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ASTM D2718 – Standard Test Methods for Structural Panels in Planar Shear (Rolling Shear) Description: Significance and Use 3.1 Planar shear (rolling shear) characteristics of structural panels determined by these test methods are essential for the rigorous design of various glued wood-panel structural components, such as box beams, folded plate roofs, and stressed skin panels. Planar …
ASTM D2717 – Standard Test Method for Thermal Conductivity of Liquids (Withdrawn 2018) Description: Significance and Use The thermal conductivity of a substance is a measure of the ability of that substance to transfer energy as heat in the absence of mass transport phenomena. It is used in engineering calculations that relate to the manner …
ASTM D2715 – Standard Test Method for Volatilization Rates of Lubricants in Vacuum (Withdrawn 2017) Description: Significance and Use This test method provides data for comparison of the evaporation rate of lubricants used in unshielded bearings in the space environment. Scope 1.1 This test method covers the determination of the rates of volatilization of lubricants …
ASTM D2714 – Standard Test Method for Calibration and Operation of the Falex Block-on-Ring Friction and Wear Testing Machine Description: Significance and Use 4.1 This test method is used for the calibration of a block-on-ring testing machine by measuring the friction and wear properties of a calibration fluid under the prescribed test conditions. 4.2 The user of …
ASTM D2713 – Standard Test Method for Dryness of Propane (Valve Freeze Method) Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test is a functional test in which the water concentration in the product is related to product behavior characteristics in a pressure-reducing system of special design to arrive at a measure of product acceptability in common use …
ASTM D2711 – Standard Test Method for Demulsibility Characteristics of Lubricating Oils Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test provides a guide for determining the demulsibility characteristic of lubricating oils that are prone to water contamination and may encounter the turbulence of pumping and circulation capable of producing water-in-oil emulsions. Scope 1.1 This test method covers the …
ASTM D2710 – Standard Test Method for Bromine Index of Petroleum Hydrocarbons by Electrometric Titration Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method provides a measure of trace amounts of unsaturated hydrocarbons in petroleum distillates boiling up to 288 °C (550 °F). An estimate of the quantity of these materials is useful in assessing the suitability of the …
ASTM D2709 – Standard Test Method for Water and Sediment in Middle Distillate Fuels by Centrifuge Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This test method is used as an indication of free water and sediment suspended as haze, cloudiness, or droplets in middle distillate fuels such as Grades No. 1 and 2 fuel oil (Specification D396), Grades No. …
ASTM D2702 – Standard Practice for Rubber Chemicals—Determination of Infrared Absorption Characteristics Description: Significance and Use 5.1 This procedure can be used for a variety of applications, including identifying unlabeled material, process control, raw material acceptance, product evaluation, and compositional change during environmental testing. 5.2 Rubber chemicals vary widely in their chemical and physical properties. Infrared spectrophotometers …
ASTM D2700 – Standard Test Method for Motor Octane Number of Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel Description: Significance and Use 5.1 Motor O.N. correlates with commercial automotive spark-ignition engine antiknock performance under severe conditions of operation. 5.2 Motor O.N. is used by engine manufacturers, petroleum refiners and marketers, and in commerce as a primary specification measurement related to the …
