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I.S. 266-1:1991

Superseded

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POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPES AND FITTINGS FOR NATURAL GAS, MANUFACTURED GAS AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS - PART 1: PIPES

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

16-04-2003

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1991

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Introduction
Declaration
Clauses
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Material Requirements
5 Physical Requirements for Manufactured Pipe
6 Performance Requirements
7 Testing
8 Control of Test Conditions
9 Marking
10 Stocking and Transport
11 Quality Systems
12 Certification
13 Compliance
Tables
1 Pipe Classification
2 Out-of-square tolerance for ends
3 Outside diameter and wall thickness
4 Requirements for coiled pipe
5 Minimum yield strength and elongation
6 Minimum ductile test pressures
7 Stress Crack Resistance
8 Test Pressures
9 Schedule of requirements for Phase 1 Approval for
    pipe sizes up to and including 250 mm
10 Schedule of requirements for Phase 2 Approval for
    pipe sizes up to and including 250 mm
11 Schedule of requirements for process control for
    pipes up to and including 250 mm
12 Schedule of requirements for batch acceptance
13 Schedule of requirements for Phase 1 Approval for
    pipe sizes greater than 250 mm
14 Schedule of requirements for process control for
    pipe sizes greater than 250 mm
Figures
1 Pigment dispersion requirements
2A. Example of DSC trace (Induction time)
2B. Example of DSC trace (Induction temp.)
3A. Tensile test specimen (thick wall pipe)
3B. Tensile test specimen (thin wall pipe)
4. Details of Notching method
Appendices
A. Testing and Sampling Requirements for Pipe Sizes
    up to and including 250 mm
B. Testing and Sampling Requirements for Pipe Sizes
    greater than 250 mm
C. Pigment Dispersion Test
D1. Thermal Stability Test 1
D2. Thermal Stability Test 2
E. Dimensions
F. Tensile Tests
G. Short Term Pressure Test
H. Pipe End Reversion Test
I. Pressure Tests - General
J. Long-Term Strength Test
K. Stress Crack Resistance
L. Resistance to Weathering Test
M. Squeeze-off Test
N. Butt Fusion Jointing
O. Notched Stress Crack Resistance

Describes the materials, dimensions, pipe performance and methods of testing of polyethylene pipes in sizes from 16 mm to 500 mm diameter operating at pressures up to 4 bar and temperatures from -5 degree C up to 40 degree C when used in natural, manufactured gas and liquefied petroleum gas distribution systems.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
76
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

ISO/R 527:1966 Plastics Determination of tensile properties
BS 5252:1976 Framework for colour co-ordination for building purposes
ISO 1183:1987 Plastics Methods for determining the density and relative density of non-cellular plastics
I.S. 266-2:1987 POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPES AND FITTINGS FOR NATURAL GAS, MANUFACTURED GAS AND LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS - PART 2: JOINTS AND FITTINGS, FUSION JOINTED
ISO 13949:1997 Method for the assessment of the degree of pigment dispersion in polyolefin pipes, fittings and compounds
I.S. 265:2000 INSTALLATION OF GAS SERVICE PIPES - PARTS 1 AND 2 (FOURTH EDITION) (INCLUDING AMENDMENT NO. 1)
ISO 1133:2005 Plastics Determination of the melt mass-flow rate (MFR) and the melt volume-flow rate (MVR) of thermoplastics

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