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A new ASTM International test method could play an important role in supporting next-generation nuclear power through advanced ceramics, which are used to make many parts of nuclear reactors. According to ASTM International member Michael Jenkins, the new standard harmonizes many test methods developed over the years to measure the stress-strain behavior and strength of composite tubes subjected…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, James Farrell, tel +1.610.832.9661; jfarrell@astm.org Release #10482
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A new ASTM International standard provides a rigorous test for evaluating certain parts of next-generation nuclear power plants which incorporate new materials and technologies. Specifically, the new standard (C1819, Test Method for Hoop Tensile Strength of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Advanced Ceramic Composite Tubular Test Specimens at Ambient Temperature Using Elastomeric Inserts) will test…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Michael G. Jenkins Ph.D., P.E., Bothell Engineering and Science Technologies, tel +1.425.876.7061; jenkinsmg@bothellest.com Release #9925
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A proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee F30 on Emergency Medical Services will be useful to medical equipment manufacturers, certification agencies and care providers, with patients being the ultimate beneficiaries. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK27973 , Specification for Environmental Performance of Medical Equipment for Use on Fixed and Rotary-Wing Aircraft,…, Technical Contact:, Pete Chambers, Marketing Assessment Inc., Phone: 703-673-9003; pete@marketingassessment.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8671/Sept2010
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ASTM International Committee F08 on Sports Equipment and Facilities is focusing on elliptical equipment in its two latest approved standards. Both F2810, Specification for Elliptical Trainers, and ASTM F2811 , Test Methods for Evaluating Design and Performance Characteristics of Elliptical Trainers, are under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F08.30 on Fitness Products. Harvey Voris, vice…, ASTM Committee F08 Next Meeting:, Nov. 16-19, November Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, Harvey Voris, Paramount Fitness Corp., Los Angeles, Calif., Phone: 323-721-2121; hvoris@paramountfitness.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine Basile, Phone: 610-832-9728; cbasile@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8672/Sept2010
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ASTM E2369 Provides Means for Healthcare Workers to Collect and Transfer Patient Data The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, has included an ASTM International standard as part of its formal certification criteria for electronic health record (EHR) technologies. The standard, ASTM E2369…
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An ASTM International standard used for effective and timely electronic messaging of health care records has now been adopted as a standard for structured summary health record exchange included in new regulations associated with the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act provision of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA/HITECH). ASTM E2369 ,…, Technical Contact:, Dr. David C. Kibbe, The Kibbe Group L.L.C., Pittsboro, N.C. Phone: 913-205-7968; kibbedavid@mac.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Dan Smith, Staff Manager , Phone: 610-832-9727; dsmith@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8451/Jan2010
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Mass casualty events, including both natural disasters and man-made events, subject caregivers, patients and medical equipment to environmental extremes. A new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee F30 on Emergency Medical Services provides guidance for how medical equipment is expected to perform under the severe conditions of a mass casualty event. The proposed standard, ASTM…
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Honeycomb ceramics, porous with linear hollow channels, are being used worldwide in automotive catalytic converters and as diesel particulate filters for trucks. Flexural testing of this type of ceramics is addressed in a new ASTM International standard, ASTM C1674 , Test Method for Flexural Strength of Advanced Ceramics with Engineered Porosity (Honeycomb Cellular Channels) at Ambient…
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ASTM International Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics notes the innovative use of the Continuity of Care Record within the Google Health application launched on May 20. Formally known as ASTM E2369 , Specification for Continuity of Care (CCR), the CCR standard is an XML-based format for access to, transport of and interoperable exchange of core summary health information. The CCR is intended…
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New Advanced Ceramics Standards from ASTM Cover Fracture Mirror Size Analysis, Tensile Strength DataSubcommittee C28.01 on Mechanical Properties and Performance, part of ASTM International Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics, has recently approved two new standards, ASTM C1678 , Practice for Fractographic Analysis of Fracture Mirror Sizes in Ceramics and Glasses, and ASTM C1683 , Practice for Size Scaling of Tensile Strengths Using Weibull Statistics for Advanced Ceramics., ASTM C1678 —Bringing Consistency to Fracture Mirror Size Analysis, Fracture mirror size analysis is a powerful quantitative tool for the interpretation of broken ceramic and glass articles. While this type of analysis can be used to determine the stress in a part at the instant of fracture, inspection and interpretation procedures have often varied, resulting in uncertainty in stress estimates. ASTM C1678, Practice for Fractographic Analysis of Fracture Mirror…, ASTM C1683 —Scaling Strength Values, ASTM C1683, Practice for Size Scaling of Tensile Strength Using Weibull Statistics for Advanced Ceramics, provides methodology to convert fracture strength parameters estimated from data obtained with one test geometry to strength parameters representing other test geometries. Stephen Duffy, chair of civil engineering, Cleveland State University, and C28 member, says that companies producing…