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AS/NZS 4131:2010
[Current]Polyethylene (PE) compounds for pressure pipes and fittings
Specifies requirements for polyethylene compounds (PE 80 and PE 100) suitable for manufacturing polyethylene pipes and fittings for pressure applications. Minimum requirements are given for materials, additives and long-term pressure performance.
Published: 05/02/2010
Pages: 13
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Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and application
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
2 Referenced documents
3 Definitions
4 Composition
4.1 General
4.1.1 Compounds
4.1.2 Melt flow rate (MFR)
4.1.3 Density
4.2 Additives
4.2.1 Thermal stability
4.2.2 Carbon black
4.3 Coloured compounds
4.3.1 Yellow
4.3.2 Blue
4.3.3 Purple
4.3.4 Other colours
4.3.5 Dispersion
5 Volatile content
6 Classification
6.1 Minimum required strength
6.2 Rapid crack propagation resistance
7 Resistance to internal pressure
8 Slow crack growth resistance
9 Weathering resistance
10 Effect on water
11 Marking
Appendix A
A1 Scope
A2 Relevance
A3 Definitions
A4 Product certification
A5 Minimum sampling and testing frequency plan
A5.1 General
A5.2 Testing
A5.3 Retesting
A5.4 Rejection after test
A6 Type testing for re-evaluation
A6.1 Change in compound
A6.2 New Compound
A6.3 Change to requirements of Paragraph A6.1(b), A6.1(c), A6.1(d)(ii), A6.1(e)
Appendix B
B1 Scope
B2 Application
B3 Apparatus
B4 Exposure site
B5 Provision of test specimens
B6 Procedure
B7 Report
Amendment control sheet
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Determination of tensile properties of plastics materials, Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics
[Current]
Methods of test for plastics pipes and fittings, Method 6: Thermoplastics pipes, fittings and assemblies for the transport of fluids under pressure — Resistance to internal pressure
[Current]
Methods of test for plastics pipes and fittings, Method 28: Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment or carbon black dispersion in polyolefin pipes, fittings and compounds
[Current]
Methods of test for plastic pipes and fittings, Method 29: Plastics piping and ducting systems — Determination of the long-term hydrostatic strength of thermoplastics materials in pipe form by extrapolation
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