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Front Matter i-xx
Scope and Objectives 1-7
Executive Summary 8-11
The Role and Significance of Specifications and Standards 12-22
The Present Domestic Standards System 23-44
Problems and Opportunities 45-76
Economics of the Present Situation and of a Unified System 77-93
International Situation 94-101
Educational Aspects 102-118
APPENDICES 119-118
APPENDIX A: Definitions 119-121
APPENDIX B: List of Specifications and Standards 122-122
APPENDIX C: List of Acronyms and Forms 123-125
APPENDIX D: Examples of Specifications that Contribute to High Costs 126-130
APPENDIX E: The Voluntary Standards System of the Unites States of America - An Appraisal by the American Socity for Testing and Materials 131-162
APPENDIX F-1: Specifications and Standards - Generation and Publication 163-175
APPENDIX F-2: Navy Participation and Practices Relating to Selection and Acquisition of Advanced Materials for Use in Naval Weapons Systems 176-180
APPENDIX G: W. McAdams, "Should We Internationalize Our National Standards" 181-189
APPENDIX H: U.S. Participation in International Standards Work 190-195
APPENDIX I: Purpose, Functions, and Membership of Federal Interagency Committee on Standards Policy 196-198
APPENDIX J: Federal Standards Activities Other than DoD 199-206
APPENDIX K: Proposed OMB Circular on Federal Interaction with Commercial Standards-setting Bodies 207-216

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Materials and Process Specifications and Standards (1977)

Chapter: APPENDIX B: List of Specifications and Standards