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ASTM International Committee G01 on Corrosion of Metals has an ongoing commitment to help the oilfield and refinery industries adopt and use state-of-the-art techniques to select corrosion inhibitors. As part of this commitment, two new standards developed by Subcommittee G01.05 on Laboratory Corrosion Tests have recently been published: G 184, Practice for Evaluating and Qualifying Oilfield and…
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Two subcommittees of ASTM International G01 on Corrosion of Metals have recently reorganized in order to broaden the scope of their standardization efforts. All interested parties are invited to participate in the ongoing work of Committee G01 and its subcommittees. Subcommittee G01.09, formerly on Corrosion in Natural Waters, has been renamed Corrosion of Metals in Waters to reflect a broader…
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Technical issues with test methods and reference materials identified by ASTM Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials will be among the topics discussed at a workshop hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in October. The goal of the workshop is to assist U.S. manufacturers and their supply chains in meeting new environmental regulations that restrict the…
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Executives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) met with ASTM International members and staff at this years Airventure - a premier show and convention in the aviation world, hosted by the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA). The briefing provided an update to the FAA on the status of ASTMs standards initiatives in the aviation sector. Among the representatives for the…
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ASTM International, one of the largest voluntary standards development organizations in the world, today announced the formation of a new committee to develop standards for the evaluation of materials and products relative to the restriction of certain hazardous substances. Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials will address issues that could have a devastating economic impact on…, Beginning the Standardization Process, On Oct. 15, 2004, representatives from the appliance, electric tool, electronic, laboratory, instrument manufacturing, and supplier sectors affected by RoHS legislation attended a planning meeting at ASTM International Headquarters. They agreed to hold an organizational meeting to discuss the creation of a new standardization activity on declarable substances. The organizational meeting occurred…, Participation Is Open, The development of standards within Committee F40 represents a chance to help the environment while constraining unnecessary compliance costs that may damage many sectors of the world economy. If you are part of the business sectors mentioned above, participation in F40 is in your economic interest. The next meeting of Committee F40 will take place May 26-27, 2005, at ASTM International…
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For the first time, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has used consensus standards for aircraft design, manufacturing, and maintenance with the acceptance of 15 standards developed by ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft. The referenced documents, which have been worked on over the last two years, affect fixed-wing airplanes, powered parachutes, gyroplanes, lighter-…
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ASTM International Subcommittee C28.07 on Ceramic Matrix Composites has formed a task group to address the evaluation of fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite structures for a future generation of nuclear energy systems. Subcommittee C28.07 is under the jurisdiction of Committee C28 on Advanced Ceramics. The new task group was formed at the January meeting of Subcommittee C28.07. To advance…