ASTM_F_3128_-_15.pdf

Designation:F312815Standard Specification forPoly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Schedule 40 Drain,Waste,andVent Pipe with a Cellular Core1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3128;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 coextruded poly(vinyl chlo-ride)(PVC)plastic drain,waste and vent pipe made toSchedule 40 iron pipe sizes(IPS)and produced by thecoextrusion process with concentric inner and outer solid PVClayers and the core consisting of closed-cell cellular PVC.Plastic which does not meet the material requirements specifiedin Section 5 is excluded from single layer and all coextrudedlayers.1.2 Fittings meeting the requirements of SpecificationD2665 and D3311 are suitable for use with pipe meeting therequirements of this specification.1.3 Poly(vinyl chloride)plastic which does not meet thedefinitions of virgin PVC plastic as given in 5.1 is excluded,asperformance of plastic other than those defined as virgin wasnot determined.PVC rework plastic which meets the require-ments of rework plastic as given in 5.2 is acceptable.1.4 Reprocessed plastic or recycled plastic as defined inTerminology D883 is excluded.1.5 Recommendations for storage,joining and installationare provided in Appendix X1,Appendix X2,and Appendix X3respectively.1.6 The text of this specification references notes,footnotesand appendices which provide explanatory material.Thesenotes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures)shallnot be considered as requirements of the 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 TestingD883 Terminology Relating to PlasticsD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD1784 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Compounds and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC)CompoundsD2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-moplastic Pipe and FittingsD2152 Test Method for Adequacy of Fusion of ExtrudedPoly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Pipe and Molded Fittings byAcetone ImmersionD2321 Practice for Underground Installation of Thermoplas-tic Pipe for Sewers and Other Gravity-Flow ApplicationsD2412 Test Method for Determination of External LoadingCharacteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate LoadingD2444 Test Method for Determination of the Impact Resis-tance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of aTup(Falling Weight)D2564 Specification for Solvent Cements for Poly(VinylChloride)(PVC)Plastic Piping SystemsD2665 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)PlasticDrain,Waste,and Vent Pipe and FittingsD2855 Practice for Making Solvent-Cemented Joints withPoly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Pipe and FittingsD3311 Specification for Drain,Waste,and Vent(DWV)Plastic Fittings PatternsD4396 Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(CPVC)Com-pounds for Plastic Pipe and Fittings Used in NonpressureApplications(Withdrawn 2015)3F402 Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements,Primers,and Cleaners Used for Joining ThermoplasticPipe and Fittings1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F17 on PlasticPiping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.63 on DWV.Current edition approved April 1,2015.Published June 2015.DOI:10.1520/F3128152For 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 F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping SystemsF656 Specification for Primers for Use in Solvent CementJoints of Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Plastic Pipe andFittings2.2 Federal Standard:4Fed.Std.No.123 Marking for Shipment(Civil Agencies)2.3 Military Standard:4MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage2.4 ANSI Standards:5Z34.1 American National Standard for Certification-Third-Party Certification ProgramZ34.2 American National Standard for Certification-Self-Certification by Producer or Supplier2.5 Plastic Pipe Institute6PPI-TR-7 Recom