The American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
ASTM:
- Is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1898.
- The world leader in developing and publishing standards more than 32,000 members.
- 131 standards-writing committees and more than 2000 subcommittees.
- Standards are developed on a voluntary consensus basis.
- Committees must be balanced between producers, users, consumers, and general interest voters.
- The word “standard” covers six categories:
- Test Methods – prescribe way to make measurements
- Specifications – requirements to be met
- Practices – procedures for performing a particular task
- Guides – offer an approach to achieve a goal
- Classifications – provide categories for objects or concepts
- Terminology – creates a common language.
- A Provisional Standard is produced in response to an emergency situation (req’s only subcommittee approval). It can stay provisional for 2 years. It is used the same as a full standard.
- Standards become mandatory when: they are cited in a contract, referenced by a governing agency (i.e. code body), and when referenced in manufacturer instructions or job documents.
- 87% of ASTM funds come from sale of its publications. Please do not make copies for distribution of sale of any ASTM publications.
The following list contains some of the ASTM standards frequently referenced in the EIFS industry.
Referenced Standards
- ASTM A526 Specification for Sheet Steel, Zinc Coated, Galvanized by Hot-Dip Process, Commercial Quality (replaced by A653)
- ASTM B69 Specification for Rolled Zinc
- ASTM B117 Test Method for Salt Spray (fog) Testing
- ASTM C67 Mod. Test Method for Saturated Freeze/Thaw Cycles of Exposure
- ASTM C150 Specification for Portland Cement
- ASTM C297 Test Method for Tensile Strength of Flat Sandwich constructions in Flatwise Plane
- ASTM C578 Specification for Preformed, Cellular Polystyrene Thermal Insulation
- ASTM C1135 Test Method for Determining Tensile Adhesion Properties of Structural Sealants
- ASTM D968 Test Method for Abrasion Resistance of Organize Coatings by Falling Abrasive
- ASTM D1784 Specification for rigid PVC
- ASTM D2247 Practice for Testing Water Resistance of Coatings in 100% Relative Humidity
- ASTM E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials
- ASTM E108 Mod. Full Scale Structural Fire Testing of Wall Systems
- ASTM E330 Test Method for Structural Performance by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference
- ASTM E695 Method for Measuring Relative Resistance to Impact Loading
- ASTM G23 and G53 Accelerated Weathering for Exposure of Nonmetallic Material