ASTM International

Annual book of ASTM standards 2007; section 2: Nonferrous metal products; v.02.05: Metallic and inorganic coatings; metal powders and metal powder products.

Organized in 1988, ASTM International has grown into one of the largest voluntary standards development systems in the world. The volume of the organization's 2007 Annual Book of ASTM Standards contains approved ASTM standards and related material on metallic and inorganic coatings, metal powders, and metal powder products. A new edition of the Book of Standards is published annually to include new standards and revisions to existing standards. About 30% of each volume is new or revised. Each volume contains all actions approved by the ASTM at least four months before the publication date. All volumes have a table of contents, listing the standards in alphanumeric sequence by ASTM designation, and a list categorizing the standards according to subject. A subject index of the standards found in each volume of the series (81 volumes in all) appears in the back of each volume. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

ASTM standards on erosion and sediment control technology, 2d ed.

This is a compendium of ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) standards relevant to the erosion and sediment control industry, primarily produced by ASTM Committees D18 (Soil and Rock) and D35 (Geosynthetics). The standards include test methods, material specifications, practices, and guides and relate to manufactured materials such as mulches and tackifiers, biodegradable blankets, turf reinforcement mats, sediment retention and filtration devices, gabions, grout-filled mats, geotextiles, and articulating concrete block systems, as well as natural materials including soil, rock riprap, and willows and grasses. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Dimension stone use in building construction.

This work contains 12 peer-reviewed papers presented at an October 2001 symposium and published in the Journal of ASTM International, reporting on the state of the art in the use of dimension stone in building and pavement construction. Papers are in sections on strength testing, design, evaluation and investigation, and durability. Specific subjects addressed include full-scale flexural strength testing for stone cladding design, material strength considerations in dimension stone anchorage design, characteristics that affect the integrity of existing thin stone cladding, and field testing versus laboratory testing of stone durability. B&w photos are included. The editors are co-chairmen of the symposium and co-editors of STP. There is no subject index. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Fatigue and fracture mechanics; v.35; proceedings.

Thirty-six papers from the May 2005 symposium present recent research on creep assessment and modeling, fatigue damage, crack growth, fracture mechanics analysis, fracture toughness and constraint, ductile brittle transition, and dynamic fracture. The opening lecture reports trends in making safety assessments and reliable lifetime predictions for situations where creep processes dominate. Other topics include volumetric and surface position annihilation studies, crack analysis of welded joints for high chromium steel, the role of applied potential on environment-assisted cracking of zirconium alloys, and finite element simulation of crack propagation for complex geometries without remeshing. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Fatigue and fracture of medical metallic materials and devices; proceedings.

Mitchell (Northern Arizona U.) and Jerina (Washington U. of St. Louis) bring together 11 papers from the proceedings of the First Symposium - Fatigue and Fracture of Medical Metallic Materials and Devices, sponsored by the American Society for Testing and Materials International Committees E08 on Fatigue and Fracture and F04 on Medical Devices, held in Dallas, Texas, in November of 2005. The conference brought together researchers from North America and Europe in both disciplines to begin a dialogue that would further knowledge and understanding of the cyclic deformation of mostly nitinol-based medical devices and the physical environment in which they are expected to survive. They aimed to define the environments in body-specific locations such as the superficial femoral, carotid, abdominal, and thoracic arteries, and develop constitutive expressions for the deformation response of nitinol via specific test methodologies and data analyses. They also aimed to develop the appropriate mechanics analyses for cumulative damage calculations and ascertain the fatigue lifetime of medical devices in the human body. No index is provided. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Metals and alloys in the Unified Numbering System, 10th ed.

The Unified Numbering System for Metals and Alloys (UNS) provides a means of correlating many internationally used metal and alloy numbering systems currently administered by technical societies, trade associations, and individual users and producers of metals and alloys. This 10th edition of a reference for professionals reflects the addition of 160 new designations to the UNS since the 9th edition was published in 2001, and contains more than 5,100 designations of the UNS. Entries are in tabular format, with brief notes on chemical composition and cross-reference specifications. This edition offers a major update of representative specification cross-references and specification indices. The Index of Common Trade Names has been expanded with more than 2,500 additions. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Routine coal and coke analysis; collection, interpretation, and use of analytical data.

Riley (materials characterization, Western Kentucky U. and ASTM International Committee D05 on Coal and Coke) provides Manual 57 in ASTM International's series, sponsored by Committee D05 on Coal and Coke. It outlines aspects of the routine procedures used in the analysis of coal and coke based on his teaching, research, and participation in standards development projects in the ASTM committee. The manual was written for future students in coal science. It covers classification, microcomponents, sampling, testing, proximate and ultimate analysis, calculating analyses from as-determined values to different bases, miscellaneous analysis (element-related analyses and special tests), and new developments in instrumentation for routine analysis. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Safe use of oxygen and oxygen systems; handbook for design, operation, and maintenance, 2d ed.

Derived from the NASA Safety Standard for Oxygen and Oxygen Systems, this manual specifies minimum guidelines for users to augment from materials selection and design to transportation and emergency procedures. The nine chapters specify basic oxygen safety, cleaning procedures, storage systems, and facility planning. The second edition adds sections on ignition and combustion test methods and the oxygen compatibility assessment process. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Technical aspects of phase I/II environmental site assessments, 2d ed.

Part one of this guide explains ASTM's E 1527 standard while part two elaborates on the technical business application of E 1903. The 20 chapters discuss the required elements of the record review, site reconnaissance, interviews with owners and occupants, contracts, work plans, and written reports. Black and white photographs and sample forms are provided. The second edition adds a chapter on the EPA's all appropriate investigation rule and reprints 40 CFR part 312. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)