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A new ASTM standard consolidates six current standards on structural fasteners. With hundreds of millions of fasteners produced to ASTM specifications each year, industry will benefit from the streamlined approach provided by the new ASTM standard ( F3125 : Specification for High Strength Structural Bolts, Steel and Alloy Steel, Heat Treated, 120 ksi (830 MPa) and150 ksi (1040 MPa) Minimum…, ASTM Committee F16 Next Meeting:, May 17-19, 2015, May committee week, Anaheim, Calif., Media Inquiries:, Nathan Osburn, tel +1.610.832.9603; nosburn@astm.org, Technical Contact:, Chad Larson, LeJeune Bolt Co., Burnsville, Minn., tel +1.952.890.7700; clarson@lejeunebolt.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jennifer Rodgers, tel +1.610.832.9694; jrodgers@astm.org Release #9785 ###
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Solid, round, fine wire is often used by the medical industry in devices such as catheter guide wires, stents for the repair of arteries and containment vessels such as vena cava filters. A new ASTM International standard, ASTM E2948 , Test Method for Conducting Rotating Bending Fatigue Tests of Solid Round Fine Wire, will be used to determine the fatigue life characteristics of such wire in…, ASTM Committee E08 Next Meeting:, Nov. 10-13, 2014, November Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, K.L. Jerina, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., Phone: 314-935-4960; jerinak@seas.wustl.edu ; and M.R. Mitchell, Mechanics and Materials Consulting LLC, Flagstaff, Ariz., mrmitchell@illinoisalumni.org , ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9613
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Stakeholders in the field of industrial biotechnology, including representatives of the medical and pharmaceutical industries, the agricultural realm and other industries have joined together to form a new ASTM International technical committee. Following an organizational meeting on April 14, Committee E62 on Industrial Biotechnology was approved by the ASTM board of directors in June 2014. The…, ASTM Staff Contact:, Pat Picariello, Phone: 610-832-9720; ppicariello@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9604
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A new ASTM International standard will enable fracture toughness testing on defects that are directly analogous to those commonly found in structural applications. ASTM E2899 , Test Method for Measurement of Initiation Toughness in Surface Cracks under Tension and Bending, was developed by Subcommittee E08.07 on Fracture Mechanics , part of ASTM International Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture…, ASTM Committee E08 Next Meeting:, Nov. 11-14, 2013, November Committee Week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Douglas N. Wells, NASA-MSFC, Huntsville, Ala., Phone: 256-544-3300; douglas.n.wells@nasa.gov, ASTM Staff Contact:, Jeffrey Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9507
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Richard W. Neu, Ph.D., a professor in the Wodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga., has received the ASTM International Award of Merit from Committee E08 on Fatigue and Fracture . The Award of Merit and its accompanying title of fellow is ASTM’s highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to standards activities. Neu, who…
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A new ASTM International standard will provide safety and risk management professionals with an aid in measuring the slip resistance of footwear in a wide variety of flooring situations. ASTM F2913 , Test Method for Measuring the Coefficient of Friction for Evaluation of Slip Performance of Footwear and Test Surfaces/Flooring Using a Whole Shoe Tester, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee…
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Tribometers are used to assess the potential of humans to slip while walking on various surfaces. A new ASTM International test method will be used to provide a reference standard against which to validate and calibrate the performance of tribometers. ASTM F2508 , Practice for Validation and Calibration of Walkway Tribometers Using Reference Surfaces, has been developed by Subcommittee F13.10 on…
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Fatigue fretting is the process of crack formation and progressive crack growth at a location in a mechanical system where two components are in contact and undergoing a vibratory loading. A new ASTM International standard provides insight on what conditions promote fretting fatigue and offers approaches to design an experiment to assess it. ASTM E2789 , Guide for Fretting Fatigue Testing, was…, ASTM Committee E08 Next Meeting:, May 16-20, May Committee Week, Anaheim, Calif., Technical Contact:, Richard W. Neu, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Ga., Phone: 404-894-3074; rick.neu@gatech.edu ASTM Staff Contact: Jeff Adkins, Phone: 610-832-9738; jadkins@astm.org ASTM PR Contact: Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #8809
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ASTM International Committee F13 on Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear is currently working on a proposed new standard for footwear designed for workers who do not necessarily need safety toe shoes but could use other protection such as puncture resistance, electrical shock protection and electrical grounding. The proposed new standard, ASTM WK27855 , Specification for Performance…
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Creep-fatigue testing simulates the loading and temperature conditions experienced by turbine components of aircraft engines, nuclear reactor components and fossil power plant components during service. With increasing need for cyclic operation during peak power demands, reliable creep-fatigue test data is necessary for the life assessment of aging power plants. A new ASTM standard, ASTM E2714 ,…