ASTM standards

[Haya]

Hi,

isn't there any way to get the astm standards for free? Is astm the best for standards?

[John Cuthber]

Why, having paid a lot of money to get the standards written, would ASTM allow them to be given away for free?

Other standards are available

You can go local

http://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/standards/british-standards-online-database/

or you can go global

http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards.htm

[Haya]

Why, having paid a lot of money to get the standards written, would ASTM allow them to be given away for free?

Other standards are available

You can go local

http://www.bsigroup.com/en-GB/standards/british-standards-online-database/

or you can go global

http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards.htm

Thank you so much, but excuse me: is it really that ASTM is the best for standards? I just want to know.

[John Cuthber]

What do you mean by "best"?

ISO standards are recognised throughout the world.

[Haya]

What do you mean by "best"?

ISO standards are recognised throughout the world.

What i mean is that there are a lot of societies that put standards for experiments and tests including ASTM, AWWA, ISO....etc, are these societies ranked from the most recommended to the least?

Edited November 19, 2016 by Haya

[John Cuthber]

" are these societies ranked from the most recommended to the least?"

No

How good a standard is depends on what you want it for.

[Haya]

" are these societies ranked from the most recommended to the least?"

No

How good a standard is depends on what you want it for.

Thank you so much!

[Klaynos]

"Standards are like toothbrushes, everyone agrees you should have one but no one wants to use anyone elses."