Category ASTM Standards

📐 Scope and Significance ASTM D6383/D6383M is a Standard Practice that provides the specific requirements for sample preparation temperatures, test parameters, and specimen exposure conditions when conducting time-to-failure (creep-rupture) tests on adhesive joints fabricated from ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer (EPDM) roof membrane…

📐 Scope and Applicability of Materials This practice (Designation D6382/D6382M −99 (Reapproved 2022)) provides standardized test procedures and conditions for performing Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) and Thermogravimetry (TGA) on roofing and waterproofing membrane materials. The specific DMA test mode—including three-point…

🏗️ Scope and Classification of Roll Roofing ASTM D6380/D6380M specifically covers asphalt roll roofing composed of an organic felt base saturated and coated with asphalt. The standard categorizes products into three distinct classes based on their surfacing and application, allowing…

🏗️ Scope and Applicability Standard D6381/D6381M provides a mechanical test method specifically designed to measure the uplift resistance of asphalt roofing shingles. As stated in Section 1.1, the procedure is applicable to shingles that utilize a factory-applied or field-applied sealant…

ASTM D638-22 is the primary standard used to determine the tensile properties of unreinforced and reinforced plastics. It specifies the use of standard dumbbell-shaped test specimens under defined conditions of pretreatment, temperature, humidity, and testing machine speed. The values stated…

📐 Scope and Applicability This test method covers the determination of mono-aromatic and di-aromatic hydrocarbon contents in aviation kerosenes and petroleum distillates boiling in the range from 50 °C to 300 °C, such as Jet A or Jet A-1 fuels.…

📐 Scope and Field of Application ASTM D6377-20 establishes a standard test method for determining the vapor pressure of crude oils using automated vapor pressure instruments. Specifically designed for the expansion method (VPCRx), this standard is applicable to samples that…

📐 Scope and Application This test method covers the determination of vapor pressure (VPX) using automated vapor pressure instruments for petroleum products, hydrocarbons, and hydrocarbon-oxygenate mixtures, including ethanol blends up to 85% volume fraction. It is applicable for samples with…

📏 Scope and Applicability of D6376-10 ASTM D6376-10 (Reapproved 2017) defines a standard procedure for the determination of total sulfur and trace metals in raw or calcined petroleum coke via Wavelength Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (WDXRF) spectroscopy. As specified in Section…

📋 Scope and Significance This test method, D6375-24, covers the determination of the Noack evaporation loss of lubricating oils using a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA). It is applicable to base stocks and fully formulated lubricants with evaporative losses ranging from 0%…

🛣️ Performance Grade (PG) Classification and Scope ASTM D6373-23 provides a comprehensive specification for asphalt binders graded by performance. Grading designations are explicitly tied to the LTPPBind Online calculated maximum pavement design temperature and the minimum pavement design temperature. This…

📐 Scope and Key Definitions This test method, ASTM D6374-22, specifies the determination of volatile matter produced by pyrolysis when green petroleum coke is subjected to defined conditions. It is an empirical method requiring strict adherence for comparable results. The…