1.1 This practice is intended to assist the subcommittees and sections of Committee D20 on Plastics with the process of standards evaluation during the five-year review mandated by ASTM or when changes to test methods and specifications are required. It is intended to complement the Form and Style for ASTM Standards (“Blue Book”) not replace it. NOTE 1—There is no known ISO equivalent to this standard.
1.2 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
ASTM D4968-19a Referenced Document
ASTM D5740 Standard Guide for Writing Material Standards in the Classification D4000 Format
ASTM D883 Standard Terminology Relating to Plastics*, 2024-02-01 Update
ASTM E177 Standard Practice for Use of the Terms Precision and Bias in ASTM Test Methods
ASTM E2653 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine Precision Estimates for a Test Method with Fewer Than Six Participating Laboratories*, 2023-03-01 Update
ASTM E2935 Standard Practice for Evaluating Equivalence of Two Testing Processes*, 2021-06-01 Update
ASTM E456 Standard Terminology for Relating to Quality and Statistics
ASTM E691 Standard Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ASTM D4968-19a history
2019ASTM D4968-19a Standard Practice for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2019ASTM D4968-19 Standard Practice for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2017ASTM D4968-17 Standard Practice for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2016ASTM D4968-16 Standard Practice for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2015ASTM D4968-15 Standard Practice for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2009ASTM D4968-09 Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2008ASTM D4968-08 Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2006ASTM D4968-06 Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2002ASTM D4968-02 Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics
2000ASTM D4968-00 Standard Guide for Annual Review of Test Methods and Specifications for Plastics