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For several years, ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics has been preserving military sampling standards no longer supported by the U.S. Department of Defense. The latest ASTM standard to emerge from this program is ASTM E2819 , Practice for Single- and Multi-Level Continuous Sampling of a Stream of Product by Attributes Indexed by AQL. “The reason for preserving military…
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Interested parties are invited to join in the development of a new proposed standard being developed by ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics . ASTM WK32565 , Guide for the Use of Non-Parametric Statistical Methods, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E11.10 on Sampling/Statistics . According to Stephen Luko, statistician, Hamilton Sundstrand, Shared Engineering…, ASTM Committee E11 Next Meeting:, Oct. 26-28, 2011, ASTM International Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Technical Contact:, Stephen N. Luko, Hamilton Sunstrand, Shared Engineering Services, Windsor Locks, Conn., Phone: 860-654-3447; stephen.luko@hs.utc.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine Sierk, Phone: 610-832-9728; csierk@astm.org Release #8978
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Measurement systems analysis is an important topic in statistics and quality for engineering, manufacturing, laboratory practice and business process applications. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2782 , Guide for Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA), covers many core issues of MSA. ASTM E2782 was developed by Subcommittee E11.20 on Test Method Evaluation and Quality Control, under the…
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Non-destructive moisture meters are now widely used in determining moisture levels in concrete, gypsum concrete and other types of floor slabs. A new ASTM International standard qualifies the types of meter suitable for this purpose and provides guidelines for how, where and when such moisture meters are used and what limitations exist. The new standard, ASTM F2659 , Guide for Preliminary…, ASTM Committee F06 Next Meeting:, Nov. 10-11, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Sean Fallon, Dublin, Ireland, Phone: +011-353-1-285-1861; seanfallon@ireland.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Stephen Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #870/Oct2010
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X-ray diffraction has become a popular means of residual stress measurement in the aerospace materials field over the last 50 years. A proposed new guide being developed by ASTM International Committee E28 on Mechanical Testing will provide the necessary information to obtain the most reliable residual stress values as well as identify and evaluate potential errors in measurement, paving the way…
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Special considerations need to be made for flooring in multi-purpose rooms, particularly those in child care buildings, elementary schools and long-term care facilities. ASTM International Committee F06 on Resilient Floor Coverings is currently developing a proposed new standard for such flooring. WK24836 , Specification for Active Area, Multipurpose Flooring, is under the jurisdiction of…
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Engineers and researchers who have specialized Charpy testing needs will be the primary users of two new standards recently approved by ASTM International Committee E28 on Mechanical Testing. The new standards, E2248 , Test Method for Impact Testing of Miniaturized Charpy V-Notch Specimens, and E2298 , Test Method for Instrumented Impact Testing of Metallic Materials, were developed by…
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With the proposed new standard, WK11023 , Practice for Life and Reliability Testing Based on the Exponential Distribution, ASTM International Committee E11 on Quality and Statistics is continuing its program of preserving U.S. government military standards on acceptance sampling. WK11023 is an adaptation of the DoD quality control and reliability handbook document H-108, Sampling Procedures and…
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ASTM International Committee B05 on Copper and Copper Alloys has created a new task group, TG9018, which will be focused on the Antimicrobial Applications of Copper and Copper Alloys. The task group was formed following the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's announcement of its registration of copper alloys as antimicrobial materials with specific health claims. According to James Michel,…
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Working toward a standard practice for torque calibration that would reduce laboratory inconsistencies and uncertainties has led to the approval of a new ASTM International standard, E2428 , Practice for Calibration of Torque-Measuring Instruments for Verifying the Torque Indication of Torque Testing Materials. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee E28.01 on Calibration of Mechanical…