ASTM A861-94e1

Standard Specification for High-Silicon Iron Pipe and Fittings

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers high-silicon iron pipe and pipe fittings intended for corrosion-resistant service for both above- and below-grade construction.
1.2 Pipe and pipe fittings shall be the no-hub (MJ) or the hub and plain end design.
1.3 Pipe and pipe fittings shall be of the sizes specified in Table 1 and Figs. 1-71 or other sizes that may conform to the requirements given herein.
1.3.1 Pipe:
1.3.1.1 No-hub (MJ) (Fig. 1):Size (in.) Length (ft)1½7273747
1.3.1.2 Hub/Plain End (Fig. 35):
Size (in.) Length (ft) 2737476787105125155
1.3.2 Fitting (No-hub) (MJ):Figs. Quarter Bends2 Sixth Bends 3 Return Bends4 Double-Branch Quarter Bend 5Eighth Bends 6 Sixteenth Bends7 Long-Sweep Quarter Bends 8Sanitary Y Branches 9 Double-Branch Sanitary Y 10 Sanitary Combination Y and 1/8 Bend 11 Double-Branch Sanitary Combination Y and 1/8 Bend12 Sanitary T Branches 13 Double Branch Sanitary T 14 Sanitary Running Traps 15Sanitary P Traps 16 Swivel Trap P-Style Short 17 Swivel Trap P-Style Long 18Swivel Trap S-Style Long 19 Centrifugal Drum Trap P Swivel Type20 Centrifugal Drum Trap S Swivel Type21 Combination Cleanout and Test Tees22 Coupling 23 Pipe Plugs24 Cleanout Plugs 25 No-hub (MJ) Adapter 26 Reducers-Increasers 27Sink Outlet 28 Sink Overflows 29Threaded Adapters 30 Trap Cleanout Details31 No-hub (MJ) Adapter 32(MJ) (No-hub) to Lead Adapter33 Floor Drains34
1.3.3 Fitting (Hub/Plain End):Figs. Hub Plain End Pipe35 Straight Tees 36 Sanitary T Branches 37 Sanitary Y Branches 38Double-Branch Sanitary Tee 39 Double-Branch Sanitary Y 40 Double-Branch Sanitary Combination Y and 1/8 Bend (T-Y) 41 Short-Sweep Quarter Bends42 Long-Sweep Quarter Bends 43 Sanitary Combination Y and 1/8 Bend (T-Y) 44 Quarter Bends 45 Sixth Bends 46 Eighth Bends 47 Sixteenth Bends 48Sanitary Increasers 49 Hub Strainers50 Sanitary Reducers 51 Double Hubs52 Pipe Plugs 53 Cleanout Plugs54 Adapter-Plain end to Split Flange55Adapter-Hub to-Split Flange56 Combination Cleanout and Test Tees57 Insertable Joints58 Backwater Valves 59 Sanitary P Traps 60 Sanitary S Traps 61Sanitary Running Traps 62 Floor Drains63, 64, 65 Floor Drains 66 Floor Drains/Installation-Funnel Attachment 67, 68Overflow 69 Sink Outlet 70Detailed Cross Section of Cleanout71 Chemical Composition Table 3 Transverse Bend Test Minimum RequirementsTable 4

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-2001
• ICS: 23.040.10 - Iron and steel pipes
• ICS: 23.040.40 - Metal fittings
• Technical Committee: A04 - Iron Castings
• Drafting Committee: A04.12 - Pipes and Tubes

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM A861-01 - Standard Specification for High-Silicon Iron Pipe and Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: A 861 – 94
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Reprinted from the Annual Book of ASTM Standards. Copyright ASTM
Standard Specification for
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High-Silicon Iron Pipe and Fittings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 861; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense. Consult the DoD Index of Specifications and
Standards for the specific year of issue which has been adopted by the Department of Defense.
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e NOTE—Section 14, keywords, was added editorially in October 1994.
1. Scope
Sanitary T Branches 13
Double Branch Sanitary T 14
1.1 This specification covers high-silicon iron pipe and pipe
Sanitary Running Traps 15
fittings intended for corrosion-resistant service for both above-
Sanitary P Traps 16
Swivel Trap P-Style Short 17
and below-grade construction.
Swivel Trap P-Style Long 18
1.2 Pipe and pipe fittings shall be the mechanical joint or the
Swivel Trap S-Style Long 19
bell and plain end design.
Centrifugal Drum Trap P Swivel Type 20
Centrifugal Drum Trap S Swivel Type 21
1.3 Pipe and pipe fittings shall be of the sizes specified in
Combination Cleanout and Test Tees 22
Table 1 and Table 2 and Figs. 1-71 or other sizes that may
Coupling 23
conform to the requirements given herein. Pipe Plugs 24
Cleanout Plugs 25
1.3.1 Pipe:
Adapter/Hub to “MJ” 26
1.3.1.1 Pipe (MJ) (Fig. 1):
Reducers—Increasers 27
Sink Outlet 28
Size (in.) Length (ft)
1
Sink Overflows 29
1 ⁄2 7
27 Threaded Adapters 30
Trap Cleanout Details 31
37
Adapter—MJ and Split Flange 32
47
“MJ” to Lead Adapter 33
1.3.1.2 Hub/Plain End (Fig. 35):
Floor Drains 34
Size (in.) Length (ft)
1.3.3 Fitting (Hub/Plain End):
27
Figs.
37
47 Hub and Plain End Pipe 35
Straight Tees 36
67
Sanitary T Branches 37
87
Sanitary Y Branches 38
10 7
Double-Branch Sanitary Tee 39
12 5
Double-Branch Sanitary Y 40
15 5
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Double-Branch Sanitary Combination Y and ⁄8 Bend (T-Y) 41
1.3.2 Fitting (Plain End):
Short-Sweep Quarter Bends 42
Long-Sweep Quarter Bends 43
Figs.
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Sanitary Combination Y and ⁄8 Bend (T-Y) 44
Quarter Bends 2
Quarter Bends 45
Sixth Bends 3
Sixth Bends 46
Return Bends 4
Eighth Bends 47
Double-Branch Quarter Bend 5
Sixteenth Bends 48
Eighth Bends 6
Sanitary Increasers 49
Sixteenth Bends 7
Hub Strainers 50
Long-Sweep Quarter Bends 8
Sanitary Reducers 51
Sanitary Y Branches 9
Double Hubs 52
Double-Branch Sanitary Y 10
Pipe Plugs 53
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Sanitary Combination Y and ⁄8 Bend 11
Cleanout Plugs 54
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Double-Branch Sanitary Combination Y and ⁄8 Bend 12
Adapter—Spigot and Split Flange 55
Adapter—Bell and Split Flange 56
Combination Cleanout and Test Tees 57
Insertable Joints 58
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-4 on Iron
Backwater Valves 59
Castings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A04.12 on Pipes and
Sanitary P Traps 60
Tubes. Sanitary S Traps 61
Current edition approved July 15, 1994. Published September 1994. Originally Sanitary Running Traps 62
published as A 861 – 86. Last previous edition A 861 – 92.
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A 861
5.2 A product analysis may be made by the purchaser from
Floor Drains 63, 64, 65
Floor Drains 66
material representing the heat. The chemical composition thus
Floor Drains/Installation—Funnel Attachment 67, 68
determined shall meet the requirements specified in Table 1 or
Overflow 69
shall be subject to rejection by the purchaser.
Sink Outlet 70
Detailed Cross Section of Cleanout 71
5.3 Spectrometric or other instrumental methods and wet
Chemical Composition Table 3
laboratory methods are acceptable for routine control determi-
Transverse Bend Test Minimum Requirements Table 4
nations. Any method employed shall give essentially the same
results as reference methods listed in Test Methods E 350. (For
selected detailed methods of analysis, see Specification A 518,
2. Referenced Documents
paragraph 6.4).
2.1 ASTM Standards:
6. Heat Treatment
A 438 Test Method for Transverse Testing of Gray Cast
2
Iron
6.1 All centrifugally cast high-silicon iron pipe may be
A 518 Specification for Corrosion-Resistant High-Silicon
supplied in the as-cast condition. All other pipe and fittings
2
Iron Castings
shall be supplied in the stress-relieved condition.
E 350 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Carbon Steel,
6.2 Stress relieving shall be performed as follows:
Low-Alloy Steel, Silicon Electrical Steel, Ingot Iron, and
6.2.1 Hold the casting at 1650°F (870°C) minimum for 2 h
3
Wrought Iron
plus an addition
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