ASTM_F_2160_-_10.pdf

Designation:F216010Standard Specification forSolid Wall High Density Polyethylene(HDPE)Conduit Basedon Controlled Outside Diameter(OD)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2160;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.Scope*1.1 This specification covers material,dimensional,work-manship and performance requirements for polyethyleneconduit,duct and innerduct manufactured for use in a non-pressure application with communication,CATV,or powerwire and cables.1.2 HDPE conduit meeting the requirements of this standardshall be made as OD controlled solid wall,with or withoutinternal or external ribs.The sizing shall be Iron Pipe Size(IPS)with noted exceptions in tables.The internal or externalsurface may contain a coextruded layer provided the finishedconduit meets the product requirements of this specification.1.3 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.1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 6,of this specification.Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety and healthpractices and determine the applicability of regulatory require-ments prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD790 Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforcedand Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materi-alsD792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity(Rela-tive Density)of Plastics by DisplacementD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient TechniqueD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD1693 Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking ofEthylene PlasticsD2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD2444 Test Method for Determination of the Impact Resis-tance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of aTup(Falling Weight)D2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe Materials or Pressure Design Basisfor Thermoplastic Pipe ProductsD3350 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fit-tings MaterialsD4883 Test Method for Density of Polyethylene by theUltrasound TechniqueF412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping SystemsF1473 Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure theResistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipesand Resins3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsGeneral terms used in this Specification areas defined in Terminology F412,and abbreviations are inaccordance with Terminology D1600,unless otherwise speci-fied.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 CATV,ncable television.3.2.2 conduit(duct),na tubular raceway for carryingpower,communications,or other wires and cables3.2.3 innerduct,na conduit installed inside a conduit.3.2.4 kink,na crease across the conduit where it hasfolded from excessive bending.3.2.5 ribs,na series of ridges along the inside or outsidesurface of a conduit.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on PlasticPiping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.26 on OlefinBased Pipe.Current edition approved April 1,2010.Published April 2010.Originallyapproved in 2001.Last previous edition approved in 2008 as F216008.DOI:10.1520/F2160-10.2For 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.*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2.6 true size,ndenotes the use of a sizing system thatrequires a nominal inside diameter to be the equal or greaterthan the stated nominal size of the conduit(that is,a 114in.conduit has a minimum ID of 1.25 in.).4.Materials4.1 Polyethylene PlasticsThe PE materials used to makeconduit under this Specification shall meet or exceed thefollowing requirements:4.1.1 CompoundPE resin compounds shall meet Specifi-cation D3350 requirements and be classified in accordancewith Specification D3350 and Table 1.4.1.2 Rework MaterialClean polyethylene compoundfrom the manufacturers own production may be re-extrudedinto conduit,either alone or blended with virgin compound.Conduit containing