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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 International Committee E21 on Space Simulation and Applications of Space Technology is requesting input on upcoming revisions for two standards under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E21.05 on Contamination . The two standards to be revised are ASTM F21 , Test Method for Hydrophobic Surface Films by the Atomizer Test, and ASTM F22 , Test Method for Hydrophobic Surface Films by the Water-…
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will allow for a rapid and highly repeatable determination of chlorine in coal and coke through X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. ASTM WK34943 , Test Method for Chlorine in Coal and Coke by XRF, is being developed by Subcommittee D05.29 on Major Elements in Ash and Trace Elements of Coal , which is part of ASTM International Committee D05 on Coal and Coke…, ASTM Committee D05 Next Meeting:, May 13-15, 2012, ASTM Headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa., Technical Contact:, Colin Campbell, SaskPower, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, Phone: 306-566-2292; ccampbell@saskpower.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9110
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Increasing interest in the various uses of electrical contacts is the leading impetus for the development of a proposed new standard, ASTM WK34423 , Specification for Electrodeposited Coatings of Palladium-Cobalt Alloy for Engineering Use. The proposed standard is being developed by Subcommittee B08.08 on Metallic Coatings , part of ASTM International Committee B08 on Metallic and Inorganic…, ASTM Committee B08 Next Meeting:, May 10, 2012, May Committee Week, Phoenix, Ariz., Technical Contact:, Sheikh H. Rahman, Lean Corp., Southfield, Mich., Phone: 248-447-1526; srahman@lear.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Diane Trinsey, Phone: 610-832-9661; dtrinsey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9016
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A proposed new standard on determining the total amount of fluorine and chlorine in coal and coke will be useful to those working with power plant boilers as well as by those in government and industry who are trying to model the release of anions into the environment. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK33343 , Test Method for Total Fluorine and Chlorine in Coal, Coke and their Residues by…
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New ASTM Vitrinite Reflectance Standard Will Aid in Prediction of Undiscovered Hydrocarbon ResourcesA new ASTM International standard for measuring the reflectance of vitrinite in sedimentary rocks will help improve predictions of the location, quantity and quality of undiscovered hydrocarbon resources. ASTM D7708 , Test Method for Microscopical Determination of the Reflectance of Vitrinite Dispersed in Sedimentary Rocks, was developed by Subcommittee D05.28 on Petrographic Analysis of Coal and…, ASTM Committee D05 Next Meeting:, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2011, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Paul C. Hackley, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va., Phone: 703-648-6458; phackley@usgs.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8881
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Dental dams are rectangular sheets of latex used to isolate specific teeth during dental procedures. Testing laboratories, as well as manufacturers of dental dams, exercise bands, rubber bands and tourniquets will be the primary users of a proposed new ASTM standard on dental dams. ASTM WK28312 , Test Method for Quantitation of Powder on Dental Dams, is currently being developed by Subcommittee…, ASTM Committee D11 Next Meeting:, June 13-16, 2011, June Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Kelly Horton, LEAP Testing Service, Sayre, Pa., Phone: 570-882-4645; horton_kelly@guthrie.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joe Koury, Phone: 610-832-9804; jkoury@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8755
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Laura Koss of Federal Trade Commission to Provide FTC Perspective, ASTM International Committee D13 on Textiles will sponsor a workshop, The Textile Industry and the Green Challenge: A Federal Trade Commission Perspective, on Tuesday Jan. 31, 2011, from Noon-1:30 p.m. EDT. The workshop will take place during the D13 standards development meetings, which will be held Jan. 30-Feb. 2 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Md. The workshop will provide a…, ASTM Committee D13 Next Meeting:, Jan. 30-Feb. 2, 2011, January Committee Week, Baltimore, Md., Technical Contact:, Vincent Diaz, Atlantic Thread & Supply Co., Baltimore, Md., Phone: 410-687-9424; vince@atlanticthread.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rogers, Phone: 610-832-9694; jrodgers@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8756
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Natural gas from unconventional sources such as coal beds has become a common target of exploration. Now, a new ASTM standard is the first to describe a method for determining the gas content of coal from such sources by desorption, using samples obtained by surface drilling. ASTM D7569 , Practice for Determination of Gas Content of Coal - Direct Desorption Method, was developed by Subcommittee…, ASTM Committee D05 Next Meeting:, May 15-18, 2011, May Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Peter Warwick, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Va., Phone: 703-648-6469; pwarwick@usgs.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Scott Orthey, Phone: 610-832-9730; sorthey@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8749