Selected ASTM Standards
This list has been compiled from standards referenced in ASME RPT-1, AWWA C950 and other American standards. It is not intended to be complete, but it covers most of the ASTM standards met when manufacturing products made from composites in North America. Although the emphasis is on composites, those related to thermoplastics are deemed important in view of their use in dual-laminate tanks, which have a thermoplastic liner and fittings, reinforced with a composite structural laminate. Standards used in the manufacture of thermoplastic pipe and fittings are generally not included. The standards are grouped into specifications, practices and test methods. The list begins with the Standard Terminology for Plastics. We try to maintain copies of the most commonly used standards, where possible, although some of them may be older editions.
ASTM D883, Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics
ASTM D4762, Standard Guide for Testing Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
ASTM Y14.5, Dimensioning and Tolerancing – Engineering Drawing and Related Documentation Practices
Standard Specifications
ASTM C582, Standard Specification for Contact-Molded Reinforced Thermosetting Plastic (RTP) Laminates for Corrosion-Resistant Equipment
ASTM D2517, Standard Specification for Reinforced Epoxy Resin Gas Pressure Pipe and Fittings
ASTM D2564, Standard Specification for Solvent Cements for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Piping Systems
ASTM D2996, Standard Specification for Filament-Wound ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe. Applicable to epoxy, polyester, and furan resins in sizes from 1 in. to 16 in. (25 mm to 400 mm)
ASTM D2997, Standard Specification for Centrifugally Cast ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe. Applicable for 1 in. through 14 in. (25 mm through 350 mm) pipe of polyester or epoxy resins
ASTM D3262, Standard Specification for ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Sewer Pipe. Applicable for pipes 8 in. through 144 in. (200 mm through 3,600 mm) diameter, with or without siliceous sand, and polyester or epoxy resin
ASTM D3517, Standard Specification for ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pressure Pipe. Applicable for pipes 8 in. through 144 in. (200 mm through 3,600 mm) diameter, with or without siliceous sand, and polyester or epoxy resin
ASTM D3754, Standard Specification for ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Sewer and Industrial Pressure Pipe. Applicable for 8 in. through 144 in. (200 mm through 3,600 mm) diameter, with or without siliceous sand, and polyester or epoxy resin
ASTM D4024, Standard Specification for Machine Made ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Flanges. Applicable from 1⁄2 in. through 24 in. (13 mm through 600 mm).
ASTM D4161, Standard Specification for ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe Joints Using Flexible Elastomeric Seals
ASTM F1173, Standard Specification for Thermosetting Resin Fiberglass Pipe and Fittings to Be Used for Marine Applications
Standard Practices
ASTM C581, Standard Practice for Determining Chemical Resistance of Thermosetting Resins Used in Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Structures Intended for Liquid Service
ASTM C1147, Standard Practice for Determining the Short Term Tensile Weld Strength of Chemical-Resistant Thermoplastics
ASTM D2321, Standard Practice for Underground Installation of Thermoplastic Pipe for Sewers and Other Gravity-Flow Applications
ASTM D2855, Standard Practice for Marking Solvent-Cemented Joints with Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe and Fittings
ASTM D2992, Standard Practice for Obtaining Hydrostatic or Pressure Design Basis for “Fiberglass” (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe and Fittings
ASTM D3567, Standard Practice for Determining Dimensions of ‘Fiberglass’(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe and Fittings.
ASTM D3839, Standard Practice for Underground Installation of ‘Fiberglass’(Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe
ASTM D5162, Standard Practice for Discontinuity (Holiday) Testing of Nonconductive Protective Coating on Metallic Substrates
ASTM D7250, Standard Practice for Determining Sandwich Beam Flexural and Shear Stiffness
ASTM E1067, Standard Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic Resin (FRP) Tanks/Vessels
ASTM F402, Standard Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements, Primers, and Cleaners Used for Joining Thermoplastics Pipe and Fittings
ASTM F1057, Standard Practice for Evaluating the Quality of Extruded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe by the Heat Reversion Technique
Standard Test Methods
ASTM C177, Standard Test Method for Steady-State Heat Flux Measurements and Thermal Transmission Properties by Means of the Guarded-Hot-Plate Apparatus
ASTM C273, Standard Test Method for Shear Properties of Sandwich Core Materials
ASTM C297, Standard Test Method for Flatwise Tensile Strength of Sandwich Constructions
ASTM C364, Standard Test Method for Edgewise Compressive Strength of Sandwich Constructions
ASTM C393, Standard Test Method for Core Shear Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Beam Flexure
ASTM D638, Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
ASTM D648, Standard Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position
ASTM D695, Standard Test Method for Compressive Properties of Rigid Plastics
ASTM D696, Standard Test Method for Coefficient of Linear Thermal Expansion of Plastics Between -30°C and 30°C With a Vitreous Silica Dilatometer
ASTM D790, Standard Test Methods for Flexural Properties of Unreinforced and Reinforced Plastics and Electrical Insulating Materials
ASTM D792, Standard Test Methods for Density and Specific Gravity (Relative Density) of Plastics by Displacement
ASTM D1598, Standard Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe Under Constant Internal Pressure
ASTM D1599, Standard Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time Hydraulic Pressure of Plastic Pipe & Fittings
ASTM D1781, Standard Test Method for Climbing Drum Peel for Adhesives
ASTM D2105, Standard Test Method for Longitudinal Tensile Properties of ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe and Tube.
ASTM D2122, Standard Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Thermoplastic Pipe & Fittings
ASTM D2143, Standard Test Method for Cyclic Pressure Strength of Reinforced Thermosetting Plastic Pipe
ASTM D2290, Standard Test Method for Apparent Tensile Strength of Ring or Tubular Plastics and Reinforced Plastics by Split Disk Method
ASTM D2412, Standard Test Method for Determination of External Loading Characteristics of Plastic Pipe by Parallel-Plate Loading
ASTM D2444, Standard Test Method for Determination of the Impact Resistance of Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings by Means of a Tup (Falling Weight)
ASTM D2471, Standard Test Method for Gel Time and Peak Exothermic Temperature of Reacting Thermosetting Resins
ASTM D2512, Standard Test Method for Adequacy of Fusion by Acetone Immersion
ASTM D2583, Standard Test Method for Indentation Hardness of Rigid Plastics by Means of a Barcol Impressor
ASTM D2584, Standard Test Method for Ignition Loss of Cured Reinforced Resins
ASTM D2837, Standard Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basis for Thermoplastic Pipe Materials
ASTM D2863, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Minimum Oxygen Concentration to Support Candle-Like Combustion of Plastics (Oxygen Index)
ASTM D2924, Standard Test Method for External Pressure Resistance of ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe.
ASTM D2925, Standard Test Method for Beam Deflection of ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe Under Full-Bore Flow
ASTM D3681, Standard Test Method for Chemical Resistance of ‘Fiberglass’ (Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Thermosetting-Resin) Pipe in a Deflected Condition
ASTM D3846, Standard Test Method for In-Plane Shear Strength of Reinforced Plastics
ASTM D4285, Standard Test Method for Indicating Oil or Water in Compressed Air
ASTM D4444, Standard Test Methods for Use and Calibration of Hand-Held Moisture Meters
ASTM D5083, Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Reinforced Thermosetting Plastics Using Straight-Sided Specimens
ASTM D7249, Standard Test Method for Facing Properties of Sandwich Constructions by Long Beam Flexure
ASTM D7250, Standard Practice for Determining Sandwich Beam Flexural and Shear Stiffness
ASTM E84, Standard Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
ASTM E162, Standard Test Method for Rate of Burning and/or Extent and Time of Burning of Plastics in a Horizontal Position
ASTM E1321, Standard Test Method for Determining Material Ignition and Flame Spread Properties
ASTM F610, Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Quality of Molded Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings by the Heat Reversion Technique
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