Designation:F2830−11(Reapproved2017)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardSpecificationforManufactureandJoiningofPolyethylene(PE)GasPressurePipeWithaPeelablePolypropylene(PP)OuterLayer1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2830;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardspecificationcoversmanufacturingandjoiningrequirementsforpeelable(skinned)polyethylene(PE)pipe,whichisPEpipemeetingtherequirementsofSpecifica-tionD2513,withapeelableouterlayerofpolypropylene(PP).TheserequirementsareinadditiontothoseinSpecificationD2513forthePEpipe.1.2ThepeelablePPlayerdoesnotcontributetooutsidediameterandwallthicknessusedforpressureratingortensileloadingcalculations.1.3Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseinfiguresandtables)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.4Units—Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD2513SpecificationforPolyethylene(PE)GasPressurePipe,Tubing,andFittingsD4101Specificati...
