Revised Standard from Last Update.

1. SCOPE

This standard covers the requirements for buried polyethylene pipes from 16 mm to 630 mm in diameter with SDR 9, SDR 11, SDR 13.6 and SDR 17 and in material grades PE 80 and PE 100, intended to be used for the supply of gaseous fuels. In addition, it specifies general properties of the materials from which these pipes shall be made, including a classification scheme.

2. REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions, which through reference in this text, constitute the provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated are valid. All standards are subject to revision and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

2530 : 1963 Methods of test for polyethylene moulding materials and polyethylene compounds

4905 : 2015/ISO 24153 : 2009 Random sampling and randomization procedures (first revision)

4984 : 2016 Polyethylene pipes for water supply - Specification (fifth revision)

7328 : 2020 Specification for polyethylene material for moulding and extrusion (second revision)