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A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
BS EN 1555-3 - PLASTICS PIPING SYSTEMS FOR THE SUPPLY OF GASEOUS FUELS - POLYETHYLENE (PE) - PART 3: FITTINGS
Hardcopy , PDF
11-30-2010
English
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions, symbols and abbreviations
4 Material
4.1 Compound
4.2 Material for non-polyethylene parts
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Metal parts
4.2.3 Elastomers
4.2.4 Other materials
5 General characteristics
5.1 Appearance
5.2 Colour
5.3 Design
5.4 Appearance of the joint (factory-made)
5.5 Electrical characteristics for electrofusion fittings
6 Geometrical characteristics
6.1 Measurement of dimensions
6.2 Dimensions of electrofusion socket fittings
6.2.1 Diameters and lengths of sockets
6.2.2 Wall thicknesses
6.2.3 Out-of-roundness of the bore of a fitting
(at any point)
6.2.4 Spigots
6.2.5 Other dimensions
6.3 Dimensions of electrofusion saddle fittings
6.4 Dimensions of spigot end fittings
6.4.1 Diameters and lengths
6.4.2 Wall thickness of the fusion end
6.4.3 Wall thickness of the fitting body
6.4.4 Other dimensions
6.5 Dimensions of mechanical fittings
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Mechanical fittings with polyethylene spigot ends
6.5.3 Mechanical fittings with polyethylene electrofusion
sockets
6.5.4 Threads
7 Mechanical characteristics
7.1 General
7.2 Requirements
7.3 Performance requirements
8 Physical characteristics
8.1 Conditioning
8.2 Requirements
9 Performance requirements
10 Marking
10.1 General
10.2 Minimum required marking
10.3 Additional marking
11 Delivery conditions
Annex A (informative) Examples of typical terminal connection
for electrofusion fittings
Annex B (normative) Short-term pressure test method
B.1 Principle
B.2 Apparatus
B.3 Test piece
B.4 Procedure
B.5 Test report
Annex C (normative) Tensile test for fitting/pipe assemblies
C.1 Principle
C.2 Apparatus
C.3 Test piece
C.4 Procedure
C.5 Test report
Bibliography
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