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Many structures, such as aircraft or other lightweight vehicles, are made from thin-ductile structural materials that exhibit low crack-front constraint, which allows for extensive plastic yielding of the material around a crack front. However, many current standards, such as E 399, Test Method for Linear-Elastic Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness K Ic of Metallic Materials, or E 1820, Test Method…
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Representatives of ASTM International will visit the campus of Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, on the evening of Nov. 9, 2005, for an hour-long presentation to university students interested in the field of fatigue and fracture. The session will focus on the technical standards currently in use by this discipline as well as the ability of students and professionals to be…
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A new standard developed by ASTM International Committee E34 on Occupational Health and Safety will provide foundries with a comprehensive set of safety requirements. The standard, E 2349, Practice for Safety Requirements in Metal Casting Operations: Sand Preparation, Molding, and Core Marking; Melting and Pouring; and Cleaning and Finishing, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E34.20 on…