I-Rod™
High Impact Thermoplastic for Anti-Corrosion Pipe Supports

I-Rod (Standard) Specifications

Property Value	Units	ASTM Test	Value
Density, 73º F	-	D792	1.41
Tensile Strength, 73º F	psi	D638	9,800
Tensile Modulus of Elasticity, 73º F	psi	D638	440,000
Elongation (at break), 73º F	%	D638	30-60
Flexural Modulus of Elasticity, 73º F	psi	D790	455,000
Flexural Strength, 73º F	psi	D790	13,800
Compressive Strength, 10% def, 73º F	psi	D695	16,000
Coefficient of Friction (dry vs steel) Dynamic	-	PTM 55007	0.25
IZOD Impact (notched), 73º F	ft-lbs/in of notch	D256	1.5
Deformation Under Load	%	D621	1.0
Melting Point	ºF	D3418	329
Coefficient of Linear Expansion	in/in/ºF	D696	5.8 x 10-5
Continuous Service Temperature	ºF	-	194
Heat Deflection Temperature, 264 psi	ºF	D648	220
Flammability Rating	-	VL94	HB
Volume Resistivity	Ohm-cm	D257	1.0 x 1015
Dielectric Strength, Short Term	V/mm	D149	420

Property Value	Units	ASTM Test	Value
Density, 73º F	-	D792	1.28
Tensile Strength, 73º F	psi	D638	16,500
Tensile Modulus of Elasticity, 73º F	psi	D638	475,000
Elongation (at break), 73º F	%	D638	80
Flexural Modulus of Elasticity, 73º F	psi	D790	500,000
Flexural Strength, 73º F	psi	D790	20,000
Compressive Strength, 10% def, 73º F	psi	D695	22,000
Coefficient of Friction (dry vs steel) Dynamic	-	PTM 55007	0.42
IZOD Impact (notched), 73º F	ft-lbs/in of notch	D256	0.5
Hardness, 73º F	-	D785	R125 / M112
Melting Point	ºF	D3418	N/A
Coefficient of Linear Expansion	in/in/ºF	E831	3.1 x 10-5
Continuous Service Temperature	ºF	-	340
Heat Deflection Temperature, 264 psi	ºF	D648	392
Flammability Rating	-	UL94	V-O
Volume Resistivity	Ohm-cm	D257	6.7 x 1017
Dielectric Strength, Short Term	V/mm	D149	830
Thermal Conductivity	BTU-in/ ft2 hr ºF	C177	0.90

Pipe Dia. (in)	# of Cuts	Dist End to Hole Center 1 (in)	Dist End to Hole Center 2 (in)	Rod Length (in)	Hole Diameter (in)	Hole c to c (in)
1/2	49	0.5625	1.75	2.3125	0.375	1.1875
3/4	45	0.5625	1.9375	2.5	0.375	1.375
1	41	0.5625	2.1875	2.75	0.375	1.625
1	35	0.75	2.5	3.25	0.5	1.75
1.5	30	0.75	3.125	3.875	0.5	2.375
2	27	0.75	3.5625	4.3125	0.5	2.8125
3	20	0.876	4.9385	5.8145	0.625	4.0625
4	17	0.9375	6	6.9375	0.625	5.0625
5	15	0.90625	6.96875	7.875	0.625	6.0625
6	12	1.125	8.5	9.625	0.75	7.375
8	10	1.125	10.5	11.625	0.75	9.375
10	8	1.3125	12.9375	14.25	0.875	11.625
12	7	1.5	15.25	16.75	1	13.75
14	6	1.5	16.5	18	1	15
16	6	1.5	18.5	20	1	17
18	5	1.6875	20.8125	22.5	1.125	19.125

When using I-Rod as a beam dressing

Piping Engineers: Use the following maximum loading for each I-Rod. Up to three rods can be used to achieve desired weight loading:

1 in I-Rod 8,000 lb (3636 Kg)    1 ½ in I-Rod 10,000 lb (4545 Kg)

The table below conservatively estimates total weight/foot of pipe filled with water. Multiply this number by support spacing to get total weight loading then select number of 1 in. I-Rods if pipe is less than 12 in. 1 ½ in. I-Rods are generally recommended for piping over 12 in. Do not mix rod sizes!

Weight (lb) / Foot of Piping Full of Water (conservative)