ASTM_F_3034_-_15.pdf

Designation:F303415Standard Specification forBillets made by Winding Molten Extruded Stress-Rated HighDensity Polyethylene(HDPE)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3034;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 billets made from stress-ratedhigh-density polyethylene(HDPE)materials.1.2 The billets are manufactured by application of moltenextruded material onto a rotating mandrel to form a monolithicmass.Removal of the mandrel provides a billet in the approxi-mate shape of a thick-walled cylindrical shell.Machining priorto dimensioning is acceptable.NOTE1Although it is impossible to address all manufacturing detailsrelated to the fabrication of billets in this specification,successful heatfusion bonding of HDPE is obtained through controlled application ofsufficient heat to cause melting in combination with applied force over aperiod of time.1.3 The billets are intended for fabrication into pipe fittingssuch as flange adapters and reducers.1.4 Requirements for and use of the fabricated pipe fittingsshall be in accordance with an applicable product specification.This specification for billets does not include requirements foritems fabricated from the billets.1.5 This specification includes thermoplastic pipe materialdesignation codes for selection of appropriate stress-ratedmaterial,together with performance requirements for billetsand test methods for determining conformance with the re-quirements.1.6 Minimum quality control measures are prescribed formanufacturers.See Annex A1 for quality control for billetsconforming to this specification.1.7 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.1.8 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in OlefinPlasticsD2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD2837 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 MaterialsD4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon BlackContent in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-Furnace TechniqueF412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems2.2 NSF/ANSI Standards:3Standard No.14 for Plastic Piping Components and RelatedMaterialsStandardNo.61forDrinkingWaterSystemsComponentsHealth Effects2.3 PPI Standards:4PPI TR-3 Policies and Procedures for Developing Hydro-static Design Basis(HDB),Pressure Design Basis(PDB),Strength Design Basis(SDB),and Minimum RequiredStrength(MRS)Ratings for Thermoplastic Piping Mate-rials or Pipe1This 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 March 1,2015.Published March 2015.Originallyapproved in 2013.Last previous edition approved in 2014 as F303414.DOI:10.1520/F3034152For 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.3Available from NSF International,P.O.Box 130140,789 N.Dixboro Rd.,AnnArbor,MI 48113-0140,http:/www.nsf.org.4Available from Plastics Pipe Institute(PPI),105 Decker Court,Suite 825,Irving,TX 75062,http:/www.plasticpipe.org.*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 PPI TR-4 HDB/SDB/PDB/MRS Listed Materials,PPI List-ing of Hydrostatic Design Basis(HDB),Strength DesignBasis(SDB),Pressure Design Basis(PDB),and MinimumRequired Strength(MRS)Ratings for Thermoplastic Pip-ing Materials or Pipe3.Terminology3.1 Unless otherwise specified,definitions are in accordancewith Terminology F412 and abbreviations are in accordancewith Terminology D1600.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 average outside diameter,nthe average distancefol