Engineering

There are over 450 organizations globally that develop standards, with millions technical documents available.  These standards are crucial for ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of engineering components across various industries.  Use the links in this box to find standards from different organizations.  To find out if the Boreham Library owns a copy, and if we don't have the standard you need, we can get it from another library.  Please note that standards can take a month or more to receive.

Key Standards:

• ASTM International – Testing standards for materials, products, systems, and services.
  • Top ASTM standards: ASTM E8/E8M – Tension Testing of Metallic Materials, ASTM A36 – Standard Specification for Carbon Structural Steel, and ASTM C150 – Standard Specification for Portland Cement.
• IEEE – Standards for electrical and electronic systems.
  • Top IEEE standards: IEEE 1800-2023 – Standard for SystemVerilog-Unified Hardware Design, Specification and Verification Language, IEEE 519-2022 – Standard for Harmonic Control in Electric Power Systems, and IEEE 2800-2022 – Standard for Interconnection and Interoperability of Inverter-Based Resources (IBRS) Interconnecting with Associated Transmission Electric Power Systems.
• ASME – Codes and standards for mechanical engineering, especially pressure vessels and piping.
  • Top ASME standards: ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC), ASME B1.1 – Unified Inch Screw Threads (UN, UNR and UNJ Thread Forms), and B31 series – Piping Courses.
• API – Standards for oil & gas infrastructure and operations.
  • Top API standards: API 650 – Welded Tanks for Oil Storage, API 570 – Piping Inspector, and API Specification 5L.
• ANSI - American National Standards Institute.
  • Top ANSI standards: ANSI C2 - National Electrical Safety Code, ANSI B11 series - Safety of Machinery and Machine Tools, and ANSI C84.1-2020 - Nominal Voltage Ratings and Operating Tolerances for 60 Hz electric power systems.
• ISO – International standards across industries.
  • Top ISO standards: ISO 9001 (Quality Management), ISO 14001 (Environmental Management), and ISO 45001 (Occupational Health and Safety).
• SAE International – Standards for aerospace and automotive sectors.
  • Top SAE standards: SAE AS9100D – Quality Management Systems – Requirements for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations, and SAE J Series – Ground Vehicles
• IEC – Standards for electrical and electronic technologies.
  • Top IEC standards: IEC 60529 Ed. 2.2 b:2013 – Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code), and IEC 60601-1 Ed. 3.2 en:2020 – Medical Electrical Equipment – Part 1: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance
• NAS/AIA – Aerospace industry standards and guidance.
  • Top NAS/AIA standards: NAS9945 Series – Airworthiness Engineering, and NAS 9933 – Aerospace Cybersecurity Standard