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With support from industry and government leaders, ASTM International will host an organizational meeting to potentially create a new technical committee that develops voluntary consensus standards for commercial spaceflight. This meeting comes in part as a result of the updated U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act of 2015 (CSLCA). The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s…, ASTM Commercial Spaceflight Meeting:, Oct. 24, 2016, RTCA, Inc.; 1150 18th St. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine DeJong, tel +1.610.832.9736; cdejong@astm.org Release #10170
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Edward Falis, vice president of Sampling Associates International, LLC of Hampton, Va., has received the R. A. Glenn Award from ASTM International Committee D05 on Coal and Coke . The committee noted Falis’ continuous and outstanding contributions to the development of standards on the industrialization of coal, petroleum coke, and furnace coke. Falis previously served as an inspector for Jno.…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10080
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A new ASTM International standard will help concrete manufacturers that use steel wires in their products. The standard was inspired by the assessment of concrete railroad ties that used indented prestressing wires which had possible bond-related cracking problems, according to ASTM member Robert Peterman, the Mark H. and Margaret H. Hulings Chair in Engineering, Kansas State University. The new…, ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys Next Meeting:, May 17-20, May committee week, St. Louis, Mo., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Christopher Reeve, Insteel Wire Products, Gallatin, Tenn., tel +1.615.451.6330, ext. 2762; creeve@insteel.com, ASTM Staff Contact, : Kevin Shanahan, tel +1.610.832.9737; kshanahan@astm.org Release #10015
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A new ASTM test method will provide a simple and effective way to determine the tensile (pulling) and compressive (pushing) stress for metallic coatings used on a wide range of consumer products such as pens, doorknobs, lamps, cars, jewelry and more. The standard will also be used in the automotive, aerospace and military industries, particularly by companies that create metallic layers for parts…, ASTM Committee B0 8 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings Next Meeting:, May 5, 2016, May Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Frank H. Leaman, Specialty Testing and Development Company Inc., York, Pa., tel +1.717.891.4989; fleaman@specialtytest.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org Release #9964
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A new ASTM International standard supports corrosion protection for steel reinforcing bars galvanized by zinc or zinc-alloy coatings for protection from corrosion. The standard ( A1094/A1094M , Specification for Continuous Hot-Dip Galvanized Steel Bars for Concrete Reinforcement) provides a high-performance, low cost option for building and protecting concrete structures. ASTM member Gary…, ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel and Related Alloys Next Meeting, : Nov. 16-19, 2015, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Gary W. Dallin, GalvInfo Center, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, tel +1.905-315-7443; gdallin@cogeco.ca , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, tel +1.610.832.9737; kshanahan@astm.org Release #9832 ###
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A proposed ASTM International standard will provide best practices for companies that coat pipe with porcelain enamel (glass) lining. Such lining has been used in municipal wastewater, sewage treatment and other water-related industries since the 1960s. Subcommittee B08.12 on Materials for Porcelain Enamel and Ceramic-Metal Systems is developing the standard. Porcelain enamel lining acts as a…, ASTM Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic Coatings Next Meeting:, Nov. 18-19, 2015, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Charles Baldwin, Ferro Corp., tel +1.216.875.6204; charles.baldwin@ferro.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Lake, tel +1.610.832.9661; dlake@astm.org Release #9827 ###
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A proposed ASTM International standard will help predict deposits caused by combustion gases in boilers of coal fired power plants. All interested parties, particularly coal chemists, are invited to join in the development of the standard (WK48796, Practice for Determination of Water-Soluble Alkali Content in Coal). Subcommittee D05.21 on Methods of Analysis is developing the proposed practice.…, ASTM Committee D05 on Coal and Coke Next Meeting:, May 10-13, 2015, Columbus, Ohio, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Kelly Olenyik, Standard Laboratories Inc. - Western Division, Casper, Wyo., tel +1.307.234.9957; kolenyik@vcn.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, tel +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org Release #9814 ###
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ASTM F3131 , Specification for Epoxy/Cotton Raw Materials for Use in Bearing Cages, is a new ASTM standard that will benefit manufacturers of nearly any products that involve motion and bearings. ASTM member Drake DeFrane says that ASTM F3131 will be the first major standard to provide a guideline for engineering and design applications of epoxy/cotton raw materials used for making components…, ASTM Committee F34 Next Meeting:, Nov. 17-19, 2015, November committee week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Drake DeFrane, Norplex-Micarta, Postville, Iowa, tel +1.563.864.4269; ddefrane@norplex-micarta.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, tel +1.610.832.9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #9766
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Infrastructure projects rely on reinforced concrete as a principal construction material. Each year, more than $1.3 trillion is spent constructing new infrastructure or repairing/replacing old infrastructure for energy, water, communications and transportation systems. A proposed ASTM International standard will cover the protection of zinc-coated steel bars used for concrete reinforcement in…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 10-13, 2014, November Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Gary W. Dallin, GalvInfo Center, Burlington, Ontario, Canada, Phone: 905-315-7443; gdallin@cogeco.ca, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9658
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The steel bases of power transmission poles are a critical but often unnoticed component of electrical infrastructure. Proper performance of such bases helps ensure uninterrupted power to homes, businesses, schools and any other venue using electrical power. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM A1090/A1090M , Specification for Forged Rings and Hollows Produced from Steels with Atmospheric…, ASTM Committee A01 Next Meeting:, Nov. 10-13, 2014, November Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Patrick Nowak, Scot Forge, Clinton, Wis., Phone: 608-676-2288; pnowak@scotforge.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Kevin Shanahan, Phone: 610-832-9737; kshanahan@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9652