ASTM International

Individuals, companies and agencies around the world use ASTM publications, and these documents are incorporated into contracts by purchasers and sellers. Engineers, architects and designers incorporate them in their plans. Government agencies incorporate them by reference into codes, regulations and laws. Many other organizations and industries refer to ASTM publications for guidance.

IHS ensures that you can quickly access the document you require with two online management tools. IHS Standards Expert™ and ASTM Digital Library provide you with the flexibility, access and powerful software to achieve the full value of the research and information.

IHS Standards Expert allows you to find the right document, manage watch lists, share data with geographically dispersed teams and stay up to date on changes made to any ASTM document. With IHS Standards Expert, information and effective management tools are available through one relationship, one negotiation and one transaction.

The ASTM Digital Library benefits researchers by quickly retrieving the essential information buried within thousands of pages and features a robust search engine that allows you to locate data by a variety of means, including full text, title or author. Using this online tool you are capable of segmenting the data you need whether it is the complete library, topical documents or manuals and monographs.

ASTM journals, manuals, and special technical publications (STPs) are world-class articles and papers of the finest engineering literature from top researchers in their fields. Used widely throughout industry and academia, the data covers a tremendous variety of research articles, from metals, petroleum and construction to the environment, forensics and consumer products.

The ASTM Digital Library provides instant online access to the following ASTM documents:

• Standards content 
  • Standards Collection -12,000+ active standards 
  • Historical Standards 
  • Redlines
• Non-standards active and historical content: 
  • Books and handbooks 
  • Manuals and monographs 
  • STPs and symposia/technical papers 
  • All 6 ASTM Journals – current and historical 
    • Geotechnical Testing Journal (GTJ) 
    • Journal of ASTM International (JAI) 
    • Cement, Concrete and Aggregates (CCA) 
    • Journal of Composites, Technology and Research (JCTR) 
    • Journal of Forensic Sciences 1972-2005 (JOFS) 
    • Journal of Testing and Evaluation (JTE) 
• Subscription options include the full Standards and Engineering Digital Library or a single journal title or any amount in between.
• Also available are all document types related to one of the topic areas covered in one of the core 15 sections.