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ASTM F1306 – Standard Test Method for Slow Rate Penetration Resistance of Flexible Barrier Films and Laminates Description: Significance and Use 4.1 Penetration resistance is an important end-use performance of thin flexible materials where a sharp-edged product can destroy the integrity of a barrier wrap. This will permit package entry/exit of gases, odors, and unwanted contaminates, …
ASTM E1269 – Standard Test Method for Determining Specific Heat Capacity by Differential Scanning Calorimetry Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Differential scanning calorimetric measurements provide a rapid, simple method for determining specific heat capacities of materials. 5.2 Specific heat capacities are important for reactor and cooling system design purposes, quality control, and research and development. Scope 1.1 This …
ASTM E1148 – Standard Test Method for Measurements of Aqueous Solubility (Withdrawn 2013) Description: Significance and Use The solubility of organics is a basic physical parameter needed for the prediction of the fate of a chemical in the environment (6). The ionic strength and organic content of natural waters may cause an apparent decrease or increase …
ASTM E1147 – Standard Test Method for Partition Coefficient (N-Octanol/Water) Estimation by Liquid Chromatography (Withdrawn 2013) Description: Scope 1.1 This test method describes a procedure for the estimation of the log of the octanol/water partition coefficient (log Kow) of chemicals over the range from 0 to 8. 1.2 This test method uses an empirically derived equation …
ASTM E1530 – Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Resistance to Thermal Transmission by the Guarded Heat Flow Meter Technique Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method describes a procedure to measure and compare the thermal resistance properties of specimens (less than 25 mm in thickness) under controlled conditions. Scope 1.1 This test method describes a …
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 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 …
