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A new ASTM International standard will enable composite end users and materials suppliers within the aerospace industry to perform an important test for polymer matrix composites within guidelines set by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. The standard, D7028 , Test Method for Glass Transition Temperature (DMA Tg) of Polymer Matrix Composites by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA), is under…
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Members of ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials now have free access to a powerful regulatory database that houses all regulations related to Declarable Substances. F40 members who log in to their MyASTM page on the ASTM International Web site ( www.astm.org ) will find a link to the Enhesa database. Enhesa is a global environmental, health and safety…
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Changes in the composition of glass that recyclers receive has led to the need for a simple, quick and accurate method of sorting out incoming waste glass that contains arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials is working on a proposed standard, WK15289 , Test Methods for Analysis of Heavy Metals in Glass Using X-Ray Fluorescence…
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Participation is being sought for the development of a proposed new standard, WK15434 , Test Method for Analysis of Tin-Based Solder Alloys Using Optical Emission Spectrometry. The proposed standard is being developed by Subcommittee F40.01 on Test Methods, which is part of ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials. According to Dirk Wissmann, product manager,…
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Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural Test Methods, part of ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials, has been standardizing a series of methods that are related to the analysis and substantiation of mechanically fastened joints composed of composite materials. The latest in this series of standards, D 7332/D 7332M , Test Method for Measuring the Fastener Pull-Through Resistance of a…
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ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials has recently approved its second standard, F 2577 , Guide for Assessment of Materials and Products for Declarable Substances. The guide, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F40.02 on Management Practices and Guides, follows F 2576 , Terminology Relating to Declarable Substance in Materials, which was approved in…
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ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials has recently approved their first standard, F 2576 , Terminology Relating to Declarable Substances in Materials. The standard, which will serve as the committee’s lexicon of terms, abbreviations and units, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee F40.91 on Terminology. Nine terms are listed in the standard, which will be…
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A revolutionary new ASTM International standard will change the way in which healthcare professionals preserve and transfer healthcare information about their patients. The standard, E 2369, Specification for Continuity of Care Record (CCR), was developed by Subcommittee E31.28 on Electronic Health Records, which is under the jurisdiction of Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics. The Continuity…
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ASTM International Committee E31 on Healthcare Informatics has approved a new standard that will aid in defining the application of existing conventions for the structure and content of electronic health record systems that are used to support healthcare practitioners in a workplace setting. The standard, E 2473, Guide for the Occupational/Environmental Health View of the Electronic Health Record…
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ASTM International Committee D30 on Composite Materials invites all interested parties to participate in a new task group on fiber-reinforced polymers. The task group is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee D30.05 on Structural Test Methods. The purpose of the new task group is to review a series of tests that the American Concrete Institute has developed through their Committee 440 on Fiber-…