L6 TESTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS COMMITTEE

1. OML751 TESTING OF MATERIALS
OML751 TESTING OF MATERIALS
M.KARTHIKEYAN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
AAA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY, SIVAKASI
karthikeyan@aaacet.ac.in

2. UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS TESTING
1. Introduction
2. Overview of materials
3. Classification of material testing
4. Purpose of testing
5. Selection & Development of material testing
6. Testing organizations and its committee
7. Testing standards
8. Result Analysis
9. Advantages of testing.

4. TESTING ORGANIZATIONS AND ITS COMMITTEE
 ASTM International, formerly known as American Society for
Testing and Materials, is an international standards
organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus
technical standards for a wide range of materials, products,
systems, and services.
 Some 12,575 ASTM voluntary consensus standards operate globally.
 A group of scientists and engineers, led by Charles Dudley, formed
ASTM in 1898 to address the frequent rail breaks affecting the fast-
growing railroad industry.
 The group developed a standard for the steel used to fabricate rails.
 ASTM International has offices in Belgium, Canada, China, Peru,
and Washington, D.C.

5.  ASTM International predates other standards organizations such
as the
1. BSI (1901), British Standards Institution
2. IEC (1906), International Electrotechnical Commission
3. DIN (1917), German Institute for Standardization
4. ANSI (1918), American National Standards Institute
5. AFNOR (1926), French Standardization Association
6. ISO (1947). International Organization for Standardization

6. BSI (1901), British Standards Institution
 BS 12 Specification for Portland Cement
 BS 37 Specification for Electricity Meters
 BS 49 Specification for Ammeters and Voltmeters
 BS 56 Definitions of Yield Point and Elastic Limit
 BS 499 Welding terms and symbols.

7. IEC (1906), International Electrotechnical Commission
 IEC prepares and publishes international standards for
all electrical, electronic and related technologies – collectively
known as "electrotechnology".
 IEC standards cover a vast range of technologies from power
generation, transmission and distribution to home appliances
and office equipment, semiconductors, fibre optics,
batteries, solar energy, nanotechnology and marine energy as
well as many others.
 All electrotechnologies are covered by IEC Standards, including
electronics, magnetics
and electromagnetics, electroacoustics, multimedia, telecommu
nication and medical technology.

8. DIN (1917), German Institute for Standardization
 DIN 476: international paper sizes (now ISO 216 or DIN
EN ISO 216)
 DIN 1451: typeface used by German railways and
on traffic signs

9. ANSI (1918), American National Standards
Institute
 The programming language COBOL had ANSI standards in
1968, 1974, and 1985.
 The original standard implementation of
the C programming language was standardized as ANSI
X3.159-1989, becoming the well-known ANSI C.

10. AFNOR (1926), French Standardization
Association
 The AFNOR Group develops its international standardization
activities, information provision, certification and training
through a network of key partners in France who are members
of the association. They are:
 ACTIA (Association of Technical Cooperation for the
food industry)
 ADEME (French Agency for Environment and Energy
Management)
 ADEPT (Association for the development of international trade
in food products and techniques)
 CSTB (Scientific and Technical Center for Construction)
 CTI (Center Network industrial technology)

11. ISO (1947). International Organization for
Standardization
 ISO is a voluntary organization whose members are recognized
authorities on standards, each one representing one country.
 A council with a rotating membership of 20 member bodies
provides guidance and governance, including setting the annual
budget of the central secretariat.
 The technical management board is responsible for more than
250 technical committees, who develop the ISO standards
 ISO/IEC Guide 65:1996 General requirements for bodies
operating product certification
 ISO/PAS 11154:2006 Road vehicles — Roof load carriers

12. OTHERS
 U.S. military specifications (MIL-SPEC)
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
 American Welding Society (AWS)
 Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)
 American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA)
 National Aerospace and Defense Contractor (NADCAP)
 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
 Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) certification