A new publication now available from ASTM International, ASTM Standards for Mechanical Fasteners and Related Processes: 2nd Edition, provides all of the standards developed by ASTM International Committee F16 on Fasteners. Compiled from more than 15 volumes of the Annual Book of ASTM Standards, the book also includes the most commonly referenced documents from the standards.

This is the most comprehensive ASTM fastener volume ever offered for use in the construction, automotive, military, railroad, shipbuilding, boiler and pressure vessel sectors. In addition to fasteners, the 150 standards cover their raw materials, inspection, testing procedures and quality assurance.  Numerous other topics of interest range from hydrogen embrittlement to requirements for organic and inorganic coatings.

Copies of ASTM Standards for Mechanical Fasteners and Related Processes: 2nd Edition are available in print (1,200 pages, soft cover, 8.5” x 11”; ISBN: 978-0-8031-8002-4; stock # FASTENER08) and on CD-ROM (ISBN: 978-0-8031-8003-1; stock # FASTENERCD08) for $249. Contact  ASTM Customer Service (phone: 610-832-9585; fax: 610-832-9555; https://www.astm.org/contact) or visit www.astm.org.

Release #8117/Dec08