Industry Guidelines – for Polyolefins
Plastics Industry Pipe Association
of Australia Limited
ELECTROFUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPE AND FITTINGS FOR PRESSURE APPLICATIONS
This document contains recommendations for equipment required, for jointing, maintenance, servicing and calibration procedures, records to be kept and the training program to be respected to produce good fusion joints in polyethylene pipes.
Issue 6.0 is currently available.
POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPES AND FITTINGS FOR COMPRESSED AIR
This document contains guidelines for design, selection and use of polyethylene pipes and fittings in compressed air applications.
Issue 6.8 is currently available.
POP002 view as PDF (112Kb)
BUTT FUSION JOINTING OF PE PIPES AND FITTINGS – RECOMMENDED PARAMETERS
This document is a guide to the butt fusion of polyethylene pipe using AS/NZS 4130 material as a basis, recommending the butt fusion procedures and parameters as specified in ISO 21307.
Issue 6.0 is currently available.
POP003 view as PDF (136Kb)
This document is supplemented with a Technical paper, Specifying Butt Welding of Polyethylene Pipe Systems, TP003.
POLYETHYLENE PIPE COMPOUNDS
This document contains a sample of compounds accepted by the PIPA Polyolefins Technical Committee as meeting the requirements of Australian Standards.
Issue 8.1 is currently available.
POP004 view as PDF (89Kb)
PACKAGING, HANDLING AND STORAGE OF POLYETHYLENE PIPES AND FITTINGS
This document contains guidelines for packaging, handling, and storage of polyethylene pipes and fittings. The guidelines are based on acceptable performance requirements and alternative conditions that maintain the integrity of pipes or fittings.
Issue 5.0 is currently available.
POP005 view as PDF (133Kb)
DERATING REQUIREMENTS FOR FITTINGS
This document describes pressure rating requirements for polyethylene fittings other than those manufactured to AS/NZS 4129.
Issue 5.01 is currently available.
POP006 view as PDF (125Kb)
METAL BACKING FLANGES FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE (PE) PIPE
FLANGE ADAPTORS
This document provides guidelines for the geometric specification of metal backing flanges suitable for the use with PE flange adaptors in the sizes DN20 through to DN1000 and flanges in accordance with AS 2129, ANSI/ASTM B16.5, AS/NZS 4331.1 (ISO 7005-1) and AS 4087.
Issue 2.4 is currently available.
POP007 view as PDF (172Kb)
STRIPING OF POLYOLEFIN PIPES
This document is a statement of PIPA’s policy on the striping of polyolefin pipes (polyethylene, polypropylene and polybutylene).
Issue 1.2 is currently available.
POP008 view as PDF (123Kb)
POLYETHYLENE RURAL AND FLOOD PIPE
This document provides guidelines for polyethylene (PE) Rural and Flood Pipes used for conveying irrigation and “domestic and stock water”. They are an alternative to PE pipes complying in full with AS/NZS 4130 “Polyethylene pipes for pressure applications” or AS2698.2 “Polyethylene rural pipe”.
Issue 1.2 is currently available.
POP009 view as PDF (135Kb)
Part 1 POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
This document is intended to assist in the selection of pipe class for polyethylene pipes in applications involving transient and cyclic operating pressures.
Issue 5.0 is currently available.
POP010A view as PDF (150Kb)
Part 2 FUSION FITTINGS FOR USE WITH POLYETHYLENE PRESSURE PIPES DESIGN FOR DYNAMIC STRESSES
This document is intended to assist in the selection of the required pressure rating for the fittings in applications involving transient and cyclic operating pressures.
Issue 5.0 is currently available.
POP010B view as PDF (142Kb)
TEMPERATURE DERATING OF PE PIPES
The guidance provided in this document is based on pipe manufactured to AS/NZS 4130 and fittings made from compounds complying with AS/NZS 4131. These guidelines apply to both pipe and fittings used for the conveyance of water, and cannot be used for compressed air or gas applications.
Issue 1.3 is currently available.
POP013 view as PDF (132Kb)
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