# ISO 3459:1976 — Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards

For ISO 3459:1976, item title is Polyethylene (PE) pressure pipes — Joints assembled with mechanical fittings — Internal under-pressure test method and requirement; status code is 9599; successor is ISO 3459:2015; withdrawn / published date is 1976-10-01, recorded from its source on 2026-08-05.

- **Identifier:** ISO 3459:1976 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Item title:** Polyethylene (PE) pressure pipes — Joints assembled with mechanical fittings — Internal under-pressure test method and requirement _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Status code:** 9599 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Successor:** ISO 3459:2015
- **Withdrawn / published date:** 1976-10-01 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 8796,IS,,ISO 3459:1976,Polyethylene (PE) pressure pipes — Joints assembled with mechanical fittings — Internal under-pressure test method and requirement,Tubes sous pression en polyéthylène (PE) — Assemblages avec raccords mécaniques — Essai d'étanchéité à la dépression intérieure et caractéristiques requises,1976-10-01,1,['23.040.60'],ISO/TC 138/SC 2,9599,,[61258],"['en','fr']",2,"<p>Specification of the test method and apparatures for checking the leakproofness of assembled joints, when the external pressure is greater than the pressure within the pipe. The test shall be carried out at two levels of difference between external and internal pressures (0,01 and 0,08 MPa).</p>"

## Source

- https://isopublicstorageprod.blob.core.windows.net/opendata/_latest/iso_deliverables_metadata/csv/iso_deliverables_metadata.csv

Last verified: 2026-08-05. Review by: 2027-02-01.
Part of [Withdrawn and superseded ISO standards](https://referencesource.org/iso-standard-supersessions/).