1、Designation:F312318aAn American National StandardStandard Specification forMetric Outside Diameter Polyethylene(PE)Plastic Pipe(DR-PN)1This standard is issued under the fixed designation F3123;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of r
2、evision,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 metric outside diameter poly-ethylene(PE)pipe made from polyethylene compoun
3、d thatqualifies for MRS,HDB and HDS ratings and for PE100 andPE4710 designations.Included are requirements for polyeth-ylene compound,workmanship,dimensions,short-term stressand ductility,long-term stress,marking,quality assurance andverification of joining.1.1.1 Polyethylene pipe in accordance with
4、 Table 1 isintended to be compatible with nominal diameters in accor-dance with ISO 161-1,Specification D3035 and other pipesizing conventions,nominal pressures in accordance with ISO161-1 and wall thickness in accordance with ISO 4065.1.1.2 Polyethylene pipe in accordance with Table 2 isintended to
5、 be outside diameter compatible with steel pipeNPS/IPS nominal outside diameter pipe in accordance withspecifications such as Specification D3035,Specification F714,or AWWA C906.1.1.3 Polyethylene pipe in accordance with Table 3 isintended to be outside diameter compatible with cast iron/ductile iro
6、n,DIPS/DIOD outside diameter pipe in accordancewith specifications such as Specification D3035,SpecificationF714,or AWWA C906.1.2 Pipes produced under this specification are intended forthe pressure or non-pressure conveyance of liquid or gaseousmedia.Pipes produced under this specification are not
7、intendedas enclosures for electrical or communications components.See Appendix X1.1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded asstandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to thetest methods portion,Section 7,of t
8、his 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,health,andenvironmental practices and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior t
9、o use.1.5 TheANS label on this international standard certifies thedevelopment of this international standard in accordance withrequirements for openness,balance,consensus and due processin accordance with ANSI Essential Requirements:Due ProcessRequirements for American National Standards and denote
10、s inaddition that this international standard is an American Na-tional Standard.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides a
11、nd Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for TestingD638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of PlasticsD746 Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics
12、and Elastomers by ImpactD792 Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity(Rela-tive Density)of Plastics by DisplacementD1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplasticsby Extrusion PlastometerD1435 Practice for Outdoor Weathering of PlasticsD1505 Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Den
13、sity-Gradient TechniqueD1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic PipeUnder Constant Internal PressureD1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time HydraulicPressure of Plastic Pipe,Tubing,and FittingsD1600 Terminology forAbbreviated Terms Relating to Plas-ticsD1603 Test Method for Carbon Bla
14、ck Content in OlefinPlastics1This 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 Nov.1,2018.Published December 2018.Originallyapproved in 2015.Last previous ed
15、ition approved in 2018 as F312318.DOI:10.1520/F312318A2For 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 o
16、f Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 D2122 Test Method for D
