Designation:C1563−08(Reapproved2013)StandardTestMethodforGasketsforUseinConnectionwithHubandSpigotCastIronSoilPipeandFittingsforSanitaryDrain,Waste,Vent,andStormPipingApplications1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1563;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Severaldifferenttypesofcompressiongasketsareavailableforuseinconnectionwithhubandspigotcastironsoilpipeandfittings.Thepurposeofthistestmethodistoestablishmaterialcriteriaandtestproceduresforcompressiongasketsusedinjoininghubandspigotcastironsoilpipeandfittingsforsanitarydrain,waste,vent,andstormdrainpipingapplicationsinaccordancewiththegeneralneedsofproducers,distributors,andusers.1.2Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2A74SpecificationforCastIronSoilPipeandFittingsC564SpecificationforRubberGasketsforCastIronSoilPipeandFittingsA644TerminologyRelatingtoIronCastings3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1FordefinitionsoftermsinthistestmethodseeTerminologyA644.3.1.2adhesivelubricant,n—liquidemulsionchemicallycuredpolychloroprene.3.1.3manufacturer,n—theentitythatmoldsthecompres-siongasketscoveredbythisstandard.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1RestrainedHydrostaticJointTest—IntheRestrainedHydrostaticJointTest,twotestpiecesarepreparedsuchthatinsidediameterofthehubandtheoutsidediameterofthespigotconformtothemaximumandminimum(respectively)dimensionspermittedbySpecificationA74.Th...
