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A large and diverse set of manufactured materials are in powdered form at one stage or another. No matter what the material is, from cement to metered dose inhaler ingredients, product performance is related to particle size distribution. “The strength of concrete is related to the fineness of the cement powder used, but the danger with very fine grades is excessive heating on setting,” says…, ASTM Committee E29 Next Meeting:, Oct. 6-7, 2014, October Committee Week, New Orleans, La., Technical Contact:, Alan F. Rawle, Ph.D., Malvern Instruments, Westborough, Mass., Phone: 508-768-6434; alan.rawle@malvern.com , ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, Phone: 610-832-9728; kkoperna@astm.org , ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9576
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A newly revised ASTM terminology standard reflects the latest technological advances in particle size analysis (standard test sieves) and particle separation (screening media). ASTM E1638 , Terminology Relating to Sieves, Sieving Methods and Screening Media, was developed by Subcommittee E29.01 on Sieves, Sieving Methods and Screening Media , part of ASTM International Committee E29 on Particle…, ASTM Committee E29 Next Meeting:, May 1-2, 2013, in conjunction with B09 May meeting, Ft. Lauderdale Beach, Fla., Technical Contact:, Kenneth H. Beyer, American Wire Cloth Institute, Elizabeth, N.J., Phone: 908-688-4600; ken@uniquewire.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Katerina Koperna, Phone: 610-832-9728; kkoperna@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #9290
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A continuing interest among road authorities to improve highway safety has led to efforts to improve wet-night visibility of pavement markings, including a new ASTM International standard. ASTM E2832 , Test Method for Measuring the Coefficient of Retroreflected Luminance of Pavement Markings in a Standard Condition of Continuous Wetting (RL-2), was developed by Subcommittee E12.10 on…, ASTM Committee E12 Next Meeting:, Jan. 30-31, 2013, January committee week, Jacksonville, Fla., Technical Contact:, Paul Carlson, Texas Transportation Institute, College Station, Texas, Phone: 979-845-6004; paul-carlson@tamu.edu, ASTM Staff Contact:, Thomas O’Toole, Phone: 610-832-9739; totoole@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org R elease #9243
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A new ASTM International standard covers a special grade of industrial woven wire cloth called filter cloth for general filtration, including the separation of solids from fluids. ASTM E2814 , Guide for Industrial Woven Wire Filter Cloth, was developed by Subcommittee E29.01 on Sieves, Sieving Methods and Screening Media , part of ASTM International Committee E29 on Particle and Spray…, ASTM Committee E29 Next Meeting:, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011, October Committee Week, Tampa, Fla., Technical Contact:, Ken Beyer, Unique Wire Weaving Co., Hillside, N.J., Phone: 908-688-4600; ken@uniquewire.com, ASTM Staff Contact:, Christine Sierk, Phone: 610-832-9728; csierk@astm.org, ASTM PR Contact:, Barbara Schindler, Phone: 610-832-9603; bschindl@astm.org Release #8934
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ASTM International Committee E29 on Particle and Spray Characterization has recently approved an extensive revision of ASTM standard E11 , Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes. The revision will lead to better control of the quality of sieve cloths and test sieves. ASTM E11 is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E29.01 on Sieves, Sieving Methods and Screening Media.…
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A request from the United States Navy was the impetus behind the development of a new ASTM International standard, E2630 , Test Method for Luminance Ratio of a Fluorescent Specimen Using a Narrow Band Source. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee E12.05 on Fluorescence, part of ASTM International Committee E12 on Color and Appearance. Richard Harold, consultant, Color and Appearance…
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First generation gonioapparent colorants are materials pigmented with metal flakes that change lightness as illumination angles change. Used heavily in automotive coatings, the first generation of gonioapparent materials was covered by ASTM International standard E2194 , Practice for Multiangle Color Measurement of Metal Flake Pigmented Materials, first published in 2003. Now, a second generation…
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ASTM International Committee E12 on Color and Appearance has approved a new standard that describes techniques for planning and analyzing the results of an interlaboratory study conducted for certain test methods within E12. E 2480 , Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method with Multi-Valued Measurands, is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee…
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Sieve manufacturers produce testing sieves using various sizes of wire cloth, per ASTM International standard E 11, Specification for Wire Cloth and Sieves for Testing Purposes. They also use ASTM standards E 161, Specification for Precision Electroformed Sieves, and E 323, Specification for Perforated-Plate Sieves for Testing Purposes when producing sieves from perforated plate. These…
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ASTM International Committee E12 on Color and Appearance will present an exciting seminar on Imaging Photometry on June 16, 2005, in Reno, Nev. from 3:15 - 5:00 p.m. during the E12.06 subcommittee meeting. The presentation, titled "Introduction to Imaging Photometry and Radiant Imaging, Inc." will present imaging photometry and colorimetry discussing the advantages and challenges of light and…