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BRITISH STANDARD

681-2:2000

Incorporating Amendment No 1 and Corrigendum No 1

Elastomeric seals — Materials requirements for pipe joint seals used

in water and drainage applications —

Part 2: Thermoplastic elastomers

The European Standard EN 681-2:2000, with the incorporation of amendment A1:2002, has the status of a British Standard

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direction of the Materials and

Chemicals Sector Policy and

Strategy Committee, was

published under the authority

of the Standards Policy and

This British Standard is the official English language version of

EN 681-2:2000, including amendment A1:2002 Together with

BS EN 682:2002, this publication supersedes BS 2494:1990 which is withdrawn.

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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/70, Elastomeric seals, which has the responsibility to:

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

Cross-references

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Amendments issued since publication

13837 Corrigendum No 1 28 March 2002 Addition of supersession details to

national foreword

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

EN 681-2

July 2000 + A1

Garnitures d’étanchéité en caoutchouc – Spécification des

matériaux pour garnitures d’étanchéité utilisées dans le domaine de l’eau et du drainage – Partie 2: Elastomères

thermoplastiques (inclut l΄amendement A1:2002)

Elastomer-Dichtungen – Werkstoff-Anforderungen für Rohrleitungs-Dichtungen für Anwendengen in der Wasserversorgung und Entwässerung – Teil 2: Thermoplastische Elastomere (enthält Änderung A1:2002)

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 June 2000 Amendment A1 was approved by CEN on 25 February 2002.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German) A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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Contents

Page

Foreword 3

1 Scope 4

2 Normative references 4

3 Definitions 5

4 Classification 5

5 Finished seal requirements 6

6 Test pieces and temperature 11

7 Factory production control 12

8 Factory product control tests 12

9 Storage 14

10 Designation 15

11 Marking and labelling 15

Annex A (informative) Guidance on storage of seals 16

Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction Products Directive 17

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Foreword

This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 208, Elastomeric

seals for joints in pipework and pipelines, the Secretariat of which is held by BSI

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of

an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2001, and conflicting national

standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2001

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of

the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech

Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,

Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom

This part has been prepared in response to requests from CEN/TC 155 for a material

specification for thermoplastic elastomer seals for use in conjunction with non-pressure

thermoplastic pipe systems

A European Standard will be prepared for microbiological deterioration requirements and when

published it is intended that materials comply with the requirements of that standard

It is recommended that third party inspection be carried out at least twice a year without previous

notice, the assessment body complying with the requirements of EN 45011 and EN 45012 or

equivalent

Part 1 of this standard is based on ISO 4633 and ISO 9631, bringing these two sets of

requirements (for cold and hot water respectively) under one specification The major changes

from ISO 4633 and ISO 9631 have been to incorporate requirements for effect on water quality

and ozone resistance The emphasis in respect of low temperature testing has moved away

from hardness measurement to compression set, which is more discriminating

Part 3 has been prepared in response to requests from those sections of the pipeline industry

which employ cellular seals of vulcanized rubber

Part 4 has been prepared in response to requests from those sections of the pipeline industry

which employ cast polyurethane seals

This standard should be used where appropriate with product standards which specify

performance requirements for joints

Seals and pipe joints using thermoplastic elastomers should be designed and tested to take into

account the different requirements compared with those specified in Part 1 of this standard

In accordance with the common CEN/CENELEC Rules member states are required to

transpose the European Standard into a national standard no later than six months following its

date of adoption (DOA) by the BT At this time any existing national standards having the same

scope are withdrawn (DOW)

Annex A is informative

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Foreword to amendment A1

This document EN 681-2:2000/A1:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee

CEN/TC 208, Elastomeric seals for joints in pipework and pipelines, the Secretariat of

which is held by BSI

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of

an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by September 2002, and conflicting national

standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2003

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European

Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of

EU Directive(s)

For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this

document

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of

the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech

Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,

Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom

1 Scope

This standard specifies requirements for materials used for moulded seals only of

thermoplastic elastomers (TPE) used in joints of:

1) thermoplastic piping systems for non pressure waste water discharge(intermittent flow up to 95 °C) inside buildings;

2) thermoplastic piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage andsewerage (continuous flow up to 45 °C and intermittent flow up to 95 °C);

3) thermoplastic rainwater piping systems

General requirements for finished joint seals are also given; any additional requirements

called for by the particular application are specified in the relevant product standards

taking into account that the performance of pipe joints is a function of the seal material

properties, seal geometry and pipe joint design

2 Normative references

This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from

other publications These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the

text and the publications are listed hereafter For dated references, subsequent

amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard

only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision For undated references the latest

edition of the publication referred to applies

ISO 48, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of hardness

(hardness between 10 and 100 IRHD)

ISO 188, Rubber, vulcanized - Accelerated ageing or heat-resistance tests

ISO 471, Rubber - Temperatures, humidities and times for conditioning and

testing

ISO 815, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of compression

set at ambient, elevated or low temperatures

ISO 1431-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Resistance to ozone cracking

-Part 1: Static strain test

ISO 1817, Rubber, vulcanized - Determination of the effect of liquids

ISO 2859-1, Sampling procedures for inspection by attributes - Part 1: Sampling

plans indexed by acceptable quality level (AQL) for lot-by-lot inspection

ISO 3302-1, Rubber - Tolerances for products - Part 1: Dimensional tolerances

ISO 3384:1999, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Determination of stress

relaxation in compression at ambient and at elevated temperatures

ISO 3951, Sampling procedures and charts for inspection by variables for

percent nonconforming

ISO 4661-1, Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic - Preparation of samples and test

pieces - Part 1: Physical tests

ISO 9691:1992, Rubber Recommendations for the workmanship of pipe joint rings

-Description and classification of imperfections

EN ISO 9002, Quality systems – Model for quality assurance in production,

installation and servicing (ISO 9002:1994)

EN ISO 9003, Quality systems – Model for quality assurance in final inspection and

test (ISO 9003:1994)

3 Definitions

For the purposes of this standard the following definition applies

Thermoplastic elastomer

a polymer or blend of polymers that does not require vulcanization or crosslinking during

processing, yet has elastic properties, at its service temperature These properties

disappear at processing temperature, so that further processing is possible, but return

when the material is returned to its service temperature

4 Classification

A nominal hardness of materials shall be specified within the ranges in table 1.

The three classes of hardness for materials for pipe joints seals are specified in table 2.

5 Finished seal requirements

5.1 Dimensional tolerances

Tolerances shall be specified from the appropriate classes in ISO 3302-1

5.2 Imperfections and defects

The seals shall be free of defects or irregularities which could affect their function

Classification of imperfections shall be according to ISO 9691:1992 as follows:

- surface imperfections in zones involved in the sealing function as described in 4.1.1

of ISO 9691:1992 shall be considered as defects

- surface imperfections in zones not involved in the sealing function as described in

4.1.2.1b) of ISO 9691:1992 shall not be considered as defects

NOTE 1: Major surface imperfections in zones not involved in the sealing function as described in 4.1.2.1a) of ISO 9691:1992 could be considered as defects This should be agreed between the interested parties; the acceptance criteria depend upon the seals' type or design respectively.

NOTE 2: Internal imperfections as described in 4.2 of ISO 9691:1992 could be considered as defects.

The compressive force can be determined according to ISO 7743 1) The acceptable limiting values of the compressive force should be agreed between the interested parties; they depend upon the seals' type or design respectively.

5.3 Hardness

When determined by the micro-test method specified in ISO 48, on samples prepared in

accordance with 6.1.2, the hardness shall comply with the requirements given in table 2

NOTE: If the dimensions of a seal are appropriate, the normal test method specified in ISO 48 can be

used, provided that the micro-test method is used for reference purposes.For the same seal, the difference between the minimum and maximum hardness values

shall not be more than 5 IRHD Each value shall be within the specified tolerances

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5.4 Tensile strength and elongation at break

The tensile strength and elongation at break shall be determined by the method specified

in ISO 37 in the direction perpendicular to the mould flow on dumb-bell test pieces,

preferably cut out of a seal or out of a sample plate The results obtained on sample plate

test pieces shall be accepted

Sample plates shall be prepared as specified in 6.1.1 and 6.1.3 The tensile strength and

elongation at break shall comply with the requirements given in table 2

5.5 Compression set in air

5.5.1 General

If the test piece is taken from a seal, then the measurement shall be carried out as far as

possible in the direction of compression of the seal in service at 25 % compression

5.5.2 Compression set at 23 °C and 70 °C

When determined by the method specified in ISO 815, at 23 °C and 70 °C, using the small

type B test piece, the compression set shall comply with the requirements given in table 2

When determined by the method specified in ISO 815 at -10 °C, using the small type B

test piece, and the (30 ± 3) min recovery measurement, the compression set of seals used

in drainage and sewerage applications shall comply with the requirements given in

table 2

5.6 Accelerated ageing in air

Test pieces prepared for the determination of hardness according to 5.3 and for the

determination of tensile strength and elongation at break (see 5.4) shall be aged in air by

the normal oven method specified in ISO 188, for 7 days at 70 °C

The changes in hardness, tensile strength and elongation at break shall comply with the

requirements given in table 2

5.7 Stress relaxation in compression

The stress relaxation shall be determined at 23 °C by method A of ISO 3384:1999 using

the small cylindrical test piece after applying mechanical and thermal conditioning

Measurements shall be taken after 3 h 1, 3 and 7 days for the 7 day test and after 3 h 1,

3, 7, 30 and 100 days for the 100 days test

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The best fit straight line shall be determined by regression analysis using a logarithmic

time scale and the correlation coefficients derived from these analyses shall not be lower

than 0,93 for the 7 day test and 0,83 for the 100 day test The 7 and 100 days

requirements in table 2 are those derived from this straight line

For continuous measurement using an apparatus described in the first paragraph of 5.2 of

ISO 3384:1999 the 7 days and 100 days requirements in table 2 are those derived from

the measurements at 7 and 100 days

The stress relaxation in compression shall comply with the requirements given in table 2

The test temperature shall be maintained within the specified tolerance during the whole

period of the test and verified by suitable recording equipment on a continuous basis

The 100 days test shall be considered as a type approval test

If the test piece is taken from a seal, then the measurement shall be carried out as far as

possible in the direction of compression of the seal in service

5.8 Volume change in water

When determined by the method specified in ISO 1817 after 7 days immersion of test

pieces in distilled or deionized water at a temperature of 70 °C the change in volume shall

comply with the requirements given in table 2

the ozone resistance of thermoplastic elastomer sealing elements which are attached to

the pipe or fittings shall comply with the requirements given in table 2

Thermoplastic elastomer sealing elements which are protected and packaged separately

up to the time of installation shall meet the same requirement but using an ozone

concentration of (25 ± 5) pphm

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5.10 Optional requirement for type WH

Volume change in oil

The resistance to oil shall be determined by the volumetric method specified in ISO 1817.The volume change of test pieces shall be determined after 72 h immersion in standard oil

No 1 at a temperature of 70 °C

The volume change in oil shall comply with the requirements given in table 2