Standards & Methods
ASTM, ISO & USP
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ASTM
PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION ANALYSES
| B330-15 | Standard Test Methods for Estimating Average Particle Size of Metal Powders and Related Compounds Using Air Permeability |
| B822-10 | Standard Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Metal Powders and Related Compounds by Light Scattering |
| C110-15 | Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone |
| C117-13 | Standard Test Method for Materials Finer than 75µm (No. 200) Sieve in Mineral Aggregates by Washing |
| C136/C136M-14 | Standard Test Method for Sieve Analysis of Fine and Coarse Aggregates |
| C690-09(2014) | Standard Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Alumina or Quartz Powders by Electrical Sensing Zone Technique |
| C1070-01(2014) | Standard Test Method for Determining Particle Size Distribution of Alumina or Quartz by Laser Light Scattering |
| D197-87(2012) | Standard Test Method for Sampling and Fineness Test of Pulverized Coal |
| D4438-13 | Standard Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers by Electronic Counting |
| D4464-15 | Standard Test Method for Particle Size Distribution of Catalytic Materials by Laser Light Scattering |
| D5861-07(2013) | Standard Guide for Significance of Particle Size Measurements of Coating Powders |
| E2490-09(2015) | Standard Guide for Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterials in Suspension by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (PCS) |
| E2834-12 | Standard Guide for Particle Size Distribution of Nanomaterial in Suspension by Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) |
| F577-03(2009) | Standard Test Method for Particle Size Measurement of Dry Toners |
| F2149-01(2007) | Standard Test Method for Automated Anlyses of Cells -- the Electrical Sensing Zone Method of Enumerating and Sizing Single Cell Suspensions |
SURFACE AREA & PORE SIZE ANALYSIS
| B922-10 | Standard Test Method for Metal Powder Specific Surface Area by Physical Adsorption |
| C1069-09(2014) | Standard Test Method for Specific Surface Area of Alumina or Quartz by Nitrogen Adsorption |
| C1240-15 | Standard Specification for Silica Fume Used in Cementitious Mixtures |
| C1274-12 | Standard Test Method for Advanced Ceramic Specific Surface Area by Physical Adsorption |
| D1993-03(2013)e1 | Standard Test Method for Precipitated Silica-Surface Area by Multipoint BET Nitrogen Adsorption |
| D3663-03(2015) | Standard Test Method for Surface Area of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers |
| D4222-03(2015)e1 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Nitrogen Adsorption and Desorption Isotherms of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers By Static Volumetric Measurements |
| D4284-12 | Standard Test Method for Determining Pore Volume Distribution of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry |
| D4365-13 | Standard Test Method for Determining Micropore Volume and Zeolite Area of a Catalyst |
| D4404-10 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Pore Volume and Pore Volume Distribution of Soil and Rock by Mercury Intrusion Porosimetry |
| D4567-03(2013)e | Standard Test Method for Single-Point Determination of Specific Surface Area of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers Using Nitrogen Adsorption by Continuous Flow Method |
| D4641-12 | Standard Practice for Calculation of Pore Size Distributions of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers from Nitrogen Desorption Isotherms |
| D4780-12 | Standard Test Method for Determination of Low Surface Area of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers by Multipoint Krypton Adsorption |
| D5604-96(2012) | Standard Test Methods for Precipitated Silica -- Surface Area by Single Point B.E.T. Nitrogen Adsorption |
| D6556-16 | Standard Test Method for Carbon Black -- Total and External Surface Area by Nitrogen Adsorption |
| D6761-07(2012) | Standard Test Method for Determination of the Total Pore Volume of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers |
DENSITY
| B527-15 | Standard Test Method for Tap Density of Metal Powders and Compounds |
| B923-10 | Standard Test Method for Metal Powder Skeletal Density by Helium or Nitrogen Pycnometry |
| C110-15 | Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, Hydrated Lime, and Limestone |
| C357-07(2015) | Standard Test Method for Bulk Density of Granular Refractory Materials |
| C604-02(2012) | Standard Test Method for True Specific Gravity of Refractory Materials by Gas-Comparison Pycnometer |
| D2638-10(2015)e1 | Standard Test Method for Real Density of Calcined Petroleum Coke by Helium Pycnometer |
| D4164-13 | Standard Test Method for Mechanically Tapped Packing Density of Formed Catalyst and Catalyst Carriers |
| D4781-03(2013) | Standard Test Method for Mechanically Tapped Packing Density of Fine Catalyst Particles and Catalyst Carrier Particles |
| D5550-14 | Standard Test Method for Specific Gravity of Soil Solids by Gas Pycnometer |
| D5965-02(2013) | Standard Test Method for Specific Gravity of Coating Powders |
| D6761-07(2012) | Standard Test Method for Determination of the Total Pore Volume of Catalysts and Catalyst Carriers |
| D7481-09 | Standard Test Methods for Determining Loose and Tapped Bulk Densities of Powders Using a Graduated Cylinder |
PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS
| C311/C311M-13 | Standard Test Methods for Sampling and Testing Fly Ash or Natural Pozzolans for Use in Portland-Cement Concrete |
| D1293-12 | Standard Test Methods for pH of Water |
| D2196-15 | Standard Test Methods for Rheological Properties of Non-Newtonian Materials by Rotational Viscometer |
| D2974-14 | Standard Test Methods for Moisture, Ash, and Organic Matter of Peat and Other Organic Soils |
| D5907-13 | Standard Test Methods for Filterable Matter (Total Dissolved Solids) and Nonfilterable Matter (Total Suspended Solids) in Water |
| E1868-10(2015) | Standard Test Methods for Loss-On-Drying by Thermogravity |
| E2402-11 | Standard Test Method for Mass Loss and Residue Measurement Validation of Thermogravimetric Analyzers |
| E2865-12 | Standard Guide for Measurement of Electrophoretic Mobility and Zeta Potential of Nanosized Biological Materials |
