ASTM specifications

Testing and Standards. Requirements for extmsion and mol ding grades are cited in ASTM specifications (79) and in Federal specification LP-389A of May 1964 (80). For fabricated shapes, FEP film and sheet are covered by Aeronautical Material Specifications (AMS) 3647 and LP-523 (81). Besides the specifications covered by the Fluorocarbons Division of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. (82), other specifications are Hsted in Reference 83. 

Although ASTM specifies certain quaUty levels, there are a number of factors that contribute to other quaUty levels in the marketplace. At times, government regulations are more restrictive than ASTM specifications, especiaHy with respect to environmental issues. Secondly, competitive forces may encourage companies to provide fuel quaUty that is better than that defined by ASTM. Thirdly, ASTM specifications do not have the force of law, and certain companies may decide to exceed or not meet their recommended values. In response to this last factor, some states have adopted ASTM fuel quahty specifications as state regulations, thus forcing a minimum quaUty level in the field. 

Distillation data may be expressed in two ways the percent evaporated at a given temperature (Exxx) or the temperature for a given percent evaporation (T ). Because Exxx values blend linearly, these are generally preferred by refiners and blenders. Gasoline performance specifications have been reported in both ways. ASTM specifications generally prefer the format. 

ASTM specifications for different grades of diesel fuel are summarized in Table 11. 

The effects of variations in composition, cleanliness, stmcture, and mechanical properties of electroslag remelted (ESR) 35NiCrMoV12.5 steel have been reported. This steel which ties between Grades 2 and 3 of ASTM specification A723 is widely used in Europe (145). 

In determining the purity or percentage of lead in lead and lead-base alloys, the impurities or minor components are deterrnined and the lead content calculated by difference. Quality control in lead production requires that the concentration of impurities meet standard ASTM specifications B29 (see Table 7). Analyses of the individual impurities are performed using various wet chemical procedures and instmmental methods such as emission spectroscopy. 

Specifications for the principal LPG products are summarized in Table 4. Detailed specifications and test methods for LPG are pubHshed by the Gas Processor s Association (GPA) (3) and ASTM (4). The ASTM specification for special-duty propane and GPA specification for propane HD-5 apply to propane that is intended primarily for engine fuel. Because most domestic U.S. LPG is handled through copper tubing, which could fail if corroded, all products must pass the copper strip corrosion test. A test value of No. 1 represents a LPG noncorrosive to the copper. 

Scrap from municipal refuse may be in the form of source-separated steel cans, a mixed ferrous fraction, metal magnetically separated from mixed waste or incinerator ash, and C D debris. An ASTM specification (E1134-86) was developed in 1991 for source-separated steel cans. The Steel Recycling Institute has a descriptive steel can specification entitled "Steel Can Scrap Specifications". PubHshed standards for municipal ferrous scrap also include ASTM E701-80, which defines chemical and physical test methods, and ASTM E702-85 which covers the chemical and physical requirements of ferrous scrap for several scrap-consurning industries. 

Material ASTM specification Cold appHed, L/m Hot appHed, kg/m Reference... 

Table 4 describes properties of ASTM ply felts used for BUR. For additional details, the appropriate ASTM specifications should be consulted (1,3). Periodic revisions are made by ASTM committees to keep up with current practices. 

Coal-tar pitch for other uses is similarly subject to a few national specifications but mainly sold to users specifications. Pitch intended for roofing, dampproofing, and waterproofing is the subject of ASTM specification D450 and Federal specification R-P-381 hot-appHed tar-based coatings (pipeline enamels) are the subject of BSS 4164/1987, amended in 1988, and, in the United States, of American Water Works Association (AWWA) specification C203. 

Table 5. Comparison of ASTM Specifications for Titanium Sponge, Wt % on a Dry Basis...

The alloys of titanium utilised in industrial applications have compositional specifications tabulated by ASTM. The ASTM specification number is given in Table 14 for the commercially important alloys. MiUtary specifications are found under MIL-T-9046 and MIL-T-9047, and aerospace material specifications for bar, sheet, tubing, and wine under specification numbers 4900—4980. Every large aircraft company has its own set of alloy specifications. 

During the 1920s the following three national specifications for asphalt cements were pubHshed (/) Federal specifications, adopted in 1925 (2) the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) specifications, adopted in 1924, revised in 1926 and (2) ASTM specifications, adopted in 1922 to 1926, withdrawn in 1939, and re-issued in 1947. 

Liquid fuels for ground-based gas turbines are best defined today by ASTM Specification D2880. Table 4 Hsts the detailed requirements for five grades which cover the volatility range from naphtha to residual fuel. The grades differ primarily in basic properties related to volatility eg, distillation, flash point, and density of No. 1 GT and No. 2 GT fuels correspond to similar properties of kerosene and diesel fuel respectively. These properties are not limited for No. 0 GT fuel, which allows naphthas and wide-cut distillates. For heavier fuels. No. 3 GT and No. 4 GT, the properties that must be limited are viscosity and trace metals. 

With the exception of gasoHne grade /-butyl alcohol (GTBA), the butanols are generally marketed in bulk in the pure isomeric form. ASTM specifications (29) for n-, iso- and j -butyl alcohol are given in Table 3. Butanol specification purity is routinely obtained by gas chromatography (30). 

Table 11. Chemical Composition and ASTM Specifications for Chromate Color Pigments ...

Triple Nickel and More. As an extension to the dual nickel, a thin, higher sulfur-containing nickel strike is deposited between the sulfur-free and the bright nickel. The sulfur content of this minimumally 2.5 p.m-sttike is 0.15—0.20 mass %. Ttiple nickel and dual nickel are covered by ASTM specification B456 (89). A fourth nickel deposit has shown improved protection by the effects it has on subsequent chromium deposits. Highly stressed, these nickel strikes have been used to aid in producing microcracked chromium. 

Rhodium. Rhodium is the most commonly plated platinum-group metal. In addition to its decorative uses, rhodium has useful properties for engineering appHcations. It has good corrosion resistance, stable electtical contact resistance, wear resistance, heat resistance, and good reflectivity. The use of rhodium for engineering purposes is covered by an ASTM specification (128). Typical formulas are shown in Table 15. The metal content is obtained from prepared solutions available from proptietary plating supply companies. Replenishment is requited because anodes are not soluble. Rhodium for decorative use may be 0.05—0.13 p.m thick for industtial use, it maybe 0.50—5.0 p.m thick. 

Zinc coatings are covered by an ASTM specification (143). Because of the varying purity of 2inc deposits from chloride and 2incate baths, some thickness measuring methods can vary considerably (39). Methods based on physical measurement of magnetic methods (144,145) are used for best accuracy. 

Plating solutions used in nickel electroforming are primarily the Watts bath and the nickel sulfamate bath. Watts baths exhibit higher stress and require additives for stress control, which may affect other properties. Sulfamate baths produce much lower stress and are preferred where purer nickel or nickel—cobalt deposits ate needed. ASTM specifications are available that describe the mandrels and plating solutions (116,162). 

Common trade name or registered trademark Alloy no. ASTM specification (pipe) Nominal composition, % ... 

Polypropylene Polypropylene (PP) pipe and fittings have excellent resistance to most common organic and mineral acids and their salts, strong and weak alkahes, and many organic chemicals. They are available in sizes V2 through 6 in, in Schedules 40 and 80, but are not covered as such by ASTM specifications. 

Y = coefficient naving value in Table 10-50 for ductile ferrous materials, 0.4 for ductile nonferrous materials, and zero for brittle materials such as cast iron t,n = minimum required thickness, in, to which manufacturing tolerance must be added when specifying pipe thickness on purchase orders. [Most ASTM specifications to which mill pipe is normally obtained permit minimum wall to be 12V percent less than nominal. ASTM A155 for fusion-welded pipe permits minimum wall 0.25 mm (0.01 in) less than nominal plate thickness.] Pipe with t equal to or greater than D/6 or P/SE greater than 0.385 reqmres special consideration. 

Impact Testing Materials conforming to ASTM specifications listed in the code may generally be used at temperatures down to the lowest temperature listed for that material in the stress table without additional testing. When welding or other operations are performed on these materi s, additional low-temperature toughness tests may be reqiiired. The code requirements are listed in Table 10-57. 

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