ACS

　American Chemical Society, U.S.A.

AD

　Alloy Casting Institute, U.S.A.

ADA

　American Dental Association, U.S.A.

AEIC

　Association of Edison Illuminating Co., U.S.A.

AFBMA

　Anti-Friction Bearing Manufacturers Association, U.S.A.

AGA

　American Gas Association, U.S.A.

AGMA

　American Gear Manufacturers Association, U.S.A.

AIEE

　American Institute of Electrical Engineers, U.S.A.

AIIS

　American Institute for International Steel, U.S.A.

AIME

　American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical & Petroleum Engineers, U.S.A.

AISA

　Australian Independent Steel Association, Australia.

AISC

　American Institute of Steel Construction, U.S.A.

AISI

　American Iron and Steel Institute, U.S.A.

ALCOA

　Aluminum Company of America, U.S.A.

AMCA

　Air Moving and Conditioning Association, U.S.A.

AMS

　Aerospace Material Specifications-SAE, U.S.A.

AN

　Air Force-Navy Aeronautical Standards, U.S.A.

ANA

　Air Force-Navy Aeronautical Bulletin, U.S.A.

AND

　Air Force-Navy Aeronautical Design Standards, U.S.A.

ANSI

　American National Standards Institute, U.S.A.

AOAC

　Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, U.S.A.

AOCS

　American Oil Chemists' Society, U.S.A.

APHA

　American Pubic Health Association, U.S.A.

API

　American Petroleum Institute, U.S.A.

ARB

　Air Registration Board, U.K.

AREA

　American Railway Engineering Association, U.S.A.

ARI

　Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute, U.S.A.

AS

　Australian Standards, Australia

ASA

　American Standards, Association, U.S.A. (USASI)

ASAE

　American Society of Agricultural Engineers, U.S.A.

ASCE

　American Society of Civil Engineers, U.S.A.

ASE

　Association Suisse des Electriciens-SEV Switzerland

ASHRAE

　American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers, U.S.A.

ASM

　American Society for Metals, U.S.A.

ASME

　American Society of Mechanical Engineers, U.S.A.

ASPA

　Alloy Steel Producers Association, India.

ASPIBI

　Associationof Indonesian Steel Ingot & Billet Manufacturers, Indonesia.

ASRE

　American Society of Refrigerating Engineers, U.S.A.

ASTM

　American Society for Testing and Materials, U.S.A. (ASHRAE)

ASTME

　American Society of Tool Manufacturing Engineers, U.S.A.

ASTPM

　Association of Steel Tube and Pipe Manufacturers of South Africa, South Africa

AWPA

　American Wire Producers Association, U.S.A.

AWS

　American Welding Society, U.S.A.

AWWA

　American Water Works Association, U.S.A.

AWS

　American Welding Society, U.S.A.

CEMA

　Canadian Electrical Manufacturers Association, Canada

CGA

　Compressed Gas Association, U.S.A.

CII

　Confederation of Indian Industries, India

CIMM

　Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Canada

CISPR

　International Special Committee on Radio Interference

CNS

　Chinese National Standards, Taiwan

CR

　China Corporation Register of Shipping. Taiwan

CS

　Commerical Standards, U.S.A.

CSA

　Canadian Standards Association, Canada

CSB

　Centrala Sjukvardsberedningen-SIS, Sweden

CSN

　Ceskoslovenskych Norem, Czekoslovakia

CSPA

　Canadian Steel Producers Association, Canada

CGSB

　Canadian Government specification Board, Canada

DNV

　Det Norske Veritas, Norway

DS

　Dansk Standards, Denmark

DTD

　Directorate of Technical Development, U.K.

EISA

　European Independent Steelworks Association, Europe

EN

　European Standards

ENO

　Greek Standards Committe, Technical Chamber of Greece, Greece

EOCI

　Electric Overhead Crane Institute, U.S.A.

EOS

　Federal Specifications and Standards, U.S.A.

ESSDIG

　European Stainless Steel Development & Information Group, Europe?

ESTA

　European Steel Tube Association, Europe

EURONORM

　Normen der Europaischen Gemeinschaft Fur Kohle und Stahl

GAPBESI

　Federation of the Indonesia Iron & Steel Manufacturers Association, U.S.A.

GB

　China Standards, China

GOST

　State Committee on Standards, Russia

GL

　Germanischer Lloyd, Germany

　Hydraulic Institute, U.S.A.

ICC

　Interstate Commerce Commission, U.S.A.

IEE

　Institute of Electrical Engineers, U.K.

IEEE

　Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, U.S.A.

IES

　Illuminating Engineering Society, U.S.A.

IFI

　Industrial Fasteners Institute, U.S.A.

IISI

　International Iron and Steel Institute

ILAFA

　Instituto Latinoamericano del Fierro y el Acero, South American?

INDITECNOR

　Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Tecnologicas y Normalizacion. Chile

IP

　Institute of Petroleum, U.K.

IPCEA

　Insulated Power Cable Engineers Association, U.S.A.

IPLOCA

　International Pipeline and Offshore Contractors' Association

IRAM

　Institute Argentino de Racionalizacion de Materials, Argentine

IRE

　Institute of Radio Engineers, U.S.A.

IREPAS

　International Rebars Exporters & Producers Association

IRSS

　Indian Railway Standard Specification, India

IS

　Indian Standards, India

ISD

　Indian Stores Department, India

ISI

　Indian Standards, India

I.S.

　Irish Standards, Ireland

ISA

　International Federation of the National Standardizing Association

ISO

　International Organization for Standardization

IVES

　Venezuelan Steel Institute, Venezuela

JIC

　Joint Industry Conference, U.S.A.

JIS

　Japan Industrial Standards, Japan

JISF

　Japan Iron & Steel Federation, Japan?

JRS

　Japanese National Railway Standards, Japan

JUS

　Jugoslovenski Standard, Yugoslavia

MIL

　Military Specifications and Standards, U.S.A.

MNC

　Metallnormcentralen-SIS, Sweden

MPIF

　Metal Powder Industries Federation, U.S.A.?

MRA

　Metal roofing Alliance, U.S.A.

MS

　Military Standards, U.S.A

MSCI

　Metals Service Center Institute, U.S.A.

MSS

　Manufacturers standardization Society of the Valve and Fitting Industry, U.S.A.

MSZ

　Magyar Szabvanyugyi Hivatal, Hungary

NBCC

　National Building Code of Canada, Canada

NBFU

　National Board of Fire Underwriters, U.S.A.

NBN

　Normas Belges, Belgium

NBS

　National Bureau of Standards, U.S.A.

NEC

　National Electrical Code-USASI CI. U.S.A.

NEMA

　National Electrical Manufacturers Association, U.S.A.

NEMCO

　Norges Elektriske Materiell kontroll, Norway

NEN

　Nederlandse Norm, Netherlands

NF

　Norme Francaise, France?

NFPA

　National Fire Protection Association, U.S.A.

NK

　Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, Japan?

NMTBA

　National Machine Tool Builders' Association, U.S.A.

NORVEN

　Venezuelische Norm, Venezuela

NP

　Norma Portuguesa, Portugal

NS

　Norsk Standard, Norway

NZSS

　New Zealand Standard Specifications, New Zealand

NV

　Norske Veritas, Norway

PMA

　Precision Metalforming Association, U.S.A.

PN

　Porska Norma, Poland?

PSA

　Philippine Steelmakers Association, Philippine

PRSS

　Pakistan Railway Standard Specification, Pakistan

PS

　Pakistan Standards, Pakistan

SEAISI

　South-East Asia Iron & Steel Institute, South-East Asia ?

SEMKO

　Svenska Elektriska Materielkontrollanstalten, Sweden

SEN

　Svenska Elektrotekniska Normer-SIS, Sweden.?

SEV

　Schweizerischer Elektrotechnischer Verein=SAE, Switzerland

SFS

　Finlands Standardiserings Kommission, Finland

SI

　Irael Standards, Sweden

SIS

　Swedish Standards Institute, Sweden

SMA

　Steel Manufacturers Association, U.S.A.

SMS

　Sveriges Mekanforbunds Standardcentral-SIS, Sweden

SNV

　Schweizerische Normenvereinigung, Switzerland

SPR

　Simplified Practice Recommendation, U.S.A.

STA

　Superintendent Technical Application, U.K.

STAS

　Standard de Stat, Rumania

STI

　Steel Tube Institute of North America, North America

TS

　Turk Standardlari, Turkey

TSIIA

　Steel & Iron Industries Association, Taiwan

UNE

　Una Norma Espanola, Spain?

UNI

　Unificazione, Italy

UNIT

　Institute Uruguayo de Normas Technicas, Urugray

UNS

　Unified Numbering System

USASI

　United States of American Standards Institute, U.S.A.

USCG

　U.S. Coast Guards, U.S.A.

VDI