ASTM D2737-12

Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Tubing

ABSTRACT
This specification covers polyethylene (PE) tubing pressure-rated for water. Included here are criteria for classifying PE plastic tubing materials and PE plastic tubing, and requirements and test methods for materials, workmanship, dimensions, bond strength, carbon black, density,.sustained pressure, hydrostatic burst pressure, and environmental stress cracking. Quality-assurance-passed products shall be marked accordingly as specified.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers polyethylene (PE) plastic tubing in outside diameters and SDR’s that are pressure rated for water. Included are requirements for PE compounds, and requirements and test methods for PE plastic tubing workmanship, dimensions, elevated temperature sustained pressure, burst pressure and marking.  
1.2 The text of this specification references notes, footnotes, and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes shall not be considered as requirements of the specification. Notes and footnotes in tables and figures, and Supplementary Requirements are requirements of the specification.  
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
Note 1—Joining PE plastic tubing with fittings that require flaring the tubing is not recommended because Practice , the technique used to make the flare has been withdrawn (discontinued).  
Note 2—References and PE compound descriptions for PE2305, PE2406, PE3306, PE3406, and PE3408 have been removed due to changes in Specification D3350 and PPI TR-3. For removed designations, refer to previous editions of Specification D2737, Specification D3350, PPI TR-3 and PPI TR-4. The removal of these PE compounds does not affect pipelines that are in service. PE compounds and material designations resulting from changes in Specification D3350 and PPI TR-3 are addressed in Section 5.  
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test methods portion, Section 7, of this specification: This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 14-Jan-2012
• ICS: 23.040.20 - Plastics pipes
• Technical Committee: F17 - Plastic Piping Systems
• Drafting Committee: F17.26 - Olefin Based Pipe

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: D2737 – 12
Standard Specification for
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Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Tubing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2737; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* 2. Referenced Documents
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1.1 This specification covers polyethylene (PE) plastic tub- 2.1 ASTM Standards:
ing in outside diameters and SDR’s that are pressure rated for D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
water. Included are requirements for PE compounds, and D638 Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
requirements and test methods for PE plastic tubing workman- D1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates ofThermoplastics
ship, dimensions, elevated temperature sustained pressure, by Extrusion Plastometer
burst pressure and marking. D1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe
1.2 Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotes,footnotes, Under Constant Internal Pressure
and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These D1599 TestMethodforResistancetoShort-TimeHydraulic
notes and footnotes shall not be considered as requirements of Pressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
thespecification.Notesandfootnotesintablesandfigures,and D1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
Supplementary Requirements are requirements of the specifi- Plastics
cation. D1603 Test Method for Carbon Black Content in Olefin
1.3 Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegarded Plastics
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical D2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only moplastic Pipe and Fittings
and are not considered standard. D2565 Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics In-
tended for Outdoor Applications
NOTE 1—Joining PE plastic tubing with fittings that require flaring the
D2837 TestMethodforObtainingHydrostaticDesignBasis
tubingisnotrecommendedbecausePracticeD3140,thetechniqueusedto
forThermoplasticPipeMaterialsorPressureDesignBasis
make the flare has been withdrawn (discontinued).
for Thermoplastic Pipe Products
NOTE 2—References and PE compound descriptions for PE2305,
PE2406, PE3306, PE3406, and PE3408 have been removed due to
D3350 Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and
changesinSpecificationD3350andPPITR-3.Forremoveddesignations,
Fittings Materials
refer to previous editions of Specification D2737, Specification D3350, 3
D3140 Practice For Flaring Polyolefin Pipe And Tubing
PPI TR-3 and PPI TR-4. The removal of these PE compounds does not
D4218 Test Method for Determination of Carbon Black
affect pipelines that are in service. PE compounds and material designa-
Content in Polyethylene Compounds By the Muffle-
tions resulting from changes in Specification D3350 and PPI TR-3 are
Furnace Technique
addressed in Section 5.
F412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
G154 Practice for Operating Fluorescent Light Apparatus
test methods portion, Section 7, of this specification: This
for UV Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
G155 PracticeforOperatingXenonArcLightApparatusfor
if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials
of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health
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2.2 APWA Standard:
practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limita-
tions prior to use.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F17 on Plastic contact ASTM Customer Service at [e-mail]. For Annual Book of ASTM
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.26 on Olefin Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Based Pipe. the ASTM website.
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Current edition approved Jan. 15, 2012. Published January 2012. Originally Withdrawn. The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced
approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D2737–03. DOI: on www.astm.org.
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10.1520/D2737-12. APWA, 2345 Grand Boulevard, suite 500, Kansas, City, MO 64108-2641.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.
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of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
An American National Standard
Designation:D2737–03 Designation: D2737 – 12
Standard Specification for
1
Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Tubing
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2737; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope
1.1This specification covers polyethylene (PE) tubing pressure rated for water (see appendix). Included are criteria for
classifying PE plastic tubing materials and PE plastic tubing, and requirements and test methods for materials, workmanship,
dimensions, sustained pressure, burst pressure, and environmental stress cracking. This specification differs from the pipe
specifications in their outside diameters. Methods of marking are also given.
1.2Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotes,footnotes,andappendixeswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesand
footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the specification.
1.3The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard.The values given in parentheses are for information
only. *
1.1 This specification covers polyethylene (PE) plastic tubing in outside diameters and SDR’s that are pressure rated for water.
Included are requirements for PE compounds, and requirements and test methods for PE plastic tubing workmanship, dimensions,
elevated temperature sustained pressure, burst pressure and marking.
1.2 The text of this specification references notes, footnotes, and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These notes
and footnotes shall not be considered as requirements of the specification. Notes and footnotes in tables and figures, and
Supplementary Requirements are requirements of the specification.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
NOTE1—PEplastictubingisoftenusedwithfittingsthatrequireflaringthetubing.Thetechniqueusedtomaketheflareishighlyimportanttoproduce
leak-free joints. For further information, refer to Practice D3140 1—Joining PE plastic tubing with fittings that require flaring the tubing is not
recommended because Practice D3140, the technique used to make the flare has been withdrawn (discontinued).
NOTE 2—References and PE compound descriptions for PE2305, PE2406, PE3306, PE3406, and PE3408 have been removed due to changes in
SpecificationD3350andPPITR-3.Forremoveddesignations,refertopreviouseditionsofSpecificationD2737,SpecificationD3350,PPITR-3andPPI
TR-4.The removal of these PE compounds does not affect pipelines that are in service. PE compounds and material designations resulting from changes
in Specification D3350 and PPI TR-3 are addressed in Section 5.
1.4 Thefollowingsafetyhazardscaveatpertainsonlytothetestmethodsportion,Section7,ofthisspecification: This standard
does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this
standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
D792TestMethodsforDensityandSpecificGravity(RelativeDensity)ofPlasticsbyDisplacement638 TestMethodforTensile
Properties of Plastics
D1238 Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics by Extrusion Plastometer D1248Specification for Polyethylene
Plastics Extrusion Materials forWire
and Cable
D1505Test Method for Density of Plastics by the Density-Gradient Technique
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.26 on Olefin Based
Pipe.
Current edition approved Aug. 10, 2003. Published September 2003. Originally approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2001 as D2737–01. DOI:
10.1520/D2737-03.
Current edition approved Jan. 15, 2012. Published January 2012. Originally approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2003 as D2737–03. DOI:
10.1520/D2737-12.
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