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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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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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Producers of fluorocarbons are invited to join in the ongoing standards developing activities of ASTM International Committee D26 on Halogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents. The committee has recently approved a new standard, ASTM D7509 , Specification for Fluorocarbon Feedstock Grade Chloroform, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D26.08 on Halogenated Organics Used as…
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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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ASTM International Committee F03 on Gaskets has developed and approved a new standard that can be used to evaluate gasket materials covered by ASTM F104 , Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Materials. The new standard, F2716 , Practice for Comparison of Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets in High Pressure Saturated Steam, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F03.10 on Composite Gaskets. ASTM…
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A new ASTM International standard responds to a recent emphasis by regulatory agencies that firms manufacturing drug products demonstrate the efficacy of disinfectants used in controlled environments. The standard, ASTM E2614 , Guide for Evaluation of Cleanroom Disinfectants, was developed by Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents, part of ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides and…
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Finding ways to assure the quality and safe handling of fire extinguishing agents has led to the development of two new ASTM International standards, D 7323 , Practice for Handling, Transportation and Storage of IG-100 (Nitrogen), and D 7325 , Practice for Handling, Transportation and Storage of IG-541, N2, Ar, CO2. The new standards were developed by Subcommittee D26.09 on Fire Extinguishing…
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Providing users with an assurance of quality and ensuring the safe handling, transport and storage of fire extinguishing agents are the purposes of a new ASTM International standard, D 7327 , Specification for HFC Blend B (CH2FCF3, CHF2CF3 and CO2). The new standard was developed by Subcommittee D26.09 on Fire Extinguishing Agents, which is part of ASTM International Committee D26 on Halogenated…
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Subcommittee D26.09 on Fire Extinguishing Agents is dedicated to developing standards that provide end users with an assurance of quality in fire extinguishing agents, as well as to ensure the safe handling, transport and storage of such agents. The subcommittee, which is under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee D26 on Halogenated Organic Solvents and Fire Extinguishing Agents, is…
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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…