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ASTM International has published the first papers in its new online journal: Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing Systems. Access to papers during the journal’s inaugural year is free (here). “From dozens of submissions, we are pleased to announce the first four published, authored by 20 leading minds in this fast-growing field,” said Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri, the journal’s editor-in-chief who is the…, ASTM International Contact:, Alyssa Conaway, tel. +1.610.832.9620, aconaway@astm.org Release #10272
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ASTM International’s committee on steel, stainless steel, and related alloys ( A01 ) is revising a steel reinforcement standard that could lead to savings in material and construction costs, as well as greater design efficiency. Proposed revisions to the standard (A416/A416M, Specification for Low-Relaxation, Seven-Wire Steel Strand for Prestressed Concrete) will add three higher-strength grades…, ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys Next Meeting:, March 20, 2017, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Taejin Hwang, Korea Testing Certification, Gunpo, South Korea, tel +82.31.428.7433; hwangtaejin@ktc.re.kr , ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, tel +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org R elease #10273
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A new ASTM International standard will help those who both provide and use induction-heat treatment to strengthen metals. While guides and specifications already exist to qualify standard heat treating furnaces, this new standard will be the first generally accepted guide for qualification of induction heat treating, which heats metal electronically by passing it through a series of coils. The…, ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys Next Meeting:, May 8-11, 2017, May Committee Week, Toronto, Canada, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Lester Burgess, TSP/US Bolt Manufacturing, Houston, Texas, tel +1.713.294.7946; lburgesss@usbolt.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, tel +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org Release #10221
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ASTM International will host a delegation of additive manufacturing professionals from Singapore, Nov. 7-12. The delegation will visit Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. As part of the additive manufacturing program, the delegation will visit: • ASTM’s D.C. office and Underwriters Laboratories, • the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, • DePuy Synthes, a Johnson &…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Teresa Cendrowska, tel +1.610.832.9718; tcendrowska@astm.org Release #10197
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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and ASTM International have jointly crafted the Additive Manufacturing Standards Development Structure , a framework which will help meet the needs for new technical standards in this fast-growing field. Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is the process of joining materials layer upon layer, as opposed to “subtractive…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org or Clare Naden, tel +41.22.749.0474; naden@iso.org ., Technical Contacts:, Carl Dekker, Chair, F42, +1.630.409.9860, dekker@met-l-flo.com or Jörg Lenz, Chair, ISO/TC261, +49.89.893.36.2136, joerg.lenz@eos.info Release #10189
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Directed energy deposition, an important metal additive manufacturing process, is now covered in an ASTM International standard. The standard (soon to be published as F3187, Guide for Directed Energy Deposition of Metals) was developed by ASTM International Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies. In the directed energy deposition process, focused thermal energy is used to fuse…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Richard Grylls, SLM Solutions NA, Inc., Novi, Mich., +1.419.230.3246; richard.grylls@slm-solutions.us, ASTM Staff Contact:, Mohsen Seifi, tel +1.610.832.9511; mseifi@astm.org Release #10185
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An ASTM International group is creating a consolidated reference guide for engineers and consultants who want to use stainless steel in transportation and construction projects. “The proposed standard will be a practical guide for engineers to use when plans and specifications are being put together for project approval,” says ASTM member Christopher Hahin, an engineer of structural materials and…, ASTM Committee A01 on Steel, Stainless Steel, and Related Alloys Next Meeting:, November 14-18, 2016, November Committee Week, Orlando, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Christopher Hahin, Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, Ill., +1.217.782.0574; chris.hahin@illinois.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, tel +1.610.832.9730; sorthey@astm.org Release #10183
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Yesterday, Dr. Sudarsan Rachuri was given the 2016 ASTM International President’s Leadership Award. This recognizes individuals early in their ASTM International career who have significantly advanced the organization's mission through extraordinary accomplishment, example, and vision. Rachuri is serving as Editor-in-Chief of ASTM International’s new journal, Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10176
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A new ASTM International standard will help manufacturers and buyers who want to use 3D-printed stainless steel alloys, which can be made more quickly than through traditional methods. This new specification describes chemical and mechanical requirements – as well as other properties – of additively manufactured parts made from 316L (UNS 31603), which is a widely used grade of stainless steel. “…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Amir Farzadfar, Ph.D. Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y., tel +1.515.664.7971; farzadfaa@corning.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Mohsen Seifi, tel +1.610.832.9511 mseifi@astm.org Release #10175
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ASTM International has hired a technical consultant in additive manufacturing (AM) – also known as 3D printing – to support standards development and related needs in this emerging and fast-growing field. Mohsen Seifi, Ph.D., a post-doctoral research associate at Case Western Reserve University, will serve as director of additive manufacturing programs. This action meets a need for in-house…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Mohsen Seifi, tel +1.610.832.9511; mseifi@astm.org Release #10174