ASTM står för American Society for Testing and Materials. ASTM grundades 1898. 1968 års utgåva av ASTM Standards består av 32 delar. Del 30 innehåller standarder avseende General Testing Methods; Radioisotopes and Radiation Effects; Statistical Methods; Appearence of Materials; Emission, Molecular and Mass Spectroscopy; Sensory Evaluation of Materials and Products; Chromatography; Temperature Measurement; Space Simulation; Microscopy.