Designation:F2263−14StandardTestMethodforEvaluatingtheOxidativeResistanceofPolyethylene(PE)PipetoChlorinatedWater1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2263;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope*1.1Thistestmethoddescribesthegeneralrequirementsforevaluatingthelong-term,chlorinatedwater,oxidativeresis-tanceofpolyethylene(PE),usedincoldwatersupplyorservicesystemsbyexposuretochlorinatedwater.Thistestmethodoutlinestherequirementsofapressurizedflow-throughtestsystem,typicaltestpressures,test-fluidcharacteristics,failuretype,anddataanalysis.NOTE1—Otherknowndisinfectingsystems(chlorinedioxide,ozone,andchloramine)arecurrentlyusedforprotectionofpotablewater;however,free-chlorineisbyfarthemostcommonsysteminusetoday.Disinfectingsystemsotherthanchlorinehavenotbeenevaluatedbythismethod.1.2Guidelinesandrequirementsfortesttemperatures,testhoopstresses,andothertestcriteriahavebeenestablishedbypriortestingofPEpipe.OtherrelatedsystemcomponentsthattypicallyappearinaPEcoldwatersupplyorservicesystemcanbeevaluatedwiththePEpipe.WhentestingPEpipeandfittingsasasystem,itisrecommendedthattheanticipatedend-usefittingtype(s)andmaterial(s)beincludedinthetestcircuitsinceitisknownthatsomefittingtypesandmaterialscanimpactfailuretimes.Specimensusedshallberepresenta-tiveofthepipingproduct(s)andmaterial(s)underinvestiga-tion.NOTE2—Theproceduresdescribedinthistestmethod(withsomemodificationsoftesttemperaturesorstresses,orboth)havebeenusedtoevaluatepipesmanufacturedfrompolybutylene(PB),crosslinkedpoly-ethylene(PEX),polypropylene(PP),multilayer(polymer-metalcomposite),copper,andstainlesssteel.1.3ThistestmethodisapplicabletoPEpipeandsystemsusedfortransportofpotablewatercontainingfree-chlorinefordisinfectingpurposes.Theoxidizingpotentialofthetest-fluidspecifiedinthistestm...
