ASTM Standards Update
Patrick Nolan
Updates have been made to the following ASTM Standards:
D Category
D1229 - Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Compression Set at Low Temperatures has been reapproved, available as D1229-03(2008)
D202 - Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Untreated Paper Used for Electrical Insulation has been revised to D202-08
D395 - Standard Test Methods for Rubber Property—Compression Set has been reapproved, available as D395-03(2008)
D3767 - Standard Practice for Rubber—Measurement of Dimensions has been reapproved, available as D3767-03(2008)
D6049 - Standard Test Method for Rubber Property-Measurement of the Viscous and Elastic Behavior of Unvulcanized Raw Rubbers and Rubber Compounds by Compression Between Parallel Plates has been reapproved, available as D6049-03
E Category
E18 - Standard Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials has been revised to E18-08a
F Category
F1148 - Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Home Playground Equipment has been revised to F1148-08
F2085 - Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Portable Bed Rails has been revised to F2085-08
F2097 - Standard Guide for Design and Evaluation of Primary Flexible Packaging for Medical Products has been revised to F2097-08
Work Order Category
WK20341 - Standard Test Method for Shear Testing of Aluminum Alloys is a work item revision to existing standard B769-07
WK20351 - Standard Test Method for Measuring the Force-Displacement of a Membrane Switch is a work item revision to existing standard F2592-07a
WK20357 - Standard Test Method for Apparent Shear Strength of Single-Lap-Joint Adhesively Bonded Metal Specimens by Tension Loading (Metal-to-Metal) is a work item revision to existing standard D1002-05




