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ASTM International’s thermal insulation committee ( C16 ) has approved a new standard for layered, glass fiber felt pipe and board insulation. The material covered by the new standard ( C1937 ) is used on surfaces with temperatures that range from ambient to 1400°F (760°C). “The material covered in the new standard is semi-rigid, high-temperature pipe and board insulation intended for industrial…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11833 ###
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ASTM International’s rubber and rubber-like materials committee ( D11 ) is working on a proposed standard to address variation between laboratories resulting from bias. The standard guide ( WK85445 ) is part of the lineage formed by ASTM D4483 , which has helped committee members improve testing precision within labs over the past several decades. However, according to John Bailey, chair of the…, Media Inquiries:, Gavin O’Reilly, tel +1.610.832.9618; goreilly@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Melissa Marcinowski, tel +1.610.832.9626; mmarcinowski@astm.org Release #11657 ###
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ASTM International’s personal protective clothing and equipment committee ( F23 ) has approved a new standard that will help improve the safety of protective clothing for healthcare professionals and others who come into contact with liquid drugs. The new standard ( F3267 ) establishes design, performance, documentation, and labeling requirements and provides test methods for protective clothing…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11624 ###
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ASTM International’s thermal insulation committee ( C16 ) has approved a new standard that will aid in the development of new insulation products. The new standard ( C1919 ) covers the measurement of steady-state thermal transmission properties of small flat slab thermal insulation specimens using a heat-flow-meter apparatus. ASTM member Phalguni Mukhopadhyaya says that, in addition to being used…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11619 ###
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ASTM International’s rubber and rubber-like materials committee ( D11 ) has approved a new standard that will aid the use of silica technology in the production of rubber products. The new standard ( D8471 ) covers raw materials, formulation, and mixture procedures for the evaluation and quality control of silica and related technologies, such as silanes and functionalized polymers, in a…, M, e, dia Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Melissa Marcinowski, tel +1.610.832.9626; mmarcinowski@astm.org Release #11534 ###
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ASTM International’s committee on rubber and rubber-like materials ( D11 ) has approved a new standard for evaluating anesthesia reservoir bags. Anesthesia reservoir bags are used while performing inhalation sedation to provide a reservoir from which additional gas may be drawn should the respiratory demands of a patient exceed the gas flow delivered from the breathing system. According to ASTM…
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A new ASTM International standard covers installation techniques for metal jacketing on mechanical insulation systems. ASTM’s thermal insulation committee ( C16 ) developed the new standard, soon to be available as C1879. Metal jacketing is used as the protective cover over pipe and rigid tubing insulation in most outdoor applications, which include oil, gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, food/…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel +1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel +1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11239 ###
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A proposed ASTM International standard will establish specification requirements for flexible protective jackets made of modified asphalt or butyl rubber. ASTM International’s thermal insulation committee ( C16 ) is developing the proposed standard. Protective jackets guard products such as ducts and pipe insulation against physical abuse as well as, in some cases, the effects of weather. All…, Media Inquiries:, Jaime Martorana, tel+1.610.832.9796; jmartorana@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Mary Mikolajewski, tel+1.610.832.9678; mmikolajewski@astm.org Release #11215 ###
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Today, members of ASTM International’s committee on personal protective clothing and equipment (F23) announced an upcoming informational webinar on the recently approved specification for barrier face coverings (F3502). The webinar will take place Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM ET via Zoom. The standard, which was published earlier this week in conjunction with a technical white…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11188 ###
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Today, global standards organization ASTM International approved a new standard for barrier face coverings that will help establish minimum design, performance, labeling, and care requirements for reusable barrier face coverings. The standard was developed by ASTM’s committee on personal protective clothing and equipment (F23). The new standard (F3502) is intended to apply to the general public…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #11187 ###