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ASTM D3487 – Standard Specification for Mineral Insulating Liquid Used in Electrical Apparatus Description: Abstract This specification covers two types of new mineral insulating oils of petroleum origin for use as an insulating and cooling medium in new and existing power and distribution electrical apparatuses, such as transformers, regulators, reactors, circuit breakers, switchgear, and attendant …
ASTM D3479 – Standard Test Method for Tension-Tension Fatigue of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method is designed to yield tensile fatigue data for material specifications, research and development, quality assurance, and structural design and analysis. The primary test result is the fatigue life of the test specimen under a …
ASTM D3467 – Standard Test Method for Carbon Tetrachloride Activity of Activated Carbon Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Activity as measured by this test method is basically a measure of the pore volume of the activated carbon sample. This test method is therefore a means of determining the degree of completion of the activation process, hence …
ASTM D3466 – Standard Test Method for Ignition Temperature of Granular Activated Carbon Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Activated carbons used in gas-phase adsorption may be subjected to heating, either from heat applied externally to the carbon bed, or heat generated by radioactive4 contaminants, or by the adsorption process itself. If the application of heat is sudden, …
ASTM D3462 – Standard Specification for Asphalt Shingles Made from Glass Felt and Surfaced with Mineral Granules Description: Abstract This specification deals with the standards for asphalt roofing in shingle form, composed of glass felt or felts impregnated and coated on both sides with asphalt, and surface on the weather side with minerals. Physical requirements …
ASTM D3456 – Standard Practice for Determining by Exterior Exposure Tests the Susceptibility of Paint Films to Microbiological Attack Description: Significance and Use 3.1 The growth of fungi and algae in and on the surface of paint films represents a major cause of discoloration or disfigurement of painted surfaces. 3.2 Simple observation of a coated object subjected …
ASTM D344 – Standard Test Method for Relative Hiding Power of Paints by the Visual Evaluation of Brushouts (Withdrawn 2018) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method evaluates the hiding power of a test paint relative to a comparison paint. The results have significance only within that relationship. It may be used for production control …
ASTM D3427 – Standard Test Method for Air Release Properties of Hydrocarbon Based Oils Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Agitation of lubricating oil with air in equipment, such as bearings, couplings, gears, pumps, and oil return lines, may produce a dispersion of finely divided air bubbles in the oil. If the residence time in the reservoir …
ASTM D3424 – Standard Practice for Evaluating the Relative Lightfastness and Weatherability of Printed Matter (Withdrawn 2020) Description: Significance and Use Lightfastness or weatherability for specified periods of time is pertinent for certain types of printed matter such as magazine and book covers, posters and billboards, greeting cards and packages. Since the ability of printed …
ASTM D3418 – Standard Test Method for Transition Temperatures and Enthalpies of Fusion and Crystallization of Polymers by Differential Scanning Calorimetry Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Thermal analysis provides a rapid method for measuring transitions due to morphological or chemical changes in a polymer as it is heated/cooled at a controlled rate through a specified temperature …
