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While standards for outdoor calibration techniques for solar radiometers exist, there are currently no general standards that deal with issues of indoor calibration transfers between radiometers of different design. A proposed new ASTM standard, ASTM WK27263, Test Method for Indoor Transfer of Calibration from Reference to Field Pyranometers, will address in detail issues associated with…
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Engineers and researchers who have specialized Charpy testing needs will be the primary users of two new standards recently approved by ASTM International Committee E28 on Mechanical Testing. The new standards, E2248 , Test Method for Impact Testing of Miniaturized Charpy V-Notch Specimens, and E2298 , Test Method for Instrumented Impact Testing of Metallic Materials, were developed by…
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Any organization that owns and uses a variety of equipment must find ways to identify it and track its movement. A new standard and a proposed new standard being developed by ASTM International Committee E53 on Property Management Systems focus on these aspects of equipment ownership. The new ASTM standard, E2606 , Practice for Receipt Notification as a Result of Tangible Property Movement, and…
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Explorations into alternative forms of energy have increased interest in standards for solar energy applications. ASTM International Committee G03 on Weathering and Durability has recently approved a new standard in this area, G197 , Table for Reference Solar Spectral Distributions: Direct and Diffuse on 20° Tilted and Vertical Surfaces. ASTM G197 was developed by Subcommittee G03.09 on…
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Working toward a standard practice for torque calibration that would reduce laboratory inconsistencies and uncertainties has led to the approval of a new ASTM International standard, E2428 , Practice for Calibration of Torque-Measuring Instruments for Verifying the Torque Indication of Torque Testing Materials. The new standard was developed by Subcommittee E28.01 on Calibration of Mechanical…
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Automotive companies and interior suppliers will be the primary users of a proposed new ASTM International standard that will aid in testing of automotive interior materials and parts, draperies or other applications in which durability behind glass is desired. The proposed standard, WK16895 , Practice for Conducting Exposures in Outdoor Glass-Covered Exposure Apparatus with Air Recirculation, is…
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ASTM International Committee E53 on Property Management Systems has begun developing new standards to address the beginning of a challenging new era for asset managers – the era of lost laptops. Understanding how organizations reached this point – where entities are losing an increasing number of sensitive assets such as computers, some with sensitive information stored in the memory devices – is…
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ASTM International standards E 10 , Test Method for Brinell Hardness of Metallic Materials, and E 18 , Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials, have both recently undergone extensive revisions. Both standards are under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E28.06 on Indentation Hardness Testing, which is part of ASTM International Committee E28 on Mechanical Testing. “The intention…
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Asset budgets are often the third largest line item (after personnel and information technology) for many organizations. Because of this, asset managers in both the public and private sectors need to present compelling arguments and demonstrate strategic value to core missions in framing asset decisions. With this in mind, ASTM International Committee E53 on Property Management Systems has more…
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Anyone who has ever lost time searching for a set of keys that simply are not where they’re supposed to be will appreciate the larger-scale, though similar concept behind E 2499 , Standard Practice for Classification of Equipment Physical Location Information, a new standard developed by ASTM International Committee E 53 on Property Management Systems. The goal of the standard, which is under the…