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ASTM International announced five $500 grants to university students to help with senior or graduate projects that have an ASTM International standards component. The following students and their respective teams have won 2018 project grants: Haoyang Chen, Drexel University, who is working on auditory-visual substitution devices for blind chemistry students, Victoria Utria, Drexel University, who…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Travis Murdock, tel +1.610.832.9714; tmurdock@astm.org Release #10699
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A new ASTM International standard will help flooring manufacturers test the quietness of their products, ultimately helping people who want to buy quiet floor materials. The test method (soon to be published as E3133) was developed by ASTM’s committee on building and environmental acoustics ( E33 ). According to ASTM International member Jerry Lilly, president of JGL Acoustics, Inc., prior…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Committee Contact:, Kelly Paul, tel +1.610.832.9745; kpaul@astm.org Release #10552
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Eric J. Miller, director - acoustics with Intertek, York, Pennsylvania, USA, was honored with the Wallace Waterfall Award from ASTM International’s committee on building and environmental acoustics ( E33 ). Miller was recognized for his distinguished contributions to the development, preparation, and acceptance of standards in acoustics. Miller, an ASTM International member since 1993, has…, Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org Release #10543
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A new ASTM International standard will help gasket manufacturers test to see how their products handle various compressions and loads. The test method shows the compression properties of a gasket by measuring its deflection while subjected to an increasing load. ASTM International member Jim Lingenfelder says that the test can provide information at both ambient and elevated temperatures, helping…
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A new standard will help test technology that is used in many electronic devices. According to ASTM members Lin Tingyu (National Center for Advanced Packaging) and Hi Jinjiang (Grikin Advanced Materials Co. Ltd.), the new standard will provide a baseline of quality, reliability, and process for manufacturers of “sputtering targets,” which are often used for thin-film deposition, etching, and…, ASTM Committee F01 on Electronics Next Meeting:, January 31, 2017, January Committee Week, Norfolk, Va., Media Inquiries:, Dan Bergels, tel +1.610.832.9602; dbergels@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Lin Tingyu, National Center for Advanced Packaging, Wuxi, Jiangsu province, China, tel +1.535.805.3318; tingyulin@ncp-cn.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kelly Paul, tel +1.610.832.9745; kpaul@astm.org Release #10163
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In order to keep sound that travels beyond the walls of a particular area, such as medical examination rooms and human resources offices from being overheard by unintended listeners, an ASTM subcommittee specializing in speech privacy is at work on a proposed new standard, WK47433, Performance Specification of Electronic Sound Masking When Used in Building Spaces. “Electronic sound masking…, ASTM Committee E33 Next Meeting:, April 27-28, 2015, April committee week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Kenneth P. Roy, Armstrong World Industries, Lancaster, Pa., tel +1.717.396.5700; kproy@armstrong.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Kelly Paul, tel +1.610.832.9745; kpaul@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, tel +1.610.832.9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9752
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A proposed new ASTM International standard will be helpful to the construction industry in designing acoustic properties for buildings. ASTM WK37294 , Test Method for the Laboratory Measurement of Mechanical Impedance of Building Elements and Prediction of the Sound Transmission Loss Performance, is currently being developed by Subcommittee E33.03 on Sound Transmission , part of ASTM…, ASTM Committee E33 Next Meeting:, April 15-16, 2013, April Committee Week, Indianapolis, Ind., Technical Contact:, Peter Jackson, Ward Process, Holliston, Mass., Phone: 774-233-7011; p.jackson@aapusa.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Steve Mawn, Phone: 610-832-9726; smawn@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9316
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A new ASTM International standard will provide gasket manufacturers a test for measuring creep and compression that can be used for R&D and material comparisons, and as a quality assurance tool. ASTM F2837 , Test Method for Hot Compression Properties of Gasket Materials, was developed by Subcommittee F03.40 on Chemical Test Methods, under the jurisdiction of ASTM International Committee F03…, ASTM Committee F03 Next Meeting:, Oct 12-13, October Committee Week, San Antonio, Texas, Technical Contact:, James Lingenfelder, Gasket Resources Inc., Houston, Texas, Phone: 713-856-9445; jtling@durlon.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Joseph Hugo, Phone: 610-832-9740; jhugo@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8695/Sept2010
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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…