​Imigangatho yempahla ye-ASTM iphuhliswa nguMbutho waseMelika weZibonelelo kunye noVavanyo, imigangatho yezinto ze-ASTM inokubandakanya iikhemikhali, oomatshini, iipropathi zombane kunye nezombane.Le migangatho ibandakanya zombini inkcazo yeendlela zovavanyo ekufuneka zenziwe kwizinto zokwakha, kunye nobukhulu kunye nemilo eziya kuthatyathwa zezi zixhobo.Izinto zokwakha ezifana nekhonkrithi zinokufunwa ngumthetho wasekhaya ukuhlangabezana nemigangatho ye-ASTM phambi kokuba zisetyenziswe ekwakhiweni.Phakathi kwe-ASTM A53(umbhobho wentsimbi yesakhiwo）kunye ne-ASTM A106 zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi.

I-ASME ngumgangatho we-American Society of Mechanical Engineers.Inkcazelo yemathiriyeli ye-ASME isekwe kwezo zipapashwe yi-ASTM, i-AWS kunye neminye imigangatho eyaziwayo yesizwe neyehlabathi.Imigangatho ye-ASME iyafuneka ngokusemthethweni xa kusakhiwa iziseko ezingundoqo ezifana neebhulorho, imibhobho yeziko lombane kunye neebhoyila.Phakathi kwe-ASME b16.5 zisetyenziswa ngokubanzi.

I-ASTM inoxanduva lophuhliso kunye nokumiselwa kwakhona kwemigangatho yazo zonke iintlobo zezinto ezindala nezintsha.Kuba luvavanyo kunye nomanyano lwezixhobo.

I-ASME kukukhetha nokuhluza le migangatho kwimisebenzi efanelekileyo esetyenziswayo, kunye nokulungiswa ukuze kuphuculwe.

I-ASTM ngumgangatho wezinto eziphathekayo zase-US, ezifana ne-GB713 yasekhaya

I-ASME yinkcazo yoyilo, kodwa i-ASME yinkqubo epheleleyo.