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A new ASTM International standard will help determine important attributes for polymer crossarms that are an integral part of electrical distribution structures. The standard allows experts to establish design and strength criteria that can be used throughout the engineering community. The standard has been published as D8019 , Test Methods for Determining the Full Section Flexural Modulus and…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, April 10-13, 2016, April Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Dustin L. Troutman, Creative Pultrusions Inc., Alum Bank, Pa., tel +1.814.839.4186, ext. 237; dtroutman@pultrude.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9990
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A new ASTM International standard will help evaluate the potential for elevated temperature in plastic siding based on color. This will help manufacturers and buyers of siding used for building both homes and businesses. While another ASTM standard ( D4803 , Test Method for Predicting Heat Buildup in PVC Building Products) is currently being used to do this, the new standard will provide a faster…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, April 10-13, 2016, April Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, David Johnston, Vinyl Siding Institute, Washington, D.C., tel +1.202.587.5102; djohnston@vinylsiding.org, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9991
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A proposed ASTM guide will make it easier for businesses to create parts using additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. Specifically, the guide will provide overarching principles of design rules in this fast-growing field. “It is very hard to come up with a single ‘right way’ to create a part using additive manufacturing,” says ASTM member Paul Witherell, a mechanical engineer at the U…, ASTM Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies Next Meeting:, Jan. 25-28, 2016, ASTM headquarters, West Conshohocken, Pa. , Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Paul Witherell, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., tel +1.301.975.5330; paul.witherell@nist.gov , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9946
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Laboratories will soon be able to use a new ASTM International standard to test and better understand biodegradability of plastics in marine environments. The new standard (soon to be published as D7991, Test Method for Determining Aerobic Biodegradation of Plastics Buried in Sandy Marine Sediment Under Controlled Laboratory Conditions) provides ways to simulate how plastics degrade in seawater-…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, Nov. 15-18, 2015, November Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Francesco Degli Innocenti, Novamont, Novara, Italy, tel +39.0321.699.606; fdi@novamont.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9908
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ASTM International members are working to revise and reinstate a standard ( D7081-05 , Standard Specification for Non-Floating Biodegradable Plastics in the Marine Environment). The revision – including a name change – will cover products made from plastics (including packaging and coatings) that are designed to be biodegradable in natural seawater. This specification was withdrawn in April…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jo Ann Ratto Ross, tel +1.508.233.5315; joann.r.ross.civ@mail.mil, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org Release #9831 ###
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ASTM International Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies is working on a standard that will be used to evaluate mechanical properties for additively manufactured materials. The standard (WK49229, Guide for Anisotropy Effects in Mechanical Properties of AM Parts) will serve as a guideline for using currently available standards for measuring mechanical properties, such as fracture…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Mohsen Seifi, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, tel +1.216.368.3711; mohsen.seifi@case.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9828 ###
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will describe how to plan and conduct an interlaboratory study involving additive manufacturing processes or materials. The standard (WK49230, Guide for Conducting Round Robin Studies for Additive Manufacturing) will focus on how to manage a “round robin,” providing guidance for planning to ensure that process, logistics and tools are identified and…, Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Shawn P. Moylan, Ph.D., National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Md., tel +1.301.975.4352; shawn.moylan@nist.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9821 ###
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A proposed new ASTM standard will provide a simplified way to test for dissolved gases such as methane and ethane in water. Environmental and testing laboratories will be able to use the proposed standard (WK43267, Test Method for Measurement of Dissolved Gases Methane, Ethane, Ethylene, and Propane by Static Headspace Sampling and Flame Ionization Detection (GC/FID)) to ensure that drinking…, ASTM Committee D19 on Water Next Meeting:, June 21-25, 2015, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603, nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Anne Jurek, EST Analytical, Indian Springs, Ohio, tel +1.513.504.1760, ajurek@estanalytical.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Brian Milewski, tel +1.610.832.9619, bmilewski@astm.org Release #9805 ###
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An ASTM subcommittee is developing a new guide (WK48549, Specification for AMF Support for Solid Modeling: Voxel Information, Constructive Solid Geometry Representations and Solid Texturing) that will lead to better interoperability with the industry design format, and ultimately to retain higher quality information for three-dimensional prints. This will build on the subcommittee’s previous work…, Media Inquiries, : Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Jérémie Farret, Parallel Geometry Inc., Outremont, Quebec, Canada, tel +1.514.961.2375; jeremie.farret@llgeometry.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, tel +1.610.832.9720; ppicariello@astm.org Release #9792 ###
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A proposed ASTM International standard will help environmentally conscious consumers who are interested in purchasing and composting biodegradable materials in their homes and backyards. The standard (WK35342, Specification for Home Composting of Biodegradable Plastics) is being driven by the growing interest in home composting as a low-cost option for waste management requiring no public…, ASTM Committee D20 on Plastics Next Meeting:, April 27-29, 2015, April committee week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Robert S. Whitehouse, Whitehouse Consulting, Lexington, Mass., tel +1.781.674.0435; rswhitehouse@rcn.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Alyson Fick, tel +1.610.832.9710; afick@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org Release #9771