Standards & Guidelines - ME 215 - Engineering Materials & Processes - Research Guides at New Jersey Institute of Technology

What are standards used for?

If you're looking for: Procedures, guidelines, specifications

Use: Industry standards

Example of question:

Q: What are guidelines for corrosion-related failure analysis?

A: Example of ASTM standard.

ASTM International Standards

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Access to active (most current) ASTM standards documents that are updated weekly. ASTM standards provide consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services in areas such as metals, petroleum, construction, rubber, the environment and more.

Citing standards

How do you cite standards using APA style?

Follow this basic format:

Standards organization (Year). Standard name (standard number). Publisher. DOI or URL

Example:

American Society for Testing Materials (2022). Standard specification for eye protective devices for paintball sports (F-1776-22). ASTM International. DOI: 10.1520/F1776-22.

Consult ISO Standard References (from the APA) for more information and examples.