UNI EN ISO 13477 : 2008
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THERMOPLASTICS PIPES FOR THE CONVEYANCE OF FLUIDS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO RAPID CRACK PROPAGATION (RCP) - SMALL-SCALE STEADY-STATE TEST (S4 TEST)
09-25-2008
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviated terms
5 Principle
6 Test parameters
7 Apparatus
7.1 General
7.2 Containment cage
7.3 Gauge length
7.4 Decompression baffles
7.5 Crack-initiation equipment
7.6 End caps
8 Test pieces
9 Conditioning
10 Test procedure
11 Interpretation of results
12 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Determination of critical
pressure (or hoop stress)
Annex B (normative) - Determination of critical
temperature
Annex C (informative) - Critical pressure correlation
between S4 and full-scale tests for PE pipes
Annex D (informative) - Fluid decompression and effect
on RCP - Theoretical analysis
Bibliography
Describes a small-scale (S4) test method for determining the arrest or propagation of a crack initiated in a thermoplastics pipe at a specified temperature and internal pressure.
| Committee |
SC 8
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| DocumentType |
Test Method
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| PublisherName |
Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione (UNI)
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| EN ISO 13477:2008 | Identical |
| ISO 13477:2008 | Identical |
| ISO 161-1:1996 | Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids Nominal outside diameters and nominal pressures Part 1: Metric series |
| ISO 13478:2007 | Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids — Determination of resistance to rapid crack propagation (RCP) — Full-scale test (FST) |
| ISO 3126:2005 | Plastics piping systems Plastics components Determination of dimensions |
| ISO 11922-1:1997 | Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids — Dimensions and tolerances — Part 1: Metric series |
| ISO 1167-1:2006 | Thermoplastics pipes, fittings and assemblies for the conveyance of fluids Determination of the resistance to internal pressure Part 1: General method |
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