyleneGasPiping3.SignificanceandUse3.1Thetestsdescribedinthispracti...
