American Society for Testing and Materials standards

American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard for Qualitative Classification of Surfactants by Infrared Absorption, D2357-74 (Reapproved 1989). 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, PA 19103. 

The amount and level of contaminants or impurities in water for pharmaceutical purpose depend on its use. Since water is used in all industries and scientific work, international and national standard authorities have established water quality parameters for all types of applications. Health-related water standards are given by organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO) [2], the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [3], and the American Society for Testing and Materials Standards (ASTM) [4] in the United States and by pharmacopeial compendia when the aim is specifically related to water for pharmaceutical products for human and veterinary consumption. 

The second part of the scope refers to the kind of method used and makes clear that whether the method is an internationally recognized standard or simply and in-house procedure, it falls within the scope of ISO/IEC 17025. In specifying exactly what a laboratory is accredited for, the accreditation body must be careful to correctly detail the methods. So if sulfur is analyzed by ASTM D5453, the laboratory must have demonstrated its capability to follow the method as laid specified in the American Society for Testing and Materials standard, or any changes made by the laboratory must be documented and validated. 

The data have been compared with the International Standard ISO 31 (1979-80) and the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard for Metric Practice 380-79. Relations which are exact are indicated by an asterisk ( ). Factors in parentheses are also exact. 

American Society for Testing and Materials. Standard Test Method for Pore Size Characteristics of Membrane Filters for Use with Aerospace Fluids. ASTM F316-80, part 25. Philadelphia pp. 872-878 (1981). 

American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard Practice for Estimation of Holding Time for Water Samples Containing Organic Constituents, D 4515-85, [Annual Book of ASTM Standards, 1987],... 

American Society for Testing and Materials, standard tensile te3t, 34... 

The analytical methods that can be used are from Test Methods for the Evaluation of Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods (SW-846, EPA-600/4-79/020) Standard Methods for Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes (EPA-600/4-79/020) Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater or American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Methods. 

American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard test method for strength properties of adhesives in two-ply wood construction in shear by loading, ASTM D 2339-85, 1985, Philadelphia, PA. 

American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard Guide for Risk-based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release Sites, Standard El 739-95, ASTM, Philadelphia, 1996. 

American Society for Testing and Materials Standard E 422 - 83, Standard Method for Measuring Heat Flux Using a Water-Cooled Calorimeter, Philadelphia, PA, 1983. 

ASTM 2005. American Society for Testing and Materials. Standards may be found online at http //astm.org/. Click Technical Committees then search for the standard by the committee or sub-committee that developed it. Viewed on September 20, 2005. 

American Society for Testing and Materials Standard No. E544-75. "Standard Recommended Practices for Referencing Suprathreshold of Odor Intensity", published by ASTM, 1916 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 (1975). 

Numerous test methods have been standardized. Examples of extensive collections are the NACE (National Association of Corrosion Engineers) standards and the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards. Some of these are mentioned in Chapter 7 in connection with crevice, pitting, intergranular and stress corrosion. Further reference is made to Shreir et al. [9.2] and Heitz et al. [9.3] who present surveys of various standards (British, American, German, ISO), as well as to... 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS, Standard Specification for Uranium Hexafluoride Enriched to Less than 5% U-235, ASTM C996-90, ASTM, Philadelphia, PA (1991). 

VI.22] AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS, Standard Test Method for Crack Tip Opening Displacement (CTOD) Fracture Toughness Measurement, ASTM E1290-93, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, ASTM, PhUadelphia, PA (1993). 

Many ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) Standards are used for testing. However, it has been shown that the values they give for certain properties are different from those given by ISO tests. Hence the ASTM test methods should only be used where no equivalent ISO tests have been published. However, for convenience, a list of some of the relevant ASTM tests is given at the end of this chapter because they have been so widely used in the past. 

Standard Definitions and Descriptions of Terms Relating to Conditioning, E41, Annual book of ASTM Standards, American Society for Testing and Materials Standard Definitions and Descriptions of Terms Relating to Dynamic Mechanical Measurements on plastics, D4092, Annual book of ASTM Standards, American Society for Testing and Materials... 

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