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- Organized in 1898
- Provide a management system and the administrative framework for the
development of voluntary, consensus standards and promotion of related
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- 32,000 ASTM members
- 23,000 committee members
- 139 technical committees
- Total ASTM standards: 11,800
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- Metals
- Metals Testing
- Environmental Assessment
- Declarable Substances in Materials
- Petroleum
- Medical Devices
- Consumer Products
- Plastic
- Concrete and Masonry Materials
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- organized 1990
- 200 Members
- 131 Standards in Volume 03.05 of the Annual Book of Standards
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- E01.01 Iron, Steel, and Ferroalloys
- E01.02 Ores, Concentrates, and Related
Metallurgical Materials
- E01.03 Precious Metals
- E01.04 Aluminum and Magnesium
- E01.05 Cu, Zn, Sn, Pb, Cd, Be, and Related Metals E01.06 Ti, Zr, W, Mo,
Ta, Nb, Hf and Re
- E01.08 Ni and Co and High Temperature Alloys
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- E01.20 Fundamental Practices
- E01.22 Laboratory Quality
- E01.23 Terminology and Editorial
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- November 11-14, 2007
- Tampa Marriott Waterside; Tampa, FL
- November 2007 Committee Week
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- Designed to provide participating laboratories with a statistical
quality control tool enabling laboratories to assess their performance
in conducting an ASTM test or series of tests.
- It is a testing program where
identical samples are sent to participating labs where they are analyzed
using standard test methods and results reported for statistical
treatment
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- ASTM provides management and administrative support to the program
including program registration,
contract negotiations, data collection and generation of statistical
summary reports
- ASTM coordinates the preparation and distribution of test samples
- ASTM provides test data reporting instructions and electronic data
report forms for recording data
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- ASTM statistical summary reports include:
- Listing of all lab data
- Charts and graphs
- Lab data coded to maintain lab
confidentiality.
- Final summary reports are
provided electronically to participants and appropriate Committee
contacts. Over 3,000
participating laboratories in over 40 sponsored programs from 10
different committees
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- Committee E01 Sponsored Proficiency
Test Programs
- Plain Carbon and Low-Alloy
- Stainless Steel
- Aluminum
- Determination of Gold Bullion by Cupellation
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- Provides labs with SQC tool to compare individual performance versus
other labs worldwide
- Provides data for monitoring lab strengths and weaknesses
- Offers ability to compare results among several test methods measuring
the same parameter (e.g., 5 test
methods for sulfur)
- Residual material from these programs along with the published
statistical data can provide useful internal QA samples
- Participation helps satisfy lab accreditation requirements
- Satisfactory performance can demonstrate testing capability to customers
- Results and associated statistics helps ASTM validate test method
performance under real world conditions
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- For more information please contact:
- David Bradley
- Director, ASTM Proficiency Testing Programs
- dbradley@astm.org
- Phone: (610) 832-9681
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- Anne McKlindon
- Manager, Proficiency Testing Programs
- amcklind@astm.org
- Phone: (610) 832-9688
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- Strengthen the quality of ASTM Test Methods
- Produce data that will be used to develop Precision & Bias
statements and Research Reports
- Provide administrative support to the committees
- Provide financial support to the committees
- Help ensure the confidentiality of participating labs
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- Review of Experimental Design
- Assistance identifying
volunteer laboratories
- Identification of sample
vendors
- Coordination of sample
distribution
- Data collection
- Statistical processing
- Generation of reports
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- Concept approved by Executive Subcommittee
- Program registered online
- Initial conference call with the a technical contact from the committee,
to establish the basic study parameters
- Experimental design (with input from the committee’s statistical support
person, if available)
- Identification of study materials, suppliers, a distributor, and
volunteer laboratories
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- One Committee E01Program nearing completion – New Standard Test Method
for the Determination of Oxygen in Copper and Copper Alloys
- ASTM assisted in the development of the Research Report and Precision
& Bias Statement
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- The precision statistics were determined through statistical examination
of 136 results, from eight laboratories, on six materials. The six materials were identified as:
- Pure Copper: NCS NS4 1004
- Phosphorus-deoxidized Copper:
BCR No 18 CRM
- Continuous cast copper rod: BCR
No 58 CRM
- OFHC Copper: Internal Standard
- ETP Copper: BCR No 22 CRM
- Refined copper; Check Standard:
NIST SRM 885
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- Bias – The analysis of an NIST Refined Copper Standard Reference
Material (SRM 885) was incorporated into this interlaboratory
study. The certified value of
oxygen (percent by weight) based on the results of a cooperative program
for certification is 0.031, with an uncertainty of 0.002. With eight laboratories each reporting
two results for the analysis of SRM 885, the average value reported was
0.031 with a standard deviation of 0.0002, showing no apparent bias.
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- For more information please contact:
- Phillip Godorov
- Manager, ILS Program
- pgodorov@astm.org
- Phone: (610) 832-9715
- Fax: (610) 834-7011
- or
- Caitlin Farrell
- Administrative Assistant, ILS Program
- cfarrell@astm.org
- Phone: (610) 832-9746
- Fax: (610) 834-7076
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- Case studies demonstrating positive outcomes of ASTM standards
- Tell your standards success story
- Entries due August 31, 2007; cash prizes awarded
- Check the ASTM website for more information http://www.astm.org
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