API 15LR : 2001

Table of Contents

1 SCOPE
  1.1 Coverage
  1.2 Unit Conversion
  1.3 Suggestions for Ordering API Low Pressure
      Fiberglass Line Pipe and Fittings
2 REFERENCES
  2.1 References Standards
  2.2 Requirements
  2.3 Equivalent Standards
3 PROCESS OF MANUFACTURE AND MATERIALS
  3.1 Process of Manufacture
  3.2 Material
4 MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS
  4.1 General
  4.2 Degree of Cure
  4.3 Methods of Material Analysis
  4.4 Frequency of Tests
5 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND TESTS
  5.1 Physical Properties
  5.2 Frequency of Tests
  5.3 Minimum Properties
  5.4 Service Factors
  5.5 Pressure Rating
  5.5 Pressure Rating
  5.6 Qualification Requirements for Fittings
  5.7 Qualification Tests for Fittings, Couplings,
      and Connections
  5.8 Requalification Tests for Fittings, Couplings,
      Connections and Adhesives
6 QUALITY CONTROL TESTS
  6.1 Pipe
  6.2 Fittings-Mill Pressure Tests
7 DIMENSIONS AND LENGTHS
  7.1 Pipe
  7.2 Fittings Dimensions
8 PIPE ENDS, CONNECTIONS, END PROTECTION, AND
  WORKMANSHIP
  8.1 Pipe Ends
  8.2 Product Drawings
  8.3 Workmanship
  8.4 Repair of Surface Imperfections
  8.5 End Protection
  8.6 Purchaser Inspection
9 MARKING
  9.1 Methods
  9.2 Marking Requirements
APPENDIX A METHOD OF TEST FOR GLASS-RESIN RATIO OF
           FIBERGLASS PIPE
APPENDIX B METHOD OF TEST FOR THE DETERMINATION OF
           DEGREE OF CURE BY DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING
           CALORIMETRY (DSC)
APPENDIX C METHOD OF TEST FOR IMPACT RESISTANCE OF
           FIBERGLASS PIPE
APPENDIX D SAMPLING PLAN BASIS: 0.75% AOQL (AVERAGE
           OUTGOING QUALITY LIMIT)
APPENDIX E PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
APPENDIX F MARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR MONOGRAM LICENSEES
APPENDIX G METRIC CONVERSIONS
APPENDIX H PURCHASER INSPECTION

Abstract

Covers filament wound (FW) and centrifugally cast (CC) fiberglass line pipe and fittings for pipe in diameters up to and including 24 inch in diameter and up to and including 1000 psig cyclic operating pressures. Includes quality control tests; hydrostatic mill tests; dimensions; weights; material properties; physical properties and minimum performance requirements.

General Product Information

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	American Petroleum Institute
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