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Designation:F239012Standard Specification forPoly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)Plastic Drain,Waste,and Vent(DWV)Pipe and Fittings Having Post-Industrial RecycleContent1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2390;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 requirements and test methodsfor materials,dimensions and tolerances,pipe stiffness,crushresistance,impact resistance,hydrostatic burst resistance,andsolvent cement for poly(vinyl chloride)plastic drain,waste,and vent(DWV)pipe and fittings.1.2 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.1.3 The text of this specification references notes,footnotes,and appendixes which provide explanatory material.Thesenotes and footnotes(excluding those in tables and figures)shallnot be considered as requirements of the specification.1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 7,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 limita-tions prior to use.NOTE1Pressurized(compressed)air or other compressed gasescontain large amounts of stored energy which present serious safetyhazards should a system fail for any reason.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time HydraulicPressure of Plastic Pipe,Tubing,and FittingsD1600 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 FittingsD2412 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 SystemsF2135 Specification for Molded Drain,Waste,and Vent(DWV)Short-Pattern Plastic FittingsD3311 Specification for Drain,Waste,and Vent(DWV)Plastic Fittings PatternsF402 Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements,Primers,and Cleaners Used for Joining ThermoplasticPipe and FittingsF412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping SystemsF1498 Specification for Taper Pipe Threads 60 for Thermo-plastic Pipe and FittingsF1866 Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride)(PVC)PlasticSchedule 40 Drainage and DWV Fabricated Fittings3.Terminology3.1 Definitions Definitions are in accordance with Termi-nology in F412,and abbreviations are in accordance withTerminology in D1600,unless otherwise specified.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 certificate of composition disclosure,na certificatedescribing certain properties of an external recycled material,its formulation and source,and the specific material shipmentto which it applies.3.2.1.1 DiscussionExamples include polymer(s),molecu-lar weight,percentage(and type)of inorganic material,tensilestrength,modulus of elasticity,and izod impact;code ordesignation identifying the formulation and source informa-tion.1This 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 Nov.1,2012.Published January 2013.Originallyapproved in 2007.Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F239007.DOI:10.1520/F2390-12.2For 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 3.2.2 post-industrial recycle,nrecycled PVC materialgenerated by a company or manufacturing plant that is differentthan the location producing products to this specification.3.2.2.1 DiscussionMaterial used for a different productproduced by the same manufacturer shall be considered aspost-industrial recycle material for the product of this standard,unless the different product is made from the same compound.3.2.3 post-consumer recycle,nPVC plastic material usedin products that have proceeded into the chain of commercebeyond t