American Society for Testing and Materials Committee

John D. Bacha, Ph.D., Consulting Scientist, Chevron Products Company Member, ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials), Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants American Chemical Society International Association for Stability and Handling of Liquid Fuels, Steering Committee (Section 27, Energy Resources, Conversion, and Utilization)... 

ASTM (1998), Annual Book ofASTM Standards, ASTM Method D 790-97, American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee D20 on Plastics, Subcommittee D20.10 on Mechanical Properties, West Conshohocken, PA. 

Fazzalari FA, ed. 1978. Compilation of odor and taste threshold values data. Philadelphia, PA American Society for Testing and Materials, Committee E-18 on Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products. ASTM Data Series DS 48A, 33. 

A computer file of about 19,000 peak wavenumbers and intensities, along with search software, is distributed by the Infrared Data Committee of Japan (IRDC). Donated spectra, which are evaluated by the Coblentz Society in coUaboration with the Joint Committee on Atomic and Molecular Physical Data (JCAMP), are digitized and made avaUable (64). Almost 25,000 ir spectra are avaUable on the SDBS system developed by the NCLl as described. A project was initiated at the University of California, Riverside, in 1986 for the constmction of a database of digitized ftir spectra. The team involved also developed algorithms for spectra evaluation (75). Other sources of spectral Hbraries include Sprouse Scientific, Aston Scientific, and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). 

Fluid Specifications. The performance characteristics of all antifreeze solutions are governed by fluid specifications, that have been developed over the years by industry standards committees, such as the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Additionally, most engine and/or cooling system manufacturers have thek own compositional specifications to which the fluids must conform. 

In 1903 an American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee on Road and Paving Materials was formed to develop test methods and specifications for highway materials. Test methods for volatilization, penetration, and bitumen were developed by the Office of PubHc Roads and were... 

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) F4 Committee on Medical Materials and Devices has developed specifications for chemical composition, mechanical properties, and other factors. Standard test methods also are available from ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia. The quaHty of castings is important for dental implants, and standards to define this would be useful. 

ASTM 1986. American Society of Testing and Materials Committee D-34, Proposal-168, Vroposed Guide for Estimating the Incompatibility of Selected Hazardous "Wastes Based on Binary Chemical Reactions, and included Minority Report. 

Data from H. R. Copson, Report of ASTM Subcommittee VI, of Committee B-3 on Atmospheric Corrosion, Am. Soc. Test Mater., Spec. Tech. Publ. 175, 1955. Used by permission of the American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia. 

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) has introduced a number of test methods relating to protective clothing. For example, the ASTM F23 Committee on Protective Clothing has devised protocols for measuring chemical resistance of materials. There are not however, any comprehensive standards which list a minimum number of tests or chemicals to evaluate materials. 

These new technological advances also have impacted the work of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). The ASTM committee D20.70.04 currently is involved in developing new size exclusion chromatography methods (GPC) that incorporate these advances. 

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) is a not-for-profit organization that provides a forum for the development and publication of voluntary consensus standards for materials, products, systems, and services.67 One ASTM committee (E27) develops standardized physical and chemical test methods on the hazard potential of chemicals, including but not limited to reactive hazards. The committee has developed standard analytical methods for calorimetry studies in addition to a standard guide for determining binary chemical compatibility (ASTM, 2000). 

Douglas E. Lowenhaupt, M.S. Group Leader, Coke Laboratory, CONSOL Energy Inc. Member, American Society for Testing and Materials, Iron and Steel Making Society, International Committee for Coal Petrology (Solid Fuels)... 

The continuous colorimetric instrumental method is described in detail by the Intersociety Committee and the American Society for Testing and Materials/ and colorimetric and amperometric analyzers are discussed extensively in the papers both of Tokiwa et al. and of Hodgeson/ ... 

The FETAX has been in use as a screening test in our laboratory since 1999 and is based on the standard guide of the American Society for Testing and Materials (1). FETAX is conducted under the approval of our local ethical committee using Xenofus laevis embryos and constitutes an efficient developmental toxicity screening test when performed early in drug safety development. Its possible use as a mechanistic model is not discussed herein. 

Most tests for polymers have been developed by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee D-20. In addition to these tests, which are published in frequent editions by ASTM, there are also specific tests developed by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI), the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE), and other technical organizations. The variety of tests and results is most prominent in the areas of electronic and optical properties. 

His expertise in the field of reverse osmosis involved him in organizing two sessions on reverse osmosis in separation processes for the Gordon Research Conferences in 1982. He initiated, organized, and acted as chairman of the first session on reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration processes of the Gordon Research Conferences in 1983 and was an invited speaker on reverse osmosis at the Gordon Research Conferences in 1985. He is a member of the ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents and the American Society for Testing and Materials, D-19.06. 

Results of interlaboratory studies conducted by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee D-19 for the purge and trap technique (26) and liquid-liquid extraction (27) have... 

Another recent trend in molecular weight work that was discussed at the ACS Symposium but is not covered formally in the book is the work of the American Society for Testing and Materials ASTM is in the process of preparing and testing standard methods of measuring molecular weight. Those who are interested or have suggestions to make may write to ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. The committee numbers are D20.70.04 and. 05. 

A final quantitative example is that of determining the % ethylene in ethylene-propylene copolymers (EPM). The International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers (IIRP) Technical/Operating Committee and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) cooperated to produce an updated standard method [56]. They also produced a set of standards with the ethylene content established by 13C NMR. Those standards were utilised by Parker and Waddell to study the photoacoustic determination of % ethylene [57]. Three of the four infrared band ratios specified by ASTM were measured, 1378/1462, 1378/722, and 1156/722. The fourth one, 1156/4255, was not used since it involves measurements in the near-IR region. Baselines were drawn by the valley-to-valley technique as illustrated in Figure 2.11. 

Microbial attack manifests itself in so many ways that recently ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) established a new committee whose sole purpose is to advise other ASTM committees on biological degradation. 

This method is currently being used for routine laboratory analysis of red pepper heat. Results have been consistent and continue to correlate well with HPLC data. A similar procedure has also been used for sensory evaluation of black pepper heat. The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM, Committee E-18) has conducted a collaborative study testing the new method in comparison to the Scoville Method. ASTM E-18 is currently preparing to document it as a standardized test method. Also, a modification of the method is being prepared for oleoresin capsicum and for low-heat capsicums. 

ASTM Board Committee Report, The Voluntary Standards System of the United States of America An Appraisal by the American Standards System of the United States of America An Appraisal by the American Society for Testing and Materials, April, 1975. 

ASTM, 1993. ASTM Standards on Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Evaluation. Sponsored by ASTM Committee E-47 on Biological Effects and Environmental Fate. American Society for Testing and Materials. 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. ASTM PCN 03-547093-16., ISBN 0-8032-1778-7... 

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