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ASTM E1251 – Standard Test Method for Analysis of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The metallurgical properties of aluminum and its alloys are highly dependent on chemical composition. Precise and accurate analyses are essential to obtaining desired properties, meeting customer specifications, and helping to reduce scrap due …
ASTM E1252 – Standard Practice for General Techniques for Obtaining Infrared Spectra for Qualitative Analysis Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Infrared spectroscopy is the most widely used technique for identifying organic and inorganic materials. This practice describes methods for the proper application of infrared spectroscopy. Scope 1.1 This practice covers the spectral range from 4000 cm−1 to 50 cm−1 and …
ASTM E1225 – Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Solids Using the Guarded-Comparative-Longitudinal Heat Flow Technique Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The comparative method of measurement of thermal conductivity is especially useful for engineering materials including ceramics, polymers, metals and alloys, refractories, carbons, and graphites including combinations and other composite forms of each. 5.2 Proper design …
ASTM E1131 – Standard Test Method for Compositional Analysis by Thermogravimetry Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method is intended for use in quality control, material screening, and related problem solving where a compositional analysis is desired or a comparison can be made with a known material of the same type. 5.2 The parameters described should …
ASTM E1086 – Standard Test Method for Analysis of Austenitic Stainless Steel by Spark Atomic Emission Spectrometry Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The chemical composition of stainless steels must be determined accurately to ensure the desired metallurgical properties. This test method is suitable for manufacturing control and inspection testing. Scope 1.1 This test method2 covers the analysis of …
ASTM E1019 – Standard Test Methods for Determination of Carbon, Sulfur, Nitrogen, and Oxygen in Steel, Iron, Nickel, and Cobalt Alloys by Various Combustion and Inert Gas Fusion Techniques Description: Significance and Use 4.1 These test methods for the chemical analysis of metals and alloys are primarily intended to test such materials for compliance with compositional …
ASTM E831 – Standard Test Method for Linear Thermal Expansion of Solid Materials by Thermomechanical Analysis Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Coefficients of linear thermal expansion are used, for example, for design purposes and to determine if failure by thermal stress may occur when a solid body composed of two different materials is subjected to temperature …
ASTM E805 – Standard Practice for Identification of Instrumental Methods of Color or Color-Difference Measurement of Materials Description: Significance and Use 4.1 The options available in methods for the measurement of color or color-difference are many. These involve choices in: (1) specimens, (2) geometric and spectral properties of instruments, (3) calibration bases for standards used, (4) …
ASTM E681 – Standard Test Method for Concentration Limits of Flammability of Chemicals (Vapors and Gases) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 The LFL and UFL of gases and vapors define the range of flammable concentrations in air. 5.2 This method measures the LFL and UFL for upward (and partially outward) flame propagation. The limits for downward flame …
ASTM E647 – Standard Test Method for Measurement of Fatigue Crack Growth Rates Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Fatigue crack growth rate expressed as a function of crack-tip stress-intensity factor range, da/dN versus ΔK, characterizes a material’s resistance to stable crack extension under cyclic loading. Background information on the ration-ale for employing linear elastic fracture mechanics to …
