Introduction & History (adapted
form workbook & CD)
The information provided is to enhance the user's knowledge, proficiency
and a comfort level in designing, specifying, and installing TIPS.
For maximum educational benefit, the joint use of the One-day PowerPoint
CD and Workbook in recommended. For purposes of clarity, TIPS is
all piping excluding the following applications and product groups:
Irrigation, above- ground fire sprinkler systems, residential swimming
pools, gas distribution and transmission, municipal/commercial/residential
potable water, sewer, drain and vent, plastic-lined metal piping,
flexible tubing, composite piping, and Thermosets (glass reinforced
resins).
Definitions
Extrusion
Injection Molding
History of Thermoplastic Piping Materials
Material Characteristics
Physical
Characteristics
- Specific Gravity
- Tensile Strength
- Modulus of Elasticity
- Flexural Strength
- Izod Impact Strength
- Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
- Thermal Conductivity
- Heat Resistance
- Abrasion Resistance
- Flash Ignition Temperature
- Flammability Rating
- Limiting Oxygen Index
- Flame Spread/Smoke Development Indices