ASTM A888-98e1

Standard Specification for Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings for Sanitary and Storm Drain, Waste, and Vent Piping Applications

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers cast iron soil pipe and fittings for use in gravity flow applications. It establishes standards covering material, principal dimensions, and dimensional tolerances for hubless cast iron soil pipe and fittings. These pipe and fittings are not intended for pressure applications, as the selection of the proper size for sanitary drain, waste, vent, and storm drain systems allows free air space for gravity drainage.
1.2 This specification covers pipe and fittings of the following patterns and applies to any other patterns that conform with the requirements given herein.1.2.1 Lengths: FiguresEDP Identification Numbers for Hubless Pipe110 ft (3.0 m) in sizes 1 ½ , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 15 inch.1, 2Method of Specifying Fittings3
1.2.2Fittings: Quarter Bend4Quarter Bend, Reducing5Quarter Bend, With Side Opening6Quarter Bend, With Heel Opening7Quarter Bend, Tapped8Quarter Bend, Double9Quarter Bend, Long10Short Sweep11Long Sweep12Long Sweep, Reducing13Fifth Bend14Sixth Bend15Eighth Bend16Eighth Bend Long17Sixteenth Bend18Sanitary Tee19Sanitary Tee With Side Opening20Sanitary Tee With 2 in. Side Opening R or L/R and L21Sanitary Tee, New Orleans Special With Side Opening22Sanitary Tee With 45 Side Openings and New Orleans23Sanitary Special Tee Tapped24Sanitary Tapped Tee, Horizontal Twin25Sanitary Tapped Tee, Double Vertical26Y Branch27Y Branch, Double28Y Branch, Upright29Upright Y Wide Center Florida Special30Y Branch, Combination 1/8 Bend 31Y Branch, Combination 1/8 Bend Double32Sanitary Cross33Sanitary Cross With Side Opening34Sanitary Cross, New Orleans, With Side Openings35Sanitary Cross, New Orleans, With 45 Special and Regular Side Openings 36Sanitary Cross, Tapped37Test Tee38Tapped, Extension Piece39Increaser-Reducer40Increaser-Reducer, Short41Tapped Adapter42Blind Plug43Iron Body Cleanout-Tapped44P Trap 45P Trap, Long46P Trap, Long-Tapped47P Trap, Deep Seal48P Trap, Reducing49P Trap, With Primer50P Trap, With Tapped Inlet51Hub Adapter52Tapped Inlet, Double53Modified Combination Wye and 1/8 Bend, Double54Modified Combination Wye and 1/8 Bend, Double, Extended55Regular or Extended Left or Right Regular or Extended Double56Regular or Extended Left or Right Regular or Extended Double57Two-Way Cleanout58Twin Cleanout59Closet Bend, Regular and Reducing60Closet Flange61Tapping Bosses62
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units shall be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses shall be for information only.
Note 1—The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the standard.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Apr-1998
• ICS: 23.040.01 - Pipeline components and pipelines in general
• ICS: 91.140.80 - Drainage systems
• Technical Committee: A04 - Iron Castings
• Drafting Committee: A04.12 - Pipes and Tubes

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM A888-03 - Standard Specification for Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings for Sanitary and Storm Drain, Waste, and Vent Piping Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Jul-2003
• Referred By: ASTM C1540-20 - Standard Specification for Heavy-Duty Shielded Couplings Joining Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-1998
• Referred By: ASTM C1277-20 - Standard Specification for Shielded Couplings Joining Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-1998
• Referred By: ASTM A1111-22 - Standard Specification for Cast Iron Closet Flanges for Use with Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings in Gravity Flow Plumbing Drain, Waste, and Vent Sanitary Applications
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-1998
• Referred By: ASTM A1056-20 - Standard Specification for Cast Iron Couplings Used for Joining Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
• Effective Date: 10-Apr-1998

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Designation: A 888 – 98
Standard Specification for
Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings for Sanitary and
Storm Drain, Waste, and Vent Piping Applications
This standard is issued under the fixed designation A 888; 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.
e NOTE—Note 1 was added editorially in September 1998.
1. Scope
Sanitary Tee, New Orleans Special With Side Opening 22
Sanitary Tee With 45° Side Openings and New Orleans 23
1.1 This specification covers cast iron soil pipe and fittings
Sanitary Special Tee Tapped 24
for use in gravity flow applications. It establishes standards Sanitary Tapped Tee, Horizontal Twin 25
Sanitary Tapped Tee, Double Vertical 26
covering material, principal dimensions, and dimensional tol-
Y Branch 27
erances for hubless cast iron soil pipe and fittings. These pipe
Y Branch, Double 28
and fittings are not intended for pressure applications, as the Y Branch, Upright 29
Upright Y Wide Center Florida Special 30
selection of the proper size for sanitary drain, waste, vent, and
Y Branch, Combination ⁄8 Bend 31
storm drain systems allows free air space for gravity drainage.
Y Branch, Combination ⁄8 Bend Double 32
1.2 This specification covers pipe and fittings of the follow-
Sanitary Cross 33
Sanitary Cross With Side Opening 34
ing patterns and applies to any other patterns that conform with
Sanitary Cross, New Orleans, With Side Openings 35
the requirements given herein.
Sanitary Cross, New Orleans, With 45° Special and 36
1.2.1 Lengths: Regular Side Openings
Sanitary Cross, Tapped 37
Figures
Test Tee 38
EDP Identification Numbers 1
Tapped, Extension Piece 39
for Hubless Pipe
Increaser-Reducer 40
10 ft (3.0 m) in sizes 1, 2
Increaser-Reducer, Short 41
1 ⁄2 ,2,3,4,5,6,8,
Tapped Adapter 42
10, 12, and 15 inch.
Blind Plug 43
Method of Specifying Fittings 3
Iron Body Cleanout-Tapped 44
P Trap 45
1.2.2 Fittings:
P Trap, Long 46
Quarter Bend 4
P Trap, Long-Tapped 47
Quarter Bend, Reducing 5
P Trap, Deep Seal 48
Quarter Bend, With Side Opening 6
P Trap, Reducing 49
Quarter Bend, With Heel Opening 7
P Trap, With Primer 50
Quarter Bend, Tapped 8
P Trap, With Tapped Inlet 51
Quarter Bend, Double 9
Hub Adapter 52
Quarter Bend, Long 10
Tapped Inlet, Double 53
Short Sweep 11 1
Modified Combination Wye and ⁄8 Bend, Double 54
Long Sweep 12
Modified Combination Wye and ⁄8 Bend, Double, Ex- 55
Long Sweep, Reducing 13
tended
Fifth Bend 14
Regular or Extended Left or Right Regular or Extended 56
Sixth Bend 15
Double
Eighth Bend 16
Regular or Extended Left or Right Regular or Extended 57
Eighth Bend Long 17
Double
Sixteenth Bend 18
Two-Way Cleanout 58
Sanitary Tee 19
Twin Cleanout 59
Sanitary Tee With Side Opening 20
Closet Bend, Regular and Reducing 60
Sanitary Tee With 2 in. Side Opening R or L/R and L 21
Closet Flange 61
Tapping Bosses 62
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units shall be regarded
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A-4 on Iron
as the standard. The values given in parentheses shall be for
Castings and is under the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A04.12 on Pipes and
information only.
Tubes.
Current edition approved Apr. 10, 1998. Published August 1998. Originally
NOTE 1—The text of this standard references notes and footnotes which
published as A 888 – 90. Last previous edition A 888 – 95.
2 provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those
Reprinted with permission from Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute.
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in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the
FTG—fitting
standard.
HI—high
HOR—horizontal
2. Referenced Documents
INC—increaser, increasing
2.1 ASTM Standards:
L—left hand
A 48 Specification for Gray Iron Castings
L/—less
A 438 Test Method for Transverse Testing of Gray Cast
LG—long
Iron
LH—left hand
A 644 Terminology Relating to Iron Castings
LNG—long
E 8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
/MAIN—on main
E 23 Test Methods for Notched Bar Impact Testing of
MN—on main
Metallic Materials
NO—New Orleans
2.2 Federal Standard:
R—right hand
Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
RAD—radius
2.3 Military Standard:
RED—reducer, reducing
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
REV—revent
2.4 ANSI Standard:
RH—right hand
B1.20.1 Pipe Threads
SAN—sanitary
2.5 NIST Document:
SD—side
SL & NOTCH—slotted and notched
Handbook 28, Screw Thread Standards for Federal Ser-
SO—side openings
vices
ST—sanitary tap
2.6 Other Documents:
T—tee
Uniform Freight Classification Rules
TAP—tap, tapped
National Motor Freight Classification Rules
TOT—tap on top
Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute (CISPI) Specification 301
TP—tap, tapped
V—vent
3. Terminology
VERT—vertical
3.1 Abbreviations:
W/—with
AC—above center
Y—wye
ADAPTR—adapter
4. Ordering Information
&—and
ASSY—assembly
4.1 Ordering for material under this specification shall
BD—bend
include as a minimum the following information:
CARL—Carlson
4.1.1 ASTM designation (A 888) and year of issue,
CF—Carlson fitting
4.1.2 American Supply Association (ASA) code and item
CLO—closet
number, or description of the castings by table number (see
CO—cleanout
Table 1 and Figs. 1-62) or by the manufacturer’s catalog
COMB—combination
number,
CRS—cross
4.1.3 Diameter of pipe and size and shape of fittings,
DB—double
4.1.4 Quantity,
DBL—double
4.1.5 Mechanical tests, if required,
EXT—extended, extension
F—figure TABLE 1 EDP Identification Numbers for Hubless Pipe
FER—ferrule
NOTE 1— When ordering by these EDP numbers, be sure to include the
FLNG—flange
check (=) digit following the item number (022 0126 7). This check digit
is verification of the group and item number you select.
Code
Manufacturer’s
A
Description
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 01.02.
Item
Group Item No. =
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 03.01.
Available from Standardization Documents, Order Desk, Building 4, Section D, 10 ft (3 m) length
700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111–5094, Attn: NPODS. Hubless pipe (see Fig. 1.) 0156 4 1 ⁄2
Available from the American National Standards Institute, 11 W. 42nd St., 13th 0158 0 2 ⁄2
0160 6 3
Floor, New York, NY 10036.
022 0162 2 4
Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Depart-
0164 8 5
ment of Commerce, Gaithersburg, MD 20899.
0168 9 6
Available from the Uniform Classification Commission, Room 1106, 222 S.
0170 5 8
Riverside Plaza, Chicago, IL 60606.
9 0171 3 10
Available from National Motor Freight Inc., 1616 P. St., N. W., Washington, DC
0172 7 12
20036.
0173 1 15
Available from Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute, 5959 Shallowford Rd., Chatta-
A
nooga, TN 37421. EDP numbers for fittings will appear in each of the respective tables.
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4.1.6 Certification requirements, if desired, 7.2.4 Internal threads shall be chamfered at the entering end
4.1.7 Special packaging and marking requirements (see approximately to the major diameter of the thread, at an angle
Section 13), and of approximately 45° with the axis of the thread for easy
4.1.8 Supplementary requirements, if desired. entrance in making a joint and for protection of the thread. The
chamfer shall be concentric with the thread and shall be
5. Materials and Manufacture
included in the measurement of the thread length.
5.1 The pipe and fittings shall be iron castings suitable for
8. Methods of Specifying Fittings
installation and service for sanitary storm drain, waste, and
vent piping applications. They shall meet all applicable re-
8.1 Method of Specifying Sizes of Fittings of More than One
quirements and tests given herein. Size—The sizes shall be designated by the order of listing, as
5.2 The castings shall be made of cast iron, produced by an
follows:
established commercial method that provides adequate control 8.1.1 Branch and Tapped Fittings:
over chemical and mechanical properties. Cast iron is a generic
8.1.1.1 Size of Run—The run shall be that portion of the
term for a series of alloys as defined in Terminology A 644, and fitting which forms part of the main pipe line.
it includes gray iron as well as ductile iron. The castings shall
8.1.1.2 Size of Branch:
be sound, true to pattern, and of compact close grain that 8.2 Methods of Specifying Hand of Fittings with Side
permits drilling and cutting by ordinary methods. The interior Inlets—When placed in the position described below. If the
surface shall be reasonably smooth and free from defects that side inlet appears on the right, it shall be a right-hand fitting; if
would make the castings unfit for the use for which they are on the left, it shall be a left-hand fitting.
intended. 8.2.1 Branch Fittings—The branch shall be placed toward
the observer and the outlet end of the run lower than the
6. Mechanical Properties
branch.
6.1 Mechanical Tests for Gray Iron— When requested, tests
8.3 The fitting illustrated in Fig. 3 has a right-hand inlet.
shall be made to determine mechanical properties of the gray
Left-hand fittings have these openings on the side opposite to
iron used in the manufacture of gray iron soil pipe and fittings.
that shown. Inlets on fittings shall be made with or without
Either transverse (flexure) test bars or tension test specimens
spigot bead and positioning lug.
shall be employed.
9. Coating
6.1.1 Transverse Bend Test—The breaking load shall be not
less than 1750 lb (7800 N), and the deflection at the point of 9.1 The pipe and fittings shall be furnished coated. The pipe
application of the load shall be not less than 0.20 in. (5.1 mm).
and fittings shall be uniformly coated with a material suitable
6.1.2 Tensile Strength Test—The tensile strength shall be
for the purpose that is adherent, not brittle, and without a
not less than 21 000 psi (145 MPa).
tendency to scale. The coating shall be evenly and smoothly
applied to all surfaces, except in threaded openings.
7. Dimensions and Permissible Variations
10. Test Methods
7.1 Pipe:
7.1.1 Ends of Pipe—The end of pipe shall be cast with or
10.1 Gray Iron:
without a spigot bead. The pipe shall be cast in one piece.
10.1.1 Transverse Bend Test—The transverse bend test shall
7.1.2 Dimensions of Pipe—Pipe shall be 10 ft (3 m) long
be performed in accordance with the requirements of Test
with the dimensions and tolerances specified in Fig. 1 and Fig.
Method A 438. The test bar shall be 1.2 in. (30.5 mm) in
2. (The laying length of pipe is the same as actual length.)
diameter by 21 in. (533 mm) in length and loaded at a point
7.1.3 Straightness of Pipe—Pipe shall be straight to the
midway between supports 18 in. (457 mm) apart.
extent that any deflections in the barrel for 10 ft (3 m) lengths,
10.1.2 Tensile Strength Test—Test bars shall be cast in
deflections in the barrel shall not exceed ⁄8 in. (16 mm).
accordance with the requirements of Specification A 48. The
7.2 Fittings:
tensile strength shall be determined in accordance with Test
7.2.1 Dimensions of Fittings—All fittings shall conform to
Methods E 8, using specimen 2, Fig. 16, Standard Test Speci-
the dimensions and tolerances specified in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 as
men for Cast Iron.
applicable. Fittings of the patterns specified herein shall
11. Inspection
conform to the applicable dimensions in Figs. 5-62, inclusive.
11.1 Inspection and Test by the Manufacturer—Pipe and
Fittings not listed shall conform to Fig. 1 for wall thickness and
fittings shall be inspected by the manufacturer before shipment.
dimension R for the minimum radius of any drain inlets that
On the sample pieces selected for inspection, the outside and
any such fittings provide.
inside diameter of the barrel and the outside diameter of the
7.2.2 Ends of Fittings—Ends shall have spigot beads as
spigot end shall be checked by suitable gages.
shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. Positioning lugs shall be cast on
fittings. These lugs shall be as described in Fig. 2.
12. Certification
7.2.3 Pipe Threads—Screw plugs and tapped openings in
12.1 Upon request of the purchaser, the manufacturer shall
fittings shall have ANSI standard taper pipe threads. The
be prepared to certify that his product is in conformance with
threads shall be in accordance with ANSI Standard B 1.20.1 or
the requirements of this specification.
with the National Institute for Standards and Technology
13. Product Marking
Handbook 28, Screw Thread Standards for Federal Services, of
the current issue. 13.1 Each length of pipe and each fitting shall be plainly
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marked with the country of origin and the manufacturer’s name 14. Packaging and Package Marking
or registered trade-mark by which he can be readily identified
14.1 Government Procurement—Unless otherwise specified
after installation. The pipe shall be marked continuously on the
in the contract, the material shall be packaged in accordance
barrel with a minimum of 0.75 in. (19 mm) lettering to begin
with the supplier’s standard practice, which will be acceptable
not less than 1.50 in. (38 mm) from either end. On fittings, the
to the carrier at lowest rates. Containers and packing shall
marking shall not be located within the “W” dimension, as
comply with Uniform Freight Classification Rules or National
shown in Fig. 1. The marking shall be cast or stenciled on the
Motor Freight Classification Rules. Marking for shipment of
pipe or be otherwise applied so as to be clear and legible. The
such material shall be in accordance with Fed. Std. No. 123 for
marking shall be cast on fittings and shall be located away from
civil agencies and MIL-STD-129 for military agencies.
the end so as not to interfere with proper joining upon
installation.
SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
The following supplementary requirements shall be applied only when specified by the purchaser.
Details of the supplementary requirements shall be agreed upon by the manufacturer and the
purchaser. The specified tests shall be perfor
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