ASTM International releases welding standards publication.

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ASTM Standards for Welding incorporates all 59 active ASTM standards referenced by the American Welding Society: Structural Welding Code D1.1, which covers welded structures made from carbon and low-alloy steels. Resources are included to help quality professionals, inspectors, supervisors, engineers, and managers with interpreting the specification and test methods used in the AWS industrial code. The publication is available in print or on CD-ROM.



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New Publication on ASTM Standards for Welding Now Available



W. CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., 26 November 2008 - A new one-of-a-kind publication is now available from ASTM International. ASTM Standards for Welding includes all 59 active ASTM International standards referenced by the American Welding Society: Structural Welding Code D1.1, which covers any type of welded structure made from the commonly used carbon and low-alloy steels.

ASTM Standards for Welding is an excellent companion for AWS Code D1.1, and provides the resources to guide and assist quality professionals, inspectors, supervisors and quality conscious engineers and managers with interpreting the specification and test methods used in the AWS industrial code.

Copies of ASTM Standards for Welding are available in print (540 pages, soft cover, 8.5" x 11"; ISBN: 978-0-8031-8000-0; stock #WELDING08) and on CD-ROM (ISBN: 978-0-8031-8001-7; stock WELDINGCD08) for $479. Contact: ASTM Customer Service (phone: 610-832-9585; fax: 610-832-9555; service@astm.org) or visit www.astm.org.

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