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A proposed new ASTM International standard, WK19571 , Practice for Requirements for New Pipe and Fitting Materials for Gas Distribution Systems, will give the natural gas industry an important tool and defined process in continuing research and development efforts that will lead to the streamlined introduction of innovative products for the gas distribution industry. ASTM WK19571 is under the…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will facilitate more efficient recycling of a variety of post-consumer plastics. The proposed standard, WK20632, Practice for Marking Plastic Products for Identification in Reuse and Recycling, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D20.95 on Recycled Plastics, part of ASTM International Committee D20 on Plastics. ASTM WK20632 is based on an original…
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All interested parties are welcome to join in the standards developing activities of ASTM International Committee D20 on Plastics. Current D20 projects such as the development of proposed new standards covering backed vinyl siding and bioreactor landfill conditions demonstrate the diversity of D20’s work., Backed Vinyl Siding, Subcommittee D20.24 on Plastic Building Products is developing WK18425 , Specification for Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Siding with Foam Plastic Backing (Backed Vinyl Siding). Vinyl siding with an integral foam plastic backing has been commercially available for nearly a decade. Because backed-vinyl siding is a variation of the basic siding product, testing and third party certification for…, Biodegradability of Plastics in Landfill Conditions, A proposed new standard being developed by Subcommittee D20.96 on Environmentally Degradable Plastics and Biobased Products will aid in the determination of degradation and biodegradation of plastics in landfill environments. All interested parties are encouraged to participate in the development of WK18427 , Determining the Aerobic Degradation and Anaerobic Biodegration of Plastic Materials…
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Subcommittee F17.26 on Olefin Based Pipe, part of ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems, is currently working on a large, comprehensive program to provide the engineering and specifying community with the appropriate tools to design, specify and size high density polyethylene water quality units. All interested parties are welcome to join in the activities of Subcommittee F17…
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ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems has developed a new standard that covers use of polyethylene pipe for gas gathering purposes. F 2619/F 2619M , Specification for High-Density Polyethylene (PE) Line Pipe, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F17.60 on Gas. “Polyethylene pipe does not rust, rot or corrode, does not require cathodic protection and for many hazardous…
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Pipe and resin manufacturers, municipalities and gas companies will be able to use a new ASTM International standard to qualify the butt fusion parameters and procedures for different pipe materials. Subcommittee F17.40 on Test Methods, part of ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems, has developed the new standard, F 2634 , Test Method for Laboratory Testing of Polyethylene (…
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A new ASTM International specification recently approved by Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems standardizes improved technology in polyethylene resins that exhibit higher-temperature long-term strength rating for pressure piping applications. The new standard, F 2623 , Specification for Polyethylene of Raised Temperature (PE-RT) SDR 9 Tubing, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F17.26…
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ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems has recently approved a new standard based on two important documents originally developed by the Plastics Pipe Institute in the mid-1990s. The new ASTM standard, F 2620 , Practice for Heat Fusion Joining of Polyethylene Pipe and Fittings, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F17.20 on Joining. According to Jim Craig, industry…
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While the polymer-based siding industry developed around the use of polyvinyl chloride, the last two decades have seen the introduction and rise in use of polypropylene as a siding material. Because of this, siding producers and polypropylene suppliers began to discuss the need for an ASTM standard for this type of siding. These discussions have resulted in the development and recent approval of…
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Municipalities, specifying engineers and piping system owners are now requiring tighter criteria for piping products. ASTM International Committee F17 on Plastic Piping Systems has responded by developing two new standards that answer the call for more detailed criteria within the industry. Both of the new standards, F 2487 , Practice for Infiltration and Exfiltration Acceptance Testing of…