General Pipe Standards

There are a lot of standards and specifications that cover various types of pipe.  Some of the governing standards for pipe can be found below:

Standards

API Standards

• API 5L - Specification for CRA Clad or Lined Pipe
• API 15LE - PE Line Pipe
• API 15LR - Low Pressure Fiberglass Line Pipe

ASME Standards

• ASME B36.10M - Welded and Seamless Wrought Steel Pipe
• ASME B36.19M - Stainless Steel Pipe

ASTM Standards

• ASTM A53 / A53M - Specification for Pipe, Steel, Black and Hot-Dipped, Zinc-Coated, Welded and Seamless
• ASTM A74 - Standard Specification for Cast Iron Soil Pipe and Fittings
• ASTM A106 / A106M - Specification for Seamless Carbon Steel Pipe for High-Temperature Service
• ASTM A716 - Standard Specification for Ductile Iron Culvert Pipe
• ASTM A733 - Standard Specification for Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel and Austenitic Stainless Steel Pipe Nipples
• ASTM A746 - Standard Specification for Ductile Iron Gravity Sewer Pipe
• ASTM A1053 - Standard Specification for Welded Ferritic-Martensitic Stainless Steel Pipe
• ASTM C361 - Reinforced Concrete Low-Head Pressure Pipe
• ASTM D1527 - Standard Specification for Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80
• ASTM D1784 - Specification for Rigid Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Compounds and Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Compounds
• ASTM D1785 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120
• ASTM D2104 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe, Schedule 40
• ASTM D2241 - Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Pressure-Rated Pipe (SDR Series)
• ASTM D2513 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Gas Pressure Pipe, Tubing, and Fittings
• ASTM D2683 - Standard Specification for Socket-Type Polyethylene Fittings for Outside Diameter-Controlled Polyethylene Pipe and Tubing
• ASTM D3261 - Standard Specification for Butt Heat Fusion Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe and Tubing
• ASTM D3350 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials
• ASTM E213 - Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of Metal Pipe and Tubing
• ASTM E273 - Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Testing of the Weld Zone of Welded Pipe and Tubing
• ASTM F423 - PTFE Plastic-Lined Ferrous Metal Pipe and Fittings
• ASTM F437 - Threaded CPVC Plastic Pipe Fittings, Sch 80
• ASTM F438 - Socket-Type CPVC Plastic Pipe Fittings, Sch 40
• ASTM F439 - CPVC Plastic Pipe Fittings, Schedule 80
• ASTM F714 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter
• ASTM F441 / F441M - Standard Specification for Chlorinated Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (CPVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40 and 80
• ASTM F512 - Standard Specification for Smooth-Wall Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Conduit and Fittings for Underground Installation
• ASTM F714 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe (DR-PR) Based on Outside Diameter
• ASTM F2206 - Standard Specification for Fabricated Fittings of Butt-Fused Polyethylene (PE)

AWWA Standards

• AWWA C115 - Standard for Flanged Ductile Iron Pipe with Ductile-Iron or Gray-Iron Threaded Flanges
• AWWA C300 - Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe, Steel Cylinder Type, for Water and Other Liquids
• AWWA C301 - Prestressed Concrete Pressure Pipe, Steel Cylinder Type, for Water and Other Liquids
• AWWA C302 - Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe, Noncylinder Type
• AWWA C900 - Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pressure Pipe and Fabricated Fittings, 4 In. Through 12 In. (100 mm Through 300 mm), for Water Transmission and Distribution
• AWWA C906 - Polyethylene (PE) Pressure Pipe and Fittings 4 In. (100 mm) Through 63 In. (1,600 mm) for Water Distribution and Transmission
• AWWA C950 - Standard for Fiberglass Pressure Pipe