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ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft will meet March 30 to April 1, 2009, at the Messe Friedrichshafen Exhibition Grounds in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in conjunction with AERO Friedrichshafen 2009. The three days of F37 technical meetings will include discussions on changes to key LSA standards and proposals for new documents. It will also include several other activities,…
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ASTM International Committee D27 on Electrical Insulating Liquids and Gases is continuing its work on standards for natural esters with the development of a proposed new standard, WK21616 , Test Method for Oxidation Induction Time of Natural Ester Insulating Fluids by Pressure (PDSC) or Regular Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The proposed standard was submitted under the jurisdiction of…
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A new ASTM International standard provides guidance for using data generated by ASTM standards in testing for asbestos in surface dust. ASTM D 7390 , Guide for Evaluating Asbestos in Dust on Surfaces by Comparison Between Two Environments, was approved by ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality, part of Subcommittee D22.07 on Sampling and Analysis of Asbestos. According to James Millette…
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A new ASTM International standard that covers annular ball bearings intended primarily for use in instrument and precision rotating components has been developed as a conversion of a U.S. military standard, MIL-B-81793F, Annular Ball Bearings, for Instruments and Precision Rotating Components. The new standard, F 2332 , Specification for Annular Ball Bearings for Instruments and Precision…
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A new ASTM International standard will provide a method to consistently address indoor air quality complaints in residential buildings and to guide IAQ investigations in an efficient manner. The standard, D 7297 , Practice for Evaluating Residential Indoor Air Quality Concerns, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D22.05 on Indoor Air, part of ASTM International Committee D22 on Air Quality…
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Laboratories that measure fibers in workplace samples will be the most likely users of two new ASTM International standards: D 7200 , Practice for Sampling and Counting Airborne Fibers, Including Asbestos Fibers, in Mines and Quarries, by Phase Contrast Microscopy and Transmission Electron Microscope; and D 7201 , Practice for Sampling and Counting Airborne Fibers, Including Asbestos Fibers, in…
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A new standard developed by ASTM International Committee F37 on Light Sport Aircraft covers the instructions a kit producer must provide to a consumer regarding how to assemble and safely flight-test a recreational aircraft to ensure compliance with applicable ASTM standards. The new standard, F 2563 , Practice for Kit Assembly Instructions of Aircraft Intended Primarily for Recreation, is under…
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During the past five years, certain insulating oils have been found to contain corrosive sulfur that can produce copper sulfide deposits as a function of time and temperature in operating equipment. A proposed revision to ASTM standard D 1275, Test Method for Corrosive Sulfur in Electrical Insulating Oils, will provide a means to certify that new or in service oils either contain or do not…
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ASTM International will launch a new Proficiency Testing Program (PTP) on Dissolved Gas Analyses (DGA) of In-Service Insulating Fluid in February 2006. The program will be offered to laboratories who need a statistical quality assurance tool that will enable them to improve and maintain a high level of performing ASTM standard D 3612, Test Method for Analysis of Gases Dissolved in Electrical…
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ASTM International Committee F34 on Rolling Element Bearings is seeking participation in a new activity on measuring the cleanliness and wetability of bearing components. Because aerospace customers currently use many different methods of testing ball bearings, the goal of the activity is to work toward a consistent method for measuring cleanliness and wetability, as well as to analyze the…