Techniques and Applications

 

A discussion of spectroscopic techniques - both theoretical and practical - used in oil industry laboratories can be found in a new ASTM International…

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Their Sampling, Analysis and Evaluation

 

It's all about oil. Crude oil.

Oil is critical to today's industrialized world; an important commodity, it's also volatile in price…

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Two ASTM Publications Address Alloy Heating and Cooling

 

Quenching, the practice of heating and cooling metals under controlled conditions, requires an understanding of both the…

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Which Tests to Use and Why

 

The ASTM Dudley Medal-winning Manual 1, Significance of Tests for Petroleum Products, now in its 8th edition, encapsulates "what tests we do and why we…

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Two ASTM Manuals Expand on D05 Standards

 

Train cars heaped high with coal regularly click by ASTM International headquarters on their way to plants that will, in turn, provide…

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ISOCORRAG Collects and Discusses Data from a Global Corrosion Program

 

What effects do wind and water, sulfur and salt, have on metals? That's a multimillion dollar question for…

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A Single ASTM Manual Provides Guidance for Moisture Control

 

The bottom line on moisture in buildings: control it - don't eliminate it - and the structure should last longer and…

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ASTM Standards, Government Regulations and More Combine in One Great Tool

Combine standards and government regulations, add automatic updates, mix in the ability to collaborate with…

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Manual 70 on Soil Compaction

Quality control of soil compaction is the subject of a new manual that brings together extensive experience in a wide variety of earth work projects, from…

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A Standard and a Manual about Fracture Toughness

The master curve concept - and the standard that details the procedure - characterizes the ductile to…

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