American Society for Testing Materials

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 Materials (ASTM) E288, E542, and E694 standards. 

MnnualBook ofMSTM Standards, Vol. 6.03, American Society for Testing Materials, Philadelphia, Pa., 1991. 

ASTM = American Society for Testing Materials GPA = Gas Processors Association. 

Referee Methods. The American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) has collected a series of standard referee methods for the analysis of magnesium and its alloys (78). These methods are accurate over a larger range of concentration than the production methods, but are time consuming ia thek apphcation. The methods are based on potentiometric titration, photometric methods, or gravimetric methods. The photometric methods are most common and are relatively straightforward. 

U. S. EPA Regulations on Standards ofPeformanceforNeir Stationay Sources, 40 CER 60, Appendix A, Reference Methods, Washington, D.C., 1993. ASTM D3685-92, Standard Test Methodfor Sampling and Determination of Particulate Matter in Stack Gases, American Society for Testing Materials, Philadelphia, Pa., 1992. 

The industry operates by using standardized procedures for testing and characterizing materials. These procedures are pubHshed and updated by the American Society for Testing Materials in consultation with interested parties in the industry. 

Approved techniques for manual and mechanical sampling are often documented for various commodities handled in commerce by industiy groups. Examples are the International Standards Organization (ISO), British Standards Association (BSA), Japan Institute of Standards (JIS), American Society for Testing Materi s (ASTM), and the Fertihzer Institute. Sampling standards developed for use in specified industry applications frequently include instructions for labora-toiy work in sample preparation and analysis—steps (2) and (3) above. 

The American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) recommends 250 ml of solution for every square inch of area of test metal. Exposure time is also critical. Often it is desirable to extrapolate results from short time tests to long service periods. Typically, corrosion is more intense in its early stages (before protective coatings of corrosion products build up). Results obtained from short-term tests tend to overestimate corrosion rates which often results in an overly conservative design. 

ASME Section V Non-Destruction Examination American Society for Testing Materials, Part 10,... 

Certain properties of a liquid fuel are measured routinely in a laboratory for characterization purposes. Besides density and viscosity, these properties include the pour point, the cloud point, and the flash point. Standard ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials) procedures are available for their determination. 

American Society for Testing Materials, "Symposium on Fluorescent X-ray Spectro-graphic Analysis/ Am, Soc. Testing Materials Spec. Tech. Tubl., No. 157 (1954). W. G. Berl, editor, Physical Methods in Chemical Analysis, Vol. Ill, G. L. Clark, "fluorescent X-ray Spectrometric Analysis," Academic Press, New York, 1956, pages 383-399. 

Fig. 2-4. Mean pulse height versus quantum energy, to illustrate pulse-height selection of characteristic lines. Side window tube, 3-in. diameter 0.005-in. wire operating at 1275 v filled with argon plus 10% ethylene total pressure, 15 cm of mercury (proportional counter) gain, 3.5 X 104. (After Friedman, Birks, and Brooks, A STM Spec. Tech. Publ., No. 157, page 3. Copyright 1954. American Society for Testing Materials.)...

Sixty-first Annual Meeting American Society for Testing Materials, Symposium on Particle Size Measurement , ASTM SpecTechPublNo 234, Boston, 172-178 (1958)" 11) H.W. 

The American Society for Testing Materials proposes as a practical working unit the term ultimate working unit as a primary or individual particle or a group of primary particles that retains its structure throughout a dispersion process and subsequent applications. 

A number of recommendations have been made in the development of quantitative chromatographic methods. The American Society for Testing Materials — using as a benchmark the reversed phase separation of benzyl alcohol, acetophenone, benzaldehyde, benzene, and dimethylterephthalate — discovered substantial laboratory-to-laboratory differences in quantitative analysis.53 These compounds are routinely used to test column performance or for system suitability testing. A followup study, using benzyl alcohol, acetophenone, p-tolualdehyde, and anisole, showed that measurement of... 

Riga, A.T. and Judovits, L. 2001. Material Characterization by Dynamic and Modulated Thermal Analytical Techniques . American Society for Testing Materials, West Conshohocken, PA. Rockland, L.B. 1987. Introduction. In Water Activity Theory and Application to Foods (L.B. 

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