SummaryofSubstantiveChanges

betweenthe2010andthe2012e1editionsof

ASTMD3035Polyethylene(PE)PlasticPipe(DRPR)Basedon
ControlledOutsideDiameter

PresentedtotheIAPMOStandardsReviewCommitteeonDecember10,2012

General:Thechangestothisstandardmighthaveanimpactoncurrentlylistedproducts.Themajor
changesare:
LimitedthepolyethylenecompoundssuitableforuseinthemanufactureofpipetoPE1404,PE2708,
PE3608,PE4608,andPE4710andremovedmaterialdesignationsPE2606,PE3708,PE3710,and
PE4708(seeSection5.1andTables1,4,5,and7).
AddedmandatorycompliancewiththerequirementsofNSF14orNSF61bymovingtheformer
supplementaryrequirementS1tothebodyofthestandard(seeSection5.2).

Section2.3,Other:deletedreferenceddocumentsPPITR9andaddedAPWAasfollows:
PPITR9RecommendedDesignFactorsforThermoplasticPressurePipe
APWAUniformColorCode

Section3.2.1,relationbetweendimensionratio,hydrostaticdesignstressandpressurerating:revised
thedefinitionforSasfollows:
S=hydrostaticdesignstressforwaterat73F(23C),psi(MPa)

Section5,Materials:Revisedsections5.1,5.2,and5.3;addedsections5.1.1and5.1.2
Section5.1,PolyethyleneCompounds:Clarifiedthematerialrequirementsasfollows:
Polyethylenecompoundssuitableforuseinthemanufactureofpipeunderthisspecificationshallmeet
SpecificationD3350asshowninTable1thermoplasticmaterialsdesignationcodesPE1404orPE2708or
PE3608orPE4608orPE4710,andshallmeetTable1requirementsforPE1404orPE2708orPE3608or
PE4608orPE4710,andshallmeetthermalstability,brittlenesstemperatureandelongationatbreak
requirementsinaccordancewithSpecificationD3350.

Section5.1.1,ColorandUltraviolet(UV)Stabilization:addedtoincludetherequirementsformerly
coveredbyfootnoteCofTable1.

Section5.1.2:AddedtherequirementthatcolorsusedonPEplasticpipemustcomplywithAPWA
UniformColorCode.

Section5.2,PotableWaterRequirement:CompliancewithNSF14orNSF60wasaddedtothebodyof
thestandard.TherequirementwasformerlyvoluntarypertheSupplementaryRequirements(S1)and
Note1ofthe2010edition.

Section5.3,ReworkedMaterial:Revisedtoclarifytheallowableuseofreworkedmaterial.

Section9.1.5:Removedthefollowingmarkingrequirement;
Inaccordancewith5.2,pipethatisintendedtobesuitableforuseat80F(27C)andbelowshallbe
marked,80F(27C)max,

Section9.2,UsingColor:Addedthefollowinglimitationtotheuseofcoloring;
Yellowidentitiesgasandshallnotbeused.

Section9.3:Addedthemarkinglimitationsasfollows:
markingthatidentifygas,communicationsorelectricaluseareprohibited.

Table1,PolyethyleneCompoundRequirements:ReplacedtheformerTable1,SpecificationD3350Cell
ClassificationsforPolyethylenePipeMaterials,withthefollowingeffect:
Someofthecellclassificationspecificationsthatwereformerlylistedinthetablewerereplaced
withthefollowingcompoundpropertyrequirements.
o HDBandHDStestingrequirementsformerlydescribedinsection5.2arenowlistedin
Table1;
TheinformationinformerNote3andNote4wasincludedasfootnoteAandfootnoteBinthe
newTable1;and
ThematerialdesignationsPE2606,PE3708,PE3710,andPE4708wereremovedasfollows:
TABLE1SpecificationD3350CellClassificationsforPolyethylenePipeMaterialsPolyethyleneCompound
Requirements
Material
Designation
PEMaterial
PE3608
Designation
Required
Code
Requirement PE1404A PE2606 PE2708B ValueB
PE3708 PE3710 PE4608B PE4708 PE4710B

Table4,ThematerialdesignationsPE2606,PE3708,PE3710,andPE4708wereremovedasfollows:
TABLE4BurstPressureRequirementsforWaterat73F(23C)forDRPRPEPlasticPipe

Dimension
Ratio

PE3608,PE3708,
PE3710,PE4608,
PE4708,PE4710

MinBurstPressure,Apsi(MPa)
PE2606,PE2708

PE1404

Tables5,7,andX1.1:ThematerialdesignationsPE2606,PE3708,PE3710,andPE4708wereremoved.