ASTM D1527-99
(Specification)Standard Specification for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80
Standard Specification for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80
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1.1 This specification covers acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene (ABS) pipe produced by single extrusion or simultaneous multiple coextrusion, in Schedule 40 and 80 sizes and pressure-rated for water (see Appendix). Included are criteria for classifying ABS plastic pipe materials and ABS plastic pipe, a system of nomenclature for ABS plastic pipe, and requirements and test methods for materials, workmanship, dimensions, sustained pressure, burst pressure, and extrusion quality. Methods of marking are also given.
1.2 The text of this specification references notes, footnotes, and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These notes and footnotes (excluding those in tables and figures) shall not be considered as requirements of the specification.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided for information purposes only.
1.4 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the test method 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.
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An American National Standard
Designation: D 1527 – 99
Standard Specification for
Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe,
Schedules 40 and 80
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D 1527; 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.
1. Scope 2. Referenced Documents
1.1 This specification covers acrylonitrile-butadienestyrene 2.1 ASTM Standards:
(ABS) pipe produced by single extrusion or simultaneous D 618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
multiplecoextrusion,inSchedule40and80sizesandpressure- D 1598 Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe
rated for water (see Appendix). Included are criteria for Under Constant Internal Pressure
classifying ABS plastic pipe materials and ABS plastic pipe, a D 1599 TestMethodforShort-TimeHydraulicFailurePres-
systemofnomenclatureforABSplasticpipe,andrequirements sure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
and test methods for materials, workmanship, dimensions, D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to
sustained pressure, burst pressure, and extrusion quality. Meth- Plastics
ods of marking are also given. D 2122 Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
1.2 The products covered by this specification are intended moplastic Pipe and Fittings
for use with the distribution of pressurized liquids only, which D 2837 Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design
are chemically compatible with the piping materials. Due to Basis for Thermoplastic Pipe Materials
inherent hazards associated with testing components and sys- D 3965 Specification for Rigid Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-
tems with compressed air or other compressed gases some Styrene (ABS) Compounds for Pipe and Fittings
manufacturersdonotallowpneumatictestingoftheirproducts. F 412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
Consult with specific product/component manufacturers for 2.2 Federal Standard:
their specific testing procedures prior to pneumatic testing. Fed. Std. No. 123 Marking for Shipments (CivilAgencies)
2.3 Military Standard:
NOTE 1—Pressurized (compressed) air or other compressed gases
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
contain large amounts of stored energy which present serious saftey
2.4 NSF Standards:
hazards should a system fail for any reason.
Standard No. 14 for Plastic Piping Components and Related
1.3 The text of this specification references notes, footnotes,
Materials
and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These
Standard No. 61 for Drinking Water System Components—
notesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shall
Health Effects
not be considered as requirements of the specification.
1.4 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded
3. Terminology
as the standard. The values given in parentheses are provided
3.1 Definitions—Definitions are in accordance with Termi-
for information purposes only.
nology F 412.Abbreviations are in accordance with Terminol-
1.5 The following safety hazards caveat pertains only to the
ogy D 1600, unless otherwise indicated. The abbreviation for
test method portion, Section 7, of this specification. This
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastic is ABS.
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
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 limita-
tions prior to use.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.01.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.04.
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 08.02.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F-17 on Plastic AvailablefromStandardizationDocumentsOrderDesk,Bldg.4SectionD,700
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.61 on Water. Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Attn: NPODS.
Current edition approved May 10, 1999. Published July 1999. Originally Available from the National Sanitation Foundation, P.O. Box 1468,AnnArbor,
published as D 1527 – 58. Last previous edition D 1527 – 96a. MI 48106.
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D 1527 – 99
TABLE 1 Outside Diameters and Tolerances for ABS Plastic
3.2.1 acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) pipe and fitting
Pipe Schedules 40 and 80, in.
plastics—plastics containing polymers or blends of polymers,
or both, in which the minimum butadiene content is 6 %, the
Tolerances
minimum acrylonitrile content is 15 %, the minimum styrene
For Max and Min Diameter (Out-
or substituted styrene content, or both, is 15 %, and the
of-Roundness)
Average
maximum content of all other monomers is not more than 5 %,
Nominal
Outside Schedule 40 Schedule 40
For Average
Pipe Size
and lubricants, stabilizers, and colorants.
Diameter sizes 3 ⁄2 in. and sizes 3 in. and
Diameter
over, Schedule less, Schedule
3.2.2 hydrostatic design stress—the estimated maximum
80 sizes 8 in. 80 sizes 6 in.
tensile stress the material is capable of withstanding continu-
and over and less
ously with a high degree of certainty that failure of the pipe
⁄8 0.405 60.004 60.015 60.008
will not occur. This stress is circumferential when internal 1
⁄4 0.540 60.004 60.015 60.008
hydrostatic water pressure is applied. ⁄8 0.675 60.004 60.015 60.008
⁄2 0.840 60.004 60.015 60.008
3.2.3 pressure rating (PR)—the estimated maximum water
⁄4 1.050 60.004 60.015 60.010
pressure the pipe is capable of withstanding continuously with
1 1.315 60.005 60.015 60.010
1 ⁄4 1.660 60.005 60.015 60.012
a high degree of certainty that failure of the pipe will not occur.
1 ⁄2 1.900 60.006 60.030 60.012
3.2.4 relation between dimensions, hydrostatic design
2 2.375 60.006 60.030 60.012
2 ⁄2 2.875 60.007 60.030 60.015
stress, and pressure rating—the following expression is used
3 3.500 60.008 60.030 60.015
in this specification to relate dimensions, hydrostatic design
3 ⁄2 4.000 60.008 60.050 60.015
stress, and pressure rating: 4 4.500 60.009 60.050 60.015
5 5.563 60.010 60.050 60.030
2 S/P5 D /t!–1 (1)
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6 6.625 60.011 60.050 60.035
8 8.625 60.015 60.075 60.045
where:
10 10.750 60.015 60.075 60.050
12 12.750 60.015 60.075 60.060
S = hydrostatic design stress, psi (or MPa),
P = pressure rating, psi (or MPa),
D = average outside diameter, in. (or mm), and
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TABLE 2 Wall Thicknesses and Tolerances for ABS Plastic Pipe
t = minimum wall thickness, in. (or mm).
Schedules 40 and 80, in.
3.2.5 standard thermoplastic pipe materials designation
A
Wall Thickness
Nominal
code—the pipe materials designation code shall consist of the
Pipe Schedule 40 Schedule 80
abbreviation ABS for the type of plastic, followed by the
Size
Min Tolerance Min Tolerance
ASTM type and grade (see Table X1.1) and the hydrostatic
⁄8 0.068 +0.020 0.095 +0.020
design stress in units of 100 psi with any decimal figures
⁄4 0.088 +0.020 0.119 +0.020
dropped. When the design stress code contains less than two
⁄8 0.091 +0.020 0.126 +0.020
figures, a cipher shall be used before the number. Thus a ⁄2 0.109 +0.020 0.147 +0.020
⁄4 0.113 +0.020 0.154 +0.020
complete material code shall consist of three letters and four
1 0.133 +0.020 0.179 +0.021
figures for ABS plastic pipe materials (see 6.3).
1 ⁄4 0.140 +0.020 0.191 +0.023
1 ⁄2 0.145 +0.020 0.200 +0.024
2 0.154 +0.020 0.218 +0.026
4. Pipe Classification
2 ⁄2 0.203 +0.024 0.276 +0.033
3 0.216 +0.026 0.300 +0.036
4.1 General—This specification coversABS pipe, produced
3 ⁄2 0.226 +0.027 0.318 +0.038
by single extrusion or simultaneous multiple coextrusion from
4 0.237 +0.028 0.337 +0.040
three ABS plastic pipe materials in Schedule 40 and 80 sizes. 5 0.258 +0.031 0.375 +0.045
6 0.280 +0.034 0.432 +0.052
Pipe produced by simultaneous multiple coextrusion shall be
8 0.322 +0.039 0.500 +0.060
classified “CoeX.”
10 0.365 +0.044 0.593 +0.071
12 0.406 +0.049 0.687 +0.082
A
5. Requirements
The minimum is the lowest wall thickness of the pipe at any cross section.The
maximum permitted wall thickness, at any cross section, is the minimum wall
5.1 Workmanship—The pipe shall be homogeneous
thickness plus the stated tolerance. All tolerances are on the plus side of the
minimum requirement.
throughout and free of visible cracks, holes, foreign inclusions,
or other defects. The pipe shall be as uniform as commercially
practicable in color, opacity, density, and other physical prop-
5.2.3 Thickness of Outer Layer—For pipe produced by
erties.
simultaneous multiple coextrusion, that is, pipe containing two
5.2 Dimensions and Tolerances:
or more concentric layers, the outer layer shall be at least 0.020
5.2.1 Outside Diameters—The outside diameters and toler-
in. (0.50 mm) thick.
ances shall be as shown in Table 1 when measured in
5.2.4 WallThicknessRange—Thewallthicknessrangeshall
accordance with 7.4 and 7.4.1.
be within 12 % when measured in accordance with 7.4 and
5.2.2 Wall Thickness—The wall thicknesses and tolerances 7.4.3.
shall be as shown in Table 2 when measured in accordance 5.3 Bond—For pipe produced by simultaneous multiple
with 7.4 and 7.4.2. coextrusion, the bond between the layers shall be strong and
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TABLE 4 Sustained Pressure Test Conditions for Water at 73°F
uniform, it shall not be possible to separate any two layers with
(23°C) for ABS Plastic Pipe, Schedule 80
a probe or point of a knife blade so that the layers separate
clearly at any point, nor shall separation of bond occur,
Inch-pound Units
between layers, during testing performed under the require-
A
Pressure Required for Test, psi
ments of this specification.
Nominal Pipe
ABS1208 ABS1316 ABS2112
Size, in.
5.4 Sustained Pressure—The pipe shall not fail, balloon,
ABS1210
burst, or weep as defined in Test Method D 1598 at the test
⁄8 . . . 1960 . . .
pressures given in Table 3 and Table 4 when tested in 1
⁄4 . . . 1810 . . .
⁄8 . . . 1470 . . .
accordance with 7.5.
⁄2 910 1360 1150
5.5 Burst Pressure—The minimum burst pressures forABS 3
⁄4 740 1100 930
plastic pipe shall be as given in Table 5 and Table 6, when 1 670 1010 850
1 ⁄4 560 830 700
determined in accordance with 7.6.
1 ⁄2 500 750 640
2 430 650 550
2 ⁄2 450 680 570
3 400 600 510
TABLE 3 Sustained Pressure Test-Conditions for Water at 73°F
3 ⁄2 370 550 470
(23°C) for ABS Plastic Pipe, Schedule 40
4 350 520 440
5 310 460 390
6 300 450 380
Inch-pound Units
8 260 390 330
A
Pressure Required for Test, psi
10 250 370 320
Nominal Pipe
12 240 360 310
ABS1208 ABS1316 ABS2112
Size, in.
ABS1210
SI Units
⁄8 860 1290 1090 A
Pressure Required for Test, MPa
⁄4 830 1250 1050 Nominal Pipe
ABS1208 ABS1316 ABS2112
⁄8 670 1000 840
Size, in.
1 ABS1210
⁄2 640 950 810
⁄4 520 770 650
⁄8 . 13.50 .
1 480 720 610 1
⁄4 . 12.50 .
1 ⁄4 390 590 500
⁄8 . 10.10 .
1 ⁄2 350 530 450
⁄2 6.25 9.40 7.95
2 300 440 370 3
⁄4 5.10 7.60 6.40
2 ⁄2 330 490 410
1 4.60 6.95 5.85
3 280 420 360 1
1 ⁄4 3.85 5.70 4.85
3 ⁄2 260 380 320
1 ⁄2 3.45 5.15 4.40
4 240 360 300
2 2.95 4.50 3.80
5 210 310 260
2 ⁄2 3.10 4.70 3.95
6 190 280 240
3 2.75 4.15 3.50
8 170 250 210
3 ⁄2 2.55 3.80 3.25
10 150 220 190
4 2.40 3.60 3.05
12 140 210 180
5 2.15 3.15 2.70
6 2.05 3.10 2.60
SI Units
8 1.80 2.70 2.30
A
Pressure Required for Test, MPa
10 1.70 2.55 2.20
Nominal Pipe
12 1.65 2.50 2.15
ABS1208 ABS1316 ABS2112
Size, in.
A
ABS1210
The fiber stresses used to derive these tests pressures are as follows:
⁄8 5.95 8.90 7.50
ABS1208 ABS1210 2140 psi (14.75 MPa)
⁄4 5.70 8.60 7.25
ABS1316 3200 psi (22.06 MPa)
⁄8 4.60 6.90 5.80
ABS2112 2700 psi (18.62 MPa)
⁄2 4.40 6.55 5.60
⁄4 3.60 5.30 4.50
1 3.30 4.95 4.20
1 ⁄4 2.70 4.05 3.45
6. Materials
1 ⁄2 2.40 3.65 3.10
2 2.05 3.05 2.55
6.1 General—ABS plastics used to make pipe meeting the
2 ⁄2 2.30 3.40 2.85
requirements of this specification are categorized by means of
3 1.95 2.90 2.50
two criteria, namely (1) short-term strength tests and (2)
3 ⁄2 1.80 2.60 2.20
4 1.65 2.50 2.05
long-term strength tests.
5 1.45 2.15 1.80
6.2 Basic Materials—This specification covers ABS pipe
6 1.30 1.95 1.65
8 1.15 1.70 1.45 made from three ABS plastics as defined in Specification
10 1.05 1.50 1.30
D 3965, in which the requirements are based on short-term
12 0.95 1.45 1.25
tests. These are ABS Classes 42222, 20643, and 30444.
A
The fiber stresses used to derive these test pressures are as follows:
6.3 Hydrostatic Design Stresses—This specification covers
ABS1208 ABS1210 2140 psi (14.75 MPa)
ABS pipe made from three ABS plastics as defined by four
ABS1316 3200 psi (22.06 MPa)
hydrostatic design stresses developed on the basis of long-term
ABS2112 2700 psi (18.62 MPa)
tests (see X1.3).
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TABLE 5 Burst Pressure Requirements for Water at 73°F (23°C) TABLE 6 Burst Pressure Requirements for Water at 73°F (23°C)
for ABS Plastic Pipe, Schedule 40 for ABS Plastic Pipe, Schedule 80
Inch-pound Units Inch-pound Units
A A
Minimum Burst Pressure, psi Minimum Burst Pressures, psi
Nominal Pipe Nominal Pipe
ABS1208 ABS1316 ABS2112 ABS1208 ABS1316 ABS2112
Size, in. Size, in.
ABS1210 ABS1210
1 1
⁄8 2110 2420 2660 ⁄8 . . . 3680 . . .
1 1
⁄4 2040 2340 2570 ⁄4 . . . 3390 . . .
3 3
⁄8 1630 1870 2060 ⁄8 . . . 2750 . . .
1 1
⁄2 1560 1790 1970 ⁄2 2220 2550 2800
3 3
⁄4 1260 1450 1590 ⁄4 1800 2060 2270
1 1180 1350 1490 1 1650 1890 2080
1 1
1 ⁄4 970 1110 1220 1 ⁄4 1360 1560 1720
1 1
1 ⁄2 870 990 1090 1 ⁄2 1230 1410 1550
2 730 830 920 2 1060 1210 1330
1 1
2 ⁄2 800 910 1000 2 ⁄2 1110 1270 1400
3 690 790 870 3 980 1120 1240
1 1
3 ⁄2 630 720 790 3 ⁄2 910 1020 1140
4 580 670 730 4 850 970 1070
5 510 580 640 5 760 870 950
6 460 530 580 6 730 840 920
8 410 470 510 8 640 740 810
10 370 420 460 10 610 700 770
12 340 390 430 12 600 680 750
SI Units SI Units
A A
Minimum Burst Pressures, MPa Minimum Burst Pressures, MPa
N
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