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Mass casualty events, including both natural disasters and man-made events, subject caregivers, patients and medical equipment to environmental extremes. A new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee F30 on Emergency Medical Services provides guidance for how medical equipment is expected to perform under the severe conditions of a mass casualty event. The proposed standard, ASTM…
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A new ASTM International standard describes a variety of methods that can be used to determine the index of refraction and dispersion of glass. The standard, C 1648 , Guide for Choosing a Method for Determining the Index of Refraction and Dispersion of Glass, will be useful to manufacturers of glass and glass products as well as designers of products in which glass is a critical component. C 1648…
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Sieve manufacturers produce testing sieves using various sizes of wire cloth, per ASTM International standard E 11, Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes. They also use ASTM standards E 161, Specification for Precision Electroformed Sieves, and E 323, Specification for Perforated-Plate Sieves for Testing Purposes when producing sieves from perforated plate. These…