Standards and Approvals for Industrial Systems
APPLICABLE STANDARDS
Manufacturing Standards
- ASTM D1784, Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) Compounds and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Compounds
- ASTM F437, Standard Specification for Threaded Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 80.
- ASTM F439, Standard Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 80.
- ASTM F441, Standard Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 & 80.
- EN ISO 15493, Plastics piping systems for industrial applications - Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) and chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-C) - Specifications and components and the system - Metric series
Performance Standards & Approvals
- ASTM F493, Standard Specification for Solvent Cements for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe and Fittings.
- ASTM F656, Standard Specification for Primers for Use in Solvent Cement Joints in Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe and Fittings.
- FM4910, Factory Mutual Research Clean Room Materials Flammability Test Protocol
- NSF SE 8459 CPVC Schedule 40 & 80 Pipe and Fitting with High HDB at 180º F
- NSF Standard 14, Plastic Piping Components and Related Materials.
- NSF Standard 61, Drinking Water System Components – Health Effects.
Installation Standards
- ASTM D2855, Standard Practice for Making Solvent Cemented Joints and Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pipe and Fittings.
- ASTM F402, Standard Practice for Safe Handling of Solvent Cements, Primers, and Cleaners Used for Joining Thermoplastic Pipe and Fittings.