American Society for Testing

As seen in Chapter 2, mixtures of hydrocarbons and petroleum fractions are analyzed in the laboratory using precise standards published by ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and incorporated for the most part into international (ISO), European (EN) and national (NF) collections. We wiil recall below the methods utilizing a classification by boiling point ... 

The national organizations are often relayed into each profession by a body created and financed by this profession and which undertakes all or part of the work in preparing the standards. In the petroleum industry, this role is carried out in France by the BNPet (Bureau de Normalisation du Petrole) and in Germany by the FAM (Fachausschuss Mineralol-und Brennstoffnormung), in the United Kingdom by the IP (Institute of Petroleum), and in the USA by the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials). In the first two cases, the standards are published only by the national organizations (AFNOR and DIN respectively), while the IP and the ASTM also publish their own documents, only some of which are adopted by the BSI and ANSI, respectively. 

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W. D. Bascom, P. F. Becher, J. I. Bimer, and J. S. Murday, Special Technical Publication 640, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1978. 

R. J. Good, Special Technical Publication 640, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, 1978. 

The values of Saybolt Universal Viscosity at 100°F and at 210°F are taken directly from the comprehensive ASTM Viscosity Table, Special Technical Publication No. 43A (1953) by permission of the publishers, American Society for Testing Materials, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia 3, Pa. 

Chart showing hierarchical relationship among a technique, methods using that technique, and procedures and protocols for one method. (Abbreviations APHA = American Public Health Association, ASTM = American Society for Testing Materials, EPA = Environmental Protection Agency)... 

Specifications for class A and class B glassware are taken from American Society for Testing and Materials E288, E542 and E694 standards. 

J. Wittes and A. Turk, Correlation of Subjective—Objective Methods in the Study of Odors and Taste, American Society for Testing and Materials Special Technical Pubhcation 440, Philadelphia, Pa., 1968, pp. 49—70. 

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One problem associated with discussing flame retardants is the lack of a clear, uniform definition of flammabiHty. Hence, no clear, uniform definition of decreased flammabiHty exists. The latest American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) compilation of fire tests Hsts over one hundred methods for assessing the flammabiHty of materials (2). These range in severity from small-scale measures of the ignitabiHty of a material to actual testing in a full-scale fire. Several of the most common tests used on plastics are summarized in Table 1. 

A description of modified ethylene—tetrafluoroethylene copolymers and their classification is given by the American Society for Testing and Materials under the designation D3159-83 (36). A comprehensive listing of industrial and military specifications is avaHable (37). 

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