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A proposed new ASTM International test method will combine existing in-house methods for dirt pick-up resistance for architectural paints and stains in an effort to standardize testing for dirt repellency throughout the industry. The proposed standard, ASTM WK38233 , Test Method for Dirt Pick-Up Resistance for the Films of Architectural Paints and Stains, is currently being developed by…, ASTM Committee D01 Next Meeting:, Jan. 27-29, 2013, January Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Amanda Andrews, Wacker Chemical Corporation, Adrian, Mich., Phone: 517-264-8680; amanda.andrews@wacker.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9285
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While artist paints have been the focus of many standards for fine art materials, a new ASTM standard is devoted to something that gets used before the paint: acrylic dispersion ground, a liquid applied as a coating to prepare surfaces for paint. The new standard, ASTM D7733 , Specification for Acrylic Dispersion Ground, was developed by Subcommittee D01.57 on Artist Paints and Related Materials…
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A new ASTM International standard provides the necessary background and describes the step-by-step process for analyzing nondestructive testing hit/miss data resulting from a probability of detection (POD) examination, including minimum requirements for validating the resulting POD curve. The new standard, ASTM E2862 , Practice for Probability of Detection Analysis for Hit/Miss Data, has been…
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A recently approved ASTM International standard will be used by neutron imaging facilities, particularly those that are setting up neutron tomography imaging systems. The new standard, ASTM E2861 , Test Method for Measurement of Beam Divergence and Alignment in Neutron Radiologic Beams, was developed by Subcommittee E07.05 on Radiology (Neutron) Method , part of ASTM International Committee E07…
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ASTM International Committee E07 on Nondestructive Testing has developed a new standard for recertifying gas-filled pressure vessels used aboard aircraft for fire suppression. The new standard, ASTM E2863 , Practice for Acoustic Emission Examination of Welded Steel Sphere Vessels Using Thermal Pressurization, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E07.04 on Acoustic Emission Method . According…
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Manufacturers and developers of architectural coatings will be the primary users of a new ASTM International standard, ASTM D7786 , Test Method for Determining Enamel Holdout. The standard was developed by Subcommittee D01.42 on Architectural Coatings , part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications . Keith Alderfer, associate scientist, The Dow…
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A proposed new ASTM standard will be the first compilation of definitions for terms commonly used in the printing ink vehicle industry. ASTM WK35704 , Terminology for Printing Ink Vehicles and Related Materials, is being developed by Subcommittee D01.37 on Ink Vehicles , part of ASTM International Committee D01 on Paint and Related Coatings, Materials and Applications . “ASTM WK35704 will contain…
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A new ASTM International standard provides a test method for measuring volatiles from acrylate resins, which will allow suppliers to list emissions information on material safety data sheets. The new standard, ASTM D7767 , Test Method to Measure Volatiles from Radiation Curable Acrylate Monomers, Oligomer, and Blends and Thin Coatings Made from Them, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D01.…
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ASTM Subcommittee D03.14 on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells is currently developing the last two of a series of standards designed to support quality standards for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles being developed by SAE International (formerly the Society of Automotive Engineers) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The two standards currently under development are ASTM WK34574 , Test…, ASTM Committee D03 Next Meeting:, Dec. 5-7, 2011, in conjunction with D02 December meeting, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Jacquelyn Birdsall, California Fuel Cell Partnership, West Sacramento, Calif., Phone: 916-375-7421; jbirdsall@cafcp.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, Phone: 610-832-9710; afick@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9003
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A new ASTM International standard will provide an industrywide practice for inspecting long lengths of above ground steel pipework using guided wave testing. ASTM E2775 , Practice for Guided Wave Testing of Above Ground Steel Pipework Using Piezoelectric Effect Transduction, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E07.10 on Specialized NDT Methods , part of ASTM International Committee E07 on…, ASTM Committee E07 Next Meeting:, Jan. 22-26, 2012, Plantation, Fla., Technical Contact:, Jimmy Fong, Guided Ultrasonics Ltd., Brentford, Great Britain, Phone: +011-44-0-45-605-0227; jimmy@guided-ultrasonics.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kathleen McClung, Phone: 610-832-9717; kmcclung@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #8993