ASTM codes and standards

Process equipment design and materials must be documented by identifying the applicable codes and standards (e g., ASME, ASTM, API). If the codes and standards are not current, the DOE contractor must document that the design, construction, testing, inspection, and operation are still suitable for the intended use. If the process technology requires a design that departs from the applicable codes and standards, the contractor must document that the design and construction are suitable for the intended purpose. 

The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) provides standards, compatibility testing, and tests for mechanical properties, recommended practices and procedures as well as codes for polymeric materials. The various industry codes and standards are summarized in Table 4.95. 

For general-purpose temperature measurements, the user will generally select a commercial platinum RTD (i.e., an IPRT) which conforms to existing codes and standards for the relationship between temperature and resistance. Several different standards govern the performance of IPRTs. By far, the most widely used is the International Electrotechnical Commission (lEC) standard 60751, which is essentially equivalent to the Deutsches Institut fiir Normung (DIN) standard 43760 and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard El 137. The uncertainty tolerances on commercial RTD elements are commonly specified as Class A or... 

ASTM s Role in Performance-Based Fire Codes and Standards, edited by J.R. Hall, ASTM STP 1377, The American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohockerr, PA. 1999. 

Chairs, conveners, and task group leaders of aU Standards Development Organizations in the USA and Canada developing codes and standards for hydrogen technologies such as NFPA, ICC, API, CSA America, ASTM, ASME, NIST, CGA, SAE, and BNQ (Canada). 

The primary consensus-based organizations in the United States developing and maintaining fire and flammability test standards are ASTM International (previously the American Society for Testing and Materials) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Committee EOS on Fire Tests is the primary committee in ASTM that develops fire and flammability test standards (25). Several material- or product-oriented Committees have subcommittees that develop fire and flammability test standards as well. For example. Committee D20 on Plastics has a subcommittee on thermal properties (D20.30) that develops and maintains some fire and flammability test standards for plastics. The Fire Test Committee is responsible for all fire and flammability test standards that are used by any of the fire safety codes and standards published by NFPA. A number of test laboratories in the United States, such as Underwriters Laboratories and FM Global, have established a consensus process that meets the requirements of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) so that they now can publish American National Standards. 

Utilization of Industry Standards Recognized international codes and standards should be used (e.g., API, ASME, ASTM, CCPS, NACE, NFPA) in the design and in any proposed modification. It should be realized that compliance with a code or a standard is not sufficient in itself to ensure a safe design is provided. 

The mean time to failure of various instrumentation and equipment parts would be known from the manufacturer s data or the company s experience with the parts, which then influence inspection and testing frequency and associated procedures. Also, applicable codes and standards—such as the National Board inspection Code, or those from the ASTM, API, NFPA, American National Standards institute, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and other groups— provide information to help establish an effective testing and inspection frequency, as weU as appropriate methodologies. 

Examinations shall be performed in accordance with API 1104 or ASME BPV Code Section V, Article 2, referencing ASTM E 390, Standard Reference Radiographs for Steel Fusion Welds, and ASTM E 1648, Standard Reference Radiographs for Examination of Aluminum Fusion Welds. 

Many ASTM and AMS standards have been adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) for inclusion in the Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS). As such, they can be used in military procurement. Such documents are so indicated by the notation (DOD Adopted). Documents not so indictated may be DOD Adopted at a later date, since such possible acceptance is constantly being reviewed. Federal Supply Classification (FSQ numbers and Preparing Activity codes are given for all DOD-Adopted ASTM and... 

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