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No industry standard currently exists that addresses the vacuum sealing requirements of knife-edged flanges for high vacuum applications. Existing international standards focus on interchangeability of the hardware, but do not address the reliability of the seal. ASTM International Committee E42 on Surface Analysis is now working on a proposed standard on the subject, WK21206 , Specification…
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A 2002 workshop on galling wear held by ASTM International Committee G02 on Wear and Erosion provided the impetus for the development of a new standard, ASTM G196 , Test Method for Galling Resistance of Material Couples. The new standard is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee G02.40 on Non-Abrasive Wear. According to Scott Hummel, Ph.D., associate professor, head of the department of…
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ASTM International Committee F03 on Gaskets has developed and approved a new standard that can be used to evaluate gasket materials covered by ASTM F104 , Classification System for Nonmetallic Gasket Materials. The new standard, F2716 , Practice for Comparison of Nonmetallic Flat Gaskets in High Pressure Saturated Steam, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F03.10 on Composite Gaskets. ASTM…
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A new ASTM International standard responds to a recent emphasis by regulatory agencies that firms manufacturing drug products demonstrate the efficacy of disinfectants used in controlled environments. The standard, ASTM E2614 , Guide for Evaluation of Cleanroom Disinfectants, was developed by Subcommittee E35.15 on Antimicrobial Agents, part of ASTM International Committee E35 on Pesticides and…
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Dried blood represents the greatest challenge to cleaning surgical instruments. To meet this challenge, ASTM International Committee D12 on Soaps and Other Detergents has developed a new standard, D 7225 , Guide for Blood Cleaning Efficiency of Detergents and Washer-Disinfectors. The new guide is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D12.16 on Hard Surface Cleaning. Water-soluble components of…
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ASTM International Committee E42 on Surface Analysis has approved a new standard, E 2382, Guide to Scanner and Tip Related Artifacts in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Atomic Force Microscopy. The guide, under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E42.14 on STM/AFM, was proposed in order to assist new scanning probe microscopy users with more rapid recognition and assessment of artifacts in imaging…