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New ASTM E691 2011 Edition, Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ASTM E691-11, “Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method,” has just been released. This practice describes the techniques for planning, conducting, analyzing, and treating the results of an interlaboratory study (ILS) of a test method. The statistical techniques described in this practice provide adequate information for formulating the precision statement of a test method.
ASTM E691 does not concern itself with the development of test methods but rather with gathering the information needed for a test method precision statement after the development stage has been successfully completed. The data obtained in the interlaboratory study may indicate, however, that further effort is needed to improve the test method.
This practice is concerned exclusively with test methods which yield a single numerical figure as the test result, although the single figure may be the outcome of a calculation from a set of measurements.
ASTM regulations require precision statements in all test methods in terms of repeatability and reproducibility. This practice may be used in obtaining the needed information as simply as possible. This information may then be used to prepare a precision statement in accordance with ASTM E177, “Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods.”
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New ISO/IEC TR 11581-1 released on Information technology – User interface icons
ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011, “Information technology — User interface icons — Part 1: Introduction to and overview of icon standards,” has just been released. The technical report introduces the ISO/IEC 11581 series and provides developers and other icon standards users with an overview of currently available and future anticipated icon standards.
Icons are used on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) products to facilitate interaction with their users. They are especially suitable for elements that are frequently used and where the meaning of the icon can be easily understood. They are usually graphical, but can also be auditory or tactile as well.
The previous edition, ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000, is being merged into the new edition of ISO/IEC 11581-10. In the meantime, it is still current.
ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011:
describes the structure of parts that will be used to encompass all present and future icon standards;
introduces currently existing icon standards, whether they are parts of ISO/IEC 11581 or they have their own separate numbers
The technical report will continue to change as new parts of the series become available, adding to or replacing the current set of parts.
The series provides several parts, each presenting icons on specific types of icons (object icons, pointer icons, action icons, etc.). Part 41, currently in development, will define the data structure to be used by the ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 35 icon database (JTC is Joint Technical Committee and SC is Sub Committee).
Here’s the complete list of the series as published as of today:
ISO/IEC TR 11581-1:2011, Information technology — User interface icons — Part 1: Introduction to and overview of icon standards
ISO/IEC 11581-1:2000, Information technology — User system interfaces and symbols — Icon symbols and functions — Part 1: Icons — General
ISO/IEC 11581-2:2000, Information technology — User system interfaces and symbols — Icon symbols and functions — Part 2: Object icons
ISO/IEC 11581-3:2000, Information technology — User system interfaces and symbols — Icon symbols and functions — Part 3: Pointer icons
ISO/IEC 11581-5:2004, Information technology — User system interfaces and symbols — Icon symbols and functions — Part 5: Tool icons
ISO/IEC 11581-6:1999, Information technology — User system interfaces and symbols — Icon symbols and functions — Part 6: Action icons
ISO/IEC 11581-10:2010, Information technology — User interface icons — Part 10: Framework and general guidance
ISO/IEC 11581-40:2011, Information technology — User interface icons — Part 40: Management of icon registration
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New Change Notice issued for UL-94 5th Edition, Standard for Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances
UL 94, “Standard for Tests for Flammability of Plastic Materials for Parts in Devices and Appliances,” has just been modified by the 12/7/2011 revision. Changes are noted in the margins of the 20-page document. It amounts to a change notice for the 1996 standard, one of 14 that have been released since the original publication of the document.
These revisions to ANSI/UL 94 are being issued to address the following changes in requirements:
Clarification of the VTM Test Procedure
Harmonization of Conditioning Time and Temperature
Harmonization of Gas Supply
Additionally, three paragraphs, 8.1.2, 8.3.2, and 11.1.1, will become effective as of October 23, 2012.
The UL 94 covers tests for flammability of plastic materials used for parts in devices and appliances. The tests are intended to serve as a preliminary indication of their acceptability with respect to flammability for a particular application.
The methods described in the document involve standard size specimens and are intended to be used solely to measure and describe the flammability properties of materials, used in devices and appliances, in response to heat and flame under controlled laboratory conditions. The actual response to heat and flame of materials depends upon the size and form, and also on the end-use of the product using the material.
The standard also allows for assessment of other important characteristics in the end-use application including factors such as ease of ignition, burning rate, flame spread, fuel contribution, intensity of burning, and products of combustion.
The final acceptance of the material is dependent upon its use in complete equipment that conforms with the standards applicable to such equipment. The flammability classification required of a material is dependent upon the equipment or device involved and the particular use of the material. The performance level of a material determined by these methods shall not be assumed to correlate with its performance in end-use application.
If found to be appropriate, the requirements can be applied to other nonmetallic materials. However, these requirements do not cover plastics when used as materials for building construction or finishing.
A product that contains features, characteristics, components, materials, or systems new or different from those covered by the requirements in UL 94, and that involves a risk of fire or of electric shock or injury to persons shall be evaluated using appropriate additional component and end-product requirements to maintain the level of safety as originally anticipated by the intent of the standard.
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New IPC-2223 Revision C, Sectional Design Standard for Flexible Printed Boards
IPC-2223C, “Sectional Design Standard for Flexible Printed Boards,” has just been released. It provides design information for different ﬂexible and rigid-ﬂex printed board types. The 39 page standard is intended to establish speciﬁc design details that are to be used in conjunction with IPC-2221, “Generic Standard on Printed Board Design.” It may also be used in conjunction with IPC-2222, “Sectional Design Standard for Rigid Organic Printed Boards,” for the rigid sections of rigid-ﬂex circuits.
The standard establishes the speciﬁc requirements for the design of ﬂexible printed circuit applications and its forms of component mounting and interconnecting structures. The ﬂexible materials used in the structures are comprised of insulating ﬁlms, reinforced and/or non-reinforced, dielectric in combination with metallic materials.
These interconnecting boards may contain single, double, multilayer, or multiple conductive layers and can be comprised wholly of ﬂex or a combination of both ﬂex and rigid.
IPC 2223 Revision C provides new design guidance and requirements for bends, folds and creases, staggered flexible layer bands, and strain relief fillets. Also included is a new design tutorial providing guidance on material selection, size and shape of flexible circuits and fabrication allowances.
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New ASTM D1003 2011(e1) Edition has Editorial Changes for Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics
ASTM D1003:2011(e1) Edition, “Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics,” has just been released. The new revision contains editorial changes only and does not impact the technical content of the 2011 Edition.
This test method covers the evaluation of specific light-transmitting and wide-angle-light-scattering properties of planar sections of materials such as essentially transparent plastic. Two procedures are provided for the measurement of luminous transmittance and haze. Procedure A uses a hazemeter (described in Section 5) and Procedure B uses a spectrophotometer (Section 8). Material having a haze value greater than 30 % is considered diffusing and should be tested using Practice ASTM E2387, “Standard Practice for Goniometric Optical Scatter Measurements.”
The concept of the (e1) Editions is confusing at first, but when explained is easy to understand. It is an unusual designation but used with some regularity by ASTM International. It means that the standard has been modified in a way that does not affect the technical content of the document.
So in the case of ASTM D1003, the new 2011(e1) edition re-formats the 2011 edition by consolidating the 4 tables onto one page instead of two. This re-positioning of the tables makes them easier to find and use, but does not affect the standard itself.
Editorial changes can be changes to addresses or phone numbers referenced in the footnotes, or other similar small corrections to non-technical matters. So the big question is, when an editorial correction is released, should you purchase it or not?
We suggest the following to our customers. If you are regularly audited and need to have your documentation confirmed current, you should purchase the corrected edition. It’s just not worth the cost of the corrected edition to risk being written up during an audit. If you are interested in using the document for the sake of the content only, it is probably OK to wait for the next revision level. And the same advice holds true for reaffirmed editions as well.
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New ISO 26262 Series released on Road vehicles — Functional safety
The new ISO 26262 series has just been issued. It’s been on our watch list for most of 2011! ISO 26262 addresses possible hazards caused by malfunctioning behavior of electrical and/or electronic (E/E) safety-related systems, including interaction of these systems. These types of hazards have been the basis of a number of vehicle recalls here in the U.S., so the release of this standards set is timely.
The series does not address hazards related to electric shock, fire, smoke, heat, radiation, toxicity, flammability, reactivity, corrosion, release of energy and similar hazards, unless directly caused by malfunctioning behaviour of E/E safety-related systems.
ISO 26262 is intended to be applied to safety-related systems that include one or more electrical and/or electronic systems and that are installed in series production passenger cars with a maximum gross vehicle mass up to 3 500 kg. ISO 26262 does not address unique E/E systems in special purpose vehicles such as vehicles designed for drivers with disabilities.
ISO 26262-1:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 1: Vocabulary,” specifies the terms, definitions and abbreviated terms for application in all parts of ISO 26262.
ISO 26262-2:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 2: Management of functional safety,” specifies the requirements for functional safety management for automotive applications, including the following:
project-independent requirements with regard to the organizations involved (overall safety management), and
project-specific requirements with regard to the management activities in the safety lifecycle (i.e. management during the concept phase and product development, and after the release for production).
ISO 26262-3:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 3: Concept phase,” specifies the requirements for the concept phase for automotive applications, including the following:
item definition,
initiation of the safety lifecycle,
hazard analysis and risk assessment, and
functional safety concept.
ISO 26262-4:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 4: Product development at the system level” specifies the requirements for product development at the system level for automotive applications, including the following:
ISO 26262-5:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 5: Product development at the hardware level,” specifies the requirements for product development at the hardware level for automotive applications, including the following:
ISO 26262-6:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 6: Product development at the software level,” specifies the requirements for product development at the software level for automotive applications, including the following:
ISO 26262-7:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 7: Production and operation,” specifies the requirements for production, operation, service and decommissioning.
ISO 26262-8:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 8: Supporting processes,” specifies the requirements for supporting processes, including the following:
ISO 26262-9:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 9: Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)-oriented and safety-oriented analyses,” specifies the requirements for Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL)-oriented and safety-oriented analyses, including the following:
requirements decomposition with respect to ASIL tailoring,
criteria for coexistence of elements,
analysis of dependent failures, and
An additional part 10, ISO-26262-10:2011, “Road vehicles — Functional safety — Part 10: Guideline on ISO 26262,” is expected to be released shortly.
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Whatever happened to QQ-P-35, Passivation Treatments for Corrosion Resistant Steel?
QQ-P-35, “Passivation Treatments for Corrosion Resistant Steel,” is another government document that was cancelled due to the implementation of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act in the mid-1990′s. The public law, known as NTTAA, directs Federal Agencies to use technical standards “that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies.” Since QQ-P-35 was a Federal Specification it was an obvious candidate for replacement with a U.S. industry standard.
QQ-P-35 was originally issued in July 1963. Revision C from 1988 was withdrawn by Cancellation Notice 3 on 9/11/1998. The Cancellation Notice specifies that QQ-P-35 can be replaced by both ASTM A967 and AMS QQ-P-35. This shows the use of two types of replacement documents: 1) a pre-existing standard (ASTM A967) and 2) a standard that is a republication of the withdrawn government to migrate the caretaking of the standard from a government organization to an industry one (AMS QQ-P-35).
The other interesting point about this particular superseding history is that seven years after the AMS republication of the specification, the document (AMS QQ-P-35) was itself cancelled in favor of another AMS standard, AMS 2700. This actually was possible because of government participation in the committee that writes the AMS 2700 standard. With the publication of Revision B in February 2004, issues in the previous edition of the document that made it unsuitable for government usage were resolved. Thus the final migration to an industry standard was made possible.
So now, the current replacements for QQ-P-35 are the ASTM A967, “Standard Specification for Chemical Passivation Treatments for Stainless Steel Parts,” and AMS 2700, “Passivation of Corrosion Resistant Steels.”
In actuality, the number of government documents that were republished in this way in order to facilitate migration to industry-sponsored standards is relatively small. It was certainly made possible because the federal level government documentation is not covered by copyright. And by this time, many of those republications have been revised or withdrawn as well.
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