E43 - SI Practice
The Committee shall develop and maintain standards for the use of the International System of Units (SI) (the modernized metric system). The Committee shall advise the joint IEEE/ASTM Committee on SI about modifications of and the reapproval of IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for the Use of the International System of Units. The Committee will provide advise on SI practice in standards and other publications for ASTM Committees. The work of this Committee will be coordinated with ASTM Committees and other organizations having mutual interests.
SI Practice
The Committee shall develop and maintain standards for the use of the International System of Units (SI) (the modernized metric system). The Committee shall advise the joint IEEE/ASTM Committee on SI about modifications of and the reapproval of IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for the Use of the International System of Units. The Committee will provide advise on SI practice in standards and other publications for ASTM Committees. The work of this Committee will be coordinated with ASTM Committees and other organizations having mutual interests.
General Information
SCOPE
This document is the primary American National Standard on application of the metric system. It emphasizes use of the International System of Units (SI), which is the modern, internationally accepted metric system. It includes information on SI, a limited list of units recognized for use with SI, and a list of conversion factors, together with general guidance on style and usage. It also lists older "metric" units that shall no longer be used. The word primary implies that other metric standards in the United States should be consistent with this document.
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E43 is a Technical Committee within ASTM International. It is named "SI Practice" and is responsible for: The Committee shall develop and maintain standards for the use of the International System of Units (SI) (the modernized metric system). The Committee shall advise the joint IEEE/ASTM Committee on SI about modifications of and the reapproval of IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for the Use of the International System of Units. The Committee will provide advise on SI practice in standards and other publications for ASTM Committees. The work of this Committee will be coordinated with ASTM Committees and other organizations having mutual interests. This committee has published 1 standards.
E43 develops ASTM standards in the area of Information technology. The scope of work includes: The Committee shall develop and maintain standards for the use of the International System of Units (SI) (the modernized metric system). The Committee shall advise the joint IEEE/ASTM Committee on SI about modifications of and the reapproval of IEEE/ASTM SI 10 Standard for the Use of the International System of Units. The Committee will provide advise on SI practice in standards and other publications for ASTM Committees. The work of this Committee will be coordinated with ASTM Committees and other organizations having mutual interests. Currently, there are 1 published standards from this technical committee.
ASTM is a standardization organization that develops and publishes standards to support industry, commerce, and regulatory requirements.
A Technical Committee (TC) in ASTM is a group of experts responsible for developing international standards in a specific technical area. TCs are composed of national member body delegates and work through consensus to create standards that meet global industry needs. Each TC may have subcommittees (SCs) and working groups (WGs) for specialized topics.