B21 5530 English
B21 5530 English
B21 5530 English
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B21 5530
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CONTENTS
1. PURPOSE 1
2. EXPRESSIONS ON THE DOCUMENTS 2
3. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS 3
4. TERMINOLOGY 4
4.1. TERMS SPECIFIC TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE PIPES 4
4.2. TERMS SPECIFIC TO THE PIPE TYPE 7
4.3. TERMS SPECIFIC TO THE PIPES PRESSURE CATEGORY 8
4.4. TERMS REFERRING TO THE ROOM TEMPERATURE 8
5. REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS 9
5.1. TESTS ON PLATES 9
5.2. TESTS ON PARTS 13
5.3. OTHER TESTS ON PARTS 17
6. HISTORY AND QUOTED DOCUMENTS 20
6.1. HISTORY 20
6.2. QUOTED DOCUMENTS 20
6.3. EQUIVALENT TO: 20
6.4. COMPLIANT WITH: 20
6.5. KEYWORDS 20
1.PURPOSE
This Specification defines the characteristics required for the rubber pipes ensuring the circulation of the fuels on
the vehicles equipped with gasoline (carburetor or ignition), engines, diesel engines or engines powered by
liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
This Specification applies to filling inserts, as well as to pipes conveying fuel fumes (setting to atmosphere of the
tank, vacuum housings...)
The pipes defined in this Specification resist to the external oil, gasoil, water projections, and may be submitted
without damage temperatures from - 20 to + 150 C (according to the temperature class).
The application of the requirements of this Specification must indicate on the documents:
the fuel pipe designation,
the structure of the pipe, see Terms specific to the structure of the pipes,
the type of the pipe, see Terms specific to the pipe type,
the category of the pressure, see Terms specific to the pipes pressure category,
the temperature class, see Terms referring to the room temperature,
eventually, the assembly conditions for the ozone test,
the reference of this Specs,
the APS indication followed by (Specs B20 0150),
the place of the mounting, the ribbon or any other local protection system if present.
Example:
Fuel pipe - Watered rag - Type 2-3 - category A - Class 100 Specs B21 5530 -
APS (Specs B20 0150).
Note: See Appendix 2, the specifications stipulated according to the use on vehicle.
In addition, the plans must include the following indications:
FUNCTIONAL PLAN
Dimensional characteristics of the parts (diameter, thickness, etc.)
Types and characteristics of the retained connections (tip, collar, quick connection etc.).
The place of the mounting, the ribbon or any other local protection system if present.
Place and description of the molding, if present.
SUPPLIER PLAN
The number of the functional plan.
The adopted structure of the pipe( see Terms specific to the structure of the pipes).
The material references of all the elements constituting the pipes, the molding (rubber, plastic materials,
textiles mixtures) and particularly, the symbols of the rubber mixtures according to standard B63 0100.
The number of the Approved Product Specification (APS) of a supplier's parts.
All the specific details to the used realization technique.
3.GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
These specifications are that in the Specifications B20 0110 and B20 1410; the paragraphs B and E complete them
as follows:
B - SUPPLIER'S RESPONSIBILITY
The delivered parts must be free of apparent faults, such as: lack of material, seam, blister, bubble, inclusion,
crack, tear, interruption.
In the case of "watered rag connections", the mat should not appear on the surface.
The parts must be free of:
inside: any deposit (lubricant-blooms, mold-stripping or relieving products).
outside: any fat, self-adhering or staining product.
E - MARKING
Unless specific requirement imposed (discrete marking), the marking must be performed with a yellow ink and must
include:
a band of 2.5 mm minimum width on the entire length of the tube or pipe (admitted: band interrupted by the
marking defined below),
the supplier's name and reference,
the manufacturing week and year,
the type of the pipe (see Terms specific to the pipe type),
the category of the pipe (see Terms specific to the pipes pressure category),
the digit (70, 100, 125) indicating the class of temperature (see Terms referring to the room temperature).
Note 1: In the case of pipes of "watered rag" structure, a second band of 2.5 mm minimum width must be traced on
the generator of the pipe diametrically opposed to the marking previously defined:
- continuous band for the pipes of B category,
- - discontinuous band for the pipes of C category trace: minimum length 10 mm, maximum length 25 mm,
interruption: minimum 10 mm, maximum 25 mm.
Note 2: For the submerged pipes, the marking shall be red.
Note 3: Resistance of marking
- After 5 AF cycles (according to D47 1309) no noticeable alternation of the shade or of the legibility.
- After 22 h at 23 C immersion in the fluid C and 48 h at 70 C drying, no alternation of the shade or legibility.
4.TERMINOLOGY
The fuel pipes may be composed of one or several materials, they are characterized by the structure ( Terms
specific to the structure of the pipes), the type ( Terms specific to the pipe type), la operating pressure ( Terms
specific to the pipes pressure category) and the operating temperature ( Terms referring to the room temperature).
4.1.TERMS SPECIFIC TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE PIPES
All gum All gum pipe including a Fuel pipe without pressure
bi-material tube and a coating type 4 or class 100 - 125
Embedded rag All gum pipe embedded with Negative pressure pipe
impregnated ply
Embedded rag All gum pipe embedded with Negative pressure pipe
bi-material impregnated ply and including a tube class 100 - 125
and a coating
Watered rag Pipe with watered impregnated ply Fuel pipe submitted to a
between the coating and the tube pressure > 1 bar
Watered rag Pipe with watered impregnated ply Fuel pipe submitted to a
multi-material between the coating and the tube pressure > 1 bar
including one or several layers Class 100 - 125,
type 4 Class 100 - 125
The type of the pipe is determined according to the permeability, resistance to peroxide and oxygenated fuels
requirements.
3 types of pipes are projected:
Type 1
- With no specific requirement.
Type 2-3
- Very good resistance to peroxide.
- Poor permeability to fuel.
- Good resistance to oxygenized fuels.
Type 4
- Excellent resistance to peroxide.
- Very poor permeability to fuel.
- Very good resistance to oxygenized fuels.
Moreover, these 3 types have different affectations depending on the nature of the engine feeding.
(*) Note: For this application, the use of watered rag pipes is impossible.
(**) Note: The pipes type 4 are characterized by the presence of a fluor carbonated rubber internal layer, of a
thickness of minimum 0.5 mm
Depending on the use of pipe, the pressure it may be submitted to varies from 0 tp 0.45 MPa. The fuel pipes are
classified in 3 pressure categories:
Category A:
max. operating pressure 0.1 Mpa
Category B:
max. operating pressure 0.15 Mpa
Category C:
max. operating pressure 0.45 Mpa
4.4.TERMS REFERRING TO THE ROOM TEMPERATURE
To conduct the ageing to temperature tests, a representative value of the environment in which the pipe is
operating must be specified in the plan.
3 classes of temperature are proposed:
Class 70:
70 C continued, 100 C in peak
Class 100:
100 C continued, 125 C in peak
Class 125:
125 C continued, 150 C in peak.
Note: Beyond 125 C continued, an external protection of the pipe will be necessary (insulator foam, sheath...).
5.REQUIRED CHARACTERISTICS
5.1.TESTS ON PLATES
5.1.1.MIXTURES FOR ALL GUM PIPES AND EMBEDDED RAG PIPES
INITIAL STATE
D45 1290 IRDH harness Point 75 5 75 5
D41 1099 Resistance to breaking Rr MPa 10 10
Ultimate elongation Ar % 200 200
D45 1132 Permanent set after compression DRC:
22 h at 70 C:
Class 70 % 35 35
Class 100 % 35 35
D41 5149 Rift resistance kN/m 20 20
D45 1528 Resistance to cold T10 (Gehman test)
Stiffeneing temperature C - 10 - 10
INITIAL STATE
D45 1290 IRDH harness Point 75 5 75 5 70 5 75 5
D41 1099 Resistance to breaking Rr MPa 10 10 7 10
Ultimate elongation Ar % 200 200 150 200
D45 1132 Permanent set after compression DRC:
22 h at 70 C:
Class 70 % 35 35 35 35
Class 100 % 35 35 35 35
22 h at 212.00 F:
Class 125 % 35 35 35 45
D41 5149 Rift resistance kN/m 20 20 10 20
D45 1528 Resistance to cold T10 (Gehman test) C - 10 - 10 -5 - 10
(1) For the connections of class 100 C the internal mixture class is 100.
(2) The measurement is conducted after drying 48 h to 70 C 2 C.
(3) In the case of a type 4 watered rag pipe, the intermediary mixture must respond to the requirements of a Type
2-3 mixture.
(1) For the connections of class 100 C the internal mixture class is 100.
(2) The measurement is conducted after drying 48 h to 70 C 2 C.
(3) In the case of a type 4 watered rag pipe, the intermediary mixture must respond to the requirements of a Type
2-3 mixture.
5.2.TESTS ON PARTS
5.2.1.TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2-3 PIPES
5.2.2.TYPE 4 PIPE
The pipe is fit on the polished tip (manufactured at H14 tolerance in standard SO/R 286) of a metallic tube of
diameter equal to the nominal diameter of the tip projected in the functional plan.
The length of fittings is equal to the three times the nominal diameter.
The other extremity of the pipe is connected to an air bleeding valve.
No leak may be observed when the pipe is submitted to an internal pressure of the C fluid of 0.05 MPa for 2
minutes.
5.3.2.RESISTANCE TO UNFITTING OF THE PIPES OF INTERNAL DIAMETER LOWER
THAN ...MM
The pipes fitted as shown in paragraph Sealing of pipes and placed vertically, supports at its other cap extremity a
weight of 1 kg.
Under these conditions, it is submitted for 2 minutes to an internal air pressure of 0.025 MPa, applied progressively
by a pressure-reducing gauge.
The test is conducted on new pipes and on pipes containing fluid C for 48 h to 23 C (*).
The pipe may not be tip countersinked, or present breaking trace.
(*) : The pipe is filled with fluid C, then blocked at extremities. The test id conduted after 1 h at 23 C drying.
5.3.3.NON BURSTING PRESSURE (PIPES OF WATERED RAG OR EMBEDDED RAG
STRUCTURE)
The pipe is submerged in a beaker of 500 ml containing a Fluid C/Methanol mixture (85/15).
After 48 h at 23 C, no peeling of the coating may be observed.
After 24 h at 23 C, no peeling may be observed.
Appendix 1
TENDANCY TO GIVE DEPOSITS ON THE COPPER PLATE IN THE PRESENCE OF FUEL
Appendix 2
FUEL PIPES
6.2.2.EXTERNAL DOCUMENTS
ISO286(01/1962), ISO1402(12/1984)
6.3.EQUIVALENT TO:
6.4.COMPLIANT WITH:
6.5.KEYWORDS