Title: Standards and Work Items - New, Edited, and Revised
By: ASTM
Quarterly Report: April to June 2007

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New Approved ASTM Standards
04/02/07

D2582 - Standard Test Method for Puncture-Propagation Tear Resistance of Plastic Film and Thin Sheeting has been revised to D2582-07

D5628 - Standard Test Method for Impact Resistance of Flat, Rigid Plastic Specimens by Means of a Falling Dart (Tup or Falling Mass) has been revised to D5628-07

D6360 - Standard Practice for Enclosed Carbon-Arc Exposures of Plastics has been revised to D6360-07

New Approved ASTM Standards
04/09/07

D3012 - Standard Test Method for Thermal-Oxidative Stability of Polypropylene Using a Specimen Rotator Within an Oven has been revised to D3012-07

D4092 - Standard Terminology: Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties has been revised to D4092-07

D4440 - Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: Melt Rheology has been revised to D4440-07

D5203 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Molding and Extrusion Materials from Recycled Post-Consumer (HDPE) Sources has been revised to D5203-07

New ASTM Work Items
04/09/07

NEW WK14976 - Specification for Flexible Polypropylene Reinforced (fPP-R) Geomembranes

NEW WK14977 - Specification for Polypropylene (PP) Corrugated Pipe and Corrugated Dual Wal PP Pipe (4" through 25")

New Approved ASTM Standards
04/18/07

NEW F2634 - Standard Test Method for Laboratory Testing of Polyethylene (PE) Butt Fusion Joints using Tensile-Impact Method is a new standard, now available. F2634-07

New ASTM Work Items
04/18/07

NEW WK15082 - Specification for Measuring the Asperity Height of Textured Geomembrane

New Approved ASTM Standards
04/23/07

D1204 - Standard Test Method for Linear Dimensional Changes of Nonrigid Thermoplastic Sheeting or Film at Elevated Temperature has been revised to D1204-07

D1525 - Standard Test Method for Vicat Softening Temperature of Plastics has been revised to D1525-07

D1693 - Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics has been revised to D1693-07

D6460 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Rolled Erosion Control Product (RECP) Performance in Protecting Earthen Channels from Stormwater-Induced Erosion has been revised (with title change) to D6460-07

D648 - Standard Test Method for Deflection Temperature of Plastics Under Flexural Load in the Edgewise Position has been revised to D648-07

D746 - Standard Test Method for Brittleness Temperature of Plastics and Elastomers by Impact has been revised to D746

F2263 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Oxidative Resistance of Polyethylene (PE) Pipe to Chlorinated Water has been revised to F2263-07

New ASTM Work Items
04/23/07

WK15160 - Standard Test Method for Biological Clogging of Geotextile or Soil/Geotextile Filters is a work item revision to existing standard D1987-95(2002)

WK15161 - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Constant Tensile Load Test is a work item revision to existing standard D5397-99(2005)

WK15166 - Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine) is a work item revision to existing standard D2261-96(2002)

WK15188 - Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Falling-Pendulum Type (Elmendorf) Apparatus is a work item revision to existing standard D1424-96(2004)

WK15225 - Standard Specification for Butt Heat Fusion Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Fittings for Polyethylene (PE) Plastic Pipe and Tubing is a work item revision to existing standard D3261-03

WK15235 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR) of Polyethylene Pipe is a work item for the withdrawal of the existing standard F1248-96(2002)e1

New Approved ASTM Standards
04/30/07

D1004 - Standard Test Method for Tear Resistance (Graves Tear) of Plastic Film and Sheeting has been revised to D1004-07

D5155 - Standard Test Methods for Polyurethane Raw Materials Determination of the Isocyanate Content of Aromatic Isocyanates has been revised to D5155-07

D6779 - Standard Classification System for Polyamide Molding and Extrusion Materials (PA) has been revised to D6779-07

NEW D7322 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Rolled Erosion Control Product (RECP) Ability to Encourage Seed Germination and Plant Growth Under Bench-Scale Conditions is a new standard, now available D7322-07

New ASTM Work Items
04/30/07

NEW WK15288 - Practice for Exposing Degradable Plastics To Heat Aging and Oxidative Degradation under Humidity Conditions Representing Selected Disposal and Use Sites.

WK15307 - Standard Test Method for Determining Filtering Efficiency and Flow Rate of a Geotextile for Silt Fence Application Using Site-Specific Soil is a work item revision to existing standard D5141-96(2004)

New ASTM Work Items
05/08/07

WK15387 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Plastics Pipe and Fittings Materials is a work item revision to existing standard D3350-06

WK15390 - Standard Practice for Deterioration of Geotextiles from Outdoor Exposure is a work item revision to existing standard D5970-96(2002)

New Approved ASTM Standards
05/15/07

D4355 - Standard Test Method for Deterioration of Geotextiles by Exposure to Light, Moisture and Heat in a Xenon Arc Type Apparatus has been revised to D4355-07

New ASTM Work Items
05/15/07

WK15403 - Standard Practice for Deterioration of Geotextiles from Outdoor Exposure is a work item revision to existing standard D5970-96(2002)

New ASTM Work Items
05/21/07

WK15485 - Standard Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure the Resistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipes and Resins is a work item revision to existing standard F1473-01e1

WK15510 - Standard Specification for Polyethylene Sheeting for Construction, Industrial, and Agricultural Applications is a work item revision to existing standard D4397-02