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Sterilized medical devices are indispensable to doctors and surgeons around the world. Peel pouches, otherwise known as preformed sterile barrier systems, are used to keep these devices sterile during all physical handling. These pouches can be made with a wide variety of material and are produced by many different suppliers, but the trait all pouches must share is the ability to protect devices…
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ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants invites interested parties to participate in the development of a proposed new standard that will use photographs to illustrate various types of sealant failures. WK11731 , Guide for Diagnosing Sealant Failure by Comparison to Reference Photographs, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee C24.10 on Specifications, Guides and…
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STP 1468, Elemental Analysis of Fuels and Lubricants: Recent Advances and Future Prospects , is a new publication now available for purchase from ASTM International. Included in the volume are 23 peer-reviewed papers that provide the latest information on the elemental analysis of fuels and lubricants. Six sections cover the following topics: Overview--covers total quality management…
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A new CD-ROM, "ASTM Standards Related to Biodiesel Fuel Blend Stock (B 100) for Middle Distillate Fuels," is now available from ASTM International. The work includes the latest edition of D6751, Standard Specification for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels as well as 35 other referenced ASTM standards. Among the standards are two practices for sampling petroleum and petroleum…
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Interested laboratories can now register for two New ASTM Interlaboratory Crosscheck Programs. The two programs are: Hydraulic Fluids/Oils, and In-Service Hydraulic Fluids and Oils. Both Crosscheck Programs will provide statistical quality assurance tools that will enable laboratories to maintain or improve a high level of performance in conducting routine ASTM tests by comparing results with…
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A new Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program (ILCP) on Biodiesel is being offered by ASTM International Proficiency Testing in cooperation with the American Oil Chemists Society (AOCS) ( www.aocs.org/ ). The program will provide participating laboratories with statistics that can be used to improve or maintain high performance levels in their laboratories when conducting routine ASTM biodiesel…
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ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants is currently working to fill a need for a weatherproofing sealant field test standard. The result, proposed standard WK7800, Guide for a Non-Destructive, Continuous, Field Test of Installed Weatherproofing Sealant, features a field test that has been used by sealant professionals for years, but has not, up to this point, been…
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ASTM International Committee D33 on Protective Clothing and Lining Work for Power Generation Facilities has approved a revision to standard D 4260, now titled Practice for Liquid and Gelled Acid Etching of Concrete. The revised standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D33.05 on Application and Surface Preparation. According to Tamryn Doolan, president and CEO, Surface Gel Tek, the…
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ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants is now working on a proposed new standard, WK6920, Fatigue Resistance of Structural Silicone. The standard, which is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Subcommittee C24.20 on General Sealant Standards, is intended to serve as an enhancement to current performance requirements for structural silicones and to help users ascertain that…
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In the past, the only measurement used to determine whether sealants could endure a great deal of foot traffic was hardness. Because research presented at symposia and from the field has shown that other factors need to be considered in the design and use of traffic sealants, ASTM International Committee C24 on Building Seals and Sealants has a new proposed standard that encompasses a wider range…