ASTM D2513-20

This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
Designation:D2513 −20 An American National Standard
Standard Specification for
Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D2513; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision.Anumber in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope* if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user
of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and
1.1 This specification covers requirements and test methods
environmental practices and determine the applicability of
for material dimensions and tolerances, hydrostatic burst
regulatory limitations prior to use.
strength, chemical resistance, and rapid crack resistance of
1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-
polyethylene pipe, tubing, and fittings for use in fuel gas
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
pipelines for direct burial and reliner applications. The pipe
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
andfittingscoveredbythisspecificationareintendedforusein
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
the transmission and distribution of natural gas. Requirements
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
for the qualifying of polyethylene systems for use with
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
liquefied petroleum gas are also covered.
1.1.1 This specification does not cover threaded pipe. De-
2. Referenced Documents
sign considerations are discussed in Appendix X1. In-plant
2.1 ASTM Standards:
qualitycontrolprogramsarespecifiedinAnnexA1andAnnex
2.1.1 Terminology:
A2.
D1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-
1.1.2 See Specification F2619/F2619M for polyethylene
tics
piping for pressure or non-pressure oil and gas producing
F412Terminology Relating to Plastic Piping Systems
applications to convey fluids such as oil, dry or wet gas,
2.1.2 Test Methods for:
multiphase fluids, and non-potable oilfield water.
D638Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics
1.2 Thetextofthisspecificationreferencesnotes,footnotes,
D1238Test Method for Melt Flow Rates of Thermoplastics
and appendixes which provide explanatory material. These
by Extrusion Plastometer
notesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shall
D1598Test Method for Time-to-Failure of Plastic Pipe
not be considered as requirements of the specification.
Under Constant Internal Pressure
1.3 Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegarded
D1599Test Method for Resistance to Short-Time Hydraulic
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
Pressure of Plastic Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only
D2122Test Method for Determining Dimensions of Ther-
and are not considered standard.
moplastic Pipe and Fittings
D2290Test Method for Apparent Hoop Tensile Strength of
1.4 The following is an index of the annexes and appendix
Plastic or Reinforced Plastic Pipe
in this specification:
D2837Test Method for Obtaining Hydrostatic Design Basis
Annex Subject
forThermoplasticPipeMaterialsorPressureDesignBasis
Annex A1 In-Plant Quality Control for all materials up to 12 in.
Annex A2 In-Plant Quality Control for PE materials 14 in. and larger.
for Thermoplastic Pipe Products
F1473Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure the
Appendixes Subject
Resistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipes
Appendix Design Consideration
X1
and Resins
1.5 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to the
2.1.3 Practices for:
test method portion, Section 6, of this specification. This
D543Practices for Evaluating the Resistance of Plastics to
standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,
Chemical Reagents
D618Practice for Conditioning Plastics for Testing
This specification is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee F17 on Plastic
Piping Systems and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F17.60 on Gas. For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2020. Published December 2020. Originally contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
approved in 1966. Last previous edition approved in 2019 as D2513–19. DOI: Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
10.1520/D2513-20. the ASTM website.
*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard
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D2513−20
D1435Practice for Outdoor Weathering of Plastics Rupture Data to Determine Long-Term Hydrostatic
D1898Practice for Sampling of Plastics (Withdrawn 1998) Strength of Thermoplastic Pipe Materials
D2774PracticeforUndergroundInstallationofThermoplas- ISO 12162Thermoplastic Materials for Pipes and Fittings
tic Pressure Piping for Pressure Applications—Classification and
D2565Practice for Xenon-Arc Exposure of Plastics In- Designation—Overall Service (Design) Coefficient
tended for Outdoor Applications ISO 13477Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of
F2620PracticeforHeatFusionJoiningofPolyethylenePipe fluids – Determination of resistance to rapid crack propa-
and Fittings gation (RCP) – Small scale steady-state test (S4 test)
G155Practice for Operating XenonArc LightApparatus for ISO 13478Thermoplastics pipe for the conveyance of fluids
Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials – Determination of resistance to rapid crack propagation
2.1.4 Specification for: (RCP) – Full-scale test (FST)
D2683Specification for Socket-Type Polyethylene Fittings
2.6 Plastic Pipe Institute
for Outside Diameter-Controlled Polyethylene Pipe and
PPI TR-3HDB/HDS /PDB/ SDB/MRS Policies
Tubing
PPI TR-4HDB/HDS/SDB/PDB/MRS Listed Materials
D3261SpecificationforButtHeatFusionPolyethylene(PE)
PPI TR-33Generic Butt Fusion Joining for Polyethylene
Plastic Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe and
Gas Pipe
Tubing
PPI TR-41Generic Saddle Fusion Joining Procedure for
D3350Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fit-
Polyethylene Gas Piping
tings Materials
PPI TN-30/2006Requirements for the Use of Rework Ma-
F1055Specification for Electrofusion Type Polyethylene
terials in Polyethylene Gas Pipe
Fittings for Outside Diameter Controlled Polyethylene
PPITR-9 Recommended Design Factors and Design Coef-
and Crosslinked Polyethylene (PEX) Pipe and Tubing
ficients for Thermoplastic Pressure pipe
F1563Specification for Tools to Squeeze-off Polyethylene
2.7 Other Documents:
(PE) Gas Pipe or Tubing
National Fire Protection Association: NFPA 58Storage and
F2138Specification for Excess FlowValves for Natural Gas
Handling Liquefied Petroleum Gases
Service
F2619/F2619MSpecificationforHigh-DensityPolyethylene 3. Terminology
(PE) Line Pipe
3.1 Definitions—Definitions are in accordance with Termi-
F2897Specification for Tracking and Traceability Encoding
nology F412, and abbreviations are in accordance with Termi-
System of Natural Gas Distribution Components (Pipe,
nology D1600, unless otherwise specified.
Tubing, Fittings, Valves, and Appurtenances)
3.2 The gas industry terminology used in this specification
2.2 ANSI Standards:
is in accordance with ANSIB31.8 or OPS 49 CFR Part 192,
B16.40 Manually Operated Thermoplastic Gas Shutoffs
unless otherwise indicated.
and Valves in Gas Distribution Systems
3.3 Theterm pipeusedhereinreferstobothpipeandtubing
B 31.8Gas Transmission and Distribution Piping Systems
unless specifically stated otherwise.
2.3 Federal Specifications:
3.4 re-rounding equipment—equipment used to reform the
Fed. Std. No. 123Marking for Shipment (Civil Agencies)
pipe and permanently reduce ovality to 5% or less.
OPS 49 CFR Part 192Title 49, Code of Federal Regula-
tions
3.5 rounding equipment—equipment, devices, clamps, and
so forth, used to temporarily hold the pipe round while
2.4 Military Standards:
out-of-roundness measurements are made, or a joining proce-
MIL-STD-129 Marking for Shipment and Storage
dure (heat fusion, electrofusion, or mechanical) is performed.
MIL-STD-1235(ORD) Single- and Multi-Level Continuous
Sampling Procedures and Tables for Inspection by Attri-
3.6 pipe material designated code—the pipe material des-
butes
ignation code shall consist of the abbreviation for the type of
2.5 ISO Standards :
plastic (PE) followed by Arabic numerals which describe the
ISO 4437 Buried polyethylene (PE) pipes for the supply of
short term properties in accordance with applicable Specifica-
gaseous fuels-Metric series-Specifications
tion D3350, the hydrostatic design stress for water at 73.4°F
ISO 9080 Thermoplastics Pipes for the Transport of
(23°C) in units of 100 psi with any decimal figures dropped.
Fluids—Methods of Extrapolation of Hydrostatic Stress
Wherethehydrostaticdesignstresscodecontainslessthantwo
figures, a zero is used before the number. Thus, a complete
material designation code shall consist of PE and four figures
The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced on
for PE materials. For example, PE2708 is a grade PE27
www.astm.org.
polyethylene with an 800psi design stress for water at 73.4°F
Available fromAmerican National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Available from DLA Document Services, Building 4/D, 700 Robbins Ave.,
Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, http://quicksearch.dla.mil. Available from Plastics Pipe Institute (PPI), 105 Decker Court, Suite 825,
Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de Irving, TX 75062, http://www.plasticpipe.org.
la Voie-Creuse, Case postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20, Switzerland, http:// Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
www.iso.ch. Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, http://www.nfpa.org.
D2513−20
(23°C).The hydrostatic design stresses for gas are not used in 4.4 Classification—Polyethylene materials suitable for use
this designation code. in the manufacture of pipe and fittings under this specification
shall meet Table 1 requirements for the applicable pipe
3.7 dimension ratio (DR)—theratioofpipediametertowall
material designation code.
thickness. It is calculated by dividing the specified outside
diameterofthepipe,ininches(mm),bytheminimumspecified
NOTE 3—References and material descriptions for PE 2306, PE 2406,
wall thickness, in inches (mm). The standard dimension ratio PE 2606, PE 3306, PE 3406, PE 3408, PE 3608, PE 3710, and PE 4608
have been removed from D2513. Elimination of these materials does not
(SDR) is a common numbering system which is derived from
affect the pipelines that are in service. They can still be used for gas
the ANSI preferred number series R10.
transmissionordistribution.Themainreasonforremovingthesematerials
3.8 toe-in—a small reduction of the outside diameter at the from this standard is to reflect the current state of the art in PE piping
specified for applications within the scope of this specification.
cut end of a length of thermoplastic pipe.
4.5 Resistance to Slow Crack Growth (SCG)—Use Test
4. Materials
Method F1473 on compression molded plaques at a stress of
2.4MPabasedontheunnotchedareaandatesttemperatureof
4.1 General—ThePEusedtomakepipeandfittingsshallbe
80°C. Notch depth shall be in accordance with Table1 in Test
PE or reworked PE (see 4.2 and 4.4) and shall have a Plastics
Method F1473. Materials shall meet the Slow Crack Growth
Pipe Institute (PPI) long-term hydrostatic design stress and
Resistance requirements in Table 1.
hydrostatic design basis rating.
4.2 Rework Material—Clean rework material of the same 4.6 Additive Classes—Polyethylene material compounds
commercial designation, generated from the manufacturer’s shall meet Specification D3350 code C or E. Code C material
own pipe and fitting production shall not be used unless the compounds shall have 2 to 3 percent carbon black. Code E
pipe and fitting produced meet all the requirements of this material compounds shall be yellow with UV stabilizer.
specification. The use of these rework materials shall be
4.7 Thermal Stability—The PE material shall contain suffi-
governed by the requirements of 4.3 and PPI TN-30/2006. In
cient antioxidant so that the minimum induction temperature
pipe, rework materials shall be limited to a maximum of 30%
shall be 428°F (220°C) when tested in accordance with
by weight.
Specification D3350.The sample shall be representative of the
NOTE 1—The requirements for rework materials herein are intended to cross section of the pipe or fittings.
incorporateprudentspecificationstoensurethatthepotentialforcontami-
4.8 Hydrostatic Design Basis (HDB) Substantiation —The
nationingaspipingproducts,thatmeetthisspecification,isreducedtothe
extent possible. It is imperative to emphasize that rework materials have HDBforPEmaterialsat73°F(23°C)shallbesubstantiatedto
not been identified as the cause of any field failures.The requirements for
be linear to 50 years as per Test Method D2837, Section 5.7.
rework materials were developed by the consensus of interested parties
including product manufacturers, gas utility companies, and regulatory
NOTE 4—The long-term hydrostatic strength at 50 years in accordance
agencies. with Test Method D2837 is not to be used for any pressure rating
NOTE 2—Regulatory requirements may prohibit the use of rework
calculations. The MAOP is still calculated using the HDB obtained from
materials. When regulatory requirements prohibit the use of rework, Test Method D2837 long-term hydrostatic strength at 100 000 h. PE
rework material cannot be used in the production of PE pipe intended for
compounds with a thermoplastic pipe material designation code of PE
use in natural gas distribution and transmission systems. 2708 and PE 4710 as well as those compounds denoted in PPI TR-4 with
anasterisk(*)meetthesubstantiationrequirementofTestMethodD2837.
4.3 Documentation—A documentation system to allow for
traceability of raw materials including percentage and material 4.9 Resistance to Rapid Crack Propagation (RCP) for
classification(ordesignation,ifapplicable)ofreworkmaterials Material—ThePEmaterialclassification(formulation)usedin
used in the manufacture of the pipe product meeting the the manufacture of pipe and fittings under this specification
requirementsofthisspecificationshallexistandbesuppliedto shall be tested for resistance to failure by RCP in accordance
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