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ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys has now published a versatile new standard, A1064/A1064M , Specification for Steel Wire and Welded Wire Reinforcement, Plain and Deformed, for Concrete. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee A01.05 on Steel Reinforcement. Ted Mize, P.E., senior engineer, Ivy Steel & Wire, and an A01.05 member, notes that ASTM…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, May 17-20, May Committee Week, St. Louis, Mo., Technical Contact:, Ted Mize, Ivy Steel & Wire, Concord, Calif., Phone: 925-685-9141, tmize@ivysteel.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, George Luciw, Phone: 610-832-9710, gluciw@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #844 3/Dec2009
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The U.S. Department of Defense, as well as architects, mechanical engineers and food service consultants who design commercial kitchens, will be the primary users of a proposed new standard, WK25126 , Specification for Recirculating Hood System for Cooking Appliances. WK25126 is being developed by Subcommittee F26.07 on Commercial Kitchen Ventilation, part of ASTM International Committee F26 on…, ASTM Committee F26 Next Meeting:, April 20-21 , April Committee Week, St. Louis, Mo., Technical Contact:, Richard Swierczyna, Architectural Energy Corp., Wood Dale, Ill., Phone: 630-860-1439, rswierczyna@archenergy.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, Phone: 610-832-9736, cdejong@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #844 4/Dec2009
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ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment will hold a free webinar on operating costs of food service equipment on Sept. 17 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. EST. Based on the ASTM standard F2687 , Practice for Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Commercial Food Service Equipment, the webinar will focus on the two new free tools that have been developed by food industry experts to project the total…
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The ASTM International Proficiency Testing Center is pleased to offer a 2010 Proficiency Testing Program on Thermal Analyses of Plastics (TAP) to laboratories who need a statistical quality assurance tool that will enable them to improve and maintain a high level of performance in conducting ASTM Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Oxidative-Induction Time (OIT) by Differential Scanning…, ASTM D3418, , Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC);, ASTM D3850, , Standard Test Method for Rapid Thermal Degradation of Solid Electrical Insulating Materials By Thermogravimetric Method (TGA); and, ASTM D3895, , Standard Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. For each test trial, laboratory participants receive two sample materials along with interactive electronic data report forms and test instructions. Using the specified ASTM program tests, participating laboratories conduct the tests of their choice that they routinely run. Upon completion of…
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A new ASTM International standard will serve as a guide for manufacturers and laboratories that make and test steel products according to standards using the SI system of units. The new standard, ASTM A1058 , Test Methods for Mechanical Testing of Steel Products—Metric, arose from a need for a stand-alone metric steel testing standard, according to Lester Burgess, director of quality, TSP/U.S.…
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Requests from industry to develop a standard practice for determining the total cost of ownership for commercial food service equipment have led to the formation of F26.05 on Life Cycle Cost, a subcommittee of ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment. “An industry standard for analyzing the life cost of commercial food service equipment is needed to help the industry address…
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Providing customer reassurance that high performance corrosion resistant steel will meet a given set of criteria is the purpose of a new ASTM International standard recently approved by Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys. The new standard, ASTM A1055 , Specification for Zinc and Epoxy Dual Coated Steel Reinforcing Bars, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee A01.05 on…
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A pair of new ASTM International standards developed by ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment will be used to replace U.S. Department of Defense military standards. Subcommittee F26.04 on Mechanical Preparation Equipment developed the standards, F 2645 , Specification for Bun Slicing Machines, and F 2646 , Specification for Bread Slicing Machines. According to Richard…
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The heating performance and energy consumption of commercial radiant patio heaters is the subject of a new ASTM International standard. F 2644 , Test Method for Performance of Commercial Patio Heaters, was developed by Subcommittee F26.06 on Energy and Productivity Protocols, which is part of ASTM International Committee F26 on Food Service Equipment. The new standard was originally developed…
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A need for a new test method to determine the effective thermal conductivity of fire resistive materials at high temperatures has prompted ASTM International Committee E37 on Thermal Measurements to begin work on a proposed new standard, WK12643 , Test Method for Slug Calorimetry. The proposed standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E37.05 on Thermophysical Properties. According to…