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ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials has approved its first test method, F2617 , Test Method for Identification and Quantification of Chromium, Bromine, Cadmium, Mercury and Lead in Polymeric Material Using Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F40.01 on Test Methods. ASTM F2617 describes a method for…
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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 new ASTM International standard will assist industry with a communication tool in order to comply with the European Union's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, more commonly referred to as REACH. ASTM F2725, Standard Guide for European Union's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) Supply Chain Information Exchange, was developed by Subcommittee F40…
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Developing Standards for REACH, RoHS and Similar Regulations Implementation, ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials will meet April 15-17, 2008, at the Renaissance Hotel in Brussels, Belgium. The purpose of the meeting is to continue developing the international standards needed in response to REACH and RoHS implementation. , REACH, RoHS and ASTM Committee F40, The European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive and Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) system — designed to help improve human health and the environment — affect companies and consumers throughout the global supply chain for manufactured goods. ASTM International Committee F40 develops the standards to help stakeholders with the…, Meeting Highlights, On Tuesday, 15 April, , Subcommittee F40.01 on Test Methods will review five proposed work items, among them WK11200 , Standard Test Method for Identification and Quantification of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Chromium, and Bromine in Polymeric Material Using Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometry (EDXRF). WK11200 will assist industry throughout the polymeric supply chain by testing the materials at the raw material level.…, On Wednesday, 16 April, , Subcommittee F40.02 on Management Practices and Guides will continue drafting WK15430 , Standard Guide for European Union's Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) Supply Chain Information Exchange. WK15430 is being developed to assist industry with communications through the supply chain for REACH compliance. Providing a standard way to communicate will save money and…, On Thursday, 17 April, , A workshop on REACH will be held. Workshop speakers include meeting co-sponsor and Committee F40 vice chairman Taco Van Der Maten of PANalytical; meeting co-sponsor Dirk Wissmann of SPECTRO Analytical Instruments, a division of AMETEK Inc.; and Kristina Nordlander in Sidley Austin’s Brussels office. A question and answer session will cap off the event. , Open Participation, Participation in ASTM Committee F40 is open to all interested stakeholders. The committee draws on the expertise of an international group of stakeholders representing trade associations, manufacturers, government regulators, consumers and academia, and encourages and promotes publications, research and other tools to facilitate RoHS and REACH compliance and standards development. Currently,…
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Members of ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials now have free access to a powerful regulatory database that houses all regulations related to Declarable Substances. F40 members who log in to their MyASTM page on the ASTM International Web site ( www.astm.org ) will find a link to the Enhesa database. Enhesa is a global environmental, health and safety…
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Changes in the composition of glass that recyclers receive has led to the need for a simple, quick and accurate method of sorting out incoming waste glass that contains arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials is working on a proposed standard, WK15289 , Test Methods for Analysis of Heavy Metals in Glass Using X-Ray Fluorescence…
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Participation is being sought for the development of a proposed new standard, WK15434 , Test Method for Analysis of Tin-Based Solder Alloys Using Optical Emission Spectrometry. The proposed standard is being developed by Subcommittee F40.01 on Test Methods, which is part of ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials. According to Dirk Wissmann, product manager,…
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ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials has recently approved its second standard, F 2577 , Guide for Assessment of Materials and Products for Declarable Substances. The guide, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F40.02 on Management Practices and Guides, follows F 2576 , Terminology Relating to Declarable Substance in Materials, which was approved in…
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ASTM International Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys invites interested parties to participate in a revision and update of ASTM standard E 527 , Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys (UNS). The standard is under the jurisdiction of the Committee A01 editorial subcommittee A01.91. E 527 provides the basis for the practice of the Unified Numbering System for all major…
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ASTM International Subcommittee A01.19 on Sheet and Strip Steel has made three significant changes to ASTM standards under its jurisdiction. The changes are: • Reporting of boron levels made mandatory; • Changes to size limitations of general requirements and product standards for hot rolled material; and • Addition of grades 90 and 100 for hot rolled sheet and strip products. Subcommittee A01.19…, Boron Reporting, Boron is often added to low carbon steels to achieve lower hardness and increased formability; however, the mechanical properties of cold reduced and annealed material produced from hot rolled coils containing boron are affected by its presence. The differences may or may not be desired, but the effects are important and cold rolled steel manufacturers need to be informed of the presence of…, Size Limitation Changes, The general requirements for hot rolled sheet and strip products are spelled out in Standards A 568/A 568M , Specification for Steel, Sheet, Carbon, Structural, and High-Strength, Low Alloy, Hot-Rolled and Cold-Rolled, General Requirements for, and A 635/A 635M , Steel, Sheet and Strip, Heavy-Thickness Coils, Hot-Rolled, Carbon, Structural, High-Strength Low-Alloy, and High-Strength Low-Alloy…, Ultra-High Strength Steel Grades, ASTM standards A 1011/A 1011M and A 1018/A 1018M were changed to include grades with 90 and 100 ksi [620 and 690 MPa] minimum yield strength. These grades have the designation ultra-high strength (UHSS) as a way to differentiate them from the high strength low alloy with improved formability (HSLAS-F) designation. The UHSS grades may achieve their high strength by some measure of transformation…