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Mechanical Joint Ductile Iron Pipe

The mechanical joint is a bolted joint utilizing a ductile iron gland and mechanical joint gasket. The mechanical joint is recommended for water service using ductile iron pipe particularly where many connections are required. All components of the
mechanical joint are interchangeable. The plain end of mechanical joint pipe has the same outside diameter as push-on joint pipe.
As a result, it can be fitted into such joints in the field by beveling the plain end. All of the accessories (glands and fasteners) are
supplied with each joint.

Nominal
Pipe
A
Size
Gland
(inches) O.D.

B
Bolt
Circle

C
D
Bolt Size No. Nut Size
Flange Socket and Length Bolts (inches)
O.D.
Depth
(inches)

Torque
Range

Maximum Deflection
per Joint
Maximum
(inches)
Joint
Deflection 18 ft.
20 ft.
Angle
Laying
Laying
(deg-min) Length
Length

7.69

6.19

7.62

2.50

5/8 x 3

11/16

45-60 ft-lbs

8 - 18

31

9.12

7.50

9.06

2.50

3/4 x 3-1/2

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

8 - 18

31

11.12

9.50

11.06

2.50

3/4 x 3-1/2

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

7 - 07

27

30

13.37

11.75

13.31

2.50

3/4 x 4

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

5 - 21

20

22

10

15.62

14.00

15.62

2.50

3/4 x 4

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

5 - 21

20

22

12

17.88

16.25

17.88

2.50

3/4 x 4

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

5 - 21

20

22

14

20.25

18.75

20.25

3.50

3/4 x 4-1/2

10

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

3 - 35

13.5

15

16

22.50

21.00

22.50

3.50

3/4 x 4-1/2

12

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

3 - 35

13.5

15

18

24.75

23.25

24.75

3.50

3/4 x 4-1/2

12

11/4

45-60 ft-lbs

3 - 00

12

20

27.00

25.50

27.00

3.50

3/4 x 4-1/2

14

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

3 - 00

12

24

31.50

30.00

31.50

3.50

3/4 x 5

16

11/4

75-90 ft-lbs

2 - 23

10

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Mechanical Joint Assembly

1. Clean the socket and the plain end. Lubrication
is recommended for proper assembly of all
mechanical joints. Lubrication and additional
cleaning should be provided by brushing both
the gasket and plain end with soapy water or
pipe lubricant just prior to slipping the gasket
onto the plain end for joint assembly. Place the
gland on the plain end with the lip extension
toward the plain end followed by the gasket with
the narrow edge of the gasket toward the plain
end.

2. Insert the pipe into the socket and press the gasket firmly and evenly into the gasket recess.
Keep the joint straight during assembly.

Installation Tips for

Mechanical Joint Pipe
Lubrication
This is very important with mechanical joints
(pipe and fittings) to ensure a leak-free assembly.
Once the gasket is placed over the plain end of
the pipe and prior to assembly, the gasket must
be lubricated. This step is sometimes omitted
because the mechanical joint appears to assemble easily without lubricant. After tightening of
the bolts with no gasket lubrication, the gasket
will tend to slowly flow into place with time,
resulting in loosening of the bolts from their
proper torque. This happens because the gasket
has not properly seated due to friction from lack
of lubrication. The lubricant allows the gasket to
easily and fully flow into the wedge shaped
gasket seat under compression from the gland
during the initial assembly. When the bolts are
then properly tightened, the gasket will be fully
seated in the proper position and the bolts will
remain tight.

Joint Deflection
3. Push the gland toward the socket and center it
around the pipe with the gland tip against the
gasket. Insert bolts and hand-tighten the nuts.
Make deflection after joint assembly but before
tightening the bolts.

Mechanical joint pipe should be assembled with

little or no deflection of the joint. Following
assembly, the joint can be deflected as necessary.
If the joint is assembled in the deflected condition, the gasket may not be evenly seated and
can also be damaged during assembly.

Restraint

4. Tighten the bolts to the normal range of bolt

torque as indicated in the adjacent table while
maintaining approximately the same distance
between the gland and the face of the flange at
all points around the socket. This can be accomplished by partially tightening the bottom bolt
first, then the top bolt, next the bolts at either
side, finally the remaining bolts. Repeat the
process until all bolts are within the approximate
range of torque. In large (30- 48) sizes, five or
more repetitions may be required. The use of a

torque wrench will facilitate this procedure.

A common misconception is that mechanical

joint pipe are sometimes thought to be
restrained joint pipe because bolts and nuts are
involved in their installation. However, the
mechanical joint does not provide any restraint.
The mechanical joint can only be properly
restrained by using it in conjunction with a
restraining type connection such as a Griffin
BOLT-LOK or MECH-LOK assembly, or with
restraining glands.

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Mechanical Joint Pipe

Pressure & Special Thickness Classes
Pipe Dimensions

Nominal
Pipe
Size
(in.)

Pressure
Class

Thickness
Class

Pipe
Thickness
(in.)

350

51
52
53
54
55
56

0.25
0.28
0.31
0.34
0.37
0.40
0.25
0.26
0.29
0.32
0.35
0.38
0.41
0.25
0.28
0.31
0.34
0.37
0.40
0.43
0.25
0.27
0.30
0.33
0.36
0.39
0.42
0.45
0.26
0.29
0.32
0.35
0.38
0.41
0.44
0.47
0.28
0.31
0.34
0.37
0.40
0.43
0.46
0.49

350

350
6

51
52
53
54
55
56
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

350
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

350
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

10

350

12

50
51
52
53
54
55
56

Pipe
O.D.
(in.)

Pipe Weights
18-foot
Laying Lengths

20-foot
Laying Lengths

Weight
of pipe
barrel
per foot
(lbs.)

Weight
per
length
(lbs.)

Average
weight
per foot**
(lbs.)

Weight
per
length
(lbs.)

Average
weight
per foot**
(lbs.)

8.9
9.9
10.9
11.8
12.8
13.7
10.9
11.3
12.6
13.8
15.0
16.1
17.3
16.0
17.8
19.6
21.4
23.2
25.0
26.7
21.1
22.8
25.2
27.7
30.1
32.5
34.8
37.2
27.1
30.1
33.2
36.2
39.2
42.1
45.1
48.0
34.8
38.4
42.0
45.6
49.2
52.8
56.3
59.9

171
189
207
224
242
258
211
218
241
263
284
304
326
309
342
374
406
439
471
502
408
439
482
527
570
614
655
698
524
578
634
688
742
794
848
900
672
736
801
866
931
996
1059
1123

9.5
10.5
11.5
12.4
13.4
14.3
11.7
12.1
13.4
14.6
15.8
16.9
18.1
17.2
19.0
20.8
22.6
24.4
26.2
27.9
22.7
24.4
26.8
29.3
31.7
34.1
36.4
38.8
29.1
32.1
35.2
38.2
41.2
44.1
47.1
50.0
37.3
40.9
44.5
48.1
51.7
55.3
58.8
62.4

341
377
413
449
485
521
555
451
485
533
583
631
679
725
773
578
638
700
760
820
878
938
996
741
813
885
957
1029
1101
1171
1243

17.1
18.9
20.7
22.5
24.2
26.1
27.8
22.6
24.3
26.7
29.2
31.6
34.0
36.3
38.7
28.9
31.9
35.0
38.0
41.0
43.9
46.9
49.8
37.1
40.7
44.3
47.8
51.5
55.1
58.6
62.2

3.96

4.80

6.90

9.05

11.10

13.20

Standard Dimensions and Weights per ANSI/AWWA C151

** Average weight per foot shown in tables includes the weight of the bell

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Pressure & Special Thickness Classes (continued)

Pipe Dimensions

Nominal
Pipe
Size
(in.)

Pressure
Class

Thickness
Class

250
300
350
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

14

250
300
350
16

50
51
52
53
54
55
56

250
300
350
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

18

250
300
350

50
51
52
53
54
55
56

20

200
250
300
350
24

50
51
52
53
54
55
56

Pipe
Thickness
(in.)
0.28
0.30
0.31
0.33
0.36
0.39
0.42
0.45
0.48
0.51
0.30
0.32
0.34
0.37
0.40
0.43
0.46
0.49
0.52
0.31
0.34
0.36
0.35
0.38
0.41
0.44
0.47
0.50
0.53
0.33
0.36
0.38
0.39
0.42
0.45
0.48
0.51
0.54
0.33
0.37
0.40
0.43
0.38
0.41
0.44
0.47
0.50
0.53
0.56

Pipe
O.D.
(in.)

15.30

17.40

19.50

21.60

25.80

Pipe Weights
18-foot
Laying Lengths

20-foot
Laying Lengths

Weight
of pipe
barrel
per foot
(lbs.)

Weight
per
length
(lbs.)

Average
weight
per foot**
(lbs.)

Weight
per
length
(lbs.)

Average
weight
per foot**
(lbs.)

40.4
43.3
44.7
47.5
51.7
55.9
60.1
64.2
68.4
72.5
49.3
52.5
55.8
60.6
65.4
70.1
74.9
79.7
84.4
57.2
62.6
66.2
64.4
69.8
75.2
80.6
86.0
91.3
96.7
67.5
73.5
77.5
79.5
85.5
91.5
97.5
103.4
109.3
80.8
90.5
97.7
104.9
92.9
100.1
107.3
114.4
121.6
128.8
135.9

798
850
875
926
1001
1077
1153
1226
1302
1376
973
1030
1090
1176
1263
1347
1434
1520
1605
1129
1226
1291
1256
1356
1453
1550
1647
1743
1840
1328
1436
1508
1544
1652
1760
1868
1974
2081
1597
1771
1901
2031
1815
1944
2074
2202
2331
2461
2589

44.3
47.2
48.6
51.4
55.6
59.8
64.0
68.1
72.3
76.4
54.0
57.2
60.6
65.3
70.2
74.8
79.7
84.4
89.2
62.7
68.1
71.1
69.8
75.3
80.7
86.1
91.5
96.8
102.2
73.8
79.7
83.8
85.8
91.8
97.7
103.7
109.7
115.6
88.7
98.4
105.6
112.8
100.8
108.0
115.2
122.3
129.5
136.7
143.8

879
937
965
1021
1105
1189
1273
1355
1439
1521
1071
1135
1201
1297
1393
1487
1583
1679
1773
1243
1351
1423
1387
1495
1603
1711
1819
1925
2033
1463
1583
1663
1703
1823
1943
2063
2181
2299
1758
1952
2096
2240
2000
2144
2288
2430
2574
2716
2860

48.8
46.9
48.3
51.0
55.3
59.5
63.7
67.8
72.0
76.0
53.6
56.8
60.1
64.9
69.7
74.3
79.2
84.0
88.7
62.1
67.6
71.2
69.4
74.8
80.2
85.6
91.0
96.3
101.7
73.1
79.2
83.1
85.2
91.2
97.2
103.2
109.1
115.0
87.9
97.6
104.8
112.0
100.0
107.2
114.4
121.5
128.7
135.8
143.0

Standard Dimensions and Weights per ANSI/AWWA C151

** Average weight per foot shown in tables includes the weight of the bell