ASTM E1105-15(2023): Field Determination Of Water Penetration
Fenestration—a collective term for the doors, windows, and skylights that penetrate a building’s exterior—is a key element of a home’s design as it enables natural…
ASTM E691-23: Interlaboratory Study to Determine Test Method Precision
ASTM E691-23: Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method features techniques for planning, conducting, analyzing, and treating…
ASTM D4541-22: Pull-Off Strength of Coatings Test
The standard test method covered in ASTM D4541-22: Standard Test Method for Pull-Off Strength of Coatings Using Portable Adhesion Testers is used for evaluating the pull-off strength…
ISO 9227:2022 – Salt Spray Tests
The stoic Statue of Liberty was vulnerable to corrosion as a result of its placement in the humid, saline environment of the New York Harbor….
ASTM E384-22: Test Method For Microindentation Hardness
Due to the ease and speed of the microindentation test, it has been widely applied to measure the mechanical properties of materials like metals, alloys, polymers,…
Laboratory Ventilation Package: ANSI/AIHA/ASSE Z9.5 and ANSI/ASHRAE 110
A standards package, ANSI/AIHA/ASSE Z9.5 and ANSI/ASHRAE 110 – Laboratory Ventilation Package, pairs two essential laboratory ventilation standards, ANSI/ASSP Z9.5-2022: Laboratory Ventilation and ANSI/ASHRAE Standard…
ANSI/ASHRAE 110: Laboratory Fume Hoods Performance Testing
An American National Standard used for performance testing, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 110-2016 (R2025), specifies a quantitative and qualitative test method for evaluating fume containment of laboratory…
ANSI/ASSP Z9.5-2022: Laboratory Ventilation
An American National Standard, ANSI/ASSP Z9.5-2022, focuses on laboratory ventilation. Why Do We Ventilate Laboratories? Air enters your body through your mouth or nostrils and…
Nondestructive Testing (NDT) in ASTM E1316-26b
Nondestructive testing (NDT) and examination can refer to several different tasks and procedures for testing materials without damaging them. According to ASTM E1316-26b: Standard Terminology…