REPORT: Overview and Impact of ASTM International Standards

Her boss stared at the data. The client’s lawyer was copied on the email. “You’re asking us to exceed industry standard,” he said. “That adds cost.”

The young engineer smiled. He finally understood: norma astm was not the law of nature. It was just a very useful, very human guess.

Stop searching for a single "general" standard. For example, do not look for "ASTM steel." You will need to find:

2. Are you looking for the definition of "Piece" in an ASTM standard?

ASTM standards often define what constitutes a "piece" for sampling purposes. For example: