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Designation:C154018Standard Specification forHeavy-Duty Shielded Couplings Joining Hubless Cast IronSoil Pipe and Fittings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation C1540;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers the evaluating of the perfor-mance of heavy-duty shielded couplings to join hubless castiron soil pipe and fittings.1.2 Couplings covered by this standard shall have nominaldimensions as found in Table 1 and Fig.1.1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 The following precautionary caveat pertains only to thetest method portion,Section 7,of this specification.Thisstandard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is the responsibility of the userof this standard to establish appropriate safety,health,andenvironmental practices and determine the applicability ofregulatory limitations prior to use.1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2A240/A240M Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate,Sheet,and Strip for PressureVessels and for General ApplicationsA493 Specification for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rodsfor Cold Heading and Cold ForgingA644 Terminology Relating to Iron CastingsA888 Specification for Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe andFittings for Sanitary and Storm Drain,Waste,and VentPiping ApplicationsC564 Specification for Rubber Gaskets for Cast Iron SoilPipe and FittingsD3677 Test Methods for RubberIdentification by InfraredSpectrophotometry2.2 CISPI Standards:3CISPI-301 Specification for Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe andFittings for Sanitary and Storm Drain,Waste and VentPiping ApplicationsCISPI-310 Specification for Couplings for Use in Connec-tion With Hubless Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings forSanitary and Storm Drain,Waste and Vent Piping Appli-cations2.3 Factory Mutual Standard:4FM 1680 Approval Standard for Couplings Used in HublessCast Iron Systems for Drain,Waste or Vent,Sewer,Rainwater or Storm Drain Systems Above and BelowGround,Industrial/Commercial and Residential3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of the following terms used in this specifi-cation are found in Terminology A644.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 center stop,nan integral part of the gasket centeredon the axial length of the gasket,intended to limit the insertiondepth of the pipe to be coupled.3.2.2 clamp assembly,nthat portion of the coupling ex-cluding the gasket.3.2.3 coupling,nthe complete assembly.3.2.4 coupling manufacturer,nthe entity that assemblesthe gasket with the clamp and shield assembly.3.2.5 fitting,nparts of a pipeline other than straight pipes,valves,or couplings.3.2.6 gasket,nthe elastomeric portion of the coupling.1This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee A04 on IronCastings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee A04.75 on Gaskets andCoupling for Plumbing and Sewer Piping.Current edition approved Feb.1,2018.Published February 2018.Originallyapproved in 2002.Last previous edition approved in 2015 as C1540 15.DOI:10.1520/C1540-18.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Cast Iron Soil Pipe Institute(CISPI),2401 Fieldcrest Dr.,Mundelein,IL 60060,http:/www.cispi.org.4Available from FM Approvals,P.O.Box 9102,Norwood,MA 02062.http:/.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.2.7 gasket manufacturer,nthe entity that molds thegaskets inserted into the couplings covered by this standardspecification.3.2.8 heavy-duty coupling,na shielded coupling that hasdimensions detailed in Table 1 and Fig.1.3.2.9 joint,nthe point of assembly consisting of thecoupling and the joined pipes or fittings,or both.3.2.10 shield,nan external metallic