This Standard specifies requirements for fittings to be used with polyethylene pipe manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 4130 or AS 2698.2 or POP 009. This Standard is applicable to fittings manufactured for the conveyance of water, fuel gas, and other fluids including compressed air.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Normative references
1.3 Terms and definitions
1.3.1 General definitions
1.3.2 Geometrical definitions
1.3.3 Material definitions
1.3.4 Definitions relating to service conditions
1.3.5 Definitions specific to the design of electrofusion fittings
1.3.6 Definitions specific to flanges
1.4 Notation
1.5 Classification
1.6 Size specification
1.6.1 General
1.6.2 Straight-through fittings
1.6.3 Fittings having three ends
1.6.4 Fittings having four ends
1.7 Threaded end connections on fittings
1.8 Fittings intended for connection to other pipe systems
1.9 Flanged ends on fittings
1.10 Freedom from defects
1.10.1 General
1.10.2 Requirements
1.10.2.1 General requirements
1.10.2.2 Requirements specific to plastics materials
1.10.2.3 Requirements specific to metallic materials
1.11 Effect on water
1.12 Requirements specific to plastics materials
1.12.1 Plastics-moulded material test
1.12.2 Plastics body fittings test
1.12.3 Opacity test
1.12.4 Chemical resistance for fuel gas applications
1.13 Requirements specific to metallic materials
1.13.1 Metallic materials
1.13.1.1 General
1.13.1.2 Ductile iron
1.13.1.3 Corrosion-resistant metallic materials
1.13.1.4 Protection against corrosion of other metallic materials
1.13.2 Metal fittings body test
1.13.3 Dezincification resistance
1.14 Marking requirements
1.15 Packaging
1.16 Transition fittings
2 Mechanical compression joint fittings
2.1 Scope of section
2.2 Composition — Reprocessable material
2.3 Other requirements
2.4 Performance requirements for assembled joints
2.4.1 General
2.4.2 Leak tightness under internal pressure
2.4.3 Long term pressure test for leak tightness under internal pressure
2.4.4 Resistance to pull out
2.4.5 Leak tightness under internal pressure when subjected to bending
2.4.6 Leak-tightness under negative pressure
2.4.7 Stress corrosion test (copper alloy fittings)
