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

previous quarterly report

New Approved ASTM Standards
07/01/07

D3895 - Standard Test Method for Oxidative-Induction Time of Polyolefins by Differential Scanning Calorimetry has been revised to D3895-07

D4703 - Standard Practice for Compression Molding Thermoplastic Materials into Test Specimens, Plaques, or Sheets has been revised to D4703-07

D5023 - Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Flexure (Three-Point Bending) has been revised to D5023-07

D5024 - Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Compression has been revised to D5024-07

D5045 - Standard Test Methods for Plane-Strain Fracture Toughness and Strain Energy Release Rate of Plastic Materials has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D5045-99(2007)e1

D5418 - Standard Test Method for Plastics: Dynamic Mechanical Properties: In Flexure (Dual Cantilever Beam) has been revised to D5418-07

F1473 - Standard Test Method for Notch Tensile Test to Measure the Resistance to Slow Crack Growth of Polyethylene Pipes and Resins has been revised to F1473-07

F2648/F2648M - Standard Specification for 2 to 60 inch [50 to 1500 mm] Annular Corrugated Profile Wall Polyethylene (PE) Pipe and Fittings for Land Drainage Applications is a new standard, now available. F2648/F2648M-07

New ASTM Work Items
07/01/07

WK15645 - Standard Specification for Rigid Cellular Polystyrene Geofoam is a work item revision to existing standard D6817-06a

New Approved ASTM Standards
08/06/07

D5397 - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of Stress Crack Resistance of Polyolefin Geomembranes Using Notched Constant Tensile Load Test has been revised to D5397-07

D6459 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Rolled Erosion Control Product (RECP) Performance in Protecting Hillslopes from Rainfall-Induced Erosion has been revised (with title change) to D6459-07

D7269 - Standard Test Methods for Tensile Testing of Aramid Yarns has been revised to D7269-07

New ASTM Work Items
08/06/07

NEW WK16166 - New Test Method for Standard Test Method for The Determination of Carboxyl End Group Content of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Yarns

New Approved ASTM Standards
08/21/07

D4157 - Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Oscillatory Cylinder Method) has been revised to D4157-07

D5262 - Standard Test Method for Evaluating the Unconfined Tension Creep and Creep Rupture Behavior of Geosynthetics has been revised to D5262-07

D5587 - Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure has been revised to D5587-07

F1248 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR) of Polyethylene Pipe (Withdrawn 2007) has been withdrawn, with no replacement. F1248-96(2002)e1

New ASTM Work Items
08/21/07

WK16324 - Standard Specification for 2 to 60 inch [50 to 1500 mm] Annular Corrugated Profile Wall Polyethylene (PE) Pipe and Fittings for Land Drainage Applications is a work item revision to existing standard F2648/F2648M-07

WK16382 - Standard Test Method for Environmental Stress-Cracking of Ethylene Plastics is a work item revision to existing standard D1693-07

New Approved ASTM Standards
08/27/07

NEW D7101 - Standard Index Test Method for Determination of Unvegetated Rolled Erosion Control Product (RECP) Ability to Protect Soil from Rain Splash and Associated Runoff Under Bench-Scale Conditions is a new standard, now available. D7101-07

New Approved ASTM Standards
09/04/07

D1388 - Standard Test Method for Stiffness of Fabrics has been revised to D1388-07

D3885 - Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Flexing and Abrasion Method) has been revised to D3885-07

D3886 - Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Inflated Diaphragm Apparatus) has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D3886-99(2007)e1

D4849 - Standard Terminology Relating to Yarns and Fibers has been reapproved, available as D4849-02b(2007)

D4966 - Standard Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Textile Fabrics (Martindale Abrasion Tester Method) has been reapproved (with editorial change), available as D4966-98(2007)e1

F2306/F2306M - Standard Specification for 12 to 60 in. [300 to 1500 mm] Annular Corrugated Profile-Wall Polyethylene (PE) Pipe and Fittings for Gravity-Flow Storm Sewer and Subsurface Drainage Applications has been revised to F2306/F2306M-07

New ASTM Work Items
09/04/07

WK16542 - Standard Test Method for Determining Geonet Breaking Force is a work item revision to existing standard D7179-05

New Approved ASTM Standards
09/10/07

D2261 - Standard Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by the Tongue (Single Rip) Procedure (Constant-Rate-of-Extension Tensile Testing Machine) has been revised to D2261-07

New ASTM Work Items
09/10/07

WK16586 - Test Method for Determining the (In-plane) Flow Rate per Unit Width and Hydraulic Transmissivity of a Geosynthetic Using a Constant Head is a work item revision to existing standard D4716-04