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Plastics Technical Manual
ASTM TITLE
ASTM D 635  StandardTestMethodforRateofBurningand/orExtentandTimeofBurningofPlasticsinaHorizontal
Position
SCOPE : This fire-test-response test method covers a small-scale laboratory screening procedure for comparing the
relativelinearrateofburningorextentandtimeofburning,orboth,ofplasticsinthehorizontalposition.
ASTM D 1784 Specification for Rigid Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Compounds and Chlorinated Poly (Vinyl Chloride)
(CPVC) Compounds
SCOPE : This specification covers rigid PVC and CPVC compounds intended for general purpose use in extruded or
molded form.
ASTM D 1785 Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedule 40, 80, and 120
SCOPE : This specification covers PVC pipe in Schedule 40, 80, and 120 for pressure applications. This system is
intended for pressure applications where the operating temperature will not exceed 140 degrees fahrenheit.
ASTM D 2235 Specification for Solvent Cement for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe and Fittings
SCOPE : This specification covers solvent cement for joining (ABS) pipe and fittings for non-pressure systems.
ASTM D 2241 Specifications for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe Pressure-Rated (SDR-Series)
SCOPE : This specification covers (PVC) pipe made in standard thermoplastic pipe dimension ratios (SDR Series)
andPressureRatedforWater.
ASTM D 2321  StandardPracticeforUndergroundInstallationofThermoplasticPipeforSewersandOtherGravity-Flow
Applications
SCOPE : This practice provides recommendations for the installation of buried thermoplastic pipe used in sewers and
other gravity-flow applications (non-pressure applications).
ASTM D 2464 Specifications for Threaded Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 80
SCOPE : This specification covers (PVC) threaded schedule 80 fittings which are used with the distribution of
pressurizedliquidsonly.CPVCthreadedSchedule80ttingsarenowcoveredbyASTMF437.
ASTM D 2466 Specifications for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 40
SCOPE : Thisspecicationcovers(PVC)Schedule40ttingsusedfordistributionofpressurizedliquidsonly.
ASTM D 2564 Specifications for Solvent Cements for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe and Fittings
SCOPE : This specification covers requirements for (PVC) solvent cements to be used in joining (PVC) piping systems.
ASTM D 2661  SpecicationsforAcrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene(ABS)Schedule40PlasticDrain,Waste,andVentPipe
and Fittings
SCOPE : This specification covers fittings and single extruded (solid wall) (ABS) plastic drain, waste, and vent pipe
madetoSchedule40ironpipesizes.
ASTM D 2665  SpecicationsforPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)PlasticDrain,Waste,andVentPipeandFittings
SCOPE : This specification covers requirements for (PVC) plastic drain, waste, and vent pipe and fittings suitable for
the drainage and venting of sewage and certain other liquid waste.
DESIGN & ENGINEERING DATA
Reference Standards Plastics