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NEMA TC 9
FITTINGS FOR
POLYVINYL CHLORIDE
(PVC) PLASTIC
UTILITIES DUCT FOR
UNDERGROUND
INSTALLATION
Fittings for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic Utilities Duct for Underground Installation
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CONTENTS
Page
Foreword ....................................................................................................................................ii
Section 1 GENERAL ................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Scope......................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Referenced Standards .............................................................................................................. 1
Section 2 DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................... 2
2.1 Definitions and Abbreviations.................................................................................................... 2
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Foreword
In the preparation of this Standards Publication, input of users and other interested parties has been
sought and evaluated. Inquiries, comments, and proposed or recommended revisions should be
submitted to the concerned NEMA product Subdivision by contacting the:
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J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.—www.jmpipe.com—Livingston, NJ
Panduit Corporation—www.panduit.com—Tinley Park, IL
Picoma Industries—www.beckmfg.com/aboutpic.com—Waynesboro, PA
Southern Pipe, Inc.—www.southern-pipe.com—New London, NC
Thomas & Betts Corporation—www.tnb.com—Memphis, TN
Underground Devices, Inc.—www.udevices.com—Northbrook, IL
Wiremold Corporation—www.wiremold.com—West Hartford, CT
The members of the working group who contributed to the development of this standard are:
Section 1
GENERAL
1.1 SCOPE
This standard defines general requirements including materials, trade sizes, dimensions, and
workmanship for the following types of fittings for PVC plastic utilities duct used for the underground
installation of communication and electrical wire and cable:
a. Type EB – Designed for encased burial in concrete when installed in trenches underground.
b. Type DB - Designed for direct burial in trenched underground without a requirement for
encasement in concrete. Type DB may also be encased in concrete.
NOTE—The values stated in U.S. customary units are to be regarded as the standard.
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Section 2
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS
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Section 3
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 MATERIALS
Fittings shall be fabricated from extruded stock or shall be molded. Molded fittings shall be made from a
polyvinyl chloride compound that meets cell classification PVC 11232 as defined in ASTM D 4396.
Extruded stock shall meet the requirements of NEMA Standard TC 6&8, Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic
Utilities Duct for Underground Installations.
3.3 DIMENSIONS
The dimensions of fittings shall be as shown in Tables 3-2 through 3-16 when measured at the point of
manufacture.
3.4 WORKMANSHIP
Plastic dust fittings shall be homogeneous throughout and free from visible cracks, holes, burrs, foreign
inclusions, or other defects at the point of manufacture.
Table 3-1
FITTINGS
TC 9-2004
Page 4
Table 3-2
SOCKETS FOR MOLDED FITTINGS
A B C
Socket Entrance Inside Diameter Socket Bottom Inside Diameter
Out-of- Out-of-
Not for Resale, 04/30/2006 01:20:52 MDT
Licensee=Aramco HQ/9980755100
TC 9-2004
Page 5
Table 3-3
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A B C
Socket Entrance Inside Diameter Socket Bottom Inside Diameter
Out-of- Out-of-
Metric Roundness Roundness Minimum
Not for Resale, 04/30/2006 01:20:52 MDT
Licensee=Aramco HQ/9980755100
Table 3-4
COUPLINGS
MOLDED
FABRICATED
Table 3-5
TERMINAL ADAPTERS
Table 3-6
FEMALE ADAPTERS
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Metric U.S. Customary (in.) Metric Units (mm)
Desig- Trade
nator Size M. Maximum SH. Maximum N. Maximum M. Maximum SH. Maximum N. Minimum
53 2 2-27/32 1.964 5/64 72.2 49.89 2.0
78 3 3-31/32 2.915 11/64 100.8 74.04 4.4
91 3-1/2 4-37/64 3.371 11/64 116.3 85.62 4.4
103 4 5-7/64 3.825 11/64 129.8 97.16 4.4
129 5 6-9/32 4.795 15/64 159.6 121.79 6.0
155 6 7-33/64 5.762 15/64 190.9 146.35 6.0
Table 3-7
SOCKET END BELL (MOLDED)
Table 3-8
SOCKET END BELL (FABRICATED)
Table 3-9
DOMED CAP
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Tabe 3-10
FLAT CAP
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155 6 1/8 6-61/64 3.2 176.6
Table 3-11
FITTING PLUG
Table 3-12
DUCT PLUG, TAPERED
Table 3-13
FIBER CONDUIT ADAPTER
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Table 3-14
CEMENT ASBESTOS CONDUIT ADAPTER
Table 3-15
BENDS AND SWEEPS
Radii, Degrees of Curvature, and Straight Tangent Lengths at End of Bends and Sweeps
U.S. Customary Units Metric Units
Minimum Minimum
Straight 22.5º, Straight
45º and 22.5º, 30º, Tangents 30º, 45º, Tangents
Metric 90º 22.5º and 45º, 90º Length at End 45º and 90º 22.5º and 90º Length at End
Desig- Trade Bends, 30º Bends, Sweeps, Dimensions Bends, 30º Bends, Sweeps, Dimensions
nator Size Radius Radius Radius CM Radius Radius Radius CM
in. in. ft in. m m m mm
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53 2 18, 24, 36 18, 24, 36 12-1/2 2 0.46, 0.61, 0.46, 0.61, 3.8 50.8
48, 60 48, 60 0.91, 1.22, 0.91, 1.22,
1.52 1.52
78 3 18, 24,30, 18, 24,30, 12-1/2 3-1/8 0.46, 0.61, 0.46, 0.61, 3.8 79.4
36, 48, 60 36, 48, 60 0.76, 0.91, 0.76, 0.91,
1.22, 1.52 1.22, 1.52
91 3-1/2 18, 24, 36 18, 24,30, 12-1/2 3-1/4 0.46, 0.61, 0.46, 0.61, 3.8 82.6
48, 60 36, 48, 60 0.91, 1.22, 0.91, 1.22,
1.52 1.52
103 4 36, 48, 60 18, 24,30, 12-1/2 3-3/8 0.91, 1.22, 0.91, 1.22, 3.8 85.7
36, 48, 60 1.52 1.52
129 5 36, 48, 60 36, 48, 60 12-1/2 3-5/8 0.91, 1.22, 1.22, 1.52 3.8 92.1
1.52
155 6 48, 60 48, 60 12-1/2 3-3/4 1.22, 1.52 1.22, 1.52 3.8 95.2
Alternate Constructions—
a. Bends and sweeps may have a belled socket on one end with socket dimensions conforming to those of Table 3-3; or
b. Bends and sweeps may have a molded coupling on one end with socket dimensions conforming to those of Table 3-2.
Table 3-16
5-DEGREE ANGLE COUPLINGS