Aly Designation: D 5685-02 ‘Standard Specification for a Aran Natal ania “Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pressure Pipe Fittings’ ‘This sandr sae unde ef design D S685; he number ied allowing the design indice the year of ginal adoption or inthe ese of reision, the Year of as evs, Aurea patentee inden he yea la eapprval A ‘Supencrpt ean () nde a eon change ice telat revision o approval. 1. Scope * 1.1 This specification covers “fiberglass” (glass-fber- reinforced thermosetting-resin) fitings for use with filament ‘wound or centrfugally cast fiberglass pipe, or both, in sizes 1 in, through 24 in. for pipe manufactured to Specification 1D 2996 or D 2997, or both. 1.2 The following safety hazard caveat pertains only to the test method portion, Section 7, of this specification: 13 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It i the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. [Nort 1—The term “fberglas pipe” as described in Section 3 ofthis specification applies wo both enfored thermoseting resin pipe (RTRE) and reinforced polymer mora pipe (RPM) Nore 2—Fer the purposes ofthis standard, ploymer dos not include aural polymers "Nore 3~There is no similar or equivalent ISO standard. 2, Referenced Documents 2.1 ASTM Standards: D618 Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing? 1D 883 Terminology Relating to Plastics? D 1598 Test Method for Time-To-Failure of Plastic Pipe Under Constant intemal Pressure? 1599 Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time Hydrau- lic Failure Pressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings? 1D 1600 Terminology for Abbreviated Terms Relating to Plasties? 2143 Test Method for Cyclic Pressure Strength of Rein- forced, Thermosctting Plastic Pipe! 2992 Practice for Obtaining Hydrostatic or Pressure De- sign Basis for “Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced ‘Thermosettng-Resin) Pipe and Fiings? "This specication it andr the jusidicion of ASTM Comminee D20 on Panis and the dre eponsibity of Subeommatce D202) on Reinforced Pane Piping Syrem and Chricl Eger (Crent eiton approved Mach 10, 2002. PubiedSay 2002, Ongnally lished a DSGH5-95 Lat previous eivon DS64S- * Anal Boot of ASTM Standart, Vl 08 2 dana Book of ASTM Stondard, Yo O84 2566 Sian fie amen Wom “Fp (Glass Fiber-Reinforced-Thermosetting Resin) i 1D 2997 Specification for Centrifugally Cast “Fiberglass” (Giass-Fiber-Reinforced-Thermoseting Resin) Pipe” 1D 3567 Practice for Determining Dimensions of “Fiber- glass” ( Glass-Fiber Reinforced Thermosetting, Resin) Pipe and Fittings? 1.4024 Specification for Machine Made “Fiberglass” (Giass-Fiber- Reinforced Thermoseting Resin) Flanges? F 412 Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems? F477 Specification for Elastomeric Seals (Gaskets) for Joining Plastic Pipe? 22 ANSI Standard: BIG. Steel Pipe Flanges, Flanged Valves and Fitings* 23 API Standard SLR Low Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe? 3. Terminology 311 Definitions: 3.1.1 General—Defiitions are in accordance with Termi- nology D 883 or F 412. Abbreviations are in accordance wi Terminology D 1600, unless otherwise indicated. The abbre- tion for fiberglass pipe is RTRP and the abbreviation for ‘iberglassfitings is RTRE. 3.12 “fiberglass” pipe—rubular product containing glass fiber reinforcements embedded in or surrounded by cured thermosetting resin. The composite structure may contain aggregate, granular or platelet filers, thixotropic agents, pig- ments, of dyes. Thermoplastic or ‘thermosetting liners oF coatings may be included. 3.1.3 reinforced thermasettng resin pipe—fiberglas pi without aggregate (RTRP). 3.14 reinforced polymer mortar pipe—Sberglss pipe with agaregate (RPMP). 3.158 reinforced thermosetting resin fiting fiberglass fit- ting without aggregate (RTRF). 3.1.6 reinforced polymer mortar fting—fberglass fitting Avalble fom Amcan Neon Sundar Iasi, 26 W. And St, 4h Flog, New Yor, NY T0036 "rable tom Ameren etoeten Inet, 1220 St, NW, Wathingon, OC 20 smmary of Changes section appears atthe end ofthis standard. ‘eetoh © AST amar C0 Bar ra rv, FO Box C70 Wr Coat, 98 288, nt Se. 'with aggregate (RPMF). 4. Classification 4.1 This specification covers fiberglass fittings defined by type (method of manufacture), grade (general resin type), class (general liner type), catagory (configuration of ining system), and pressure rating ( a single leter disignating the pressure class and method of manufacture) 42 Types: 42.1 Bpe 1—Filament-wound tings manufactured by ‘winding continuous fbrous-glass strand roving or roving tape, either preimpregnated or impregnated during winding, onto a rmandrel, ora liner corresponding tothe fitting shape. 422 Type 2—Compression molded fitings made by apply- ing extemal pressure and heat to a molding compound that is confined within a closed mold, 423 Type 3—Resin transfer molded fitings manufactured by pumping a thermosetting resin into glass reinforcements that have been cut to size and clamped between matched molds. 42.4 Dpe 4Centrifugally cast fittings made by applying resin and reinforcement to the inside of a mold that is rotating ‘and heated, subsequently polymerizing the resin system. 42.5 Tipe $—Contact molded fitings made by applying, resin and reinforcement to a mold orto mitered fllamentwound stock or centrifugally cast pipe stock. Tis procedure shall also cover “spray-up” fittings which are made by spraying resin and reinforeement on a mold or over mitered pipe wound stock “Contact molding” includes both hand lay-up and sry ap manufacturing processes. 4.26 Fittings of Type { through Type S which require thrast blocking or extemal axial restraint when installed shall have the letter “R” appended to the type of designation, ( For instance, a contact molded fiting requiring thrust blocking ‘when installed would be designated a type “SR” 43 Grades: 43.1 Grade !—Epoxy-resin 432 Grade 2—Polyesterresin (see Note 4). 433 Grade 3—Furan-esin Noe 4For pupose of this specifenon, polyesters ice vinyl-eserresins 44 Classes: 44.1 Class A—No liner. 442 Class B—Polyester-resin liner (nonteinforced). 443 Class C—Epoxy-resin liner (nonreinforced). 444 Class E—Polyester-resin liner (reinforced). 44.5 Class F—Epoxy-resin liner (reinforced), 44.6 Class H-—Thermoplastic-resin liner (specifY). 44.7 Class /—Furan-resin liner (seinforced), 4.5 Joint Categories (Method of Joining) 4.5.1 Category |—Taper-to-taper adhesive-bonded joint fit- tings manufactured with a tapered socket to be used in ‘conjunction with a pipe or fitting with a matching spigot section and a suitable adhesive. This joining method provides ‘an interference fit over the entire length of the bond line. 4.5.2 Category 2—Straight-taper adhesive-bonded joint fit- ting manufactured with a tapered socket to be used witha pipe or fitting with an untapered spigot section and a suitable . This joining method provides an interference fit at the bottom of the socket. 453 Category 3—Staight adhesive bonded joint Siting manufactured with an untapered socket for use with a pipe oF fitting with an untapered spigot and a suitable adhesive. This joining provides no interference fit. 454 Category 4—Butt and stop joint made by a contact molding process which involves hand lay-up with glass-woven roving or chopped strand mat, or both, whichis saturated with 45:5 Category S—Flanged fitings are available as all cutlets fanged or as fange-by-joint specified in this specfica- tion. Flanges are in compliance with Specification D 4024 45.6 Category 6—Elastomeri (gasket) sealed joins with sealant manufactured in compliance with Specification F 477 for joints which have integral longitudinal restraint and do not require thrust blocking or external longitudinal restraint 45.7 Category 7—Elastomeric (gasket) sealed jos with seals manufactured in compliance with Specification F 477 for joints which require thrust blocking or extemal longirainal restraint. ‘46 Pressure Rating—Pressure rating shall be categorized by a single leter designation. Pressure designations ae shown in Table 1. The pressure ratings are applicable forthe tempera- ture at which the fitings were tested and for lower tempera- tures down to ~S0°F (46°C). When agreed upon berween purchaser and manufacturer, pressure ratings determined by tests conducted following Practice D 2992 are accepable ‘417 Designation Code—The fitting designation code shall consist of the abbreviation RTRF or RPMF followed by the ‘ype, grade, and class in Arabic numerals and the pressure rating category asa capital leter. Nore S—Aa example is RIRF 21A2E. This designation describes & (ype compression molded fting witha (Grade 1) epory resin without, 4 er (Clas A), whic joined wit a (Category 2) tapero-aper ‘atest joining sytem and has «200 pig (1380 KP) presse rng Nor 6—Fitings wih deta lasfcaton fom diferent manufac tures may not be imterctangable du to nonstandarzaton of pipe socket diameter, socket eng, per ange, or combination here 5. Materials 5.1 Fitings manufactured in accordance with this specifica: tion shall be composed of reinforcement embedded in of surrounded by cured thermosetting-esin. The composite struc- ture may contain granular or platelet ills, thixotropic agents, pigments, oF dyes. TABLE 1 Pressure Categories Pressure Rating a (8) 25.072) sus) 10 (90) 150 (1038) 200 380) 250 1720) 300 oes) 00 G75) 20 aaa 1000 856) “Pressure rang ae eppicable on fo fh lprsire al wich He Ags were ated ana far owe tempore iZz 4 diy b sees 52 The resins, berplass reinforcements, and other materi- als, when combined into a composite structir, shall produce a fiting that will meet the performance requirements of this specification 6. Requirements 6.1 Workmanship —The fitings sall be fice of ll defects including indentations, delaminations, bubbles, pin holes, for eign inclusions, and resin starved arcs, which, due to ther nature, degree, or extent, detrimentally act te strength and serviceability ofthe fing. The fiting shall be as uniform as commercially practicable in color, opacity, and other physical properties. 6.2 Dimensions and Tolerances—All flanged fittings shall conform tothe centerline to flange face dimensions, hole size and bole patter, and tolermces of ANSI B16.5 short or long radius type, or otherwise as agreed upon between the manie facturer and purchaser. Fitting centerline to end dimensions, taper angles, taper length, or combinations thereof, will vary for non-fanged joining systems and the individual manufac- turer sall be consulted for dimensions. Dimensions shall be smeasured in accordance with 73. 6.3 Fittings and Connections Pressure Test Requirements — Fittings, couplings, and connections shall meet the following quali tion requirements when tested with restrained ends for ‘Type 6 fittings, and unrestrained ends for other type fittings, in accordance with 7.4.1 for short term hydrostatic strength tests, and 7.4.2 for cyclic or static tests. 63.1 Each type of component and its feld-jointed configu- ration shall be capable of sustaining a short-time hydrostatic pressure, of atleast four times its eyclic-rated pressure or three times its stati-rated pressure for 1 min without visible weeping or leakage. 63.2 Each component shall meet or exceed the cyclic or static-test requirements of 7.4.2. 64 Degree of Cure—The limits and methods of determin- ing degree of cure shall be in accordance with 6.4.1 or 6.4.2, as. ‘agreed upon between purchaser and manufacturer. 64.1 Percent Extractable Material—Fittings shall have no ‘more than 3 % extractable material when tested in accordance with 7.5 64.2 Glass Transition Temperature (Te)—The Te for each resin used, as determined by some thermal analysis method, shall be no less than a minimum statistically significant value established by the manufacturer. Samples shall be taken from manufactured fittings when thermal analysis testing is accom- times pressure rating and at a frequency determined by an agreement between the purchaser and the seller. ‘66 For individual orders, only those additional test and number of tests specifically agreed upon between the purchaser and the seller need be conducted. 17. Test Methods 7.1 Conditioning—When conditioning is required, and in all cases of disagreement, condition the test specimens at 73.4 + 36°F (23 = 2°C) and 50 = 5% relative humidity for not Jess than 40 h prior to test, in accordance with Procedure A of Practice D618. 12 Test Conditions —The tests may be conducted at ambi ent temperature and humidity conditions. When controlled environment testing is speified, tests shall be conducted in the Standard Laboratory Atmosphere of 73.4 = 3.6°F (23 + 2°C) and 50 + 5% relative humidity. When elevated temperature testing is specified, conduct the tests atthe design temperature FF 3°O), 73 Dimensions and Tolerances—Measure fiting dimen- sions in accordance with applicable documents and Practice 1D 3567. Measure flange dimensions with a micrometer or venir calipers, or other suitable measuring devices accurate to within +0.001 in, (002 mm). Diameters shall be determined by averaging a minimum of four measurements eqully spaced circumferential. 14 Pressure Tess: TA. Short-Term Hydrostatic Strength Test—Short-term hy- drostatic failure pressure tests to determine compliance with 663 performed at ambient temperature in accordance with Test Method D 1599 using specimens and sizes as described in 743. Leaking pat the gasket interface of flanged fiings and elastomeric sealed fitings is permissible during this test, provided the pressure is atleast two times the rating when the leak occurs. The bolt torguing sequence of Specification 4024, Fig 2 shall be used when testing flanged fitings. Fittings without flanges shall be tested with the pipe they ae to be used with joined tothe fiting. Bending or shape restraint during the testis permicted to the extent applicable to its anticipated installed conditions. This information shall be contained in the test report 142 Cycle or Static Pressure Test 742.1 Using the cyclic test data or static test data and regression analysis as developed forthe pipe, following Prac- tice D 2992, Procedure A or B, constrict a regression line converting the stress (or strain) versus cycle data orstess (or strain) versus time data to pressure versus cycle or time data for Pipe ofthe intended pressure class. 742.2 For eyelic pressure tests, the gage pressure at the peak pressure of the cycle shal be not less than 1¥4 nor more than 2 times the pressure rating of the fitting. The cycle amplitude pressure shall be atleast 80 % of the selected peak pressure 7.423 For static pressure tess, the gage pressure shall be no less than 2 times and no more than 2¥% times the fiting static pressure rating. TAZA Test each component specimen as required above with unrestrained ends or restrained ends a8 applicable forthe particular type of fitting in accordance with Test Methods 2143 for cyclic tests and D 1598 for static tests at the ‘components temperature rating. 742.5 The number of cycles oF hours to failure for the component must be no less than that predicted by the HDB line lower 95Q~ prediction limits of the corresponding pipe 743 Test Specimens and Sample Size Requirements for Pressure Tests—Test specimens shall include at least oneAlly 0 sess fitting in each configuration, for example, 45° and 90° elbow, tee, flange, coupling (includes integral coupling) etc, joined 10 pipe sections at least 18 in. (0.5 m) long or 2 diameters, whichever is longer, using the joining method, design, and adhesive intended for field assembly. Specimen diameters for test in each configuration shall include the maximum product size in each pressure class and for each method of manufacture. In addition, smaller sizes in the pressure rating shall be tested as follows: Product Size Range Nominal a * Test Size, Nomina, Wie 2 2 3 atone 2 aie 6 ‘nena tae,te antcermy en rr a a to quay ony te maior a, 7.4.4 Requalification Tests for Fitings, Couplings, Connec- tions, and Adkesives—The qualification tests in 6.3 shall be repeated after any change in manufacturing process, construc- tion, or type of materials. Nove 8—Fiberglassfuings short-term hydrosai strength at ambient temperature is not necessarily gree than it short-term hycrosatic strength at all higher temperature 1S Percent Extractable Material—Determine by using the procedure in Annex Al of Specification D 4024, 1.6 Glass Transition Temperature—Determine by using the procedure in Annex Al. 8. Marking 8.1 Mark each fitting with the following information: 8.1.1 The designation “ASTM D S685” with which the fiting complies, 8.1.2 Identification of the fitting in accordance with the designation code in 4.2, 8.1.3 Nominal fiting size, 8.1.4 Manufacturer's name (or trademark) and produet des- ignation, and 8.1.5 Pressure rating (cyclic or static), psig. 82 All required markings shall be legible and applied so as to remain legible under normal handling and installation practices. 9. Keywords 9.1 centrifugally cast; compression molded; contact molded; degree of cure; epoxy-resin;filament-wound; furan- resin; glass transition temperature; percent extractable mate- Fial; polyester-resin; pressure-rating; transfer molded ANNEX (Mandatory Information) Al. METHOD OF TEST FOR THE DETERMINAITON OF DEGREE OF CURE BY DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING ‘CALORIMETRY (DSC) ALI Scope 1.1.1 This test determines whether the degree of cure of a fiberglass fitting test specimen meets the quality control re- quirements determined by statistical analysis of typical pro- duction products. 12. Terminology A121 Definition: A12.1.1 glass transition temperature—the midpoint of the inflection temperature at the DSC curve (heat flow versus temperature), AL3 Apparatus A13.1 Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC). ALS Test Specimens 1.4.1 Size—The size of the specimen is limited by the size of the DSC sample pan. All specimens can be a chip or filed into a fine powder to provide easy weighing and uniform ‘contact with the pan ‘1.4.2 Location—For any given fitting, a sample should be taken 0 to 10 mils (0 t0 0.025 m) from the outer surface, as well as 0 to 10 mils from the inner surface. Ifthe fitting has a liner, a specimen should be taken from the liner, a well asthe inner and outer edges of the overwrap. ALS Procedure ALS.1 The maximum heating rate is 41°F (23°Cymin, The ‘Tg is dependent upon heating rate, therefore a consistent heating rate must be used forall testing. ‘A1.52. Run the scan from room temperature to at least 22°F (12°C) above the expected glass transition temperature and no more than 482°F (250°C). 1.5.3 Obtain the Tg,(midpoint ofthe inflection in the DSC curve). A154 If the Tg is not within 9°F (16°C) of statistically significant value, cool down the DSC and run another sample again from room temperature to 54°F (30°C) above Tg, to obtain Tez. ALS.S The values Tg, and Tg, obtained with the test sample should be compared to those statistically significant values obtained from typical production product. The mea- sured and typical values should be within 9°F (16°C), ALG Report AL6.1 Report the following information: AL6.1.1 Complete identification of the specimens, includ- ing material, manufacturer's name, and lot number. ‘A1.6.1.2 Fitting dimensions, including nominal size, mini- ‘mum reinforced wall thickness, and average outside diameterAy v seas of reinforced wall. Unreinforced thickness (that is, liner) shall A1.6.1.5 Record glass transition temperature (inflection also be reported. value) forthe first scan as Tg, AL6.L.3 Number of specimens tested and where the speci- 41,6.1.6 Record. glass transition temperature (inflection ‘Mens were taken from the fitting. value) for the second scan as Tg,, if applicable. 1.6.1.4 Heatup rate for DSC initial temperature and final temperature for both scans A16.1.7 Date of test. ‘SUMMARY OF CHANGES ‘Committee D20 has identified the location of selected changes to this standard since the last issue, D 5685-01, that may impact the use of this standard. (1) Modified scope section 1.1 to call out current sizes, (@) Deleted the Sampling Section, (formerly Section 8) (2) Corrected 4.1 to reflect 42-46. requirements, (9) Deleted Annex A2 due to discontinuance of D 1898. 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